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Xu DD, Zhang GX, Ding XB, Ma J, Suo YX, Peng YY, Zeng JL, Liu M, Hou RT, Li J, Hu F. Bereaved parents' perceptions of memory making: a qualitative meta-synthesis. BMC Palliat Care 2024; 23:24. [PMID: 38273273 PMCID: PMC10809512 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-024-01339-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the experiences of parents who have experienced bereavement in their efforts to preserve memories of their deceased child. METHODS Employing a qualitative meta-synthesis approach, this study systematically sought relevant qualitative literature by conducting searches across various electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Wiley, up until July 2023. RESULTS Nine studies are eligible for inclusion and included in the meta-synthesis. Three overarching categories are identified: (1) Affirming the Significance of Memory Making. (2) Best Practices in Memory Making. (3) Barriers to Effective Memory Making. CONCLUSION Bereaved parents highly value the act of creating lasting memories, emphasizing its profound significance. While forming these memories, it is imperative to offer family-centered care and honor diverse preferences and needs. It is essential to offer effective support to parents, offering them a range of choices. Furthermore, a more comprehensive examination of memory-making practices is required to better understand their influence on parents' recollections of their deceased child.
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- Dan-Dan Xu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, PO Box 430071, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Province Corps Hospital of The Chinese Armed Police Force (CAPF), Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, PO Box 430071, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, PO Box 430071, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, PO Box 430071, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, General Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, PO Box 430071, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, PO Box 430071, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
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Xu DD, Luo D, Chen J, Zeng JL, Cheng XL, Li J, Pei JJ, Hu F. Nurses' perceptions of barriers and supportive behaviors in end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study. Palliat Care 2022; 21:130. [PMID: 35854257 PMCID: PMC9294848 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-022-01020-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Patient deaths are common in the intensive care unit, and a nurse's perception of barriers to and supportive behaviors in end-of-life care varies widely depending upon their cultural background. The aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of intensive care nurses regarding barriers to and supportive behaviors in providing end-of-life care in a Chinese cultural context. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among intensive care nurses in 20 intensive care units in 11 general hospitals in central and eastern China. Instruments used in this study were general survey and Beckstrand's questionnaire. Data were collected via online survey platform. Descriptive analysis was used to describe general characteristics of participants and mean and standard deviations of the barriers and supportive behaviors. The mean and standard deviation were used to describe the intensity and frequency of each barrier or supportive behavior following Beckstrand's method to calculate the score of barriers and supportive behaviors. Content analysis was used to analyze the responses to open-ended questions. RESULTS The response rate was 53% (n = 368/700). Five of the top six barriers related to families and the other was the nurse's lack of time. Supportive behaviors included three related to families and three related to healthcare providers. Nurses in the intensive care unit felt that families should be present at the bedside of a dying patient, there is a need to provide a quiet, independent environment and psychological support should be provided to the patient and family. Nurses believe that if possible, families can be given flexibility to visit dying patients, such as increasing the number of visits, rather than limiting visiting hours altogether. Families need to be given enough time to perform the final rites on the dying patient. Moreover, it is remarkable that nurses' supportive behaviors almost all concern care after death. CONCLUSIONS According to ICU-nurses family-related factors, such as accompany of the dying patients and acceptence of patient's imminent death, were found the major factors affecting the quality of end-of-life care. These findings identify the most prominent current barriers and supportive behaviors, which may provide a basis for addressing these issues in the future to improve the quality of end-of-life care.
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- Dan-Dan Xu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care and Anesthesia Nursing Research Center, School of Nursing, Wuhan University, PO Box 430071, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Wuhan University School of Health Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Mansfield, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Clinical Research Center of Hubei Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care and Anesthesia Nursing Research Center, School of Nursing, Wuhan University, PO Box 430071, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
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Luo BQ, Ke MY, Zeng JL, Huang R, Lin LC, Wu XM, Yong YZ. [Covered airway stent loaded with (125)I seeds for tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a clinical observation of 8 cases]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2020; 43:571-576. [PMID: 32629556 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20191024-00710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the efficacy and safety of the covered airway stent loaded with (125)I seeds for the treatment of tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma (TACC). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data from 8 patients with TACC who had received placement of the covered stent loaded with (125)I seeds between December 2014 and July 2017 in the endoscopic center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College. We compared the difference in the dyspnea index, the diameter of the airway lumen, and the lesion surrounding the airway wall before and after treatment. The complications were also recorded during follow-up. Results: Eight patients underwent successful placement of a total of 11 radioactive stents (2 straight-type stents, 2 L-shape stents, and 7 Y-shape stents, all loaded a total of 243 radioactive particles). Displacement of stents took place within 2 weeks in 2 patients, who were managed with re-stenting and fixation. No further displacement occurred during follow-up. The median time to stent removal was 2.9(interquartile range: 2.3,3.0) months. After stent placement, the dyspnea index was significantly decreased compared with pre-treatment level (mean: 0.1 vs. 3.4, t=8.881, P<0.001). Bronchoscopic re-assessment showed that the residual tumor within the airway was detected in only one patient and that the tumor completely disappeared in the remaining 7 patients. Treatment with stents loaded with radioactive particles yielded smooth and pale airway mucosa with formation of partial scar formation. Chest computed tomography re-assessment demonstrated significantly larger luminal diameter than that before treatment (mean: 13.1 mm vs. 3.3 mm, t=-7.839, P<0.001). The airway wall thickness was notably reduced after treatment (mean: 4.3 mm vs. 14.4 mm, t=7.620, P<0.001). The lesions surrounding the airway wall completely disappeared in 7 patients and decreased for more than 50% in a single patient. The median duration of follow-up was 28.0(interquartile range: 24.8,31.5) months. Recurrence of tumor was documented in a single case within 2 years. Six patients did not experience recurrence within the 2-year follow-up period. No death or severe complications were recorded during follow-up. Conclusion: The (125)I radioactive stent is effective for dilating the stenotic airway and ameliorating the symptoms, and thus might be an effective and safe method for the treatment of TACC. Further studies that explore the efficacy of stents loaded with (125)I particles are needed.
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- B Q Luo
- The Respiratory Centre, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361021, China
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- The Respiratory Centre, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361021, China
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- The Respiratory Centre, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361021, China
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- The Respiratory Centre, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361021, China
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- The Respiratory Centre, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361021, China
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- The Respiratory Centre, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361021, China
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- The Respiratory Centre, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361021, China
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Sun DD, Zeng JL, Tay JH. A submerged tubular ceramic membrane bioreactor for high strength wastewater treatment. Water Sci Technol 2003; 47:105-111. [PMID: 12578181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A 4 L submerged tubular ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR) was applied in laboratory scale to treat 2,400 mg-COD/L high strength wastewater. A prolonged sludge retention time (SRT) of 200 day, in contrast to the conventional SRT of 5 to 15 days, was explored in this study, aiming to reduce substantially the amount of disposed sludge. The MBR system was operated for a period of 142 days in four runs, differentiated by specific oxygen utilization rate (SOUR) and hydraulic retention time (HRT). It was found that the MBR system produced more than 99% of suspended solid reduction. Mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) was found to be adversely proportional to HRT, and in general higher than the value from a conventional wastewater treatment plant. A chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency was achieved as high as 98% in Run 1, when SOUR was in the range of 100-200 mg-O/g-MLVSS/hr. Unexpectedly, the COD removal efficiency in Run 2 to 4 was higher than 92%, on average, where higher HRT and abnormally low SOUR of 20-30 mg-O/g-MLVSS/hr prevailed. It was noted that the ceramic membrane presented a significant soluble nutrient rejection when the microbial metabolism of biological treatment broke down.
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- D D Sun
- Environmental Engineering Research Center, School of Civil and Structural Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Hu BJ, Zhang YC, Zhu JZ, Bi QM, Li J, Zeng JL, Li J. [Study on the specificity of complement C5 for the postmortem diagnosis of myocardial infarction]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2001; 17:7-9, 61. [PMID: 12533882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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In order to explore the specificity of complement C5 in the postmortem diagnosis of myocardial infarction, changes of C5 staining in normal, infarcted and other non-infarcted myocardia with direct or indirect myocardial injuries (myocarditis, mechanical asphyxia, electrocution, hemorrhagic shock, cardiac contusion and organophosphate poisoning) were studied with immunohistochemistry and image analysis. The results showed that positive C5 staining could be observed in groups of myocardial infarction and myocarditis, but not in groups of mechanical asphyxia, electrocution, hemorrhagic shock, cardiac contusion, and organophosphate poisoning. It is indicated that positive reaction of C5 could only be affected by myocarditis, which means that it was more specific for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
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- B J Hu
- Department of Forensic Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510089
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Cheng J, Chen YC, Hu BJ, Zhang Y, Zeng JL, Liu Y. [Histopathological observation of experimental slight viral myocarditis]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2001; 17:4-6, 61. [PMID: 12533881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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To study the diagnostic method of slight viral myocarditis in the field of forensic pathology, slight viral myocarditis model was induced in Balb/c murine by coxsackie virus B3. Organs of hearts, livers, spleens, lungs and kidneys were examined through routine pathological methods. Pathological changes at different levels of these organs were observed. The results indicated that viral myocarditis was a kind of disease with multiple organ alterations and that the pathological observation and comprehensive analysis of multiple organs was one of the useful methods for diagnosing slight viral myocarditis.
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- J Cheng
- Department of Forensic Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080
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Hu BJ, Chen YC, Zhu JZ, Bi QM, Cheng JD, Li J, Zeng JL. [Evaluation of anti-muscle actin monoclonal antibody HHF35 in the diagnosis of early myocardial infarction]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 1999; 15:138-9, 192, 189-90. [PMID: 12536444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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In order to explore the specificity of anti-muscle actin monoclonal antibody HHF35 in the postmortem diagnosis of early myocardial infarction, the changes of HHF35 staining in the infarcted myocardia and other non-infarcted myocardia with direct or indirect myocardial injury were studied with immunohistochemical S-P method. The results showed that the loss of HHF35 staining of different degrees was found in the infarcted myocardia, but also in the other non-infarcted myocardia with direct or indirect myocardial injury, such as cardiac contusion, myocarditis, hemorrhagic shock, electrocution, mechanical asphyxia. So it should be cautious in diagnosing early myocardial infarction with HHF35 immunohistochemistry.
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- B J Hu
- Department of Forensic Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510089, P. R. China
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