Comparison of Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Treatment of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis – A Retrospective Cohort Study by Paul Phan PharmD, Lisa T. Hong PharmD, BCPS, APh, PNAP

“…There do not appear to be significant efficacy or safety differences between DOACs when used for CVT treatment, though larger studies are needed to validate these findings.…”
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A study of Belarusian women’s perceptions of safety and its relationships with victimization and social gender by I. V. Golyakova, V. А. Karpiyevich

“…For young girls, security is also associated with a sense of comfort, trust, and lack of anxiety. Perceptions of safety differ between feminine and masculine women. It has been shown that feminine-type women associate safety with their qualities and abilities, and masculine-type women associate it with the attitude to solving personal safety problems with the help of psychological strength and orientation to independence.…”
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Occupational therapists’ experiences of intra-professional collaboration during the discharge process from inpatient care to home healthcare by Elin Hellman, Maria Lindström

“…The categories illuminate experiences in terms of important but neglected patient participation and safety, different forms of mind-set depending on setting, complex rapid communication, unpredictable paths of discharge, unclear responsibility and organisational guidelines and, impact on work health and OT emotions.Conclusion Intra-professional communication is complex with many aspects and perspectives of importance for collaboration to run smoothly, but also the many individuals involved in the collaboration process of discharging a patient. …”
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The relationship of security needs with irrational beliefs among medical students by I. I. Koryagina, V. G. Maralov, V. A. Sitarov

“…Both of them showed a positive relationship of irrational beliefs of the obsessive-compulsive type with the need for safety and a negative relationship with the need for danger, and beliefs of the dependent type – with the need for safety. Differences were found depending on the age. The need for security was negatively associated with anti-social beliefs among first-year students, and with passive- aggressive beliefs among senior students. …”
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Older, vulnerable patient view: a pilot and feasibility study of the patient measure of safety (PMOS) with patients in Australia by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Natalie Taylor, Rebecca Lawton, Robyn Clay-Williams, Emily Hogden, Zhicheng Li

“…The most and least favourably rated aspects of safety differed between the 3 wards. A study log was categorised into 10 key feasibility factors, including liaising with wards to understand operational procedures and identify patterns of patient discharge.Conclusions Capturing patient perceptions of care is crucial in improving patient safety. …”
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A post-marketing pharmacovigilance study of triazole antifungals: adverse event data mining and analysis based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database by Yalan Tian, Min Jin, Hong Ning

“…BackgroundTo explore and analyze post-marketing adverse drug event (ADE) signals for voriconazole, posaconazole, and isavuconazole, and to compare the safety differences among the three drugs, aiming to provide insights for rational clinical use.MethodsUsing the Open Vigil 2.1 online tool, extract adverse drug event (ADE) report data for voriconazole, posaconazole, and isavuconazole from the U.S. …”
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