Validation of a delirium predictive model in patients admitted to surgical intensive care units: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Kaweesak Chittawatanarat, Onuma Chaiwat, Sirirat Mueankwan, Sunthiti Morakul, Pitchaya Dilokpattanamongkol, Chayanan Thanakiattiwibun, Arunotai Siriussawakul

“…Objective To internally and externally validate a delirium predictive model for adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) following surgery.Design A prospective, observational, multicentre study.Setting Three university-affiliated teaching hospitals in Thailand.Participants Adults aged over 18 years were enrolled if they were admitted to a surgical ICU (SICU) and had the surgery within 7 days before SICU admission.Main outcome measures Postoperative delirium was assessed using the Thai version of the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. …”
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Toxic stress is associated with cardiovascular disease among younger but not older women in the United States: Results from the research goes red registry by Saam Honarvar, Samaah Sullivan

“…Methods: Data was obtained from the Research Goes Red Registry, initiated in 2019, and included women from the United States. Women self-reported diagnoses of cardiovascular disease and experiences of toxic stress defined as a significant life-defining stressful activity over a prolonged period unaccompanied by sufficient social resources. …”
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Recruitment and retention of participants in randomised controlled trials: a review of trials funded and published by the United Kingdom Health Technology Assessment Programme by Stephen J Walters, Daniel Hind, Richard M Jacques, Steven A Julious, Joanne Rothwell, Oscar Bortolami, Laura Flight, Inês Bonacho dos Anjos Henriques-Cadby, Christopher Knox, Ben Nadin, Michael Surtees

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Novel disctete grey Bernoulli seasonal model with a time powter term for predicting monthly carbon dioxide emissions in the United States by Jianming Jiang, Yandong Ban, Sheng Nong

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Comparison of the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of cancer patients admitted to a tertiary palliative care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Bruno Fernando da Silva Reis, Gisele O’Dwyer, Valeria Teresa Saraiva Lino, Lívia Costa de Oliveira, Karla Santos da Costa Rosa, Simone Garruth dos Santos Machado Sampaio

“…Abstract Objective To compare the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of patients with advanced cancer admitted to a tertiary palliative care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This is an analysis of data from patients receiving care before (10/21/2019 to 03/16/2020) and during (09/23/2020 to 08/26/2021) the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Hidden intrahospital mortality for cerebro vascular diseases in the Intermediate Care Unit service. A five year period from 2000 to 2004. by Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Diosdania Alfonso Falcón, Julio Cortizo Hernández, Niurka Galende Hernández, Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez, Julio Jova Hernández

“…A reduced percent of patients died in other units where an average stay doubles that of the Intermediate Care Unit, and as the main cause: the polymorbility associated to bronchopneumonia.…”
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Differences in Characteristics of Peripartum Patients Who Did and Did Not Require an Upgrade to the Intensive Care Unit: A Propensity Score Matching Study by Jennifer A. Walker, Jerry M. Yang, Saad Pirzada, Manahel Zahid, Samantha Asuncion, Amanda Tuchler, Gillian Cooper, Allison Lankford, Emad Elsamadicy, Quincy K. Tran

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> This study sought to identify predictors for peripartum patients admitted to non-intensive care wards who later upgraded to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). <i>Materials and Methods:</i> This was a retrospective observational study of patients admitted to the Maternal Fetal Ward between 01/2017 and 12/2022, who later upgraded to the ICU. …”
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Perinatal Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Preschool-Age Children in the United States: An Analysis of 1999–2008 NHANES Data by Sarah E. Messiah, Kristopher L. Arheart, Steven E. Lipshultz, Emmalee S. Bandstra, Tracie L. Miller

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CONTRIBUTIONS REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF RISKS ON NATURAL PERSONS AND OF THE RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK IN THE FRAMEWORK OF DETERGENT PRODUCTION UNITS by Eugenia BULBOACĂ, Oana Roxana CHIVU, Costinel BULBOACĂ, Anda CRÂNGUREANU, Claudia BORDA, Dan NITOI, Marilena GHEORGHE, Pasare VILLI, Ioana - Cătălina ENACHE, Anamaria FEIER

“…Within the units producing detergents, a rigorous analysis of the risk assessment system in the field of OSH of both equipment, personnel and the entire management system is required. …”
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A descriptive study of fatal drownings among children and adolescents in the United States, with a focus on retention pond deaths, 2004-2020. by Saroj Bista, Nichole L Michaels

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Corrigendum to “Factors contributing to implementation of a father-friendly neonatal intensive care unit in Denmark” [PEC Innovation 5 (2024) 100353] by Betty Noergaard, Karin Yde Waidtløw, Poul-Erik Kofoed, Signe Vahlkvist

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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and hypertension of the United States population from 2017 to 2020: a cross-sectional study by Yan Luo, Qingyuan Li, Qingyuan Li, Tong Feng, Shasha Meng, Shasha Meng, Ran Duan, Ran Duan

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“Local governance of workforce development” and vitalization of organizations in the United States: A paradigm shift in workforce development toward area-wide resilience by Soichiro MAEYAMA

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Is Per Capita Real GDP Stationary in G-7 Countries? New Evidence from A Fourier Panel Unit Root Test by Tunahan Hacıimamoğlu

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Impact of nonphysician, technology-guided alert level selection on rates of appropriate trauma triage in the United States: a before and after study by Megan E. Harrigan, Pamela A. Boremski, Bryan R. Collier, Allison N. Tegge, Jacob R. Gillen

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How the nursing work environment moderates the relationship between clinical judgment and person-centered care among intensive care unit nurses. by Mi Hwa Seo, Eun A Kim, Hae Ran Kim

“…This study explored the relationship between clinical judgment ability and person-centered care among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses, emphasizing how the ICU nursing work environment moderates this relation.…”
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Treatment Preferences of Physicians Treating Adult Patients with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the United States and Canada: A Discrete Choice Experiment by Jeff Schein, Martin Cloutier, Marjolaine Gauthier-Loiselle, Maryaline Catillon, Yan Meng, Beatrice Libchaber, Fanny Jiang, Ann Childress

“…Abstract Introduction Factors influencing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment preferences have been studied among patients but not physicians in the United States (US) and Canada. This study assessed treatment preferences of physicians treating adult patients with ADHD in both countries. …”
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Factors affecting women's access to primary care in the United States since the Affordable Care Act: A mixed-methods systematic review. by Allison Gilchrist, Gunasekara Vidana Mestrige Chamath Fernando, Paula Holland, Faraz Ahmed

“…<h4>Background</h4>In the United States, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded public and private health coverage, increased health insurance affordability, reduced healthcare costs, and improved healthcare quality for many. …”
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Polyamine Content of Enteral Nutrition Formulas: Effect of Daily Intake on the Feeding Tolerance of Patients During the First Week in the Intensive Care Unit by Manuel Sánchez, Eva Rodríguez-Hernández, Lorena Suárez, Begoña Cantabrana, María González-García

“…The requirements for and intake of polyamines have yet to be investigated in adult patients hospitalised in intensive care units (ICUs) who are exclusively fed via commercial EN formulas. …”
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A structured review and analysis of the researches conducted in the field of productivity changes in units with undesirable output using the Malmquist Luenberger productivity index by Mohammad Alimoradi, Seyed Mohammad Ali Khatami Firouzabadi, Maghsoud Amiri, Iman Raeesi Vanani

“…Purpose: Evaluation of performance and productivity and the process of its changes over time is considered essential in the process of improvement in organizations, production, industrial and service units. Regarding the calculation of productivity and changes in productivity over time, different models, methods, approaches, and indices have been presented; one of the most important, common and widely used is the Malmquist productivity index. …”
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