scholarly journals Dentists’ practice and compliance with current guidelines of infective endocarditis prophylaxis- National survey study

2021 ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
I. Šutej ◽  
M. Par ◽  
D. Lepur ◽  
K. Peroš ◽  
H. Pintarić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Endocarditis Prophylaxis ◽  
Current Guidelines

Infective endocarditis prophylaxis: current practice trend among paediatric cardiologists: are we following the 2007 guidelines?

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1176-1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronak J. Naik ◽  
Neil R. Patel ◽  
Ming Wang ◽  
Nishant C. Shah
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Significant Heterogeneity ◽  
Endocarditis Prophylaxis ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Current Guidelines

AbstractBackgroundIn 2007, the American Heart Association modified the infective endocarditis prophylaxis guidelines by limiting the use of antibiotics in patients with cardiac conditions associated with the highest risk of adverse outcomes after infective endocarditis. Our objective was to evaluate current practice for infective endocarditis prophylaxis among paediatric cardiologists.MethodsA web-based survey focussing on current practice, describing the use of antibiotics for infective endocarditis prophylaxis in various congenital and acquired heart diseases, was distributed via e-mail to paediatric cardiologists. The survey was kept anonymous and was distributed twice.ResultsData from 253 participants were analysed. Most paediatric cardiologists discontinued infective endocarditis prophylaxis in patients with simple lesions such as small ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, and bicuspid aortic valve without stenosis or regurgitation; however, significant disagreement persists in prescribing infective endocarditis prophylaxis in certain conditions such as rheumatic heart disease, Fontan palliation without fenestration, and the Ross procedure. Use of antibiotic prophylaxis in certain selected conditions for which infective endocarditis prophylaxis has been indicated as per the current guidelines varies from 44 to 83%. Only 44% follow the current guidelines exclusively, and 34% regularly discuss the importance of oral hygiene with their patients at risk for infective endocarditis.ConclusionSignificant heterogeneity still persists in recommending infective endocarditis prophylaxis for several cardiac lesions among paediatric cardiologists. More than half of the participants (56%) do not follow the current guidelines exclusively in their practice. Counselling for optimal oral health in patients at risk for infective endocarditis needs to be optimised in the current practice.

Empathy not quarantined: Association between people’s empathy to others and the COVID-19 pandemic situations based on a national survey study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhibin Jiang ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Bu Zhong ◽  
Xuebing Qin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Media ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Affective Response ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
The Social

BACKGROUND The Covid-19 pandemic had turned the world upside down, but not much is known about how people’s empathy might be affected by the pandemic. OBJECTIVE This study examined 1) how empathy towards others might be influenced by the social support people obtained by using social media; and 2) how the individual demographics (e.g., age, income) may affect empathy. METHODS A national survey (N = 943) was conducted in China in February 2020, in which the participants read three real scenarios about low-income urban workers (Scenario I), small business owners in cities (Scenario II), and farmers in rural areas (Scenario III) who underwent hardship due to COVID-19. After exposure to others’ difficulties in the scenarios, the participants’ empathy and anxiety levels were measured. We also measured the social support they had by using social media. RESULTS Results show that social support not only positively impacted empathy, β = .30, P < .001 for Scenario I, β = .30, P < .001 for Scenario II, and β = .29, P < .001 for Scenario III, but also interacted with anxiety in influencing the degree to which participants could maintain empathy towards others, β = .08, P = .010 for Scenario I, and β = .07, P = .033 for scenario II. Age negatively predicted empathy for Scenario I, β = -.08, P = .018 and Scenario III, β = -.08, P = .009, but not for Scenario II, β = -.03, P = .40. Income levels – low, medium, high – positively predicted empathy for Scenario III, F (2, 940) = 8.10, P < .001, but not for Scenario I, F (2, 940) = 2.14, P = .12, or Scenario II, F (2, 940) = 2.93, P = .06. Participants living in big cities expressed greater empathy towards others for Scenario III, F (2, 940) = 4.03, P =.018, but not for Scenario I, F (2, 940) = .81, P = .45, or Scenario II, F (2, 940) = 1.46, P =.23. CONCLUSIONS This study contributes to the literature by discovering the critical role empathy plays in people’s affective response to others during the pandemic. Anxiety did not decrease empathy. However, those gaining more social support on social media showed more empathy for others. Those who resided in cities with higher income levels were more empathetic during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study reveals that the social support people obtained helped maintain empathy to others, making them resilient in challenging times.

scholarly journals DESCRIBING COLLABORATION BETWEEN CARDIOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE: A NATIONAL SURVEY STUDY OF CURRENT PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 2543
Author(s):  
Keith M. Swetz ◽  
Gisella Mancarella ◽  
James Dionne-Odom ◽  
Sara E. Wordingham ◽  
Colleen McIlvennan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Current Practices

Attitudes of Anesthesiology Specialists and Residents toward Patients Infected with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A National Survey Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burhan Dost ◽  
Ersin Koksal ◽  
Özlem Terzi ◽  
Sezgin Bilgin ◽  
Yasemin Burcu Ustun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Novel Coronavirus
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