Niger J Clin Pract
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Traumatic bone cysts (TBCs) are uncommon, nonneoplastic lesions occurring more commonly in the metaphysis of the long bones and contribute to only 1% of the cysts occurring in the jaws. Seen more commonly in the mandible between the canine and third molar, their occurrence in the ramus-condyle region is very rare. ⋯ Misdiagnosis often results in aggressive treatment for an otherwise innocuous entity. The purpose of this article is to encourage the surgeon to consider the possibility of a TBC when encountering asymptomatic large lytic lesions in the ramus of the mandible especially in younger individuals to avert an extensive radical surgery.
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Magnet hospitals are recognized for quality patient outcomes and nursing excellence. It was aimed to examine the effects of Magnet hospitals on mortality rate. Searches for this review were carried out using the PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL databases without any year limitation. ⋯ By contrast, five descriptive comparative studies and five longitudinal studies determined that mortality rates were lower in Magnet hospitals. Overall, the findings of this systematic review indicated that Magnet hospitals are associated with lower rates of mortality. Considering the organizational consequences of mortality such as quality and cost savings, this systematic review provides significant contributions to hospital executives, as well as the nurse-clinicians, whether or not to obtain magnet status.
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The lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) applied in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may increase the intra-cranial pressure (ICP). ⋯ LRM applied in ARDS causes a short-term increase in ONSD. However, Cdyn increases 10 min after LRM and causes ONSD, thereby leading to a decrease in ICP.
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The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019) outbreak has its social, economic, and political effects on wider society, as well as physical and mental health effects on individuals. The psychological and social impacts are more apparent and common on emergency health care workers who have close contact with patients. ⋯ Close contact with patients, working conditions, and the heavy schedule of nightshifts increase psychological and social fear in emergency health care workers. It is important to provide psychosocial support to emergency health care workers during the pandemic period.
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Diarrhoea is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries including Nigeria. Rotavirus is a leading cause of acute watery diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age. ⋯ This study has confirmed that rotavirus is an important cause of childhood diarrhoea. The burden of childhood diarrhoea can be reduced by introduction of vaccines, and children of 1 year old and younger will benefit from this vaccine as most study participants have not been vaccinated. Creating awareness on prevention and control of this infection with mass vaccination will go a long way in reducing the prevalence and mortality rate of rotavirus diarrhoea.