International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Immediate retrograde amnesia induced by midazolam: a prospective, nonrandomized cohort study.
Midazolam, a short-acting benzodiazepine, has sedative, anxiolytic, amnestic, and anticonvulsant effect. Given its advantages of rapid onset, short duration, and low toxicity, midazolam is optimal for any procedural sedation. Midazolam is known to cause anterograde amnesia; however, the possibility of retrograde amnesia has also been raised. This prospective cohort, nonrandomized study evaluated the presence and extent of retrograde amnesia induced by midazolam during cesarean delivery. ⋯ Intravenous midazolam could cause a brief-period retrograde amnesia in visual and event memory. Moreover, there were more spurious reports of intraoperative factitious events in the midazolam group, implying that episodic memories were also affected by midazolam.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialSaffron improves life and sleep quality, glycemic status, lipid profile and liver function in diabetic patients: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial.
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disorder that is related to hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia and liver dysfunction and has detrimental effects on a patient's mental health. Hence, the current study investigated the effects of saffron supplementation on dietary intake, anthropometric measures, mood, sleep quality and metabolic biomarkers in overweight/obese patients with T2D. ⋯ Our results indicate that saffron notably reduced hyperglycaemia and hyperlipidaemia and improved liver function in patients with T2D in an 8-week randomised clinical trial. Saffron also significantly improved depression, sleep quality and overall quality of life in diabetic patients. However, further investigation is necessary to confirm whether saffron is an effective complementary therapy for T2D.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialHome physical exercise improves functional mobility and quality of life in elderly. A CONSORT-prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial.
To test the hypothesis of a semi-supervised home physical exercise programme that is likely to improve the functional mobility and quality of life (QOL) of elderly in the community. ⋯ Semi-supervised physical home exercise is safe and effective in improving the functional mobility and QOL of sedentary elderly people in the community.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Interdisciplinary Differences in Patient Safety Culture within a Teaching Hospital in a South East Asia.
Patient safety represents a global issue which leads to potentially avoidable morbidity and mortality. The healthcare providers perception and their role are utmost important in delivering quality care and patient safety. This study aimed to determine the interdisciplinary differences in patient safety culture in a tertiary university hospital. ⋯ The overall mean SAQ score was above the satisfactory level, with unsatisfactory percentage agreement scores in the stress recognition domain. Interventions to improve patient safety culture should be developed, focusing on stress management.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
The agreement between arterial and venous lactate in patients with sepsis.
Arterial sampling, which is the gold standard for measuring lactate levels in sepsis, is more painful, requires experience and is associated with a higher incidence of morbidity, when compared with venous sampling. This study attempted to measure the correlation and agreement between arterial and peripheral venous (PV) lactate and between arterial and central venous (CV) lactate, with the objective to test interchangeability of the two and possibly support the use of venous lactate levels in resuscitating patients with sepsis. ⋯ Our study demonstrates a high level of agreement in the lactate levels as measured on venous samples and arterial samples. Venous lactate levels are reliable in resuscitation of patients with sepsis.