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In recent conflicts, injuries to urogenital organs ranged from 5 to 7.2% of all combat-related injuries. Open surgery remains the main approach in combat settings, and in the French military, urgent surgical procedures are mostly performed by general surgeons with no specialization in urological care. To explore the specific needs in advanced surgery courses, we aimed to describe the epidemiology and management of genito-urinary traumas in recent conflicts in French Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs). ⋯ This study is the first to examine genito-urinary traumas in overseas operations during French army deployments. The results highlight the relatively low incidence of urological trauma, with most injuries involving the bladder and testis. Our findings highlight the importance of equipping military surgeons with the skills necessary to manage complex cases.
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Deployments are stressful for both service members and their families. To promote the overall health and welfare of those impacted by military deployment, it is important to identify individual resilience-building resources that service members can employ to strengthen their own well-being, the well-being of their families, and the readiness of the force. This pilot study examines different resilience-building skills that may impact individual well-being, relationship quality, and family satisfaction post-deployment. ⋯ The strengths and resources reported as contributing the most to family effectiveness and well-being were personal character traits, external relationship skills, emotional maturity, and the ability to work. The results identified unique individual resilience-building resources for service members, which contribute to their well-being and the well-being of their families. Findings suggest that training on individual resilience-building resources for service members can offer support to the entire family system following military deployment.
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Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) causes significant health loss worldwide and is one of the major public health issues of our time. Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor of CMP. The present study examined the potential mediating role of 2 subproducts of cigarette smoke, acrylamide and cadmium, individually and combined, on the association between cigarette smoking and CMP, using the Inverse Odds Ratio Weighting (IORW) method. ⋯ Small indirect effects were identified through acrylamide (aOR = 1.24 [95% CI: 0.96-1.61]) and cadmium (aOR = 1.56 [95% CI: 0.92-2.63]) only among moderate and heavy smokers. When both biomarkers were considered together, their indirect effect was larger (aOR = 2.07 [95% CI: 1.32-3.23]). These results suggest that the association between cigarette smoking and CMP is mediated by acrylamide and cadmium and that these substances, also present in food and the environment, may serve as biomarkers of CMP.
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Over the past decade, the number of clinical pharmacists working within multidisciplinary teams in English general practices has expanded. ⋯ This analysis is limited by practice-level data but supports the hypothesis that clinical pharmacist implementation results in improvements in prescribing quality.
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In this second part of a series on medical debt and the costs of care, we examine the past and present financial protections for low-income patients at nonprofit hospitals. Born of almshouses and religious orders, nonprofit hospitals were devoted at their founding to the care of the poor. However, over the course of the twentieth century, they became more focused on high-priced care for paying patients. Federal regulations surrounding tax exemption and charity care have been loosened to allow hospitals to spend relatively little on financial assistance, contributing to inequitable and inadequate financial protections for low-income patients.