Best Practice Guidelines for Breast Imaging, Breast Imaging Society, India: Part—2

Breast imaging is a prerequisite for providing high quality breast health care. Choosing the appropriate investigation is central to diagnosing breast disease in patients who present to health professionals for treatment. These patients present to doctors of different subspecialties as well as to general practitioners in our country. It is important, therefore, to provide uniform guidance to doctors in different healthcare setups of our country, urban and rural, government and private, for optimal management of breast diseases. These guidelines framed by the task group set up by the Breast Imaging Society, India, have been formulated focusing primarily on the Indian patients and health care infrastructures. They aim to provide a framework for the referring doctors and practicing radiologists to enable them to choose the appropriate investigation for patients with breast symptoms and signs. The aim has been to keep this framework simple and practical so that it can guide not only subspecialists in breast care but also help doctors who do not routinely deal with breast diseases, so that breast cancer is not missed. Overall, the aim of this document is to provide a holistic approach to standardize breast care imaging services in India. Part 2 of these guidelines focuses on the best practice principles for breast interventions and provides algorithms for the investigation of specific common breast symptoms and signs. Ultrasound is the preferred imaging modality for image-guided breast interventions due to real-time needle visualization, easy availability, patient comfort and absence of radiation. Stereotactic mammography guided procedures are performed if the lesion is visualized on mammography but not visualized on ultrasound. 14-gauge automated core biopsy device is preferred for breast biopsies although vacuum assisted biopsy devices are useful for biopsy of certain abnormalities as well as for imaging guided excision of some pathologies. MRI guided biopsy is reserved for suspicious lesions seen only on MRI. Algorithms for investigation of patients presenting with mastalgia, breast lumps, suspicious nipple discharge, infections and inflammation of the breast have been provided. For early breast cancers routine use of investigations to detect occult distant metastasis is not advised. Metastatic work up for advanced breast cancer is required for selection of appropriate treatment options.

Best Practice Guidelines for Breast Imaging, Breast Imaging Society, India: Part—1

Breast imaging is one of the prerequisites for providing high quality breast health care. Choosing the appropriate investigation is central to diagnosing breast disease in women and men who present to health professionals for treatment. Patients with breast disease present to doctors of different subspecialties as well as general practitioners in our country. It is important therefore to provide uniform guidance to doctors in different health care setups of our country, urban and rural, government and private, for breast diseases to be diagnosed and treated optimally. These guidelines framed by the task group set up by the Breast Imaging Society, India have been formulated focusing primarily on the Indian patients and health care infrastructures. These guidelines aim to provide a framework for the referring doctors and practicing radiologists, to enable them to choose the appropriate investigation for patients with breast symptoms and signs. The aim has been to keep this framework simple and practical so that it can guide not only subspecialists in breast care but also help doctors who do not routinely deal with breast diseases, so that breast cancer is not missed. Overall, the aim of this document is to provide a holistic approach to standardize breast care imaging services in India. Part 1 of these guidelines focuses on the best practice principles for mammography, breast ultrasound and breast magnetic resonance imaging. In the absence of a population-based screening program in India, the guidelines to be followed for those women who wish to be screened by mammography have been provided. The key points of these guidelines include the recommendations that mammography is the modality of choice for breast screening and investigation of symptomatic women aged over forty years. Screening is advised annually from the age of forty. Ultrasound is the investigation of choice for pregnant and lactating women and women less than thirty years of age. For women between thirty to thirty-nine years of age, ultrasound can be used initially followed by mammography in presence of clinical or sonographic suspicion of breast cancer. All women diagnosed with breast cancer should have ultrasound and mammography. Breast MRI is useful for assessment of disease extent, problem solving, evaluation of response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, identifying occult breast primary and evaluation of augmented breasts.

Best practice recommendations for healthy work environments for nurses: An integrative literature review

Healthy work environments that maximise the health and well-being of nurses are essential in achieving good patient and societal outcomes, as well as optimal organisational performance. While studies have been conducted on healthy work environments, there is no available evidence that an integrative literature review summarising best-practice recommendations related to healthy work environments has been conducted before. This review aimed to summarise existing best-practice recommendations related to a healthy work environment for nurses. An integrative literature review following the approach adapted from Whittemore and Knafl was used. Existing guidelines related to healthy work environments for nurses were searched. EBSCOhost (CINAHL, Medline), Biomed Central, Science Direct, PubMed and Google Scholar and organisational websites via Google were searched, followed by a citation search. Twelve guidelines were identified for data extraction and synthesis, and themes were subsequently formulated. Four themes emerged from the integrative literature review regarding a healthy work environment for nurses: (1) the need for effective nursing leadership, (2) effective communication as central to enhancement of a healthy environment, (3) effective teamwork as an integral part of a healthy work environment and (4) the need for professional autonomy. In summary, a healthy work environment for nurses requires leadership, effective communication, teamwork and professional autonomy.

Surgical practices during cholecystectomy in Algeria: results of a survey

Background: The cholecystectomy is one of the most practiced surgeries; the learned societies published guidelines to improve surgical practices. Guidelines are sometimes not followed, either by negligence, by lack of means or adequate professional environment. So, to know the real practices of surgeons, a survey was conducted.Methods: An anonymous national survey involving all practicing Algerian surgeons was conducted. At the end of the survey, all data were captured and processed using the SPSS v20 software; χ2 tests were used to compare different groups of surgeons.Results: Only 122 responses were retained, twenty-two percent of surgeons perform open cholecystectomy. No surgeon performed routinely cholangiography, 43% extracted the gallbladder using extraction disposal, 18% performed systematic abdominal cavity drainage, all surgeons send the gallbladder to histology for examination and postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis was routinely prescribed by 69% of surgeons. The average postoperative hospitalisation recommended by surgeons was 1.65 days (0-5) days. The experience of the surgeon or his position was associated with lower rates of systematic prescription of antibiotic prophylaxis, and with a lower duration of postoperative hospitalisation.Conclusions: We recommend publication of guidelines of good practices adapted to the socio-professional and economic context of countries.

Best practice implementation of bedtime and position after diagnostic adult lumbar puncture / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective@#By implementing the best practice of bedtime and position after diagnostic adult lumbar puncture,we hope to establish a scientific and standardized nursing routine for lumbar puncture, shorten the bed-rest time after lumbar puncture, and improve the comfort of patients.@*Methods@#By reviewing literatures related to positions after adult lumbar puncture and post-dural puncture headache, six best practice were concluded. By combining the best evidence and the clinical circumstances, the evidenced-based criteria were established and then applied in the Neurology Department.@*Results@#After two rounds of reviews, the results showed that except the 93.3% compliance with the new evidence, all other four criteria had 100% complacence. Comparing before and after applying the evidence, there was no statistically significant difference for the occurrence of post-dural puncture headache or dizziness(P>0.05), there was a statistically significant reduction of back pain from 28.3%(30/106) to 15.1%(18/119)(χ2 value was 5.799, P<0.05) when the evidence was applied.@*Conclusions@#The best practice shows that patients needn′t lie on bed for 4 to 6 hours after lumbar puncture, the occurrence of back pain is lowered and the comfort level of the patient is improved in those who rest with pillow or activities.

Evidence-based for venous thromboembolism prevention to Perioperative patients in Orthopedic / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective@#To integrate the best evidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention into practice, improve nurses′ compliance, and reduce the incidence of VTE in orthopaedic department.@*Methods@#Guided by the standard procedure in the JBI-Paces program, collected the best evidence from online databases and set the standards. Collected data through field observation, interviews and review of nursing records. A total of 167 patients and 36 nurses we recruited in the study and audited twice. We judged the result by the knowledge level of nurses and patients, nurses′ compliance with the evidence and the incidence rate of VTE.@*Results@#In baseline review, three criteria of poor compliance, "the correct situation of daily inspection of VTE risk assessment", "Wear gradient pressure stockings correctly for VTE high-risk patients", "Intermittent pneumatic compression device (IPCD) used twice a day for 30 minutes each time", were significantly improved after the application of evidence, increased from 47.22% (17/36) ,36.11% (13/36) ,36.11% (13/36) to 86.11% (31/36) , 86.11% (31/36) , 91.67 (33/36) respectively (χ2=12.25, 18.94, 24.08, all P < 0.05); The incidence of VTE decreased from 2.7% to 0 (P=0.195); the correct rate of VTE risk assessment, awareness rate of health education among patients, implementation rate of physical preventive measures and qualified rate of VTE-related knowledge and skills among nurses increased from 82.43% (61/74) ,74.32% (55/74) ,83.78% (62/74) ,77.03% (57/74) to 97.85% (91/93) ,91.40% (85/93) ,97.85% (91/93) ,96.77% (90/93) respectively (χ2= 8.86-15.24, all P < 0.01) .@*Conclusion@#The integration of best evidence standardize nurses′ behaviors, reduce the incidence rate of VTE, improve the quality of clinical care and promote the satisfaction of patients continuously.

Evidence-based for venous thromboembolism prevention to Perioperative patients in Orthopedic / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To integrate the best evidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention into practice, improve nurses′compliance, and reduce the incidence of VTE in orthopaedic department. Methods Guided by the standard procedure in the JBI-Paces program, collected the best evidence from online databases and set the standards. Collected data through field observation, interviews and review of nursing records. A total of 167 patients and 36 nurses we recruited in the study and audited twice. We judged the result by the knowledge level of nurses and patients, nurses′ compliance with the evidence and the incidence rate of VTE. Results In baseline review, three criteria of poor compliance,"the correct situation of daily inspection of VTE risk assessment", "Wear gradient pressure stockings correctly for VTE high-risk patients " , "Intermittent pneumatic compression device (IPCD) used twice a day for 30 minutes each time ", were significantly improved after the application of evidence , increased from 47.22%(17/36),36.11%(13/36),36.11%(13/36)to 86.11%(31/36), 86.11%(31/36), 91.67(33/36) respectively (χ2=12.25, 18.94, 24.08, all P<0.05);The incidence of VTE decreased from 2.7% to 0 (P=0.195);the correct rate of VTE risk assessment, awareness rate of health education among patients, implementation rate of physical preventive measures and qualified rate of VTE-related knowledge and skills among nurses increased from 82.43%(61/74),74.32%(55/74),83.78%(62/74),77.03%(57/74)to 97.85%(91/93),91.40%(85/93), 97.85%(91/93),96.77%(90/93)respectively (χ2=8.86-15.24, all P<0.01). Conclusion The integration of best evidence standardize nurses′behaviors, reduce the incidence rate of VTE, improve the quality of clinical care and promote the satisfaction of patients continuously.

The development of Taiwan Fracture Liaison Service network

Osteoporosis and its associated fragility fractures are becoming a severe burden in the healthcare system globally. In the Asian-Pacific (AP) region, the rapidly increasing in aging population is the main reason accounting for the burden. Moreover, the paucity of quality care for osteoporosis continues to be an ongoing challenge. The Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) is a program promoted by International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) with a goal to improve quality of postfracture care and prevention of secondary fractures. In this review article, we would like to introduce the Taiwan FLS network. The first 2 programs were initiated in 2014 at the National Taiwan University Hospital and its affiliated Bei-Hu branch. Since then, the Taiwan FLS program has continued to grow exponentially. Through FLS workshops promoted by the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association (TOA), program mentors have been able to share their valuable knowledge and clinical experience in order to promote establishments of additional programs. With 22 FLS sites including 11 successfully accredited on the best practice map, Taiwan remains as one of the highest FLS coverage countries in the AP region, and was also granted the IOF Best Secondary Fracture Prevention Promotion award in 2017. Despite challenges faced by the TOA, we strive to promote more FLS sites in Taiwan with a main goal of ameliorating further health burden in managing osteoporotic patients.

The practice of evidence-based nursing of non-humidified of continuing nasal cannula oxygen therapy / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To make a reasonable evidence-based nursing scheme for the oxygen non-humidified of continuing nasal cannula oxygen therapy. Method Adopting the JBI clinical evidence application system, make sure the evidence baseline investigated before application, used during clinical application, and reviewed after application. Based on the now available best evidence, making examination standard and apply it to clinical care. During the application of evidence, 81 continuing low-flow (oxygen flow≤4L/min) nasal cannula oxygen patients were taken. Making assessment on the experiment group(oxygen non-humidified) and control group (oxygen humidified) in three aspects: the comfort level and effect of oxygen therapy, and humidification bottles contamination. Results During the application of evidence, the difference between experiment group and control group shows no statistical significance (P>0.05);the experiment group in oxygen therapy operating time was (162.93±40.18) s, the control group operating time was (258.60 ± 56.97) s, the difference of two groups in shows statistical significance (t=8.752, P<0.01). Conclusion The continuing low-flow (oxygen flow≤4L/min) nasal cannula oxygen therapy do not need humidification. And the clinical application of this best evidence standardizes the clinical nurses oxygen nursing behavior, reduces the nursing cost and enhances the quality of clinical nursing.

Avaliação de boas práticas em saúde mental na atenção psicossocial / Evaluation of best practices in mental health in psychosocial care

A partir do redirecionamento do modelo assistencial no Brasil emerge a necessidade de discussão da reinvenção de práticas alinhadas com o cenário de transformações. As práticas agora devem se desenvolver no sentido de superar o isolamento das grades, dos muros e das chaves, do apagamento do sujeito, da supressão de sintomas e das personalidades dos sujeitos em sofrimento psíquico. Diante disso, é que este estudo tem como objetivos avaliar boas práticas em saúde mental na atenção psicossocial no contexto de um município da região Sul do Brasil. Para tanto, organizou-se como uma pesquisa avaliativa construtivista, com enfoque responsivo, a medida que desenvolve um consenso critico entre os grupos de interesse. Está baseada na Avaliação de Quarta Geração, proposta por Guba e Lincoln (2011), que emerge como opção metodológica e se articula com o referencial teórico das "Boas Práticas em Saúde Mental Comunitária", proposto por Thornicroft e Tansella (2010). Este é apresentado de modo a identificar boas práticas na saúde mental, com base na articulação de 3 eixos indispensáveis e indissociáveis: a ética, como princípio fundamental que deverá orientar o planejamento, a assistência e a avaliação dos serviços. A evidência deve embasar as intervenções e serviços. E a experiência como uma evidência do que vem sendo produzido nas experiências locais e regionais de organização da rede de serviços. Como resultado do processo as práticas de Acolhimento, Projeto Terapêutico Singular e Transferência de Cuidados emergiram para discussão. O Acolhimento torna-se concreto nas ações da Porta Aberta, e significa escuta qualificada no momento em que a necessidade emerge, além de representar a oferta de atenção de qualidade baseada no processo relacional que fortalece o estabelecimento de vínculos e a construção de projetos de vida. O Projeto Terapêutico Singular apresenta-se como uma boa prática, a medida que é capaz de dar resposta singularizada e individualizada às necessidades do sujeito, de modo a oportunizar como resultado uma pessoa capaz de andar na vida. É definido de forma compartilhada entre equipe, usuário e família, segundo os objetivos terapêuticos para cada sujeito, e utiliza o técnico de referência, as mini equipes, as oficinas terapêuticas, os grupos terapêuticos, as assembleias, enfim, ofertas e propostas que permitem ao sujeito retomar o envolvimento com os espaços da cidade, no caminho da produção de vida. Com relação à Transferência de Cuidados, esta possibilita ao sujeito que vive o processo não só circular em uma rede de serviços, mas, acima de tudo, buscar, com suporte dela, sua emancipação. Para tanto, investe em práticas que estimulem a autonomia dos sujeitos, por meio de instrumentos como o Acompanhamento Terapêutico, Grupo de Apoio à Alta, espaços de decisões e discussões, estímulo à busca e resolução de problemas, atividades de reconhecimento dos espaços da cidade, transporte, cultura e lazer. Além disso, investe nas ações com a Atenção Básica, a partir do Apoio Matricial com processos de formação continuada com as equipes, e mapeamento da situação da saúde mental nos territórios. Ao final deste estudo, é possível concluir que o modelo de atenção psicossocial demonstrou potencialidade de produzir boas práticas na atenção à saúde mental, e que estas tem transformado a vida dos sujeitos em sofrimento psíquico, bem como tem auxiliado no processo de reconquista de espaços sociais

The redirection of the care model in Brazil raises the need to discuss the reinvention of practices in tune with the scenery of changes. The practices must now be developed in order to overcome the isolation of bars, walls and keys, the deletion of the subject, the suppression of symptoms and the personalities of individuals in psychological distress. Given this, the present study aims to evaluate best practices in mental health in psychosocial care in the context of a city in Southern Brazil. To do so, it is organized as a constructivist evaluation research, with a responsive approach, as it develops a critical consensus among stakeholdres. It is based on the Fourth Generation Evaluation, proposed by Guba and Lincoln (2011), which emerges as a methodological option and articulates with the theoretical framework of "Best Practice in Community Mental Health" proposed by Thornicroft and Tansella (2010). This one is presented in order to identify best practices in mental health based on the articulation of three indispensable and inseparable pillars: ethics, as a fundamental principle that should guide the planning, assistance and assessment of services; evidence, which must base the interventions and services; and experience, as an evidence of what is being produced in the local and regional experience of organizing network services. As a result of the process, Welcoming practices, Singular Therapeutic Project and Transfer of Care emerged for discussion. The Welcoming becomes concrete in the actions of the Porta Aberta project, and it means qualified hearing at the moment the need arises, besides representing the offer of quality care based on the relationship process that strengthens the bonds and the construction of life projects. The Singular Therapeutic Project is presented as best practice, as it is able to give individualized responses to the needs of the subject in order to create, as a result, a person who is able to walk through life. It is set in a shared manner among staff, user and family, according to the therapeutic goals for each subject, and it uses the reference technician (ou professional), the mini teams, therapeutic workshops, therapeutic groups, assemblies, in other words, any offers and proposals which allow the subject to resume the engagement with the spaces of the city, on the way to production of life. Regarding the Transfer of Care, it enables the person who lives the process not only to have access to a network of services but, above all, to seek their emancipation through its support. To do so, it invests in practices that encourage the subjects' autonomy, using instruments such as the Therapeutic Monitoring, Patient Discharge Support Group, spaces for decisions and discussions, motivation for searching and solving problems, recognition activities of city areas , transport, culture and leisure. In addition, it invests in actions with the Basic Health Care, based on the matrix support with processes of continuing education with the teams and mapping of the mental health situation in the territories. At the end of this study, the conclusion was that the psychosocial care model showed capability of producing best practices in mental health, and these have changed the lives of individuals in psychological distress, and have helped in the process of conquering social spaces again

A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and best practice statements for the diagnosis and management of varicocele in children and adolescents / 亚洲男科学杂志(英文版)

A systematic review was conducted to identify and qualitatively analyze the methods as well as recommendations of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) and Best Practice Statements (BPS) concerning varicocele in the pediatric and adolescent population. An electronic search was performed with the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Science Direct, and Scielo databases, as well as guidelines′ Web sites until September 2015. Four guidelines were included in the qualitative synthesis. In general, the recommendations provided by the CPG/BPS were consistent despite the existence of some gaps across the studies. The guidelines issued by the American Urological Association (AUA) and American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) did not provide evidence-based levels for the recommendations given. Most of the recommendations given by the European Association of Urology (EAU) and European Society of Pediatric Urology (ESPU) were derived from nonrandomized clinical trials, retrospective studies, and expert opinion. Among all CPG/BPS, only one was specifically designed for the pediatric population. The studied guidelines did not undertake independent cost-effectiveness and risk-benefit analysis. The main objectives of these guidelines were to translate the best evidence into practice and provide a framework of standardized care while maintaining clinical autonomy and physician judgment. However, the limitations identified in the CPG/BPS for the diagnosis and management of varicocele in children and adolescents indicate ample opportunities for research and future incorporation of higher quality standards in patient care.

Best practices in tobacco control in the South-East Asia Region.

The tobacco epidemic is an increasing threat to public health with the tobacco burden particularly high in WHO's South-East Asia Region (SEAR). The Region has many obstacles to tobacco control, but despite these challenges, significant progress has been made in many countries. Although much work still needs to be done, SEAR countries have nevertheless implemented strong and often innovative tobacco control measures that can be classified as "best practices," with some setting global precedents. The best practice measures implemented in SEAR include bans on gutka, reducing tobacco imagery in movies, and warning about the dangers of tobacco. In a time of scarce resources, countries in SEAR and elsewhere must ensure that the most effective and cost-efficient measures are implemented. It is hoped that countries can learn from these examples and as appropriate, adapt these measures to their own specific cultural, social and political realities.

A best practice in education and support services for independent living of intellectually disabled youth and adults in Mexico: [review]

This article describes a best practice in the field of intellectual disability, a program for independent living offered by the Center for Integral Training and Development (CADI per its abbreviation in Spanish) for people with intellectual disability in Mexico. A detailed description of an effective program that fosters autonomy, social inclusion and high quality of life in people with intellectual disability is presented. The program encompasses four areas: a) a therapeutic academic area that teaches applied living skills; b) development of social skills; c) development of vocational skills, and d) skills for independent living. The program is divided into three levels: a) initiation to independent living, where clients develop basic abilities for autonomy, b) community integration and social independence, which provides clients with the skills necessary for social inclusion and economic independence, and c) practical and psychological support, which offers counseling for resolving psychological issues and enables subjects to maintain their autonomy.

Este artículo describe una "mejor práctica" en la capacitación para el logro de vida independiente, inclusión social y alta calidad de vida en personas con discapacidad intelectual. Se describe en detalle del programa ofrecido por el Centro de Capacitación y Desarrollo Integral (CADI), en México. Dicho programa tiene cuatro áreas: 1) área académico-terapéutica para el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas para la vida independiente; 2) área para el desarrollo personal y de habilidades sociales; 3) área para el desarrollo de habilidades laborales; y 4) área para el desarrollo de habilidades aplicadas a la vida independiente. El programa se divide en tres niveles: a) iniciación a la vida independiente, donde se desarrollan las habilidades básicas necesarias para el logro de su autonomía; b) integración comunitaria e independencia social que provee a los clientes las destrezas necesarias para su inclusión social e independencia económica; c) apoyo práctico y psicológico que ofrece asesoría para resolver problemas psicológicos y el logro de su autonomía.