Orthopaedic nursing in developing nations: A collaboration between the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma) and Australia

Should the development of orthopaedic trauma nursing be a priority in low to middle income countries? A scoping review

“…11 papers were identified in this study. 4 papers conducted primary quantitative research (Chu et al 2011, El-Dakhakhny 2010, Nogaro et al 2015, Petroze et al 2015, 1 conducted primary mixed-methods research (Nwanna-Nzewunwa et al 2016), 1 paper was a reflective review with some quantitative data provided (Wellington 2013), 3 conducted primary qualitative research (Wesson et al 2013, Wesson et al 2015, Timmins et al 2018, 1 paper described an intervention (Han et al 2017) and 1 paper was a descriptive review paper (Carter and Snell 2016).…”

“…Only three papers looked specifically at nursing care in surgical settings (Carter and Snell 2016, Timmins et al 2018, El-Dahakhny 2010 and two papers exclusively discusses orthopaedic nursing skills in LMICs (Han et al 2017, Wellington 2013. Separately only two papers conducted primary research (Timmins et al 2018, El-Dakhakhny 2010.…”

“…Wellington (2013), Han et al (2017) and Carter and Snell's (2016) papers were all largely descriptions of the authors experiences with no identification of sample sizes, data collection or data analysis. Wellington (2013) did present some data about nurses' perceptions of their knowledge post-education, but no information was offered on the methodology behind this.…”

“…2014. The exodus of staff leaving rural areas compounds the already significant gaps in the local workforce (McKimm et al 2013, Han et al 2017. As such, it is not enough only to consider the number of staffs, but also how to incentivise them to stay so LMICs retain their skills and experience (Qureshi et al 2013).…”

Role of taurine, its haloamines and its lncRNA TUG1 in both inflammation and cancer progression. On the road to therapeutics? (Review)

“…Taurine has been presented as a promising agent to circumvent chemotherapy-induced side effects, due to its known immune-regulatory properties. Some researchers believe that taurine is an effective immune adjuvant, which can play a role in chemotherapy drugs, and has multi-directional advantages (185). For example, the beneficial action of taurine has been proved to be helpful in attenuating the side effects of chemotherapy, thus potentiating the immune function of mouse T-cell lymphoma.…”