scholarly journals Telemedicine applied to offshore medical emergencies: impacts on a Brazilian oil industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas de Almeida Martins ◽  
Ana Carolina Braga Menezes ◽  
Vanessa Uchoa de Assis Martins da Silva ◽  
André Santana Costa ◽  
Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The study aims to analyse the impact of the use of advanced telemedicine resources in the management of medical emergencies on offshore oil platforms of a major Brazilian operator during the period 2018–2019. Methods 38 maritime platforms were analysed, totalling a sample of 5992 workers. Exploratory data analysis, adherence test to normal distribution (Ryan-Joiner normality test) and linear correlation test (Spearman’s rho) were used to characterize the data. 5 groups were defined, 1 offshore platform with advanced telemedicine resources (reference group) and 4 platforms without this support. Each group had data on the monthly amount of disembarkation due to health reasons, in 2018 and 2019, through common flights (1087 and 1207) and aeromedical evacuations (68 and 126), respectively. Finally, hypothesis testing was carried out for two independent samples, to compare the average landings of the reference group with the other groups. Results The reference group presented average landings for common flights lower than those of the other groups in 2018. In 2019, presented average landings for common flights lower than those of three groups and statistically equal to that of a group. In 2018 and 2019, the reference group presented statistically equal averages (P-value > α = 0.05) of landings due to aeromedical evacuations. Conclusions Despite the possibility of other contributing factors, such as health management of each group and operation time of the platforms, this study allows us to conclude that, in 2018 and 2019, the group of maritime platforms with advanced telemedicine resources obtained, in general, lower average landings due to health reasons.

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Klein ◽  
R Farkash ◽  
F Bayya ◽  
L Taha ◽  
N Abeles ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Referral and participation rates to Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) after acute coronary syndrome (ASC) are low despite a Class I recommendation in the present guidelines. Our aim was to examine the role of gender on referral, participation and outcomes of CR. Methods Data of ACS patients hospitalized during 2007–2016 in our cardiology department were extracted and compared between referred to CR to those who were not. Multivariable models were used to assess the impact of gender on referral to CR and survival. Results Of the 6175 ACS patients, 1455 (23.6%) were female. Overall referral rate to CR was 66.5%, 51.3% among female and 70.0% in male; p<0.0001. Female were more likely to have characteristics associated with lower referral rate; they were older, had lower rates of STEMI and higher rates of cardiac risk factors. Multivariable model, adjusted for those characteristics revealed that female gender is independently associated with lower referral rate to CR: OR = 0.77 95% CI [0.66–0.89]; p<0.0001. (Table 1) Multivariable COX analysis showed that patients referred to CR had lower mortality hazard – HR = 0.427 95% CI [0.35–0.53]; p<0.0001, with no gender difference – HR=1.04 95% CI [1.04–1.06]; p=0.640. Participation rate within referred patients, program duration as well as number of meetings were similar in female and male p=NS for all. Independent predictors for CR referral OR 95% CI p-value Cath 6.5 5.3–8.0 <0.001 STEMI** 3.9 3.3–4.6 <0.001 NSTEMI** 2.1 1.8–2.4 <0.001 Smoker 1.9 1.6–2.1 <0.001 Age* 0.9 0.9–1.0 <0.001 Hypertension 0.8 0.7–0.9 0.023 Prior MI 0.8 0.7–0.9 0.032 Female gender 0.8 0.7–0.9 0.001 Prior CABG 0.7 0.6–0.9 0.003 CVA 0.7 0.6–0.9 0.010 PVD 0.7 0.52–0.9 0.033 CHF 0.7 0.6–0.9 0.001 *Age: continuous; **UA as reference group. Conclusions Referral of ACS patients to CR significantly lowers mortality rate. Referral rate of women to CR is significantly lower than men. Once referred to CR, no gender difference was found in CR participation rate and program compliance. Acknowledgement/Funding None


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 3268-3268
Author(s):  
Zejing Wang ◽  
Mohamed L. Sorror ◽  
Wendy Leisenring ◽  
Gary Schoch ◽  
David G. Malonely ◽  
...  

Abstract We retrospectively assessed 1) overall platelet (PLT) and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion requirements within the first 100 days after allogeneic among HCT recipients given either nonmyeloablative (n=365) or myeloablative conditioning (n=1430); 2) transfusion requirements among nonmyeloablative recipients given grafts from related (n=187) vs. unrelated donors (n=178), and grafts from ABO matched (n=203) vs. ABO mismatched donors (n=159); and 3) the impact of ABO incompatibility on HCT outcomes among nonmyeloablative recipients. Table 1 summarizes results. We confirmed that myeloablative recipients were more likely to receive both PLT and RBC transfusions than nonmyeloablative recipients (both p<0.0001). Subsequent analyses were restricted to nonmyeloablative recipients. Both PLT and RBC transfusion requirements were increased among recipients of unrelated grafts (both p<0.0001) and those with major or bi-directional ABO mismatched grafts (p = 0.019 and p=0.003, respectively). No statistically significant differences were observed in cumulative incidences of graft rejection/failure, grades II-IV acute GVHD and in 3-year survivals between ABO-matched, minor-mismatched, and major/bidirectional mismatched pts (p=0.89, 0.48, and 0.49, respectively). Times to disappearance of anti-donor IgM and IgG isohemagglutinins were not statistically significantly different among major or bi-directional ABO mismatched related (43 days for both) vs. unrelated recipients (58 and 57 days, p=0.20 and 0.27, respectively). Major/bidirectional ABO-mismatched recipients with grades II-IV vs. 0–I acute GVHD had comparable likelihoods of reaching IgM (p=0.20) and IgG (p=0.63) titer endpoints. In conclusion, nonmyeloablative pts had reduced PLT and RBC transfusion requirements compared to myeloablative pts. Among nonmyeloablative pts, unrelated (vs. related) grafts and ABO-incompatibility (vs. ABO compatibility) between donors and recipients led to increased PLT and RBC transfusion requirements. ABO incompatibility did not increase graft rejection nor GVHD or adversely affect survival after non-myeloablative HCT. The tempo of disappearance of anti-donor isohemagglutinin titers was not influenced by donor type or occurrence of GVHD. Table 1. Percentage of patients requiring at least one PLT or RBC transfusion. % of Patients Requiring Transfusions N PLT p-value† RBC p-value† † p-value from Chi-square test. * Reference group for comparisons. £ Information were missing from 3 patients. Non-myeloablative 365 36% * 76% * Myeloablative 1430 99% <0.0001 96% <0.0001 Non-myeloablative Related grafts 187 25% * 67% * Unrelated grafts 178 47% <0.0001 86% <0.0001 Non-myeloablative£ ABO-matched 203 33% * 70% * ABO minor mismatched 79 33% 0.95 80% 0.11 Major bi-directional ABO-mismatched 80 48% 0.019 88% 0.003 Non-myeloablative ABO-mismatched Related grafts 66 32% * 77% * Unrelated grafts 93 46% 0.068 88% 0.067


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 20070-20070
Author(s):  
K. Danno ◽  
T. Sugimoto ◽  
M. Ikeda ◽  
K. Ikeda ◽  
T. Ohnishi ◽  
...  

20070 Background: Although CEA is the most commonly used tumor marker for colorectal carcinoma (CRC) and it may correlate with poorer prognosis, data are insufficient to support its use to determine adjuvant therapy. Monitoring preoperative CEA might be useful if it would assist in staging and treatment planning. Methods: This study was a pooled data analysis of 1791 CRC patients (pts) collected prospectively from 25 hospitals participating in the MCSGO. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of preoperative CEA on the prediction of the number of LN metastasis (#LN). Data of 1328 pts were completed with preoperative CEA and clinicopathological (CP) data (number of dissected LN, #LN, tumor size, distant metastasis, macroscopic type, depth of invasion, histological type, and lymphatic and vessel invasion). Data of 582 pts with the number of dissected LN 12 were analyzed in this study. #LN was categorized in 5 levels (0, 1, 2, 3, and ≥4), and relationship between #LN and CEA was first investigated via a multivariate analysis based on adjusting for the other CP factors. Discrete logistic regression analysis was used, in which a random effect was incorporated to adjust some bias between hospitals. The linear effects for the factors were evaluated via the regression model. The multivariate adaptive regression spline (MARS), the most powerful tool in the statistical prediction, was employed for the prediction of #LN. Results: The effect of the CEA adjusted by the other CP factors had a positive trend with two-sided P-value of 0.0394 for #LN. The adjusted R-squared measure (R2*) by the MARS fitting, a prediction performance index of #LN, was 0.369, and that averaged based on Bootstrap sampling (Bagging method) was R2* = 0.405. The relative importance of each factor in the prediction of #LN estimated by the decrease rate of R2* on masking each factor is shown in the Table . The relative importance of CEA in the prediction of LN# was ranked second next to lymphatic invasion. Conclusions: Preoperative CEA has a significant impact on the prediction of #LN. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.


Author(s):  
Maryam Abdolvahab ◽  
Mostafa Zeinoddini ◽  
Jafar Keyvani

Steel tubes are widely encountered in industrial applications and in offshore structures. This is mostly because of their superior axial load carrying performance, low resistance against fluid loads and easy handling during construction and transportation. Cylindrical structural members, however, very often happen to become subject to accidental lateral damages which are detrimental to their load carrying performance. Collision between supply ships and legs and bracings of offshore oil platforms, impact from heavy dropped objects on these members or denting during installation of marine structures are examples of such accidents. Prior to an accident, cylindrical members are usually carrying their normal operational loads. It is very important to include the effects of this service load (pre-loading) in evaluation of the behaviour of impacted member. The pre-loading may change the dynamic characteristics of the member or degrade its load carrying capacity. While the performance of cylindrical members subjected to lateral impact has been extensively researched, few studies can be found on the impact behaviour of pre-loaded tubular members. This paper reports results from a numerical study on axial pre-loading effects on the dynamic and quasi-static behaviour of cylindrical shells subjected to transverse impact loads. Results obtained appear useful for a more realistic design of tubular members and in choosing feasible and reasonable post impact repairing and strengthening schemes.


Crisis ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Reisch ◽  
Petra Schlatter ◽  
Wolfgang Tschacher

This study assesses the efficacy of the treatment approach implemented in the Bern Crisis Intervention Program, where particular emphasis is placed on the remediation of suicide ideation and suicidal behavior, and depression, fear, and phobia are generally considered to be contributing factors. Four questionnaires addressing psychopathology, emotional well-being, social anxiety, and personality were administered prior to and after the treatment of 51 patients over a period of 2 to 3 weeks. The reduction of symptoms contributing to suicidal ideation and behavior was interpreted as indirect evidence of an antisuicidal effect of the program. Significant improvements were found in the psychopathology ratings, with depression and anxiety showing the largest reductions. The impact on personality and social phobia, however, was only moderate, and on average patients still exhibited symptoms after attending the program. This residual symptomatology points to the necessity of introducing a two-step therapy approach of intensive intervention targeted at the precipitating causes of the crisis, augmented by long-term therapy to treat underlying problems.


2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Squires

Modernism is usually defined historically as the composite movement at the beginning of the twentieth century which led to a radical break with what had gone before in literature and the other arts. Given the problems of the continuing use of the concept to cover subsequent writing, this essay proposes an alternative, philosophical perspective which explores the impact of rationalism (what we bring to the world) on the prevailing empiricism (what we take from the world) of modern poetry, which leads to a concern with consciousness rather than experience. This in turn involves a re-conceptualisation of the lyric or narrative I, of language itself as a phenomenon, and of other poetic themes such as nature, culture, history, and art. Against the background of the dominant empiricism of modern Irish poetry as presented in Crotty's anthology, the essay explores these ideas in terms of a small number of poets who may be considered modernist in various ways. This does not rule out modernist elements in some other poets and the initial distinction between a poetics of experience and one of consciousness is better seen as a multi-dimensional spectrum that requires further, more detailed analysis than is possible here.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1183-1189
Author(s):  
Dr. Tridibesh Tripathy ◽  
Dr. Umakant Prusty ◽  
Dr. Chintamani Nayak ◽  
Dr. Rakesh Dwivedi ◽  
Dr. Mohini Gautam

The current article of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is about the ASHAs who are the daughters-in-law of a family that resides in the same community that they serve as the grassroots health worker since 2005 when the NRHM was introduced in the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states. UP is one such Empowered Action Group (EAG) state. The current study explores the actual responses of Recently Delivered Women (RDW) on their visits during the first month of their recent delivery. From the catchment area of each of the 250 ASHAs, two RDWs were selected who had a child in the age group of 3 to 6 months during the survey. The response profiles of the RDWs on the post- delivery first month visits are dwelled upon to evolve a picture representing the entire state of UP. The relevance of the study assumes significance as detailed data on the modalities of postnatal visits are available but not exclusively for the first month period of their recent delivery. The details of the post-delivery first month period related visits are not available even in large scale surveys like National Family Health Survey 4 done in 2015-16. The current study gives an insight in to these visits with a five-point approach i.e. type of personnel doing the visit, frequency of the visits, visits done in a particular week from among those four weeks separately for the three visits separately. The current study is basically regarding the summary of this Penta approach for the post- delivery one-month period.     The first month period after each delivery deals with 70% of the time of the postnatal period & the entire neonatal period. Therefore, it does impact the Maternal Mortality Rate & Ratio (MMR) & the Neonatal Mortality Rates (NMR) in India and especially in UP through the unsafe Maternal & Neonatal practices in the first month period after delivery. The current MM Rate of UP is 20.1 & MM Ratio is 216 whereas the MM ratio is 122 in India (SRS, 2019). The Sample Registration System (SRS) report also mentions that the Life Time Risk (LTR) of a woman in pregnancy is 0.7% which is the highest in the nation (SRS, 2019). This means it is very risky to give birth in UP in comparison to other regions in the country (SRS, 2019). This risk is at the peak in the first month period after each delivery. Similarly, the current NMR in India is 23 per 1000 livebirths (UNIGME,2018). As NMR data is not available separately for states, the national level data also hold good for the states and that’s how for the state of UP as well. These mortalities are the impact indicators and such indicators can be reduced through long drawn processes that includes effective and timely visits to RDWs especially in the first month period after delivery. This would help in making their post-natal & neonatal stage safe. This is the area of post-delivery first month visit profile detailing that the current article helps in popping out in relation to the recent delivery of the respondents.   A total of four districts of Uttar Pradesh were selected purposively for the study and the data collection was conducted in the villages of the respective districts with the help of a pre-tested structured interview schedule with both close-ended and open-ended questions.  The current article deals with five close ended questions with options, two for the type of personnel & frequency while the other three are for each of the three visits in the first month after the recent delivery of respondents. In addition, in-depth interviews were also conducted amongst the RDWs and a total 500 respondents had participated in the study.   Among the districts related to this article, the results showed that ASHA was the type of personnel who did the majority of visits in all the four districts. On the other hand, 25-40% of RDWs in all the 4 districts replied that they did not receive any visit within the first month of their recent delivery. Regarding frequency, most of the RDWs in all the 4 districts received 1-2 times visits by ASHAs.   Regarding the first visit, it was found that the ASHAs of Barabanki and Gonda visited less percentage of RDWs in the first week after delivery. Similarly, the second visit revealed that about 1.2% RDWs in Banda district could not recall about the visit. Further on the second visit, the RDWs responded that most of them in 3 districts except Gonda district did receive the second postnatal visit in 7-15 days after their recent delivery. Less than half of RDWs in Barabanki district & just more than half of RDWs in Gonda district received the third visit in 15-21 days period after delivery. For the same period, the majority of RDWs in the rest two districts responded that they had been entertained through a home visit.


Metahumaniora ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
Abu Bakar Ramadhan Muhamad

AbstrakHegemoni kolonialisme dalam budaya poskolonial merupakan alasan penelitian inikemudian mengkaji wacana kolonial dalam novel Max Havellar (MH) khususnya dampakditimbulkannya. Dampak dimaksud adalah posisi keberpihakan pemikiran tersirat darikarya tersebut. Hasil pembahasan menunjukkan, secara temporal maupun permanen MHmenyuarakan ketidakadilan dalam kondisi-kondisi kolonial menyangkut penindasan sangpenjajah terhadap terjajah. Hanya saja, upaya mengatasnamakan atau mewakili suarakaum terjajah terbukti mengimplikasikan ciri ideologis statis kerangka kolonialisme(orientalisme); yakni cara pandang Eropasentris, di mana “Barat” sebagai self adalah superior,dan “Timur” sebagai other adalah inferior. Dalam konteks poskolonialisme, MH dengan sifatkritisnya yang berupaya “menyuarakan” nasib pribumi terjajah, justru menampilkan stigmapenguatan kolonialitas itu sendiri secara hegemonik. Artinya, “menyuarakan” nasib pribumidimaknai sebagai keberpihankan kolonial yang kontradiktif, di mana stigma penguatankolonialitas justru lebih terasa, ujung-ujungnya melanggengkan hegemoni kolonial. Tidakmembela yang terjajah, tetapi memperhalus cara kerja mesin kolonial.AbstractThe hegemony of colonialism in the culture of postcolonial society is the reason this studythen examines the colonial discourse in the novel Max Havellar (MH) in particular the impactit brings. The impact in question is the implied position of thought in the work. The resultsof the discussion show that, temporarily or permanently, MH voiced injustice in the colonialconditions regarding the oppression of the colonist against the colonized. However, the effort toname or represent the voice of the colonized has proven to imply a static ideological characterin the framework of colonialism (orientalism); ie Eropacentric point of view, in which “West” asself is superior, and “East” as the other is the inferior. In the context of postcolonialism, MH withits critical nature that seeks to “voice” the fate of the colonized natives, actually presents thestigma of strengthening coloniality itself hegemonicly. That is, “voicing” the fate of the pribumiis interpreted as a contradictory colonial flare, where the stigma of strengthening colonialityis more pronounced, which ultimately perpetuates the hegemony of colonialism. No longerdefending the colonized, but refining the workings of the colonial machinery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Firstyono Miftahul Aziz ◽  
Suratini Suratini

For some people, dementia is considered as a disease that is common in elderly, regardless the impact of dementia. Taking care for the elderly with dementia brings stress for the family. It can cause and increase the family burden. Brain vitalization gymnastics is one of the methods to improve memory. The study aims to investigate the effect of brain vitalization activity on dementia incidence in elderly at Budi Luhur Nursing Home of Yogyakarta. The study used Quasi Experimental with Pretest-Posttest control group and randomized sampling system. The samples were taken randomly as many as 26 respondents and were divided into two groups namely 13 respondents of experimental group and 13 respondents of control group. The statistical test used Wilcoxon Match Pairs Test. The result showed that Wilcoxon Match pairs test obtained p value 0,003, which is smaller than 0,005. There is an effect of brain vitalization activity on dementia incidence in elderly at Budi Luhur Nursing Home of Yogyakarta


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein SALEM MUBARAK BARABWD ◽  
Mohammad YUSOFF BIN MOHD NOR ◽  
Noriah Mohd Ishak

The aim of the current study is to examine the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of the gifted students from Hadhramout Gifted Center HGC in Yemen, and to investigate the impact of these intrinsic and extrinsic motivations on their giftedness development. A qualitative approach was adopted; data has been collected through an open- ended questionnaire that was prepared by the researcher and distributed among a sample of gifted students who were chosen purposively from HGC. The interpretative phenomenological method has been used to analyze the data using, Atlas ti. The results indicate that the majority of the participants consider it interesting to explore new things, and experience curiosity and desire to achieve their goals as their intrinsic motivations. Whereas, the minority consider preference to serve the community, competition preference and self-confidence as their intrinsic motivations. On the other hand, half of the participants consider rewards as their extrinsic motivation, whereas 40 % of them consider exams scores, verbal praise, parents and environment as their extrinsic motivations. Regarding the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations on the development of giftedness, the majority of the participants believe that intrinsic and extrinsic motivations affect positively the development of their giftedness development. Finally, based on the findings, some recommendations were provided. 


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