scholarly journals Development of Standard Operating Protocol for Slide Preparation of Powdered Bark Samples with Varying Grinding Techniques.

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharya Singh ◽  
Vidhu Aeri ◽  
DB Ananthanarayana
2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Brennan ◽  
D Holroyd

Abstract Introduction The aim of the project was to improve the quality and effectiveness of the evening surgical handover in a large tertiary surgical department, incorporating up to 150 patients. Method Audit standards were derived from GMC and RCSEng guidelines. An initial audit of the evening handover was conducted over a period of two weeks. Following this, a standard operating protocol (SOP) was introduced, with re-audit 4-weeks following implementation. Results The initial audit identified an inconsistent format and significant variability. Few handovers commenced with all team members present (11%) and were uninterrupted (33%). A laminated handover SOP checklist was produced and a new proforma was introduced to document tasks or reviews required overnight. A mandatory evening surgical HDU round was invoked and a “watchers” system was introduced to identify patients at highest risk of deterioration. Re-audit demonstrated significant improvements in all domains to > 85%. ICU referrals overnight decreased from 6% to 2%. Further improvements measures were implemented in the form of a dynamic virtual handover document. Conclusions A structured SOP improved the consistency of the handover process. A night review of all HDU patients reduced the rate of ICU referrals. Implementation of virtual handover processes may be required in the COVID-era.


Author(s):  
Shweta Rajpal ◽  
Sunil Kumar Garg ◽  
Tanveer Bano ◽  
Ganesh Singh

Background: Needle stick injuries (NSI) are one of the dreaded but preventable occupational hazard posed to health care worker in various clinical settings. The causes of NSI includes injuries caused by use of hypodermic needles, blood collection needles, needles in intravenous delivery systems, needles in diagnostic aspiration procedures and needle in interventional or surgical procedures. In developing countries, needle stick injuries prevalence is also related to lack of standard operating protocol in various institution.Methods: A cross sectional observational study was carried out in 384 paramedical, technical, auxiliary and sanitary staff of three government and three private hospitals of Meerut from November 2015 to October 2016.Results: In our study, Overall prevalence of NSI was 77/384 (20.1%). Among sub-groups, needle stick injury was 26.6% and 31.3% in nurses, 37.5% and 16.7% in technicians, 15% and 12.5% in wardboys/aaya and 15.6% and 9.4% in sweepers of public and private hospitals respectively.Conclusions: Standard operating protocol is the need of the hour at every medical institution and hospitals for NSI. Regular training regarding NSI, promoting early reporting and availability of immediate Post exposure prophylaxis should be ensured.


2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Calvin H. Pearson ◽  
Donna J. Rath ◽  
Colleen M. McMahan ◽  
Katrina Cornish ◽  
Maureen Whalen

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Faraj ◽  
E. Adlaoui ◽  
M. Elkohli ◽  
T. Herrak ◽  
B. Ameur ◽  
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In Morocco, the resistance monitoring of Anopheles labranchiae larvae to temephos is done using discriminating concentration of 0.125 mg, which is half of the WHO recommended dose for Anopheles. However, this dosage seemed to be too high to allow an early detection of the resistance and its revision was found necessary. The present study was carried out during May-June 2008 and 2009 in nine provinces from the north-west of the country. The aim was to determine the lethal concentrations LC100 of temephos for the most susceptible populations and to define the discriminating dosage as the double of this value. The bioassays were conducted according to WHO standard operating protocol to establish the dose-mortality relationship and deduct the LC50 and LC95. The results of this study indicated that the LC100 obtained on the most susceptible populations was close to 0.05 mg/l. Therefore, the temephos discriminating dosage for susceptibility monitoring of An. labranchiae larvae in Morocco was set to be 0.1 mg/l.


Human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are obtained either from the bone marrow (BM), cord blood (CB) or peripheral blood (PB). Transplantation of HSCs occurs following various conditions like high doses of chemotherapy, diseases like; leukaemia, lymphoma, congenital metabolic defects, immunedeficiency illnesses and myeloblastic syndromes.


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