Potato hydroponical production in different concentrations of nutrient solution and growing seasons

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram avaliar a eficiência fotossintética e a produção hidropônica de minitubérculos de batata, em função das concentrações da solução nutritiva e das épocas de cultivo. O experimento foi conduzido em telado, em sistema hidropônico fechado com areia como substrato, durante os cultivos de outono e primavera de 2005. As concentrações da solução nutritiva de 0,5, 1, 1,5, 2 e 2,5 dS m-1 constituíram os tratamentos, dispostos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com três repetições. Foram determinados: a massa de matéria seca total da parte aérea e de tubérculos; a massa de matéria fresca e o número de tubérculos; a eficiência fotossintética e os índices de área foliar e de colheita. A diluição da concentração da solução nutritiva pode ser utilizada em sistema hidropônico fechado, com areia como substrato, sem prejuízos para a produção de tubérculos. A eficiência fotossintética atinge maiores valores no plantio de primavera e depende da concentração da solução nutritiva.The objectives of this work were to evaluate photosynthetic efficiency and hydroponic production of potato minitubers, in different concentrations of nutrient solution and growing seasons. The experiment was carried out inside a screenhouse, in a closed hydroponic system with sand as growing media, during fall and spring of 2005. The nutrient solution concentrations of 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 dS m-1 were compared as treatments, in a completely randomized experimental design, with three replications. Total, shoot and tuber dry mass, tuber fresh weight and number, photosynthetic efficiency and indexes of leaf area and harvest were determined. Tuber yield is not affected by reducing nutrient solution concentration in a closed hydroponic system, with sand as growing media. Photosynthetic efficiency is maximized during spring growing season and depends upon nutrient solution concentration

Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries.

BACKGROUND: As global initiatives increase patient access to surgical treatments, there remains a need to understand the adverse effects of surgery and define appropriate levels of perioperative care. METHODS: We designed a prospective international 7-day cohort study of outcomes following elective adult inpatient surgery in 27 countries. The primary outcome was in-hospital complications. Secondary outcomes were death following a complication (failure to rescue) and death in hospital. Process measures were admission to critical care immediately after surgery or to treat a complication and duration of hospital stay. A single definition of critical care was used for all countries. RESULTS: A total of 474 hospitals in 19 high-, 7 middle- and 1 low-income country were included in the primary analysis. Data included 44 814 patients with a median hospital stay of 4 (range 2-7) days. A total of 7508 patients (16.8%) developed one or more postoperative complication and 207 died (0.5%). The overall mortality among patients who developed complications was 2.8%. Mortality following complications ranged from 2.4% for pulmonary embolism to 43.9% for cardiac arrest. A total of 4360 (9.7%) patients were admitted to a critical care unit as routine immediately after surgery, of whom 2198 (50.4%) developed a complication, with 105 (2.4%) deaths. A total of 1233 patients (16.4%) were admitted to a critical care unit to treat complications, with 119 (9.7%) deaths. Despite lower baseline risk, outcomes were similar in low- and middle-income compared with high-income countries. CONCLUSIONS: Poor patient outcomes are common after inpatient surgery. Global initiatives to increase access to surgical treatments should also address the need for safe perioperative care. STUDY REGISTRATION: ISRCTN5181700

Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus

COVID-19 has caused great devastation in the past year. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) including lung ultrasound (LUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) as a clinical adjunct has played a significant role in triaging, diagnosis and medical management of COVID-19 patients. The expert panel from 27 countries and 6 continents with considerable experience of direct application of PoCUS on COVID-19 patients presents evidence-based consensus using GRADE methodology for the quality of evidence and an expedited, modified-Delphi process for the strength of expert consensus. The use of ultrasound is suggested in many clinical situations related to respiratory, cardiovascular and thromboembolic aspects of COVID-19, comparing well with other imaging modalities. The limitations due to insufficient data are highlighted as opportunities for future research

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