Lixiviação do glyphosate e do imazapyr em solos com diferentes texturas e composição química. II. método analítico

Em razão das poucas de informações existente na literatura, sobre a mobilidade do glyphosate e do imazapyr, em solos de baixa atividade, comum em países tropicais, foi conduzido, em laboratório, um estudo sobre a mobilidade vertical desses herbicida s em dois solos com diferente s composições químicas e fisicas. Para estudar essa mobilidade, foram utilizadas colunas de solo com diferentes alturas, as quais, após aplicação dos produtos na dose comerc ial de 4 L ha-1, foram submetida s a um regime hídrico de 40 mm h-1, por um período de 4 h. As análises dos resíduos nas diferentes profundidades foram feitas utilizando-se os métodos voltamétrico (polarografia) e HPLC, para o glyphosate e imazapyr, respectivame nte. Com base nos resultados, foi possível concluir que: a) os métodos voltamétrico, para o glyphosate, e HPLC, para o imazapyr, são adequados para os estudos de identificação e quantificação de resíduos em água e solo; b) os limites de quantificação dos resíduos foram de 0,4 μg mL-1 e 5 μg L-1 para o glyphosate e o imazapyr, respectivamente; c) a taxa de recuperação do glyphosate, nas amostr as de solo (76 e 78% para os solos de Viçosa e Sabará, respectivamente) foi menor que na amostra de água (83%); d) a taxa de recuperação do imazapyr, em água e solo, foi próxima de 100%; e) a lixiviação do glyphosate nos solos foi muito baixa; e f) o imazapyr apresentou alta lix iviação, porém dif ere nciada entre os solos estudados, sendo essa maior no solo de tex tura franco -are nosa de Viçosa que no de argila de Sabará.Due to the scarce information available in the lit eratu re on the glyphosa te and imazapyr mobility in low activity soils, which is common in the tropical countries, a laboratory study was conducted on the vertical mobility of these herbicides in two soils with different physical and chemical compositions . For studying this mobility, the soil columns with different heights were submitted to a water flux of 40 mm h-1 over a 4 h period after the product applications in a commer ci al d os ag e of 4 L ha -1. The residue analyses at different depths were realized by the voltametric (polarographic) and HPLC methods for glyphosate and imazapyr respect ively. Based on the results it was possible to conclud e that: a) the voltametric method for glyphosat e and the HPLC for imazapyr are both adequate for st udying the identification and quantification of residues in water and soil; b) the boundaries of residue quantification were 0.4 μg mL-1 and 5 μg L-1 fo r glyphosa te and imaza pyrrespectively; c) the glyphosate recuperation rate in the soil samples (76 and 78% for Viçosa and Sabará soi ls, res pectively) was lower th an in the wat er sampl e (83%); d) the imazapyr recuperation rate in water and soil was about 100%; e) the glyphosate leaching in the studied soils was very low;f) the imazapyr presented high leaching although differentiate between the studied soil s being highe r in th e sandy loam texture soil of Viçosa than in the one of clay in Sabará

Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

Background Anastomotic leak affects 8 per cent of patients after right colectomy with a 10-fold increased risk of postoperative death. The EAGLE study aimed to develop and test whether an international, standardized quality improvement intervention could reduce anastomotic leaks. Methods The internationally intended protocol, iteratively co-developed by a multistage Delphi process, comprised an online educational module introducing risk stratification, an intraoperative checklist, and harmonized surgical techniques. Clusters (hospital teams) were randomized to one of three arms with varied sequences of intervention/data collection by a derived stepped-wedge batch design (at least 18 hospital teams per batch). Patients were blinded to the study allocation. Low- and middle-income country enrolment was encouraged. The primary outcome (assessed by intention to treat) was anastomotic leak rate, and subgroup analyses by module completion (at least 80 per cent of surgeons, high engagement; less than 50 per cent, low engagement) were preplanned. Results A total 355 hospital teams registered, with 332 from 64 countries (39.2 per cent low and middle income) included in the final analysis. The online modules were completed by half of the surgeons (2143 of 4411). The primary analysis included 3039 of the 3268 patients recruited (206 patients had no anastomosis and 23 were lost to follow-up), with anastomotic leaks arising before and after the intervention in 10.1 and 9.6 per cent respectively (adjusted OR 0.87, 95 per cent c.i. 0.59 to 1.30; P = 0.498). The proportion of surgeons completing the educational modules was an influence: the leak rate decreased from 12.2 per cent (61 of 500) before intervention to 5.1 per cent (24 of 473) after intervention in high-engagement centres (adjusted OR 0.36, 0.20 to 0.64; P < 0.001), but this was not observed in low-engagement hospitals (8.3 per cent (59 of 714) and 13.8 per cent (61 of 443) respectively; adjusted OR 2.09, 1.31 to 3.31). Conclusion Completion of globally available digital training by engaged teams can alter anastomotic leak rates. Registration number: NCT04270721 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov)