Male genital injuries, demand prompt management to prevent long-term sexual and psychological damage. Injuries to the scrotum and contents may produce impaired fertility.We report our experience in diagnosing and managing a case of a foreign body in the scrotum following a boat engine blast accident. This case report highlights the need for a good history and thorough general examination to establish the mechanism of injury in order to distinguish between an embedded penetrating projectile injury and an injury with an exit wound. Prompt surgical exploration with hematoma evacuation limits complications.Keywords: Blast Injury, Scrotal Haematoma, Ischaemia, Laceration, Penetrating injur
Background. It has been estimated that 154millionperyearwillberequiredduring2015–2020tocontinuetheGlobalProgrammetoEliminateLymphaticFilariasis(GPELF).Inlightofthis,itisimportanttounderstandtheprogram’scurrentvalue.Here,weevaluatethecost−effectivenessandcost−benefitofthepreventivechemotherapythatwasprovidedundertheGPELFbetween2000and2014.Inaddition,wealsoinvestigatethepotentialcost−effectivenessofhydrocelesurgery.Methods.Oureconomicevaluationofpreventivechemotherapywasbasedonpreviouslypublishedhealthandeconomicimpactestimates(between2000and2014).ThedeliverycostsoftreatmentwereestimatedusingamodeldevelopedbytheWorldHealthOrganization.Wealsodevelopedamodeltoinvestigatethenumberofdisability−adjustedlifeyears(DALYs)avertedbyahydrocelectomyandidentifiedthecostthresholdunderwhichitwouldbeconsideredcost−effective.Results.Theprojectedcost−effectivenessandcost−benefitofpreventivechemotherapywereverypromising,andthiswasrobustoverawiderangeofcostsandassumptions.Whentheeconomicvalueofthedonateddrugswasnotincluded,theGPELFwouldbeclassedashighlycost−effective.Weprojectedthatatypicalhydrocelectomywouldbeclassedashighlycost−effectiveifthesurgerycostlessthan66 and cost-effective if less than $398 (based on the World Bank’s cost-effectiveness thresholds for low income countries). Conclusions. Both the preventive chemotherapy and hydrocele surgeries provided under the GPELF are incredibly cost-effective and offer a very good investment in public health
Background It has been estimated that US154millionperyearwillberequiredduring2015–2020tocontinuetheGlobalProgrammetoEliminateLymphaticFilariasis(GPELF).Inlightofthis,itisimportanttounderstandthecurrentvalueoftheprogramme.Inthepaper,weevaluatethecost−effectivenessandcost−benefitofthepreventivechemotherapyprovidedundertheGPELFbetween2000−2014.Inaddition,wealsoinvestigatethepotentialcost−effectivenessofhydrocelesurgery.MethodsOureconomicevaluationofpreventivechemotherapywasbasedonpreviouslypublishedhealthandeconomicimpactestimates(betweentheyears2000−2014).ThedeliverycostsoftreatmentwereestimatedusingamodeldevelopedbytheWHO.WealsodevelopedamodeltoinvestigatethenumberofDALYsavertedbyahydrocelectomy,andidentifiedthecostthresholdunderwhichitwouldbeconsideredcost−effective(ResultsTheprojectedcost−effectivenessandcost−benefitofpreventivechemotherapywereverypromisingandthiswasrobustoveraverywiderangeofcostsandassumptions.Whennotincludingtheeconomicvalueofthedonateddrugs,theGPELFwouldbeclassedashighlycost−effective.WeprojectedthatatypicalhydrocelectomywouldbeclassedashighlycosteffectiveifthesurgerycostlessthanUS66, and cost-effective if less than US$398 (based on the World Bank cost-effectiveness thresholds). Conclusions Both the preventive chemotherapy and hydrocele surgeries provided under the GPELF are incredibly cost-effective and offer a very good investment in public health.</p
Catalytic pyrolysis of spruce sawdust was carried out in a bubbling fluidized-bed reactor using HZSM-5 catalysts. The effects of space velocity, catalyst deactivation, catalyst acidity and catalyst regeneration were studied. The use of catalysts decreased the yield of organic liquids compared to non-catalytic yields while the yields of pyrolytic water and gases increased. Decreasing the space velocity enhanced these effects. The rate of catalyst deactivation depended on the acidity of the catalyst, with more acidic catalysts deactivating more rapidly. Using a catalyst with a Si/Al ratio of 140 resulted in the largest changes in bio-oil properties. Periodic regeneration of the catalyst in the fluidized-bed reactor was also demonstrated using varying regeneration times and temperatures. It was shown that compared to BFB reactors, CFB reactor types would offer better operating characteristics for commercial scale catalytic pyrolysis processes in regard to vapour residence times, and catalyst activity and regeneration