81 research outputs found
Analysis of dynamic behavior of the back-toback High Voltage Direct Current link model as part of electrical power system
One of the main directions of the development of electric power systems is the introduction of technologies based on high-power semiconductor switches, such as FACTS devices and HVDC technologies. These systems effectively solve a number of urgent tasks of EPS, connected with asynchronous connection of EPS, transmission of electricity, improve local and systemic flexibility and reliability of EPS, increasing the capacity of network elements that contains a "weak" connection. However, the implementation and operation of mentioned technologies in the EPS determines the need for a wide range of analysis and research that can only be done with the help of mathematical modeling
Formation and investigation of micro-arc Sr-containing calciumphosphate biocoatings on Mg-0.8 Ca alloy
The investigation of the XRD analysis, thickness, masses and roughness of Sr-substituted calcium phosphate coatings on the Mg-0.8Ca substrate deposited by the micro arc oxidation method under different process voltages was performed. The increase of the process voltage leads to the growth of the thickness, masses and roughness of the coatings. Results of XRD analysis showed that the Sr-CaP coatings formed under the process voltages of 350-450 V are contained Ξ±-Ca[3](PO[4])[2], Mg[3](PO[4])[2] and Mg phases
Indications for hand and glove disinfection in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support: a manikin simulation study
Background and aim
There are no investigations on hand hygiene during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), even though these patients are at high risk for healthcare-associated infections. We aimed to evaluate the number of indicated hand hygiene per CPR case in general and the fraction that could be accomplished without delay for other life-saving techniques through standardized observations.
Materials and methods
In 2022, we conducted Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) courses over 4 days, practicing 33 ACLS case vignettes with standard measurements of chest compression fractions and hand hygiene indications. A total of nine healthcare workers (six nurses and three physicians) participated.
Results
A total of 33 training scenarios resulted in 613 indications for hand disinfection. Of these, 150 (24%) occurred before patient contact and 310 (51%) before aseptic activities. In 282 out of 310 (91%) indications, which have the highest impact on patient safety, the medication administrator was responsible; in 28 out of 310 (9%) indications, the airway manager was responsible. Depending on the scenario and assuming 15 s to be sufficient for alcoholic disinfection, 56β100% (mean 84.1%, SD Β± 13.1%) of all indications could have been accomplished without delaying patient resuscitation. Percentages were lower for 30-s of exposure time.
Conclusion
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the feasibility of hand hygiene in a manikin CPR study. Even if the feasibility is overestimated due to the study setup, the fundamental conclusion is that a relevant part of the WHO indications for hand disinfection can be implemented without compromising quality in acute care, thus increasing the overall quality of patient care
WU Polyomavirus (WUPyV): A Recently Detected Virus Causing Respiratory Disease?
The WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) is a novel member of the family Polyomaviridae recently detected in respiratory tract specimens by shotgun sequencing. Intriguingly, viral genome has been detected in 0.4% to 11.5% of respiratory tract specimens from children with respiratory disease. The levels of co-infection with established respiratory viruses were in the range between 30.8% and 91.7%. Moreover, some studies report detection of WUPyV in stool or serum. So far, WUPyV infections can not be distinguished from other viral infections by means of clinical symptoms. Respiratory tract disease like pneumonia or bronchitis is frequently observed in patients harbouring WUPyV. Detection of viremia suggests systemic infections. However, the available data do not prove WUPyV to be a human pathogen. Further investigations are necessary
ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π°Π½ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΈ Π£Π€-ΠΎΠ±Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠ½Π°
ΠΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠ΄ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½Ρ Π²ΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ² Π½Π° Π±ΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΡΡΡ Chlorella vulgaris
ΠΡΠ΄Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π²ΠΌΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΡ Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉΠΌΠ°Ρ
Ρ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡ ΡΡ
Π½ΡΠΎΡ Π΅Π²ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡΡ.
ΠΠ²ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡΡ β ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ Π·ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½Π½Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡ ΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π²ΡΠ΄Π±ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡΡ Π²Π½Π°ΡΠ»ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΊ
ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π½Ρ Π±Π°Π»Π°Π½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΡ
ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½. ΠΡΠ½ ΡΡΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΆΡΡΡΡΡΡ Π½Π°Π΄ΠΌΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠΌ ΡΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ
Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ, ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ Π·Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ
, ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎ-Π·Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ
Ρ Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ
, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²Π°ΠΆΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π½Π΅Π±Π°ΠΆΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ
Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠ²
ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ΠΊΡΠΎΠ½Ρ, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΆΠΈΡΡΡΠ΄ΡΡΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΠΈΠ±. ΠΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΌΡ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π΄Π°ΡΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ
Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ½ΠΈΠΉ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Ρ
, ΠΌΠΎΠΆΡΡΡ Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΡΠ½Ρ Π°Π»Π΅ΡΠ³ΡΡΠ½Ρ ΡΠ΅Π°ΠΊΡΡΡ Ρ ΡΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎ-ΠΊΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Ρ
Π·Π°Ρ
Π²ΠΎΡΡΠ²Π°Π½Π½Ρ Ρ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ Ρ ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠ½. ΠΡΡΠ»Ρ Π²ΡΠ΄ΠΌΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡ Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈ,
Π°ΠΌΡΠ°ΠΊ Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΌΡΠΆΠ½Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ·ΠΏΠ°Π΄Ρ. Π¦Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠΈ Π΄ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΄Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π½Ρ Π²ΠΌΡΡΡΡ
ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ², ΡΠΊΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½Π½Ρ Π²Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡ
ΠΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠΎΡ ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π· ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ΄Π½ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΈΠ· Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ-ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π½ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π³Π½ΠΈΡ
ΠΡΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Ρ ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ
Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ-ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π½ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π³Π½ΠΈΡ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΈΠΌΡ ΠΈΡ
ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ Π² Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅, ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠΎΡ
ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π· Π² Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΡ
Π½Π°Π½ΠΎΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ΄Π½ΡΡ
ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π°. ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠΎΡ
ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π· ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ΄Π½ΡΡ
ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉ Π² Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ-ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈΠ· Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ³ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎΠ² ΠΠΠΠ (Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π½ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²) ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Ρ ΠΈΡ
ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠΎ-Ρ
ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ²Π°. Π£ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Ρ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π²Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΡ (ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ΄ ΠΌΠ°Π³Π½ΠΈΡ) Π½Π° ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠ°Π΄Ρ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΡ
ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ΄Π½ΡΡ
ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉ.The compositions of mixed water-organic nitrate solutions of samarium, cerium and magnesium will be determined, as well as the modes of their processing in air plasma, which provide plasma-chemical synthesis in air plasma of complex nanoscale oxide compositions of various compositions. Plasma-chemical synthesis of oxide compositions in an air-plasma stream from dispersed solutions of WONS (water-organic nitrate solutions) was carried out and their physical and chemical properties were studied. The regularities of the influence of the mass fraction of the matrix (magnesium oxide) on the specific surface area and the size of the resulting oxide compositions are established
Indications for hand and glove disinfection in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support: A manikin simulation study
Background and aimThere are no investigations on hand hygiene during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), even though these patients are at high risk for healthcare-associated infections. We aimed to evaluate the number of indicated hand hygiene per CPR case in general and the fraction that could be accomplished without delay for other life-saving techniques through standardized observations.Materials and methodsIn 2022, we conducted Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) courses over 4 days, practicing 33 ACLS case vignettes with standard measurements of chest compression fractions and hand hygiene indications. A total of nine healthcare workers (six nurses and three physicians) participated.ResultsA total of 33 training scenarios resulted in 613 indications for hand disinfection. Of these, 150 (24%) occurred before patient contact and 310 (51%) before aseptic activities. In 282 out of 310 (91%) indications, which have the highest impact on patient safety, the medication administrator was responsible; in 28 out of 310 (9%) indications, the airway manager was responsible. Depending on the scenario and assuming 15 s to be sufficient for alcoholic disinfection, 56β100% (mean 84.1%, SD Β± 13.1%) of all indications could have been accomplished without delaying patient resuscitation. Percentages were lower for 30-s of exposure time.ConclusionTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the feasibility of hand hygiene in a manikin CPR study. Even if the feasibility is overestimated due to the study setup, the fundamental conclusion is that a relevant part of the WHO indications for hand disinfection can be implemented without compromising quality in acute care, thus increasing the overall quality of patient care
Clinical Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection Scenarios in Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Cancer Patients in Three German Cancer Centers: A Retrospective Analysis.
COVID-19 vaccines have become an integral element in the protection of cancer patients against SARS-CoV-2. To date, there are no direct comparisons of the course of COVID-19 infection in cancer patients between the pre- and post-vaccine era. We analyzed SARS-CoV-2 infections and their impact on cancer in COVID-19 vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from three German cancer centers. Overall, 133 patients with SARS-CoV-2 were enrolled in pre- and post-vaccine eras: 84 non-vaccinated and 49 vaccinated, respectively. A mild course of COVID-19 was documented more frequently in vaccinated patients (49% vs. 29%), while the frequency of severe and critical courses occurred in approximately one-half of the non-vaccinated patients (22% vs. 42%, p = 0.023). Particularly, patients with hematologic neoplasms benefited from vaccination in this context (p = 0.031). Admissions to intermediate- and intensive-care units and the necessity of non-invasive and invasive respiratory support were reduced by 71% and 50% among vaccinated patients, respectively. The median length of admission was 11 days for non-vaccinated and 5 days for vaccinated patients (p = 0.002). COVID-19 mortality was reduced by 83% in vaccinated patients (p = 0.046). Finally, the median time from SARS-CoV-2 infection to restarting cancer therapy was 12 and 26 days among vaccinated and non-vaccinated groups, respectively (p = 0.002). Although this study does not have enough power to perform multivariate analyses to account for confounders, it provides data on COVID-19 in non-vaccinated and vaccinated cancer patients and illustrates the potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccines for these patients
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