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However, there is a dearth for clinical studies to prove the efficacy of A. indica as a herbal contraceptive.
Although A. indica is not reported with the complete alleviation of reproductive system in both male and female animal models, studies have proven its efficacy as a contraceptive. Adenosine disodium triphosphate chemical structure Extracts and phytochemicals from neem neither reduced the libido nor retarded the growth of secondary sexual characters, thus indicating only a temporary and reversible contraceptive activity. However, there is a dearth for clinical studies to prove the efficacy of A. indica as a herbal contraceptive.
The impact of prehabilitation remains controversial due to a short presurgical waiting period and the diminished capacity of the patient population. A strategy to augment and optimize the effectiveness of prehabilitations for abdominal cancer patients may be found in the unlikely field of sport science. We investigated the use of blood flow restriction training and sport nutrition supplementation to augment functional capacity and increase muscle strength in twenty-four abdominal cancer patients awaiting surgery.
The sport science-based program was comprised of blood flow restriction exercise 5 to 6 times per week and a daily sports nutrition supplement containing l-citrulline, creatine monohydrate, and whey protein.
After 4 weeks of prehabilitation, 6-min walk test, timed up and go, short physical performance battery, 5-chair stand test and physical component score of quality of life were significantly improved (all p<0.05). Total body and appendicular lean mass as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry increased by 0.73±1.04kg (p=0.004) and 0.42±0.64kg (p=0.006), respectively. Total body fat mass and trunk fat mass decreased (p=0.004 and p=0.021). There were no significant changes in hand grip strength, fear of falling, the mental component summary of quality of life, or fasting serum concentrations of myostatin, follistatin, and growth hormone.
A multimodal prehabilitation program, which encompasses blood flow restriction training and sports nutrition supplements, is both feasible and effective in improving lean mass and physical function in abdominal cancer patients prior to surgery.
A multimodal prehabilitation program, which encompasses blood flow restriction training and sports nutrition supplements, is both feasible and effective in improving lean mass and physical function in abdominal cancer patients prior to surgery.
Pediatric mental health needs are common in primary care, but many children never access treatment. With parents as a critical gatekeeper, it is important to identify barriers and facilitators to treatment access and explore the role of family history.
Parents/caregivers (N = 1,763) with children aged 3-17 years were recruited in the original study and participated in a 71-item survey that addressed mental health-related communication.
An association was found between family history of mental health disorders and recognition of behavioral concerns, and between anxiety/depression disorders and sharing of concerns. In addition, parents with a family history were less likely to feel completely satisfied with time spent discussing mental health or with how the provider answered questions.
Although fear of stigma has been previously cited in the literature as a barrier to accessing treatment, findings suggest a family history of mental health disorders can facilitate parental help-seeking steps.
Although fear of stigma has been previously cited in the literature as a barrier to accessing treatment, findings suggest a family history of mental health disorders can facilitate parental help-seeking steps.
Staffing is the single biggest cost component in the critical care budgets. Due to the fluctuation in both bed occupancy and the level of care needs, nursing staff requirement can vary considerably from day to day. This makes the traditional 'fixed roster' staffing system inefficient, costly and potentially unsafe. In this study, we used the existing bed occupancy data to test the viability two 'dynamic' workforce management models.
Nursing requirement data were prospectively collected over one year at a thirty-two-bed critical care unit. Using mathematical models, we then tested the concept of two alternative workforce management models and compared the level of staffing, as well as the estimated cost per year. The first was an 'on-call' model, which was a two-tier roster with a standard staffing level and an additional on-call component; the second was a 'predictive' model, which estimated the staffing requirement based on the bed occupancy a few days prior.
Single centre study in a busy district general hospital with a 32-bed critical care unit.
The number of days with safe staffing levels and the cost of the alternative workforce management models.
Data were collected over 331days. The on-call model was estimated to cost 16% less per year (£431,320, or 2,630 nurse-shift equivalent) compared to the fixed roster, while fulfilling the adequate staffing standards in 97% of the days. While the predictive model could also be used to improve the workforce efficiency, this was overall less efficient than the on-call model.
The modelled data suggests that the implementation of an 'on-call' model in critical care nursing rostering could potentially improve coverage and appear to be cost effective.
The modelled data suggests that the implementation of an 'on-call' model in critical care nursing rostering could potentially improve coverage and appear to be cost effective.Rhinoplasty is one of the most technically challenging aspects of facial cosmetic surgery. Various versions of predictive computer software have been developed to aid the surgeon in obtaining predictable results. In the rapidly progressing era of three-dimensional (3D) printing, we present an intraoperative technique that has enabled us to reliably monitor planned surgical changes to the nasal form.There is no accepted method of reporting mandibular fracture that reflects incidence, treatment and outcome for individual cases. As most series include anatomical site only for all fractures, the aim was to establish a new method to report fractures based on a systematic review of the literature and an internal audit. The classification proposed is Class I; condyle, II; angle, IIc; II+condyle, III; body/symphysis, IIIc; III+condyle, IV; multiple fractures not including condyle, IVc; IV+condyle, V; bilateral condyle±other fracture(s). A total of 10,971 adult and 914 paediatric cases were analyzed through systematic review, and 833 from the regional audit. Only 32% (14/44) of reported series could be reclassified which, when added to the audit data, showed Class IV was most common (29%), with similar proportions of Class III, Class IIIc and Class II (18-23%). External validation (literature review) in terms of treatment and outcome was non-informative, but the internal validation (audit) demonstrated an increasing requirement for adding maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) to open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) as class increased.
