scholarly journals Evaluating the impact on hospital acquired pressure injury/ulcer incidence in a United Kingdom NHS Acute Trust from use of sub‐epidermal scanning technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pippa Nightingale ◽  
Louisa Musa
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Pressure Injury ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Acute Trust

scholarly journals Learning During Crisis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Incidence

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-144
Author(s):  
Shea Polancich ◽  
Allyson G. Hall ◽  
Rebecca Miltner ◽  
Terri Poe ◽  
Ene M. Enogela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Pressure Injury ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Impact of Female External Urinary Catheter on Indwelling Catheter Use and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rates

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. s5-s5
Author(s):  
Lea Monday ◽  
Geehan Suleyman ◽  
George Alangaden ◽  
Stephanie Schuldt ◽  
Catherine Jackman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Urinary Catheter ◽  
Indwelling Catheter ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Pressure Injury ◽  
Utilization Ratio ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
The Impact

Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CED: TIs) are one of the most prevalent healthcare-associated infections. They can lead to bacteremia and increased length of stay, healthcare costs, and mortality. Indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) prevention bundles, nurse-driven removal protocols, and the use of external catheters can help reduce CED: TIs. However, female external urinary catheters (FEUCs) have only recently become widely available. FEUCs were introduced at our institution in July 2017. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of FEUC on IUC utilization ratio and overall CED: TI rate in an 844-bed teaching hospital in southeastern Michigan. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the utilization ratio of FEUCs (female FEUC days per patient days ×1,000) and female IUCs (IUC days per patient days ×1,000), and labia hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) rate due to FEUC from July 2017 through June 2019. We compared the overall (male and female) CED: TI rate per 1,000 IUC days in the preintervention period (January 2016 to June 2017) to the postintervention period (July 2017 to June 2019). Results: In total, 4,013 FEUCs were placed during the intervention period. The utilization ratio of FEUC increased by 59% and the utilization ratio of female IUC decreased by 13% over the course of the 2 years. Only 1 HAPI was reported during the observation period at a rate of 0.025% (1 of 4,013). The overall CED: TI rate decreased from 1.60 to 1.40 (P = .372). Conclusion: Introduction of a FEUC was associated with a decrease in the IUC utilization ratio in female patients with minimal adverse events; however, there was no significant difference in the overall CED: TI rate.Funding: NoDisclosures: None

Euratom and Brexit: Could the United Kingdom Maintain One Foot in the European Union? Current Scenarios and Future Prospects of British withdrawal from the EAEC

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-151
Author(s):  
Andrea Circolo ◽  
Ondrej Hamuľák
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Independent Solution ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Status ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Energy Community ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The paper focuses on the very topical issue of conclusion of the membership of the State, namely the United Kingdom, in European integration structures. The ques­tion of termination of membership in European Communities and European Union has not been tackled for a long time in the sources of European law. With the adop­tion of the Treaty of Lisbon (2009), the institute of 'unilateral' withdrawal was intro­duced. It´s worth to say that exit clause was intended as symbolic in its nature, in fact underlining the status of Member States as sovereign entities. That is why this institute is very general and the legal regulation of the exercise of withdrawal contains many gaps. One of them is a question of absolute or relative nature of exiting from integration structures. Today’s “exit clause” (Art. 50 of Treaty on European Union) regulates only the termination of membership in the European Union and is silent on the impact of such a step on membership in the European Atomic Energy Community. The presented paper offers an analysis of different variations of the interpretation and solution of the problem. It´s based on the independent solution thesis and therefore rejects an automa­tism approach. The paper and topic is important and original especially because in the multitude of scholarly writings devoted to Brexit questions, vast majority of them deals with institutional questions, the interpretation of Art. 50 of Treaty on European Union; the constitutional matters at national UK level; future relation between EU and UK and political bargaining behind such as all that. The question of impact on withdrawal on Euratom membership is somehow underrepresented. Present paper attempts to fill this gap and accelerate the scholarly debate on this matter globally, because all consequences of Brexit already have and will definitely give rise to more world-wide effects.

The link between coronavirus, anxiety, and religious beliefs in the United States and United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Rigoli
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Cultural Implications ◽  
The Impact

Research has shown that stress impacts on people’s religious beliefs. However, several aspects of this effect remain poorly understood, for example regarding the role of prior religiosity and stress-induced anxiety. This paper explores these aspects in the context of the recent coronavirus emergency. The latter has impacted dramatically on many people’s well-being; hence it can be considered a highly stressful event. Through online questionnaires administered to UK and USA citizens professing either Christian faith or no religion, this paper examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis upon common people’s religious beliefs. We found that, following the coronavirus emergency, strong believers reported higher confidence in their religious beliefs while non-believers reported increased scepticism towards religion. Moreover, for strong believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus threat was associated with increased strengthening of religious beliefs. Conversely, for non-believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus thereat was associated with increased scepticism towards religious beliefs. These observations are consistent with the notion that stress-induced anxiety enhances support for the ideology already embraced before a stressful event occurs. This study sheds light on the psychological and cultural implications of the coronavirus crisis, which represents one of the most serious health emergencies in recent times.

Data protection and passenger name record in judicial criminal matters under the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

2021 ◽  
pp. 203228442199492
Author(s):  
Catherine Van de Heyning
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Cooperation Agreement ◽  
Judicial Cooperation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Record Data ◽  
Criminal Matters ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The submission discusses the provisions in the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on data protection as well as the consequences for the exchange of passenger name record data in the field of criminal and judicial cooperation. The author concludes that the impact of the Agreement will depend on the resolvement of the United Kingdom to uphold the standards of protection of personal data equivalent to the EU’s in order to reach an adequacy decision.

scholarly journals Trends in Managing Cardiac and Orthopaedic Device-Associated Infections by Using Therapeutic Biomaterials

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1556
Author(s):  
Stefania Scialla ◽  
Giorgia Martuscelli ◽  
Francesco Nappi ◽  
Sanjeet Singh Avtaar Singh ◽  
Adelaide Iervolino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Preventive Treatment ◽  
Active Surface ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Implanted Medical Devices ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
Systemic Antibiotics ◽  
The Impact

Over the years, there has been an increasing number of cardiac and orthopaedic implanted medical devices, which has caused an increased incidence of device-associated infections. The surfaces of these indwelling devices are preferred sites for the development of biofilms that are potentially lethal for patients. Device-related infections form a large proportion of hospital-acquired infections and have a bearing on both morbidity and mortality. Treatment of these infections is limited to the use of systemic antibiotics with invasive revision surgeries, which had implications on healthcare burdens. The purpose of this review is to describe the main causes that lead to the onset of infection, highlighting both the biological and clinical pathophysiology. Both passive and active surface treatments have been used in the field of biomaterials to reduce the impact of these infections. This includes the use of antimicrobial peptides and ionic liquids in the preventive treatment of antibiotic-resistant biofilms. Thus far, multiple in vivo studies have shown efficacious effects against the antibiotic-resistant biofilm. However, this has yet to materialize in clinical medicine.

scholarly journals The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young people: A comparison between China and the United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Bo Liu ◽  
Géraldine Dufour ◽  
Zhuo-Er Sun ◽  
Julieta Galante ◽  
Chen-Qi Xing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Do Environmental Stringency Policies and Human Development Reduce CO2 Emissions? Evidence from G7 and BRICS Economies

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6727
Author(s):  
Funda Hatice Sezgin ◽  
Yilmaz Bayar ◽  
Laura Herta ◽  
Marius Dan Gavriletea
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cointegration Analysis ◽  
Causality Analysis ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Impact

This study explores the impact of environmental policies and human development on the CO2 emissions for the period of 1995–2015 in the Group of Seven and BRICS economies in the long run through panel cointegration and causality tests. The causality analysis revealed a bilateral causality between environmental stringency policies and CO2 emissions for Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and a unilateral causality from CO2 emissions to the environmental stringency policies for Canada, China, and France. On the other hand, the analysis showed a bilateral causality between human development and CO2 emissions for Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and unilateral causality from CO2 emissions to human development in Brazil, Canada, China, and France. Furthermore, the cointegration analysis indicated that both environmental stringency policies and human development had a decreasing impact on the CO2 emissions.

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