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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) are currently implemented by dietetics practitioners worldwide, with various advantages, including ensuring consistency and clarity of dietetics-related healthcare records and the possibility to collect and analyse patient outcomes; however, how Saudi dietitians experience the implementation process is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of Saudi dietitians of NCP implementation in hospitals in Jeddah. METHODS: In this quantitative, cross-sectional study, 56 dietitians were recruited from six principal hospitals in Jeddah. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the characteristics of the dietitians and hospital-related clinical nutrition care performance, the perception and opinions of dietitians towards the NCP, and the status of NCP implementation. RESULTS: Almost all dietitians (98%) were aware of the NCP; however, only 27% had received NCP training. Most dietitians (73%) reported that their department currently follows the NCP, while only 26% reported using the standardized NCP, including International Classification of Functioning, Disability & Health - Dietetics (ICF-D)-WHO and International Dietetic & Nutrition Terminology (IDNT) - USA, with 63% following the hospital's own NCP. Reported reasons for hospitals not following the NCP included insufficient dietitians, lack of experience, or conflict with the hospital's nutrition care system. A majority of dietitians reported no perceived barriers to applying the NCP; however, 23% reported NCP documentation as a challenge. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of dietitians are aware of the NCP and feel confident to practice; however, the NCP model is not currently implemented in Jeddah hospitals as standard. On-going education, a training program, and an implementation plan should be prioritised.
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Hospitals , Nutrition Therapy , Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Delivery of Health Care , Dietetics , Female , Health Plan Implementation/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Male , Nutrition Assessment , Nutritionists/education , Nutritionists/psychology , Saudi Arabia , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetable from Islamabad market, Pakistan were determined by GLC using Perkin Elmer Autosystem equipped with 63NECD and capillary column. Dimethoate was determined in the quantity of 0.032 mg kg-1 in apple, 0.110 mg kg-1 in banana, 0.004 mg kg-1 in brinjal, 1.80 mg kg-1 in cauliflower and 0.13 mg kg-1 in arvi, fenvalerate 0.010 mg kg-1 in apple and chlorpyrifos 0.004 mg kg-1 in brinjal. The importance of these pesticide residues with reference to human health is also briefly discussed.
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Food Contamination , Fruit , Pesticide Residues/analysis , Vegetables , Humans , PakistanABSTRACT
Nine cases of intraoperative expulsive suprachoroidal hemorrhage occurred in a series of 2011 consecutive penetrating keratoplasties (an incidence of 0.45%). In four cases, the complication was directly related to the anesthesia technique. The incidence of hemorrhage was 1.0% in the eyes with preoperative anterior chamber intraocular lenses (IOLs), an incidence significantly higher than for any other associated condition (P < .02). Four of the nine patients recovered a postoperative visual acuity of 20/70 or better. We discuss reasons for the relatively high incidence of hemorrhage during penetrating keratoplasty; its occurrence in relation to the type of anesthesia used, prior intraocular surgery, types of surgery performed together with the penetrating keratoplasty, and the presence of an anterior chamber IOL; and the risks introduced by hemorrhage in a fellow eye and by a previous hemorrhage in the same eye.
