Sleep analysis in emergency nurses' department.

BACKGROUND: Shift work increases the risk of suffering physiological and psychological alterations, due to the sleep disorders that it usually produces in the staff with this type of workday. OBJECTIVE: Analyze the influence of shift work on sleep quality in the nursing staff of the emergency department of the University Hospital of Leon. METHODS: A total of 70 emergency department nurses aged between 24-56 years were divided into two groups (rotating shift and fixed morning or afternoon shift). The Pittsburgh sleep quality index was used for this purpose. In order to establish differences between the two groups, a bivariate analysis was performed using the χ² test. RESULTS: The results showed that both groups had "rather poor" subjective sleep quality, with scores of 8.5 for fixed shift versus. 6.3 for a rotating shift. The group of nurses' rotating shifts slept an average of 5.39 hours compared to 7.47 hours for a fixed shift. Significant differences were found in sleep latency, sleep disturbances, and the use of sleep medication, with more negative results for the rotating shift. CONCLUSIONS: Rotating shift produces a poor quality of sleep compared to a fixed morning or afternoon shift, and it would be interesting for the center itself to establish sleep improvement and sleep hygiene programs.

Sleep analysis in emergency nurses' department

SUMMARY Shift work increases the risk of suffering physiological and psychological alterations, due to the sleep disorders that it usually produces in the staff with this type of workday. OBJECTIVE: Analyze the influence of shift work on sleep quality in the nursing staff of the emergency department of the University Hospital of Leon. METHODS: A total of 70 emergency department nurses aged between 24-56 years were divided into two groups (rotating shift and fixed morning or afternoon shift). The Pittsburgh sleep quality index was used for this purpose. In order to establish differences between the two groups, a bivariate analysis was performed using the χ² test. RESULTS: The results showed that both groups had "rather poor" subjective sleep quality, with scores of 8.5 for fixed shift versus. 6.3 for a rotating shift. The group of nurses' rotating shifts slept an average of 5.39 hours compared to 7.47 hours for a fixed shift. Significant differences were found in sleep latency, sleep disturbances, and the use of sleep medication, with more negative results for the rotating shift. CONCLUSIONS: Rotating shift produces a poor quality of sleep compared to a fixed morning or afternoon shift, and it would be interesting for the center itself to establish sleep improvement and sleep hygiene programs.

Invasive ductal adenocarcinoma arising from heterotopic pancreas in the jejunum: case report and literature review / Adenocarcinoma ductal invasivo sobre páncreas heterotópico en yeyuno: caso clínico y revisión de la literatura

Although the presence of pancreatic tissue outside of the usual anatomical location of the pancreas is not an uncommon incidental finding, the risk of malignancy is extremely low. We report a case of ductal adenocarcinoma arising within a focus of heterotopic pancreas, occurring in the jejunum of an 81 year old woman. The patient presented with a history of progressive gastrointestinal occlusive symptoms. Computerized tomography showed a mass in the jejunum, which was surgically removed. Histopathology revealed an invasive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from pancreatic tissue with no connection with the original gland (Heinrich type II). At the 12-month follow-up, there were no signs of recurrence. Despite the low risk of malignancy in heterotopic pancreas, adenocarcinoma is the most frequent histological type, and the prognosis is still not clear. Lesions incidentally detected during surgery and in symptomatic patients need to be removed by conservative procedures in order to exclude malignant disease

Aunque la presencia de tejido pancreático fuera del páncreas es un hallazgo incidental no infrecuente, el riesgo de malignidad es extremadamente bajo. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 81 años de edad con historia progresiva de síntomas oclusivos gastrointestinales, que presentó en el estudio por tomografía computarizada una lesión oclusiva localizada en yeyuno. El estudio histológico reveló la presencia de un adenocarcinoma ductal invasivo de tipo pancreático sobre tejido pancreático sin conexión con la glándula original (Heinrich tipo II). En el seguimiento posterior de la paciente a 12 meses, no se observaron signos de recurrencia. A pesar de que el riesgo de malignización del páncreas heterotópico es raro, el tipo histológico más frecuente es el adenocarcinoma. El pronóstico es aún incierto. Es necesaria la resección quirúrgica de estas lesiones en el momento del diagnóstico con el fin de descartar la presencia de enfermedad maligna

Invasive ductal adenocarcinoma arising from heterotopic pancreas in the jejunum: Case report and literature review.

Although the presence of pancreatic tissue outside of the usual anatomical location of the pancreas is not an uncommon incidental finding, the risk of malignancy is extremely low. We report a case of ductal adenocarcinoma arising within a focus of heterotopic pancreas, occurring in the jejunum of an 81 year old woman. The patient presented with a history of progressive gastrointestinal occlusive symptoms. Computerized tomography showed a mass in the jejunum, which was surgically removed. Histopathology revealed an invasive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from pancreatic tissue with no connection with the original gland (Heinrich type II). At the 12-month follow-up, there were no signs of recurrence. Despite the low risk of malignancy in heterotopic pancreas, adenocarcinoma is the most frequent histological type, and the prognosis is still not clear. Lesions incidentally detected during surgery and in symptomatic patients need to be removed by conservative procedures in order to exclude malignant disease.

Intraperitoneal splenosis / Esplenosis Intraperitoneal

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Dark-lumen MR colonography with fecal tagging: a comparison of water enema and air methods of colonic distension for detecting colonic neoplasms.

The purpose was to evaluate MR colonography (MRC) with barium fecal tagging in detecting colorectal pathology and to determine how air-based and water-based colonic distension influences MRC. We studied 83 patients with high risk of colonic neoplasms. All received oral barium sulfate for colonic preparation before unenhanced and enhanced T1-weighted gradient-echo MRC using either water (n=54) or air (n=29) for colonic distension. Fecal tagging, distension, and artifacts were recorded. All patients underwent conventional colonoscopy within 2 weeks of MRC; the techniques were compared for detection of malignant neoplasms and polyps >or=1 cm, 6-9 mm, and or=1 cm, but more air-distended MRC were excluded for poor quality. MRC with fecal tagging is useful for detecting lesions >or=1 cm. Air distension was inferior to water distension in most aspects. Water-based colonic distension should be used for barium-tagging MRC.