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Aim: Different nonpharmacological strategies are adopted to decrease primary dysmenorrhea (PD)-related pain. The present study aimed to verify women's use of nonpharmacological methods for pain and compare them with evidence from the literature. Materials & methods: A two-step study was conducted, comprising an online survey with 9144 women to assess nonpharmacological strategies for relieving PD-related pain, and a literature review on PubMed of verify the evidence of nonpharmacological methods. Results: Many women reported using heat therapy (61.5%), tea (42.4%) and massage (30.9%) to alleviate menstrual pain. However, the literature on these methods is limited. Conclusion: Several nonpharmacological methods are used by women to relieve PD-related pain and studies with low bias risk are needed to prove their effectiveness.
What is this article about This article explores how women manage menstrual pain, known as primary dysmenorrhea (PD), using non-drug methods. The study investigates the common self-care techniques women employ to ease their pain and compares these practices with scientific evidence.What were the results? The study found that many women use non-drug methods such as heat therapy (61.5%), tea (42.4%) and massage (30.9%) to relieve menstrual pain. Despite their popularity, sometimes the scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of these methods is limited.What do these results mean? These results indicate that while women frequently use various self-care methods to manage menstrual pain, there is a need for more high-quality scientific studies to confirm whether these methods are truly effective. This highlights a gap between common practices and scientific effectiveness.
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The event of cellular reprogramming into pluripotency is influenced by several factors, such as in vitro culture conditions (e.g., culture medium and oxygen concentration). Herein, bovine iPSCs (biPSCs) were generated in different levels of oxygen tension (5% or 20% of oxygen) and supplementation (bFGF or bFGF + LIF + 2i-bFL2i) to evaluate the efficiency of pluripotency induction and maintenance in vitro. Initial reprogramming was observed in all groups and bFL2i supplementation initially resulted in a superior number of colonies. However, bFL2i supplementation in low oxygen led to a loss of self-renewal and pluripotency maintenance. All clonal lines were positive for alkaline phosphatase; they expressed endogenous pluripotency-related genes SOX2, OCT4 and STELLA. However, expression was decreased throughout the passages without the influence of oxygen tension. GLUT1 and GLUT3 were upregulated by low oxygen. The biPSCs were immunofluorescence-positive stained for OCT4 and SOX2 and they formed embryoid bodies which differentiated in ectoderm and mesoderm (all groups), as well as endoderm (one line from bFL2i in high oxygen). Our study is the first to compare high and low oxygen environments during and after induced reprogramming in cattle. In our conditions, a low oxygen environment did not favor the pluripotency maintenance of biPSCs.
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Cell Culture Techniques/methods , Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells , Oxygen/pharmacology , Animals , Cattle , Cellular Reprogramming/drug effectsABSTRACT
Objetivo: Identificar as implicações da não manutenção dos equipamentos hospitalares na qualidade do atendimento cirúrgico. Método: Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa, exploratória, descritiva, observacional, realizada em um hospital filantrópico do interior de Minas Gerais. Aplicou-se a técnica de observação direta e a avaliação de registros de manutenção preventiva e corretiva dos equipamentos cirúrgicos. Resultados: Durante o período de observação, verificou-se que os equipamentos que mais apresentaram falhas durante a cirurgia foram: bisturi elétrico, intensificador e foco cirúrgico. Os dados de funcionalidade e manutenção dos equipamentos foram comparados com recomendações do fabricante e com a literatura científica. Conclusão: A não manutenção dos equipamentos cirúrgicos pode prolongar a recuperação pós-operatória, aumentar a morbidade e a mortalidade e levar a um impacto financeiro desnecessário para a instituição. Espera-se que os resultados deste estudo possam motivar a equipe multiprofissional à realização da manutenção preventiva dos equipamentos antes das cirurgias.
Objective: To identify the implications of non-maintenance of hospital equipment for the quality of surgical care. Method: This is a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive, observational study carried out at a philanthropic hospital in the countryside of Minas Gerais. The technique of direct observation was applied, as well as the evaluation of records related to preventive and corrective maintenance of surgical equipment. Results: During the observation period, the equipment presenting most failures during surgical procedures were: electric scalpel, intensifier, and surgical focus. Equipment functionality and maintenance data were compared with manufacturers' recommendations and the scientific literature. Conclusion: Failure in surgical equipment maintenance can prolong patients' postoperative recovery, increase morbidity and mortality, and lead to unnecessary financial impact for the institution. It is hoped that the results of this study motivate the multiprofessional team to perform preventive maintenance of equipment before surgeries.
Objetivo: Identificar las implicaciones del no mantenimiento de los equipos hospitalarios en la calidad de la atención quirúrgica. Método: Se trata de un estudio observacional, descriptivo, exploratorio y cuantitativo realizado en un hospital filantrópico del interior de Minas Gerais. Se aplicó la técnica de observación directa y la evaluación de registros de mantenimiento preventivo y correctivo de los equipos quirúrgicos. Resultados: Durante el período de observación, se verificó que los equipos que presentaron el mayor número de fallas durante la cirugía fueron: bisturí eléctrico, intensificador y foco quirúrgico. La funcionalidad del equipo y los datos de mantenimiento se compararon con las recomendaciones del fabricante y la literatura científica. Conclusión: La falta de mantenimiento del equipo quirúrgico puede prolongar la recuperación postoperatoria, aumentar la morbilidad y la mortalidad y generar un impacto financiero innecesario para la institución. Se espera que los resultados de este estudio motiven al equipo multiprofesional a realizar el mantenimiento preventivo del equipo antes de las cirugías
