[Implementing bedside handover in neurological rehabilitation: An Action Research Approach in Practice Development]. / Implementation der patientennahen Übergabe in der neurologischen Frührehabilitation.

Implementing bedside handover in neurological rehabilitation: An Action Research Approach in Practice Development Abstract. Background: Nursing handovers are considered high-risk tasks but are also an important resource for conveying pertinent insights in the patients' situation and engaging them in the care process. As part of a broader action research project, a participatory approach was used to implement bedside handovers. Aims: It seemed central to sustainable change to gain insights which underlying factors motivate nurses to change handover practices. Methods: A qualitative design was chosen, in which five exploratory interviews were conducted with nurses. Results: The biggest challenges are privacy concerns and dealing with cognitively impaired patients. The motivations for bedside handover are a less error-prone transfer of information and a more accurate impression of the patient, in addition to a patient contact which is experienced as valuable. Discussion: The change in handover structure is accompanied by changes in the ward culture. The challenges faced by the staff require high communication skills to bridge them. The main factor for the preference of the handover form is the effect on the patients. Limitations: Transferability is limited due to the high contextual relevance. Transfer: With the help of a structured implementation strategy, even rituals can be modified. The bedside handover has a beneficial influence on patient-centredness.

Enhanced compatibility between poly(lactic acid) and poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) by incorporation of N-halamine epoxy precursor.

In this work, a new N-halamine precursor with two epoxy groups, 1,3-bis(2,3-epoxypropyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-trione (BETT), was synthesized and used to enhance the compatibility between poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT). The rheological analysis and GPC indicated that chain extension between PLA and PBAT occurred during the melt-blending in the presence of BETT. The PLA/PBAT chain extensions improved the compatibility between PLA and PBAT and hindered the crystallization of PLA. SEM images showed that PLA/PBAT blend gradually changed from the typical sea-island phase without BETT to a co-continuous structure with increase in amount of BETT. This showed that the interfacial compatibility between PLA and PBAT improved significantly on addition of BETT. Moreover, compared to PLA/PBAT blend, the mechanical properties of PLA/PBAT/BETT blends showed great improvement. Furthermore, the chlorinated PLA/PBAT/BETT sheets displayed excellent antibacterial activities against E. coli (CMCC 44103) and S. aureus (ATCC 6538) cultures, wherein the sheets with 17.5 ± 0.8 µg/cm2 of the active chlorine could kill all inoculated bacteria within 30 min.

Trauma ocular y politrauma / Ocular trauma and multitrauma

Se realizó una revisión sobre el trauma ocular y su manejo en pacientes politraumatizados. Entre las causas más frecuentes de trauma ocular se encuentran los accidentes domésticos, laborales, juegos, actividades recreativas y deportivas. Involucran en un alto por ciento a niños y jóvenes, y predomina el sexo masculino en casi todos los trabajos revisados. No solo en Cuba sino en el mundo, el trauma ocular es fuente importante de ceguera unilateral o bilateral. Se presenta un breve compendio de los términos y definiciones actuales que son utilizados para el manejo del trauma ocular, su clasificación y la ventaja que ofrece aplicar el Puntaje del Trauma Ocular, OTS (Ocular Trauma Score), para el pronóstico de la agudeza visual final de acuerdo a los hallazgos clínicos encontrados en la evaluación inicial. Se hace referencia a los pacientes con politrauma y los aspectos a tener en cuenta por el oftalmólogo para tomar conducta cuando estos presentan heridas penetrantes o perforantes y tienen compromiso vital. En estos casos se hace necesaria la colaboración urgente de múltiples especialistas para primero mantener al paciente con vida y luego disminuir las complicaciones que repercuten en su pronóstico visual.

A review was made on the ocular trauma and its management in multitrauma patients. The most common causes comprise domestic and occupational accidents, games, recreational and sport activities. It involves more frequently a high percentage of young people, with male prevalence in almost all the reviewed papers. Ocular trauma is an important source of unilateral or bilateral blindness not only in Cuba but worldwide as well. A brief summary of the current terms and definitions used to manage ocular trauma, their classification and the advantage of the Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) to know the possible final visual acuity, according to the clinical findings at the emergency room, were presented. Reference was also made to the multitrauma patients and to those elements that the ophthalmologist must take into account to adopt appropriate actions when the patient’s wounds are penetrating or perforating and life-threatening. These cases require efficient cooperation among many specialists to preserve patient's life and to reduce complications affecting the final visual prognosis.

Trauma ocular y politrauma / Ocular trauma and multitrauma

Se realizó una revisión sobre el trauma ocular y su manejo en pacientes politraumatizados. Entre las causas más frecuentes de trauma ocular se encuentran los accidentes domésticos, laborales, juegos, actividades recreativas y deportivas. Involucran en un alto por ciento a niños y jóvenes, y predomina el sexo masculino en casi todos los trabajos revisados. No solo en Cuba sino en el mundo, el trauma ocular es fuente importante de ceguera unilateral o bilateral. Se presenta un breve compendio de los términos y definiciones actuales que son utilizados para el manejo del trauma ocular, su clasificación y la ventaja que ofrece aplicar el Puntaje del Trauma Ocular, OTS (Ocular Trauma Score), para el pronóstico de la agudeza visual final de acuerdo a los hallazgos clínicos encontrados en la evaluación inicial. Se hace referencia a los pacientes con politrauma y los aspectos a tener en cuenta por el oftalmólogo para tomar conducta cuando estos presentan heridas penetrantes o perforantes y tienen compromiso vital. En estos casos se hace necesaria la colaboración urgente de múltiples especialistas para primero mantener al paciente con vida y luego disminuir las complicaciones que repercuten en su pronóstico visual(AU)

A review was made on the ocular trauma and its management in multitrauma patients. The most common causes comprise domestic and occupational accidents, games, recreational and sport activities. It involves more frequently a high percentage of young people, with male prevalence in almost all the reviewed papers. Ocular trauma is an important source of unilateral or bilateral blindness not only in Cuba but worldwide as well. A brief summary of the current terms and definitions used to manage ocular trauma, their classification and the advantage of the Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) to know the possible final visual acuity, according to the clinical findings at the emergency room, were presented. Reference was also made to the multitrauma patients and to those elements that the ophthalmologist must take into account to adopt appropriate actions when the patients wounds are penetrating or perforating and life-threatening. These cases require efficient cooperation among many specialists to preserve patient's life and to reduce complications affecting the final visual prognosis(AU)