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Prognostic factors and predictive models in hot gallbladder surgery: A prospective observational study in a high-volume center

  • Giovanni Domenico Tebala;Amanda Shabana;Mahul Patel;Benjamin Samra;Alan Chetwynd;Mickaela Nixon;Siddhee Pradhan;Bara'a Elhag;Gabriel Mok;Alexandra Mighiu;Diandra Antunes;Zoe Slack;Roberto Cirocchi;Giles Bond-Smith
    • 한국간담췌외과학회지
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.203-213
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    • 2024
  • Backgrounds/Aims: The standard treatment for acute cholecystitis, biliary pancreatitis and intractable biliary colics ("hot gallbladder") is emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). This paper aims to identify the prognostic factors and create statistical models to predict the outcomes of emergency LC for "hot gallbladder." Methods: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted on 466 patients having an emergency LC in 17 months. Primary endpoint was "suboptimal treatment," defined as the use of escape strategies due to the impossibility to complete the LC. Secondary endpoints were postoperative morbidity and length of postoperative stay. Results: About 10% of patients had a "suboptimal treatment" predicted by age and low albumin. Postop morbidity was 17.2%, predicted by age, admission day, and male sex. Postoperative length of stay was correlated to age, low albumin, and delayed surgery. Conclusions: Several predictive prognostic factors were found to be related to poor emergency LC outcomes. These can be useful in the decision-making process and to inform patients of risks and benefits of an emergency vs. delayed LC for hot gallbladder.

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Opportunities and Risks from Vietnamese Perspective

  • NGUYEN, Long Duc Bao;LY, Tracy Trang;TRAN, Doan Cong;TRAN, Ai Van;LE, An Quoc;HUDSON, Alan
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.229-238
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    • 2022
  • The goal of this research is to look at the Belt and Road Initiative's (BRI) goals, principles, and priorities, as well as criticisms and concerns. Another goal is to determine the Vietnamese government's best response to the BRI. Finally, the study looks at the Vietnamese viewpoint. Document review is used in conjunction with PESTELED analysis and EIU country risk model technique in this study. The study is focused on in-depth interviews with 38 top government leaders, researchers, and scholars by adopting the Delphi technique to determine major factors of risks and opportunities as well as obtain a clearer view on the Vietnamese perspective of the BRI. The main conclusion is that Vietnam's participation in the BRI could result in a variety of benefits and risks, including economic development, connectivity and integration, development finance, cooperation, coordination, trade facilitation, and people-to-people communication, as well as diplomatic and political risks, financial risks, environmental challenges, and job creation. Another conclusion is suggested that careful and case-by-case negotiation with China is needed for Vietnam to exploit the future benefits of BRI. There is a need to set up the strategy to mitigate the risk impacts, reduce the risk level, avoid risk, at last turn the risk into opportunities.

대학 중심 지역혁신의 기원과 주체: 영국 옥스퍼드지역을 사례로 (Regional Innovation Systems of Oxford, UK: Their Origin and Key Actors)

  • 신동호
    • 한국경제지리학회지
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.219-236
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    • 2022
  • 1950년대 이후 선진공업국에서 나타난 탈 공업화 현상과 1970년대의 석유위기 이후의 경제위기에서 탈피하기 위한 대안 중 하나는 첨단 신산업을 중심으로 지역혁신을 유도하는 것이었다. 미국의 실리콘 밸리, 영국의 캠브리지 등은 체계적인 계획이나 정책적 노력 없이 혁신환경이 조성된 대표적인 예라고 할 때, 옥스퍼드 지역 역시 그에 버금가는 혁신지역이라 할 수 있다. 본 연구는 옥스퍼드 지역을 대상으로 지역혁신이 언제, 어떠한 방식으로 발생하였으며, 그러한 변화과정에 영향을 미치는 요소는 무엇인지, 혁신은 어떻게 시작되었는지 등을 규명하고자 한다. 본 연구는 여러 가지 문헌자료와 인터넷 포탈 등을 검색하고 현장답사를 통한 관계자, 전문가 면담 등을 통해 수집한 자료에 근거하여 이루어졌다.