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Nitrous oxide splurge in a tertiary health care center and its environmental impact: No more laughing stock

  • Amit Sharma;GD Puri;Rajeev Chauhan;Ankur Luthra;Gauri Khurana;Amarjyoti Hazarika;Shyam Charan Meena
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.67-73
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    • 2024
  • Background: Nitrous oxide has been an integral part of surgical anesthesia for many years in the developed world and is still used in developing countries such as India. The other main concerns in low-resource countries are the lack of an advanced anesthesia gas-scavenging system and modular surgical theatres. As a greenhouse gas that has been present in the atmosphere for more than 100 years and damages the ozone layer, nitrous oxide is three times worse than sevoflurane. Here, we conducted an observational study to quantify the annual nitrous oxide consumption and its environmental impact in terms of carbon dioxide equivalence in one of busiest tertiary health care and research centers in Northern India. Methods: Data related to nitrous oxide expenditure' from the operation theatre and manifold complex of our tertiary care hospital and research center from 2018 to 2021 were collected monthly and analyzed. The outcomes were extracted from our observational study, which was approved by our institutional ethics board (INT/IEC/2017/1372 Dated 25.11.2017) and registered prospectively under the Central Registry (CTRI/2018/07/014745 Dated 05.07.2018). Results: The annual nitrous oxide consumption in our tertiary care hospital was 22,081.00, 22,904.00, 17,456.00, and 18,392.00 m3 (cubic meters) in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively. This indicates that the environmental impact of nitrous oxide (in terms of CO2 equivalents) from our hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 was 13,016.64, 13,287.82, 10,289.94, and 10,841.24 tons, respectively. Conclusion: This huge amount of nitrous oxide splurge is no longer a matter of laughter, and serious efforts should be made at every central and peripheral health center level to reduce it.

Heuristics for Locating Two Types of Public Health-Care Facilities

  • Kim, Dong-Guen;Kim, Yeong-Dae;Lee, Tae-Sik
    • Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.202-214
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    • 2012
  • This paper discusses the problem of determining locations for public health-care facilities and allocating patients to the public facilities with the objective of minimizing the total construction cost. The public health-care facilities have two types of facilities: public hospitals and health centers. The public hospital provides both hospital services and homecare services, while the health center provides only homecare service. We present an integer programming formulation for the problem, and develop two types of heuristics, based on priority rules and approximate mathematical formulation. Results of a series of computational experiments on a number of problem instances show that the algorithms give good solutions in a reasonable computation time.

2개 보건소의 방문보건재활사업에 관한 연구 (A Study on Community Rehabilitation Program of the two Public Health Center)

  • 조계숙;유인자;배정희;이영자
    • 가정∙방문간호학회지
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    • 제4권
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    • pp.86-100
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of the study is to evaluate the community rehabilitation program of the two Public Health Center. Data were collected from the 138 clients who received rehabilitation services from visiting public health nurses. Data were analysed by SAS computer program. The result were as follows. 1. The clients have been average 7years disabled state until public health nurse visit them. 78.3% of them can't advance rehabilitation process because of insufficient family or social support. 2. The clients' burden due to their family's help was average 80.0 and that due to economic distresst was average 76.0. That factors were same that interfere rehabilitation process. 3. The clients needed exercise and modality therapy(78.2), economic support(76.0) and rehablitation advices (64.0). The needs of welfare benefit, medical service and social participation were 68.0, 61.5 and 54.5. 4. The pulblic health nurse visited the clients 2.3 time every month. And they have served emotional support (95.7%, exercise therapy (94.9%), family education(82.6%) and blood pressure management (71.7%), One client have received average 60% of the medical rehabilitation services and 27% of the refer services. 5. The rehabilitation effects of clients' attitude, knowledge and practice were 73.3, 81.0 and 68.7. The physical rehabilitation effect was 70.0. After receving rehabilitation services, the clients' preforrence to pulblic health center was 82.0. 6. The clients hopped that public health nurse visit them earlier (80.0). On the basis of this results, the following suggestions are proposed. 1. The pulblic health center is important institution in community rehabilition program, and every pulblic health center must participate in this program. 2. Various strateges have to be tryed and analysed to improve the visiting nurses' rehabilitation services. 3. For successful community rehabilitation, social welfare rehabilitation program must be developed and correlated with that of the pulblic helth center.

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델파이 기법을 이용한 우리나라 재가간호서비스 연계방안 (Strategies of Home Health Care Services Linkages in Korea Based on Delphi Technique)

  • 이승희;임지영
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제12권12호
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    • pp.282-290
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    • 2012
  • 현재 우리나라의 재가간호서비스는 보건소의 맞춤형 방문건강관리사업과 의료기관 가정간호사업, 그리고 노인장기요양보험의 방문간호서비스의 독립성과 전문성을 인정하면서, 각 영역간의 연계를 통해 사업의 중복성을 최소화하는 연계방안이 필요한 상황이다. 이에 본 연구는 재가간호서비스의 연계방안을 도출하기 위해 전문가들의 의견을 바탕으로 합의를 이끌어내는 델파이 기법을 활용하였다. 그 결과 제도적 차원의 연계와 의료적 차원의 연계라는 두 영역 안의 총 24개 항목이 연계방안으로 도출되었다. 재가간호서비스의 연계방안으로 도출된 24개의 항목은 재가간호사업 체계의 개선과 제공되는 서비스 질의 향상, 대상자의 만족도 증대 효과를 가져 올 수 있을 것으로 기대되며, 서비스의 중복을 최소화할 수 있는 방안을 모색함으로서 국가적 차원에서 복지 및 국민 건강관리의 효율성을 증대할 것으로 보인다. 이를 통해 궁극적으로 국민의료비의 절감과 더불어 재가간호서비스 증진에 기여할 것으로 여겨진다.

보건소 건강증진 사업 중 한방아토피교실의 역할과 효과에 관한 연구 (A Study for Role and Effects of Atopic Dermatitis Care Program with Korean Medicine in Public Health Center)

  • 박은성
    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.146-159
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    • 2013
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects and develop the role and contents of the atopic dermatitis care program with Korean medicine in a public health center. Methods: The data were collected from 180 parents and 43 kindergarten teachers who participated in a child care program with Korean medicine. The program ran from April to October of 2012. The atopic dermatitis conditions of children were reported by SCORAD index; the questionnaires to measure effect and satisfaction of the program were composed of demographic items, children's life habit change checklist, etc. The questionnaires were executed before and after the program. Results: The SCORAD index total scores decreased (1.3908) after the program, especially itching scores (1.1) and sleep disorder scores (0.5693) significantly. The satisfaction with the program was 88% and 77% of parents and teachers groups, respectively. Making food and treatment were mentioned as the best program. The Children's food preference for junk food, irritability, and anger also decreased after the program. Conclusions: From this study, the atopic dermatitis care program with Korean medicine is worthwhile for treating atopic dermatitis.

방문간호센터의 경영 효율성 제고를 위한 블루오션 전략 개발 (Development of a Blue Ocean Strategy Enhancing Management Efficiencies of Long-term Care Visiting Nursing Centers)

  • 임지영;김주행;김예서;김성준
    • 가정∙방문간호학회지
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.69-83
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: This study aimed to present Blue Ocean strategies by deriving the strategic elements of a visiting nursing center and conducting a survey on the importance and satisfaction of care clients. Methods: First, a FGI was conducted targeting the head of the visiting nursing center to derive its strategic elements. Subsequently, importance and satisfaction surveys on the derived strategy elements were analyzed, an IPA matrix was derived, and an as-is ERRC Blue Ocean strategy was established. Kano's Three-Factor Theory was used to derive a competitive position matrix and establish a to-be ERRC Blue Ocean strategy. The Blue Ocean Strategy for Visiting Nursing Center Management is presented in this study. Results: Four as raise factors were derived from combining the results of the as-is, to-be ERRC strategy element analysis: retention of competent nurses, education in medication management, maintenance of high customer satisfaction, and prompt handling of customer complaints. Additionally, the customer's health condition evaluation was derived. Conclusion: Blue Ocean Strategies can be used to analyze, derive, and establish management strategies in various nursing-related entrepreneurship fields.

기초지방자치단체 보건의료 지출수준의 결정요인 (Factors of Health Care Expenditure of Local Government)

  • 박삼영;장민영;박선희;나백주;김은영;김순영
    • 보건행정학회지
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.59-65
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    • 2013
  • Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the related factors which decide the percentage of health care expenditure of the total fiscal expenditure of local governments and to provide the basic data to contribute for the efficient allotment of healthcare budget. Methods: This study was conducted by the percentage of health care expenditure for 3 years by classifying a total of 230 local governments into the metropolitan cities (gu, 69), the counties (si, 75), and the boroughs (gun, 86) all over the country. With the collected data, the general characteristics of independent variables and the dependent variable were analysed using SPSS ver. 18.0, The correlation analysis and multivariate regression analysis were conducted for the characteristics of variables according to regions by year. Results: In correlation between health care expenditure by year and other variables, there was a significant positive correlation with unemployment rate, metropolitan cities (gu) and other regions, the percentage of health center personnel, health care expenditure in last year as a independent factors. On the other hand there was no correlation with social assistance recipients and the percentage of aging population, financial self-reliance, industrialization rate, suicide rate, cardiac disease mortality, cerebrovascular mortality on health care expenditure. Conclusion: The study clearly shows that health care expenditure of local governance was not correlated with health care need factors comparing social welfare expenditure.

광산란 감소 물질에 의한 피부 각질층의 산란 감소 및 수화에 의한 각질세포의 물리적 특성에 대한 연구 (Optical Clearing Agent Decreases Scattering of Stratum Corneum and Modulates Physical Properties of Corneocytes by Hydration)

  • 전승현;염준석;안병준;박선규;이천구;이설훈;강내규
    • 대한화장품학회지
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구에서는 각질층의 산란에 대한 새로운 분석 방법을 제공하고 광학에 사용되는 광산란 감소 물질들의 피부 각질층에서의 영향을 확인하였다. 각질층과 피부 구성 성분에 의해 산란되어지는 빛의 변화를 측정하기 위해 각질 테이프로 분리한 각질세포의 다크 필드 이미지 분석을 통해 다양한 광산란 감소 물질들의 각질층에서의 광산란 효과를 측정하고 분석하였다. 광산란 감소 물질의 처리 후 각질층의 물리적 특성(수분 함량, 케라틴 구조 및 두께) 변화는 FT-IR, 3D 레이저 현미경으로 관찰하였는데 화장품에서 보습제로 사용되는 단당류, 당 알코올, 환원당, 히알루론산 등은 광산란을 감소시킬 수 있었다. 그러나 광학에서의 탈수 현상과 달리 낮은 농도조건의 광산란 감소 물질은 각질층 케라틴 구조의 내부로 물의 침투를 향상시켜 각질층의 부피를 증가시키고 강성을 감소시키는 효과를 나타내었다. 이러한 광산란 감소 물질에 의한 각질층 각질세포의 수화 현상은 각질층의 광산란을 감소시켜 피부를 보다 투명하게 보이게 해 줄뿐만 아니라 지속적인 보습효과를 제공할 수 있는 각질층 타겟의 새로운 피부 개선 연구의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

백출의 멜라닌 생성 억제 물질 (Inhibitors of Melanogenesis from Atractylodes rhizomes)

  • 정민환;문철순;임영희;강상진;조완구;김청택
    • 생약학회지
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    • 제36권1호통권140호
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    • pp.60-63
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    • 2005
  • One sesquiterpenoid was isolated from the methanol extract of Atractylodes rhizomes which has been used as traditional medicine for diuresis and the compound was established as selina-4(14),7(11)-dien-8-one by the spectroscopic methods. The compound$(IC_{50}<10\;ppm)$ has inhibitory effects on melanogenesis in B16 mouse melanoma.