Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Final Statewide Data, First Quarter, 2004

First Quarterly County information for Census of Employment & Wage, Statewide

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Preliminary County Data, Second Quarter, 2004

Second Quarterly County information for Census of Employment & Wage, County

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Preliminary Statewide Data, Second Quarter, 2004

Second Quarterly County information for Census of Employment & Wage, Statewide

Atenção pré-natal por enfermeiros na Zona Leste da cidade de São Paulo - Brasil

Com o objetivo de analisar o exercício das competências dos enfermeiros para a atenção pré-natal por meio da identificação das atividades que desempenham e sua frequência, bem como dos possíveis obstáculos que encontram, realizou-se estudo quantitativo, descritivo-exploratório, em 59 Unidades Básicas de Saúde da Zona Leste da cidade de São Paulo, de outubro de 2006 a dezembro de 2007. A amostra foi constituída de 131 enfermeiros. Os resultados mostraram que os enfermeiros não exercem as competências essenciais para a atenção qualificada ao pré-natal, devido às barreiras pessoais e institucionais com que se defrontam em seu trabalho. Conclui-se pela necessidade das estruturas públicas de saúde municipais revisarem suas políticas de modo a garantir a implementação das diretrizes do SUS no que se refere à melhoria da atenção à saúde materno-infantil, e à destinação de recursos humanos e financeiros nessa direção.

Worknet, First Quarter, 2005

Newsletter for the Iowa Workforce Development, First quarter 2005

Delayed referral and gram-negative organisms increase the conversion thoracotomy rate in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for empyema

BACKGROUND: The role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of pleural empyema was assessed in a consecutive series of 328 patients between 1992 and 2002. An analysis of the predicting factors for conversion thoracotomy in presumed stage II empyema was performed. METHODS: Empyema stage III with pleural thickening and signs of restriction on computer tomography imaging was treated by open decortication, whereas a thoracoscopic debridement was attempted in presumed stage II disease. Conversion thoracotomy was liberally used during thoracoscopy if stage III disease was found at surgery. Predictive factors for conversion thoracotomy were calculated in a multivariate analysis among several variables such as age, sex, time interval between onset of symptoms and surgery, involved microorganisms, and underlying cause of empyema. RESULTS: Of the 328 patients surgically treated for stage II and III empyema, 150 underwent primary open decortication for presumed stage III disease. One hundred seventy-eight patients with presumed stage II empyema underwent a video-assisted thoracoscopic approach. Of these 178 patients, thoracoscopic debridement was successful in 99 of 178 patients (56%), and conversion thoracotomy and open decortication was judged necessary in 79 of 178 patients (44%). The conversion thoracotomy rate was higher in parapneumonic empyema (55%) as compared with posttraumatic (32%) or postoperative (29%) empyema; however, delayed referral (p < 0.0001) and gram-negative microorganisms (p < 0.01) were the only significant predictors for conversion thoracotomy in a multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Video-assisted thoracoscopic debridement offers an elegant, minimally invasive approach in a number of patients with presumed stage II empyema. However, to achieve a high success rate with the video-assisted thoracoscopic approach, early referral of the patients to surgery is required. Conversion thoracotomy should be liberally used in case of chronicity, especially after delayed referral (> 2 weeks) and in the presence of gram-negative organisms.

Worknet, Third Quarter, 2001

Newsletter for the Iowa Workforce Development

Worknet, Fourth Quarter, 2001

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Worknet, Second Quarter, 2002

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Worknet, Third Quarter, 2002

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Worknet, Fourth Quarter, 2002

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Worknet, First Quarter, 2003

Newsletter for the Iowa Workforce Development

Worknet, Third Quarter, 2004

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Worknet, First Quarter, 2004

Newsletter for the Iowa Workforce Development

Worknet, Second Quarter, 2004

Newsletter for the Iowa Workforce Development