71 research outputs found
Intraoperative ventilator settings and their association with postoperative pulmonary complications in neurosurgical patients : post-hoc analysis of LAS VEGAS study
No full textFunding Information: LAS VEGAS was partly sponsored by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location ‘AMC’. It was also funded by a grant from the AAGBI via the NIAA in the UK. MFVM was supported by grant NIH-NHLBI UG3-HL140177. Funders provided support for logistic and study development. Funding Information: LAS VEGAS [8] was an international multicentre observational prospective study (registered at www. clini-caltrials.gov (study identifier NCT01601223)), endorsed and supported by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and the Amsterdam University Medical Centres, location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Details about the LAS VEGAS study collaborators, participating centres and hospital characteristics of participating centres are reported in ESM Tables S2a, b and S3.Peer reviewe
Photos from the 2007 Symposium
No full textThis inaugural event is dedicated to showcasing the renewable/sustainable energy projects of UNLV faculty, staff, students, and collaborators, as well as other external projects underway statewide and nationally. The development and utilization of new technologies to protect the environment, achieve energy independence, and strengthen the economy will be explored. Speakers and poster-session presenters will provide further insight to many ongoing projects and innovative research ideas. Organized by UNLV’s Office of Strategic Energy Programs, the event offers participants the opportunity to learn about energy projects and will encourage networking and collaboration. This symposium is intended for researchers, educators, students, policy makers, public and private-sector energy and environmental professionals, and citizens
2007 Symposium Schedule
No full textThis inaugural event is dedicated to showcasing the renewable/sustainable energy projects of UNLV faculty, staff, students, and collaborators, as well as other external projects underway statewide and nationally. The development and utilization of new technologies to protect the environment, achieve energy independence, and strengthen the economy will be explored. Speakers and poster-session presenters will provide further insight to many ongoing projects and innovative research ideas.
Organized by UNLV’s Office of Strategic Energy Programs, the event offers participants the opportunity to learn about energy projects and will encourage networking and collaboration. This symposium is intended for researchers, educators, students, policy makers, public and private-sector energy and environmental professionals, and citizen
Práctica empresarial en La Clínica Las Vegas
No full textLa comunicación efectiva y la percepción pública juegan un papel fundamental en la reputación de cualquier institución, y durante mi tiempo como practicante de comunicación organizacional en la Clínica Las Vegas, esta premisa se hizo especialmente evidente. En este contexto, surgió la idea de crear nuevo contenido audiovisual, específicamente videos que destacaban las experiencias de los pacientes, los valores de la institución, los avances de la tecnología médica y la conexión entre el personal y los pacientes. Esta estrategia, combinada con otras actividades, me proporcionó una visión profunda de las necesidades y expectativas de la comunidad en cuanto a la comunicación institucional. Al compartir estos materiales en redes sociales como Instagram, presenciamos un notable aumento en seguidores e interacciones, validando la eficacia de estos instrumentos audiovisuales para promover una imagen positiva de la clínica. Sin embargo, también noté comentarios negativos en plataformas como Google, reflejando una percepción poco favorable hacia los colaboradores y desconocimiento sobre los servicios ofrecidos. Este contraste me llevó a reconocer la necesidad de revisar y actualizar el video institucional existente. Fue a partir del análisis de las interacciones y el alcance de los videos que surgió la convicción de que un nuevo video institucional era esencial. Este nuevo material no solo debería reflejar adecuadamente los avances tecnológicos que ha tenido la Clínica, la cercanía entre el personal y los pacientes, y el reconocimiento hacia los colaboradores, sino también corregir la percepción externa de la clínica y fortalecer su identidad y reputación. Es con este propósito que presento mi propuesta de anteproyecto, que busca utilizar medios audiovisuales actualizados y auténticos para proyectar la esencia de la Clínica Las Vegas.Effective communication and public perception play a critical role in the reputation of any institution, and during my time as an organizational communication intern at the Las Vegas Clinic, this premise became especially evident. In this context, the idea arose to create new audiovisual content, specifically videos that highlighted patient experiences, the values of the institution, advances in medical technology and the connection between staff and patients. This strategy, combined with other activities, provided me with deep insight into the community's needs and expectations regarding institutional communication. By sharing these materials on social networks such as Instagram, we witnessed a notable increase in followers and interactions, validating the effectiveness of these audiovisual instruments to promote a positive image of the clinic. However, I also noticed negative comments on platforms such as Google, reflecting an unfavorable perception towards collaborators and lack of knowledge about the services offered. This contrast led me to recognize the need to review and update the existing institutional video. It was from the analysis of the interactions and reach of the videos that the conviction arose that a new institutional video was essential. This new material should not only adequately reflect the technological advances that the Clinic has had, the closeness between staff and patients, and the recognition of collaborators, but also correct the external perception of the clinic and strengthen its identity and reputation. It is with this purpose that I present my preliminary project proposal, which seeks to use updated and authentic audiovisual media to project the essence of the Las Vegas Clinic.1. Introducción. --
2. Reseña de la Institución. --
2.1. Misión y visión de la Clínica Las Vegas. --
2.2. Organigrama de la institución. --
3. Propósito general de mi práctica. --
3.1. Funciones principales. --
3.2. Logros en la práctica. --
4. Propuesta. --
5. Necesidades que resuelve y públicos objetivo. --
6. Objetivos. --
7. Metodología. --
8. Alcance y proyección del Video institucional. --
9. Desarrollo de los objetivos propuestos. --
10. Documentación de la información para el video institucional. --
11. Fases de desarrollo del video institucional. --
12. Marco Teórico. --
13. Antecedentes de la importancia de los videos institucionales en el sector salud. --
14. Análisis del impacto esperado del video institucional. --
15. Conclusiones. --
16. Recomendaciones. --
17. Referencias. --
18. Avance del guion del video institucional.PregradoComunicadora Socia
Learning from Johannesburg Unpacking Denise Scott Brown's South African View of Las Vegas
No full text"I have an African's view of Las Vegas," Denise Scott Brown stated boldly in an oral history interview she gave in 1990, thus characterizing her years growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa, as the formative experience that shaped her approach in her studio Learning from Las Vegas and the subsequent eponymous book she coauthored with Robert Venturi and Steven Izenour, her studio collaborators. This influential work has been considered not only the origin of the "research studio" that takes the city as its object of study but also a cornerstone of postmodernism for its effacement of the barriers between high culture and consumer culture. These two components of that work—its turn toward architectural observation of the city and its breaking down of the city into semiotic signs—can, this chapter argues, be traced to Denise Scott Brown's South African formation—a source of influence largely ignored in previous literature. What is at stake in understanding Scott Brown's view of Las Vegas through her experience growing up in Johannesburg in the 1930s through the early 1950s? This chapter considers the evidence of Scott Brown's autobiographical testimony and photographs, with which she constructed the narrative of her career, as an opportunity to relocate her work in the social life and forms of observation characteristic of apartheid-era South Africa
Sex dependence of postoperative pulmonary complications – A post hoc unmatched and matched analysis of LAS VEGAS
No full textSTUDY OBJECTIVE: Male sex has inconsistently been associated with the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). These studies were different in size, design, population and preoperative risk. We reanalysed the database of 'Local ASsessment of Ventilatory management during General Anaesthesia for Surgery study' (LAS VEGAS) to evaluate differences between females and males with respect to PPCs.
DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: Post hoc unmatched and matched analysis of LAS VEGAS, an international observational study in patients undergoing intraoperative ventilation under general anaesthesia for surgery in 146 hospitals across 29 countries. The primary endpoint was a composite of PPCs in the first 5 postoperative days. Individual PPCs, hospital length of stay and mortality were secondary endpoints. Propensity score matching was used to create a similar cohort regarding type of surgery and epidemiological factors with a known association with development of PPCs.
MAIN RESULTS: The unmatched cohort consisted of 9697 patients; 5342 (55.1%) females and 4355 (44.9%) males. The matched cohort consisted of 6154 patients; 3077 (50.0%) females and 3077 (50.0%) males. The incidence in PPCs was neither significant between females and males in the unmatched cohort (10.0 vs 10.7%; odds ratio (OR) 0.93 [0.81-1.06]; P = 0.255), nor in the matched cohort (10.5 vs 10.0%; OR 1.05 [0.89-1.25]; P = 0.556). New invasive ventilation occurred less often in females in the unmatched cohort. Hospital length of stay and mortality were similar between females and males in both cohorts.
CONCLUSIONS: In this conveniently-sized worldwide cohort of patients receiving intraoperative ventilation under general anaesthesia for surgery, the PPC incidence was not significantly different between sexes.
REGISTRATION: LAS VEGAS was registered at clinicaltrial.gov (study identifier NCT01601223)
Additional file 1 of Geo–economic variations in epidemiology, ventilation management and outcome of patients receiving intraoperative ventilation during general anesthesia– posthoc analysis of an observational study in 29 countries
No full textAdditional file 1. Full list of LAS VEGAS collaborators. A list of all LAS VEGAS researchers and their affiliations
Sex dependence of postoperative pulmonary complications - A post hoc unmatched and matched analysis of LAS VEGAS.
No full textpeer reviewed[en] STUDY OBJECTIVE: Male sex has inconsistently been associated with the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). These studies were different in size, design, population and preoperative risk. We reanalysed the database of 'Local ASsessment of Ventilatory management during General Anaesthesia for Surgery study' (LAS VEGAS) to evaluate differences between females and males with respect to PPCs.
DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: Post hoc unmatched and matched analysis of LAS VEGAS, an international observational study in patients undergoing intraoperative ventilation under general anaesthesia for surgery in 146 hospitals across 29 countries. The primary endpoint was a composite of PPCs in the first 5 postoperative days. Individual PPCs, hospital length of stay and mortality were secondary endpoints. Propensity score matching was used to create a similar cohort regarding type of surgery and epidemiological factors with a known association with development of PPCs.
MAIN RESULTS: The unmatched cohort consisted of 9697 patients; 5342 (55.1%) females and 4355 (44.9%) males. The matched cohort consisted of 6154 patients; 3077 (50.0%) females and 3077 (50.0%) males. The incidence in PPCs was neither significant between females and males in the unmatched cohort (10.0 vs 10.7%; odds ratio (OR) 0.93 [0.81-1.06]; P = 0.255), nor in the matched cohort (10.5 vs 10.0%; OR 1.05 [0.89-1.25]; P = 0.556). New invasive ventilation occurred less often in females in the unmatched cohort. Hospital length of stay and mortality were similar between females and males in both cohorts.
CONCLUSIONS: In this conveniently-sized worldwide cohort of patients receiving intraoperative ventilation under general anaesthesia for surgery, the PPC incidence was not significantly different between sexes.
REGISTRATION: LAS VEGAS was registered at clinicaltrial.gov (study identifier NCT01601223)
2007 Symposium Schedule
No full textThis inaugural event is dedicated to showcasing the renewable/sustainable energy projects of UNLV faculty, staff, students, and collaborators, as well as other external projects underway statewide and nationally. The development and utilization of new technologies to protect the environment, achieve energy independence, and strengthen the economy will be explored. Speakers and poster-session presenters will provide further insight to many ongoing projects and innovative research ideas.
Organized by UNLV’s Office of Strategic Energy Programs, the event offers participants the opportunity to learn about energy projects and will encourage networking and collaboration. This symposium is intended for researchers, educators, students, policy makers, public and private-sector energy and environmental professionals, and citizen
Feasibility Study for Mixes of Different Sales Options for Rural Local Food Collaborators
No full textCollaborative local food distribution and business enterprise combinations were studied for agriculture producers in remote, low-populated rural communities in Nevada. The research assessed the supply of agricultural products and compared the feasibility of enterprises for local sales and value adding and distribution to Las Vegas. Consumer interests and demand for local food indicated potential demand for a commercial kitchen, café and storefront, a local buying club, Las Vegas product distribution, or a combination of all. The agriculture producers have used the results to plan collaborative distribution into differing enterprise mixes to maximize profits and efficiency, and meet regional consumer demand
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