Tumor Genomics Research, University of Helsinki
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PROVIDER: EGAO00000001278 | EGA |
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Project description:Organisation EGAO00000000618
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Project description:The field of thoracic surgery is a rapidly developing field due to exciting developments in technology and oncologic treatments as well as continuous innovation in surgical technique. Although the population of Finland is relatively small, general thoracic surgery is represented at a high level in five centralized university centers, Helsinki University Hospital, Tampere University Hospital, Turku University Hospital, Kuopio University Hospital and Oulu University Hospital. Thus, high case volume and good results are achieved in these centers. Here, we describe a short history, current state and future prospects of the field of cardiothoracic surgery in Finland, with a focus on general thoracic surgery and the perspective of Helsinki University Hospital. From the field's birth in Finland, marked by the first lobectomy, in the late 1930's, it has grown and adapted more and more modern techniques such as totally minimally invasive esophagectomy and robotic lung cancer surgery. Nowadays, most of general thoracic surgery in Helsinki University Hospital is either minimally invasive or robotic and open surgery is the exception to the norm. Helsinki University Hospital has a strong presence in the European general thoracic surgery community and aims to do so in the future by investing on training & education, research and surgical innovation.
| S-EPMC9264094 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Organisation EGAO00000000684
| EGAO00000000684 | EGA
Project description:Organisation EGAO00000000061
| EGAO00000000061 | EGA
Project description:Organisation EGAO00000000048
| EGAO00000000048 | EGA
Project description:The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unequally distributed extra workload to hospital personnel and first reports have indicated that especially front-line health care personnel are psychologically challenged. A majority of the Finnish COVID-19 patients are cared for in the Helsinki University Hospital district. The psychological distress of the Helsinki University Hospital personnel has been followed via an electronic survey monthly since June 2020. We report six-month follow-up results of a prospective 18-month cohort study. Individual variation explained much more of the total variance in psychological distress (68.5%, 95% CI 65.2-71.9%) and negative changes in sleep (75.6%, 95% CI 72.2-79.2%) than the study survey wave (1.6%, CI 0.5-5.5%; and 0.3%, CI 0.1-1.2%). Regional COVID-19 incidence rates correlated with the personnel's psychological distress. In adjusted multilevel generalized linear multiple regression models, potentially traumatic COVID-19 pandemic-related events (OR 6.54, 95% CI 5.00-8.56) and front-line COVID-19 work (OR 1.81, 95% CI 1.37-2.39) was associated with personnel psychological distress but age and gender was not. While vaccinations have been initiated, creating hope, continuous follow-up and psychosocial support is still needed for all hospital personnel.
| S-EPMC7967532 | biostudies-literature
Project description:BackgroundPressure injures are a common adverse event in a hospital, and they are one of the most important quality indicators of patient care. Risk assessment is recommended as the first step in the prevention of pressure injuries. A Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool is a new tool for risk assessment that was developed by the Helsinki University Hospital.AimThe aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive validity and the concurrent validity of the Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool in acute care.MethodThe prospective observational study was conducted in 19 in-patient wards representing internal medicine, neurology, and surgery during 2017-2018. The participants' inclusion criteria were: age ≥18 years old, no pressure injury on admission to the hospital and consenting to participate. The data collected by physical assessment of patients was combined with data from electronic patient records. Each patient was assessed by two different nurses with the Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool and the Braden Scale at patient admission. Furthermore, skin condition was observed throughout the hospital stay.ResultsOf the 637 patients accepted for the study, 10 (1.6%) developed a pressure injury during the hospital stay. Poisson regression analysis showed that pressure injuries were more likely in high-risk patients compared to those with low-risk. The sensitivity of the Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool was adequate (75%), while specificity was poor (40%). A moderate correlation was found between the Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool and the Braden Scale.ConclusionsThe Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool may be useful for identifying the adult pressure injury risk patients in acute care. Further research is needed to evaluate interrater reliability, and usability and validity with different patient populations.
| S-EPMC8762808 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Organisation EGAO00000001141
| EGAO00000001141 | EGA
Project description:Organisation EGAO00000001344
| EGAO00000001344 | EGA