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Predictors of Septic Patient Outcomes
… gender, and interprofessional collaboration on septic patient outcomes is unclear.</p> <p>Purpose: To provide conceptual clarity for the term interprofessional simulation as it pertains to collaborative work within the healthcare setting, and to identify factors and outcomes associated with …
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Enhancing the maintenance of septic systems : case study of septic tank maintenance in Jakarta, Indonesia
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.
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Equine Septic Arthritis and Serum Amyloid A
Bacterial infection within a joint, septic arthritis, is a serious condition in horses that can lead to long-term joint disease if the infection is not resolved quickly. Equine septic arthritis is diagnosed primarily based on clinical signs and synovial fluid cytology. Septic synovial fluid is …
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Mechanisms of neutrophil recruitment in septic lung injury
Sepsis is one of leading cause of death despite aggressive surgical intervention and antibiotic therapies. Excessive neutrophil recruitment is a major feature in early phase with immune system dysfunction at later phase. Lung is the most vulnerable, critical and sensitive organ during sepsis …
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Immediate versus delayed surgical management of septic mandibular fractures
… immediate and delayed surgical management of septic mandibular fractures. Introduction: Infected mandible fractures can be treated via diverse protocols. Two recognized protocols are the so-called delayed approached and the immediate approach. In the delayed approach, sepsis is resolved first, …
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Septic tank nutrients in groundwater entering Lake Sallie, Minnesota
<p> The nutrient contribution of septic tanks to a lake was evaluated at Lake Sallie, in glacial outwash terrain of northwestern Minnesota. Groundwater entering the lake was collected by covering 0.258 m2 of lake bed with a bottomless cylinder vented to deflated plastic bag. Inflow velocity ranged …
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Investigating the causes of chondrocyte death in septic arthritis
Septic arthritis is a feared disease that can lead to the destruction of joints and result in significant morbidity. It is caused by an infection within a joint and up to 65% of cases are secondary to Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics are the mainstay of treatment and these have been so …
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Homeowners' knowledge & awareness of septic systems and barriers to septic system maintenance in northwest Indiana: information to enhance agency outreach and education efforts
… Indiana homeowners' knowledge and awareness of septic systems, the maintenance and care actions that homeowners are currently performing, and potential barriers to septic system maintenance. This information is used to make suggestions for effective local outreach and education efforts with the …
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Septic shock : providing early warnings through multivariate logistic regression models
(cont.) The EWS models were then tested in a forward, casual manner on a random cohort of 500 ICU patients to mimic the patients' stay in the unit. The model with the highest performance achieved a sensitivity of 0.85 and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 0.70. Of the 35 episodes of hypotension …
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Changes in Septic Tank Effluent Due to Water Softener Use
The compatibility of home water softeners and septic tanks is of concern for the on-site wastewater treatment community. Research has shown that high sodium levels in activated sludge plants can lead to deflocculation and poor effluent quality. Therefore, it is logical to assume that high sodium …
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Evaluation of semi-passive treatment technologies for septic lagoon capacity expansion
… and energy- expending infrastructure. Storring Septic Service Limited is a family-owned, licensed wastewater treatment facility located in eastern Ontario. It makes use of a passive waste stabilization pond system to treat and dispose of waste and wastewater in an environmentally responsible …
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CHARACTERIZATION OF SEPTIC SYSTEM WASTEWATER AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL LEACHATE
… OWTSs, the majority of which are conventional septic systems, account for the minority of wastewater treatment in the U.S., they present a significant pollution risk because they are not subject to the same treatment level or discharge regulatory standards as municipal WWTPs. Landfill leachate …
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Reducing Mortality from Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Macro System Approach
… Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ranks septicemia as the number one most expensive condition treated in U.S. hospitals, resulting in aggregate costs of $20.3 billion or 5.2% of the total aggregate cost for all hospitalizations. Starting October 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …
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Location of Septic System Failures in Southwest Missouri Using False Color Infrared Photography
Locating septic system failures with false color infrared photography is a viable method of environmental evaluation that can be used as part of an education program designed to increase public and official awareness. Septic system failures are a problem in southwest Missouri due to their extensive …
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Evaluation of Seven Septic Systems on Representative Soil Settings in Greene County, Missouri
On-site septic systems are utilized by approximately 30 percent of all housing in the state of Missouri. Properly functioning septic systems are essential in order to remove human waste before it can contaminate water supplies. Common types of septic systems currently used in Greene County, …
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Effects of soil texture, soil depth, and treatment on septic tank effluent renovation
… The texture group 2 columns were dosed with septic tank eflluent (STE), constructed wetland effluent (eWE), and recirculating sand filter effluent (RSFE) at 685 cm³ per day and the texture group 3 columns were dosed at 670 cm³ per day with the same effluents. These dosing events were split …
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Performance of septic tanks for pharmaceutical removal and their impact to river water quality.
… ecotoxicological hazard to the environment. Septic tanks (STs) treat wastewater of individual houses and small communities in rural and semi-urban areas and are an understudied pathway of surface water contamination. Therefore, the aim of this research was to understand the performance of STs …
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Comparison of raw wastewater and septic tank effluent composition through literature and field investigations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-162).
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Increased Effluent Dosage Effects on Septic System Absorption-field Products of Differing Architecture Types
… approximately 20% of all homes use an on-site septic system as a form of household wastewater treatment. Since karst features are prevalent throughout the Ozark Highlands region of Northwest Arkansas, surface and groundwater resources are susceptible to contamination. Therefore, the objectives …
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