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Patient Blood Management – is its application possible in oncology?
Santos, Alexandra; Oliveira, Ana; Raimundo, Ana; Coelho, Andreia; Monteiro, Andreia; Araújo, António; Moreira, António; Nunes, António; Fonseca, CândidaPatient blood management (PBM) is a safe approach aiming to improve a patient’s medical and surgical management in ways that boost and conserve their own blood. Approximately 32% to 60% of oncology patients have iron deficiency – the majority of whom are anaemic – therefore, it is important to discuss strategies to avoid excessive blood usage and the reduction of tumour progression and cancer recurrence. In thi...
Planning strategies to address operational and price uncertainty in biodiesel p...
Caldeira, Carla; Swei, Omar; Freire, Fausto; Dias, Luis C.; Olivetti, Elsa A.; Kirchain, RandolphThis is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication in Applied Energy. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. The final versio...
Analysis of cost-environmental trade-offs in biodiesel production incorporating...
Caldeira, Carla; Freire, Fausto; Olivetti, Elsa A.; Kirchain, Randolph; Dias, Luis C.This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication in Journal of Cleaner Production. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. T...
Water footprint profile of crop-based vegetable oils and waste cooking oil: com...
Caldeira, Carla; Quinteiro, Paula; Castanheira, Erica; Boulay, Anne-Marie; Arroja, Luís; Freire, Fausto; Dias, Ana C.This paper compares the water footprint profiles of four feedstocks used for biodiesel production: palm, soya, rapeseed and waste cooking oil (WCO). The profiles include: (a) a water scarcity footprint related to freshwater consumption impacts and (b) a water quality degradation footprint related to freshwater degradation impacts. The water scarcity footprint was assessed using two impact assessment methods: on...
Indicadores de qualidade da Unidade de Cuidados Pós-Anestésicos: A dor pós-oper...
Caldeira, Carla; Modas, DianaOs Enfermeiros da UCPA defendem uma presta-ção de cuidados de qualidade na recuperação pós-operatória do utente. Analisando os registos de enfermagem relativos a 200 utentes interna-dos na Unidade no primeiro semestre de 2015 foi possível refletir sobre os indicadores de qualidade do serviço. Desta análise concluiu-se que a maioria das in-tervenções de enfermagem realizadas são regis-tadas. Contudo, existem fal...