Predictors of Rehabilitation Referral Among Cardiovascular Surgical Patients.

Objective: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of mortality globally. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs act by modifying the evolution of CVD and mortality; however, CR programs are under-used. The aim was to determine the profile of patients that received rehabilitation after cardiac surgery.

Results From Venezuela's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Background: The Venezuelan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is the first assessment of information related to physical activity in Venezuela. It provides a compilation of existing information throughout the country and assesses how well it is doing at promoting opportunities for children and youth. The aim of this article is to summarize the information available.

[Assessment of maternal satisfaction with epidural analgesia during labour].

Objective: To measure the overall satisfaction of obstetrics patients with epidural analgesia during labour, and in particular, with the technique and other subjective factors.

Material And Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was administered over a three-month period to patients who received analgesia to control pain during labour and who had vaginal delivery, in order to obtain information of the satisfaction with technique and their care.

Results: Of the 100 patients who responded to the questionnaire, 92% were satisfied with the technique.

Transport of commercial endosulfan through a column of aggregated vineyard soil by a water flux simulating field conditions.

Endosulfan is a potentially harmful, degradation resistant pesticide that is found in soils where it has been used. Despite being hydrophobic and having high affinity for soil matrix components, it has also been found in groundwater. To investigate this behavior, we studied the passage of a commercial emulsified formulation through a column of aggregated vineyard soil under simulated light rain.

Application of single-drop microextraction and comparison with solid-phase microextraction and solid-phase extraction for the determination of alpha- and beta-endosulfan in water samples by gas chromatography-electron-capture detection.

Water contamination due to the wide variety of pesticides used in agriculture practices is a global environmental pollution problem. The 98/83 European Directive requires the measurement of pesticides residues at a target concentration of 1.0 microg/l in surface water and 0.