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Marole TA, Sibanda T, Buys EM. Assessing probiotic viability in mixed species yogurt using a novel propidium monoazide (PMAxx)-quantitative PCR method. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1325268. [PMID: 38389538 PMCID: PMC10882272 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1325268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Viability is a prerequisite for any therapeutic benefits associated with the ingestion of probiotic bacteria. Current culture-based techniques are inadequate for the enumeration of probiotics in mixed-species food products. This study utilized a quantitative PCR (qPCR) method coupled with propidium monoazide (PMAxx), and novel species-specific tuf gene primers to selectively enumerate Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium spp., and yogurt starter cultures in mixed-species probiotic yogurt. The method was optimized for PMAxx concentration and specificity and evaluated for efficiency and applicability. PMAxx-qPCR showed high specificity to the target organisms in mixed-species yogurt, quantifying only viable cells. The linear dynamic ranges were established over five to seven orders of magnitude. The assay was reliable with an efficiency of 91-99%, R2 values > 0.99, and a good correlation to the plate count method (r = 0.882). The results of this study demonstrate the high selectivity, improved lead time, and reliability of PMAxx-qPCR over the culture-dependent method, making it a valuable tool for inline viability verification during processing and improving probiotic quality assurance for processors and consumers.
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- Tlaleo A Marole
- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Sibanda T, Marole TA, Thomashoff UL, Thantsha MS, Buys EM. Bifidobacterium species viability in dairy-based probiotic foods: challenges and innovative approaches for accurate viability determination and monitoring of probiotic functionality. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1327010. [PMID: 38371928 PMCID: PMC10869629 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1327010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Bifidobacterium species are essential members of a healthy human gut microbiota. Their presence in the gut is associated with numerous health outcomes such as protection against gastrointestinal tract infections, inflammation, and metabolic diseases. Regular intake of Bifidobacterium in foods is a sustainable way of maintaining the health benefits associated with its use as a probiotic. Owing to their global acceptance, fermented dairy products (particularly yogurt) are considered the ideal probiotic carrier foods. As envisioned in the definition of probiotics as "live organisms," the therapeutic functionalities of Bifidobacterium spp. depend on maintaining their viability in the foods up to the point of consumption. However, sustaining Bifidobacterium spp. viability during the manufacture and shelf-life of fermented dairy products remains challenging. Hence, this paper discusses the significance of viability as a prerequisite for Bifidobacterium spp. probiotic functionality. The paper focuses on the stress factors that influence Bifidobacterium spp. viability during the manufacture and shelf life of yogurt as an archetypical fermented dairy product that is widely accepted as a delivery vehicle for probiotics. It further expounds the Bifidobacterium spp. physiological and genetic stress response mechanisms as well as the methods for viability retention in yogurt, such as microencapsulation, use of oxygen scavenging lactic acid bacterial strains, and stress-protective agents. The report also explores the topic of viability determination as a critical factor in probiotic quality assurance, wherein, the limitations of culture-based enumeration methods, the challenges of species and strain resolution in the presence of lactic acid bacterial starter and probiotic species are discussed. Finally, new developments and potential applications of next-generation viability determination methods such as flow cytometry, propidium monoazide-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PMA-qPCR), next-generation sequencing, and single-cell Raman spectroscopy (SCRS) methods are examined.
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- Thulani Sibanda
- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Department of Biology, National of University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho
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- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Sibanda T, Buys EM. Listeria monocytogenes Pathogenesis: The Role of Stress Adaptation. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10081522. [PMID: 36013940 PMCID: PMC9416357 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10081522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Adaptive stress tolerance responses are the driving force behind the survival ability of Listeria monocytogenes in different environmental niches, within foods, and ultimately, the ability to cause human infections. Although the bacterial stress adaptive responses are primarily a necessity for survival in foods and the environment, some aspects of the stress responses are linked to bacterial pathogenesis. Food stress-induced adaptive tolerance responses to acid and osmotic stresses can protect the pathogen against similar stresses in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and, thus, directly aid its virulence potential. Moreover, once in the GIT, the reprogramming of gene expression from the stress survival-related genes to virulence-related genes allows L. monocytogenes to switch from an avirulent to a virulent state. This transition is controlled by two overlapping and interlinked transcriptional networks for general stress response (regulated by Sigma factor B, (SigB)) and virulence (regulated by the positive regulatory factor A (PrfA)). This review explores the current knowledge on the molecular basis of the connection between stress tolerance responses and the pathogenesis of L. monocytogenes. The review gives a detailed background on the currently known mechanisms of pathogenesis and stress adaptation. Furthermore, the paper looks at the current literature and theories on the overlaps and connections between the regulatory networks for SigB and PrfA.
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- Thulani Sibanda
- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
- Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo P.O. Box AC939, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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Sibanda T, Buys EM. Modelling the survival of Listeria monocytogenes strains in soft lactic cheese following acid and salt stress exposures. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 69:230-236. [PMID: 31381169 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This study evaluated the survival responses of Listeria monocytogenes strains (individually and mixed) in a soft lactic cheese following acid and salt stress exposures. The Weibull and log-linear with tail models were used to predict the survival responses of the pathogen in the cheese stored at 4°C for 15 days. Both models showed a good prediction accuracy for stressed L. monocytogenes cells (Af = 1·00) and higher prediction errors (Af = 1·12-1·14) for nonstressed cells. The inactivation rates (δ (d) and kmax (d-1 )) were significantly lower (P < 0·05) for cells subjected to stress exposure indicating the enhanced tolerance to food stress. However, while enhanced tolerance appeared to be the main effect of stress pre-exposure, in one susceptible strain (69), stress exposure led to higher rates of inactivation. When introduced into the food as mixed strains, one strain out-lived others and remained as the sole survivor. Such strains that perhaps have a predilection for the food environment can provide more cautious estimates of kinetic parameters for predicting L. monocytogenes responses in foods especially if their stress-hardened tolerant cells are used. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The ability to predict the growth and survival of Listeria monocytogenes in contaminated RTE foods is essential for listeriosis risk assessment. The results of this study provided valuable information on the kinetic parameters of survival of some L. monocytogenes strains found within the South African food environment. In addition to showing differences in the survival responses among strains, the study also showed the importance of the pre-contamination state of the cells in influencing survival kinetics.
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- T Sibanda
- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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Sibanda T, Prabhakar C, Honeyball F, Thuraisingam K, Turley K, Begnell J, Zielinski R, Mallwathantri S. P2.11-27 A Rapid Access Lung Cancer Clinic Reduces Variation in Lung Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Services. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sibanda T, Buys EM. Resuscitation and growth kinetics of sub-lethally injured Listeria monocytogenes strains following fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Food Res Int 2017; 100:150-158. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Crofts J, Moyo J, Ndebele W, Mhlanga S, Draycott T, Sibanda T. Adaptation and implementation of local maternity dashboards in a Zimbabwean hospital to drive clinical improvement. Bull World Health Organ 2013; 92:146-52. [PMID: 24623908 DOI: 10.2471/blt.13.124347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PROBLEM The Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that national health outcome data were often of questionable quality and "not timely enough for practical use by health planners and administrators". Delayed reporting of poor-quality data limits the ability of front-line staff to identify problems rapidly and make improvements. APPROACH Clinical "dashboards" based on locally available data offer a way of providing accurate and timely information. A dashboard is a simple computerized tool that presents a health facility's clinical data graphically using a traffic-light coding system to alert front-line staff about changes in the frequency of clinical outcomes. It provides rapid feedback on local outcomes in an accessible form and enables problems to be detected early. Until now, dashboards have been used only in high-resource settings. LOCAL SETTING An overview maternity dashboard and a maternal mortality dashboard were designed for, and introduced at, a public hospital in Zimbabwe. A midwife at the hospital was trained to collect and input data monthly. RELEVANT CHANGES Implementation of the maternity dashboards was feasible and 28 months of clinical outcome data were summarized using common computer software. Presentation of these data to staff led to the rapid identification of adverse trends in outcomes and to suggestions for actions to improve health-care quality. LESSONS LEARNT Implementation of maternity dashboards was feasible in a low-resource setting and resulted in actions that improved health-care quality locally. Active participation of hospital management and midwifery staff was crucial to their success.
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- J Crofts
- School of Clinical Sciences, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS10 5NB, England
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- Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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- Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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- Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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- School of Clinical Sciences, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS10 5NB, England
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- Whanganui Hospital, Whanganui District Health Board, Whanganui, New Zealand
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Sibanda T, Tedla Z, Nyirenda S, Agizew T, Marape M, Miranda AG, Reuter H, Johnson JL, Samandari T. Anti-tuberculosis treatment outcomes in HIV-infected adults exposed to isoniazid preventive therapy in Botswana. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2013; 17:178-85. [PMID: 23317952 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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SETTING Eight public health clinics in Gaborone and Francistown, Botswana. OBJECTIVES To describe the characteristics and outcomes of incident tuberculosis (TB) cases in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected adults exposed to isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) with access to antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis treatment. DESIGN In 1995 HIV-infected adults, TB disease was excluded before commencing IPT. During and after receipt of 6 or 36 months of IPT, symptomatic participants were evaluated using chest radiographs, sputum microscopy, cultures and drug susceptibility testing (DST). Incident TB cases received ≥6 months of anti-tuberculosis treatment. RESULTS Seventy-five incident TB cases were identified among 619 symptomatic participants. The median duration of IPT in these cases was 6 months (range 1-35), and the median time to initiation of anti-tuberculosis treatment was 12 months after IPT cessation. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) was initiated before anti-tuberculosis treatment in 37 cases. Culture was positive in 43/58 (74%) TB cultures. DST was available for 38 cases, of which six (16%) were resistant to isoniazid (INH); 67/75 (89%) cases, including four with INH-monoresistant TB, completed anti-tuberculosis treatment or were cured. CONCLUSIONS With prompt initiation of anti-tuberculosis treatment and access to ART, excellent outcomes were achieved in a public health setting in HIV-infected adults who developed TB disease.
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- T Sibanda
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Botswana, Gaborone and Francistown, Botswana
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- T Draycott
- Department of Womens Health, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
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Sibanda T, Simms R, Draycott T, Fox R. Monitoring healthcare quality in an obstetrics and gynaecology department using a CUSUM chart. BJOG 2011; 118:379-80; author reply 380-1. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02812.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Okoh AI, Sibanda T, Gusha SS. Inadequately treated wastewater as a source of human enteric viruses in the environment. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2010; 7:2620-37. [PMID: 20644692 PMCID: PMC2905569 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7062620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2010] [Revised: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 06/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Human enteric viruses are causative agents in both developed and developing countries of many non-bacterial gastrointestinal tract infections, respiratory tract infections, conjunctivitis, hepatitis and other more serious infections with high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals such as meningitis, encephalitis and paralysis. Human enteric viruses infect and replicate in the gastrointestinal tract of their hosts and are released in large quantities in the stools of infected individuals. The discharge of inadequately treated sewage effluents is the most common source of enteric viral pathogens in aquatic environments. Due to the lack of correlation between the inactivation rates of bacterial indicators and viral pathogens, human adenoviruses have been proposed as a suitable index for the effective indication of viral contaminants in aquatic environments. This paper reviews the major genera of pathogenic human enteric viruses, their pathogenicity and epidemiology, as well as the role of wastewater effluents in their transmission.
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- Anthony I. Okoh
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa; E-Mails: (S.S.G.); (T.S.)
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- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa; E-Mails: (S.S.G.); (T.S.)
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- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa; E-Mails: (S.S.G.); (T.S.)
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Sibanda T, Draycott T. O865 Mat-dash: A statistically informed automated maternity dashboard tool. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)61238-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Siassakos D, Clark J, Sibanda T, Attilakos G, Jefferys A, Cullen L, Bisson D, Draycott T. A simple tool to measure patient perceptions of operative birth. BJOG 2009; 116:1755-61. [PMID: 19775304 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02363.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and validity of a maternal satisfaction measurement tool, the SaFE study Patient Perception Score (PPS), after operative delivery. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING A large maternity unit in England. SAMPLE 150 women who had had an operative birth. METHODS We recruited women within 24 hours of birth and quantified their satisfaction with two questionnaires: PPS, and the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale (CSRS; modified). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Participation rate to determine feasibility; Cronbach's alpha as measure of internal consistency; PPS satisfaction scores for groups of accoucheurs of different seniority to assess construct validity; correlation coefficient of PPS scores with total scores from the CSRS questionnaire to establish criterion validity. RESULTS Participation rate approached 85%. We observed high scores for most births except a few outliers. Internal consistency of the PPS was high (Cronbach's alpha=0.83). Total PPS scores correlated strongly with total CSRS scores (Spearman's r=0.64, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The PPS is a simple and valid tool for patient-centred assessments. High scores were observed for most births but there were a small minority of accoucheurs who consistently scored poorly and these data could be used during appraisal and training.
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- D Siassakos
- Women's Health, Chilterns, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, BS10 5NB, Bristol, UK.
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Siassakos D, Hasafa Z, Sibanda T, Fox R, Donald F, Winter C, Draycott T. Retrospective cohort study of diagnosis-delivery interval with umbilical cord prolapse: the effect of team training. BJOG 2009; 116:1089-96. [PMID: 19438496 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02179.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the introduction of multi-professional simulation training was associated with improvements in the management of cord prolapse, in particular, the diagnosis-delivery interval (DDI). DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Large tertiary maternity unit within a University Hospital in the United Kingdom. SAMPLE All cases of cord prolapse with informative case record: 34 pre-training, 28 post-training. METHODS Review of hospital notes and software system entries; comparison of quality of management for umbilical cord prolapse pre-training (1993-99) and post-training (2001-07). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Diagnosis-delivery interval; proportion of caesarean section (CS) in whom actions were taken to reduce cord compression; type of anaesthesia for CS births; rate of low (<7) 5-minute Apgar scores; rate of admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) (if birthweight >2500 g). RESULTS After training, there was a statistically significant reduction in median DDI from 25 to 14.5 minutes (P < 0.001). Post-training, there was also a statistically significant increase in the proportion of CS where recommended actions had been performed (from 34.78 to 82.35%, P = 0.003). There was a nonsignificant increase in the use of spinal anaesthesia for CS, from 8.70 to 17.65%, and a nonsignificant reduction in the rate of low Apgar scores from 6.45 to 0% and in the rate of admission to NICU from 38.46 to 22.22%. CONCLUSIONS The introduction of annual training, in accordance with national recommendations, was associated with improved management of cord prolapse. Future studies could assess whether this improved management translates into better outcomes for babies and their mothers.
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- D Siassakos
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
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Sibanda T, Crofts JF, Barnfield S, Siassakos D, Epee MJ, Winter C, Draycott T. PROMPT education and development: saving mothers’ and babies’ lives in resource poor settings. BJOG 2009; 116:868-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02117.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sibanda T. Needle stick injuries are a preventable healthcare hazard. BJOG 2008; 115:1579; author reply 1579-80. [PMID: 19035997 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01908.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sibanda T, Sibanda N. Diminishing sample size and not flattening of the learning curve was responsible for the observed results. BJOG 2007; 114:651; author reply 652. [PMID: 17439575 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01284.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a new handheld vacuum delivery device. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. POPULATION One hundred and ninety-four women requiring delivery with vacuum extraction. METHODS Women were recruited into the study while still in early labour. If during delivery, vacuum extraction was indicated they were then randomly allocated to either a new handheld vacuum device, the Kiwi Omnicup, or to a 'standard' vacuum cup selected by the obstetrician. The 'standard group' consisted of the silastic (66/98, 67%) or the metal cups (32/98, 33%). Study data were recorded at completion of the delivery and at 24-48 hours. An additional brief symptom questionnaire was completed by the mother at 10 days postnatally. Statistical analyses were done on an 'intention-to-treat' basis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was the successful completion of delivery with the allocated instrument. Secondary outcomes were substantial fetal scalp trauma and substantial maternal trauma. RESULTS The Omnicup was associated with a significantly higher failure rate than the standard cup [34%vs 21%, odds ratio (OR) = 1.9 (1.01-3.6)]. This difference persisted after adjusting for confounding factors [adjusted OR = 2.25 (1.01-5.0)] and resulted in significantly more forceps deliveries in the Kiwi Omnicup group [22%vs 10%, unadjusted OR = 2.5 (1.1-5.5)]. The caesarean section rates were similar in both groups [9.4%vs 8.2%, OR = 1.2 (0.4-3.2)]. Rates of substantial scalp trauma and maternal trauma were similar in both groups. However, there were more cases of jaundice in the standard cup group [2.3%vs 12.0%, unadjusted OR = 0.18 (0.04-0.82) and adjusted OR = 0.10 (0.01-0.88)]. CONCLUSIONS The Omnicup is not as successful at achieving a vaginal delivery as the combination of the currently used vacuum cups.
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- G Attilakos
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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Sibanda T, Attilakos G, Calvert C, Read M, Draycott T. Evaluation of a shoulder dystocia training model. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2003. [DOI: 10.1080/718591689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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