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Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed have higher risk of dying: study

Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed due to a lack of operating room resources have an increased risk of death or a need for extra recovery time in hospital, a Canadian study suggests.

On average, delayed-surgery patients also stayed in hospital after their operation 1.1 days longer and cost the hospital $1,409 more than patients who did not have to wait.

Urgent surgeries are those considered necessary within 24 hours of a patient being diagnosed, in most cases at a hospital emergency department.

Such surgeries represent 13 per cent of all operations performed in Ontario, according to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Researchers spent the first three months of the study collecting data on the demand for emergency surgeries.

After the hospital implemented this new model, there was a significant decrease in the number of urgent surgeries that had to be delayed.

“There was a massive improvement in patients getting to emergency surgeries on time with this new model,” said Forster. »

Shell Plans to Spend $1 Billion a Year on Clean Energy by 2020

Authored by bloomberg.com

Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to spend as much as $1 billion a year on its New Energies division as the transition toward renewable power and electric cars accelerates.

“All of this is good news for the world and must accelerate,” while still offering opportunities for producers of fossil fuels.

The intermittent nature of wind and solar energy means power plants fired by natural gas will have a long-term role, Van Beurden said. »

Oculus cuts Rift price for second time this year, now $399 with Touch [Updated]

Authored by arstechnica.com

Further Reading Oculus slashes price of Oculus Rift with Touch controllers by 25% It was only March 1 when the Rift headset alone saw its first major price drop to $499, after launching at $599 roughly a year before.

At that time, the optional Oculus Touch controllers also dropped from $199 to $99, less than four months after their release last December.

Today, you could get a similar barebones "Oculus Ready" system" with the Rift headset and Touch controllers for $1,000 or less. »

Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says

Authored by theguardian.com

Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, according to a new report.

There is a “growing wave of companies that are acting in the opposite manner to the companies in this report,” says Brune.

Nearly 100 companies including Apple, Facebook, Google and Ikea have committed to 100% renewable power under the RE100 initiative. »

Map of Syrian Civil war/ Global conflict in Syria

Authored by syria.liveuamap.com

Syrian Coalition: On Continuing Violations by Assad Forces and Russian Air Force of the Syria Ceasefire source Tell friends.

Over weekend, SDF reportdly lost all Raqqa positions inside City Walls, beaten back to Industrial District,150+ casualties (Injured+KIA) source Tell friends.

#WrathOfEuphrates SDF MMC just confirmed Ukayrishah village was captured from ISIS ,south east Raqqa city source Tell friends. »