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AUTHOR
Andrei Tanase
The Perceived Value of Cybersecurity Analyses and Frameworks for an IT Company
Master's thesis in Cyber security (IS507) Recent trends show an increasing rate of cyberattacks against private companies and public organizations. Existing cybersecurity analyses and frameworks offer a set of guidelines for preparedness and security countermeasures against cyberthreats. However, there is little knowledge on the perceived value of these. This thesis explores the value of common cybersecurity analyses and frameworks, to understand their values for the organizations looking for a holistic overview of the possible countermeasures against cyberattacks. A choice made for the study was to mainly focus on IT companies as cases. To address the challenging nature of the thesis topic…
Pooled analysis of who surgical safety checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist has fostered safe practice for 10 years, yet its place in emergency surgery has not been assessed on a global scale. The aim of this study was to evaluate reported checklist use in emergency settings and examine the relationship with perioperative mortality in patients who had emergency laparotomy. Methods In two multinational cohort studies, adults undergoing emergency laparotomy were compared with those having elective gastrointestinal surgery. Relationships between reported checklist use and mortality were determined using multivariable logistic regression and bootstrapped simulation. Results Of 12 296 patients incl…
Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis
Abstract Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capita…