Same-day Return Research Articles

Key Drivers for Same-day Return Airline Choice of Business Travellers: A South African Community Airport Perspective

Time is money; therefore, it is important to understand which factors are most import for business travellers when choosing same day flights. The data was obtained from 101 business travellers that travel between a community airport to larger, but also other community airports in South Africa. This article presents the results of the key drivers for same-day return airline choice for business travellers. Safety record, on-time departure and convenience were ranked first to third, staff and on-line seat selection were ranked the lowest of the drivers. Insights into the nuances of each of these drivers are provided. The research indicated that there are differences in drivers for decision making between gender business travellers. Recommendations are made to current and prospective airlines that wish to increase their amount of business travelers on these specific routes. This study is unique as it provides insights on same day return flights for business travellers which is a under research area in travel and travel related issues.

Seasonality in the Cross-Section of Cryptocurrency Returns

This study presents the first attempt to examine the cross-sectional seasonality anomaly in cryptocurrency markets. To this end, we apply sorts and cross-sectional regressions to investigate daily returns on 151 cryptocurrencies for the years 2016 to 2019. We find a significant seasonal pattern: average past same-weekday returns positively predict future performance in the cross-section. Cryptocurrencies with high same-day returns in the past outperform cryptocurrencies with a low same-day return. This effect is not subsumed by other established return predictors such as momentum, size, beta, idiosyncratic risk, or liquidity.

Gender Differences in Same-Day Return to Play Following Concussion Among Pediatric Soccer Players

Gender Differences in Same-Day Return to Play Following Concussion Among Pediatric Soccer Players

Gender Differences in Same-Day Return to Play Following Concussion Among Pediatric Soccer Players

Introduction. Over the past several decades, soccer has been growing in popularity in the US. Since 1990, there has been a 90% increase in registered youth soccer players, reaching greater than 3 million < 19 years of age as of 2014. This increase in participation has been accompanied by an increase in concussions. The annual incidence rate of reported concussions increased 1600% from 1990 to 2014. Concussions in high school soccer players were found to be 1.5 times more common …

Same-day Return to Play After Pediatric Athletes Sustain Concussions

Same-day Return to Play After Pediatric Athletes Sustain Concussions

Treatment of Concussion in High School Athletes: A Proposed Protocol for Athletic and Academic Return to Activity

Objectives:Growing evidence suggests that there may be significant long term sequellae of cumulative concussions, which may include prolonged cognitive deficits and physical symptoms. There are a growing number of concussions each year in high school athletes that occur during sports. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of cerebral concussions on athletes to gain a deeper understanding of sports related cerebral concussions that will ultimately lead to development of better management and prevention strategies. The hypothesis of the current study is that adolescent athletes who suffer from sports-related concussions demonstrate neurocognitive and neuropsychological deficits that affect both athletic and academic performance. To date, no current guidelines exist for return to academic activities, such as classroom attendance and schoolwork.Methods:A review of prospectively collected data of all student athletes who suffered a concussion during athletics in a single high school from 2006 to 2010. The following validated patient-reported outcome scores were used to assess function and symptom scores pre- and post-injury: Impact Score, and SAC score. Concussed athletes completed baseline and post injury Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test (ImPACT), and SAC testing on the same day. Athletes then followed the Zurich consensus guidelines for RTP. Documented concussions were categorized by time missed from participation using severity outcome intervals (same-day return, 1- to 2-day return, 3- to 6-day return, 7- to 9-day return, 10- to 21-day return, >21-day return, no return). All clinical notes from a single athletic trainer were reviewed for each athlete. The clinical data collected included patient demographics, history of concussions/migraine headaches/ depression/ anxiety, current concussion components, sideline (SAC) and computer-based (ImPact) neurocognitive testing, physical exertion post-concussion, and the total number of days to return to play.Results:There were 120 concussions that occurred during athletics in a single high school between 2006 and 2011. There were 104 athletes (107 concussions) included in our study (64 males, 40 females). The average age at time of injury was 16 ± 1.24 years (Range 14-20). There were 62 injuries with an on Field SAC exam (Average 25 ± 3), 81 patients had a SAC exam 1 day after injury, 43 patients had both on field and post day 1 injury SAC exams (Mean Difference in scores 3±4). The average time until asymptomatic was 20 (Range 4-147) days, and average time for RTP was 39 (Range 6-147) days. In this cohort of high school athletes, RTP within the first week after concussion was unlikely. There were 7 athletes who had documented academic accommodations.Conclusion:Athletes that suffered a concussion during athletic play were unlikely to return to sports in less than a week. We found the Zurich consensus exertion protocol was important to differentiate athletes that were asymptomatic at rest, but had return of symptoms with exertional stress. Based on these results athletes were able to safely return to play without re-injury once the SAC and ImPACT test returned to baseline. In addition, athletes subjectively had an improvement in symptoms when academic accommodations were instituted as well.

Sports concussion management: part I.

Concussion is a popular clinical topic that has been the subject of unprecedented recent media coverage. As concerns about the potential short- and long-term implications of repetitive head injury in sports such as football continue to mount, the proper clinical management of concussion seems to increase in importance. The days of ignoring the "ding" on the sideline are definitely over. A series of updated clinical evaluation and management recommendations from international experts are highlighted in this review. The clinical presentation of an acute concussion, both the typical and more subtle variations, may be evaluated with new validated sideline evaluation tools (eg, Sports Concussion Assessment Tool 2). In addition, the role of computerized neuropsychological and balance testing in the acute and ongoing evaluation are discussed, along with how they contribute to the return-to-play decision. Same-day return to play is outdated, and the relative insensitivity of current neuroimaging modalities to demonstrate structural damage is highlighted. New therapeutic interventions such as amantadine and cognitive rest may improve recovery time. The appropriate management of concussion typically results in a normal functional and neurocognitive outcome. The recommendations in this article may guide clinicians, with varying degrees of prior experience managing concussion, to increase the likelihood of an excellent outcome.

Trends in Concussion Return-to-Play Timelines Among High School Athletes From 2007 Through 2009

Whereas guidelines about return-to-play (RTP) after concussion have been published, actual prognoses remain elusive. To develop probability estimates for time until RTP after sport-related concussion. Descriptive epidemiology study. High school. Injured high school varsity, junior varsity, or freshman athletes who participated in 1 of 13 interscholastic sports at 7 area high schools during the 2007-2009 academic years. Athletic trainers employed at each school collected concussion data. The athletic trainer or physician on site determined the presence of a concussion. Athlete-exposures for practices and games also were captured. Documented concussions were categorized by time missed from participation using severity outcome intervals (same-day return, 1- to 2-day return, 3- to 6-day return, 7- to 9-day return, 10- to 21-day return, >21-day return, no return [censored data]). We calculated Kaplan-Meier time-to-event probabilities that included censored data to determine the probability of RTP at each of these time intervals. A total of 81 new concussions were documented in 478 775 athlete-exposures during the study period. After a new concussion, the probability of RTP (95% confidence interval) was 2.5% (95% confidence interval = 0.3, 6.9) for a 1- to 2-day return, 71.3% (95% confidence interval = 59.0, 82.9) for a 7- to 9-day return, and 88.8% (95% confidence interval = 72.0, 97.2) for a 10- to 21-day return. For high school athletes, RTP within the first 2 days after concussion was unlikely. After 1 week, the probability of return rose substantially (approximately 71%). Prognostic indicators are used to educate patients about the likely course of disease. Whereas individual symptoms and recovery times vary, prognostic time-to-event probabilities allow clinicians to provide coaches, parents, and athletes with a prediction of the likelihood of RTP within certain timeframes after a concussion.

Safe and feasible immediate retransfer of patients to the referring hospital after acute coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary angioplasty for patients with acute coronary syndrome

The challenge with fast track (FT) is to avoid compromising medical safety. We aimed to investigate whether patients with acute coronary syndrome could be safely retransferred to the referral hospital on the same day after coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PCI). A total of 399 consecutive patients were prospectively randomized: 206 to ordinary care (OC) and 193 to the FT group. Of these, 30% of patients were admitted for unstable angina pectoris and 70% for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The FT patients were evaluated for possible same-day return after angiography and/or PCI. Crossover, acute, and 30-day major events were recorded. The radial approach was used in 91 and 87% in the OC and FT group, respectively. Of the FT patients, 95% were returned on the same day and nine crossover patients (4.7%) the next day or later. Major events occurred in nine patients (2.2%); five in the OC and four in the FT group. There were a total of five events within 24 hours. No events were observed during transportation and there were no early retransfers. Immediate written reports and good communication with the referring hospital enabled thoroughly selected patients to be safely returned on the same day as angiography and/or PCI.

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Position Statement

Abstract:Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a common injury in recreational and organized sport. Over the past 30 years, there has been significant progress in our scientific understanding of SRC, which in turn has driven the development of clinical guidelines for diagnosis, assessment, and managemen

A Proposed Method to Reduce Underreporting of Brain Injury in Sports

The topic of brain injury and concussion in helmeted sports, including football, has received significant media attention in recent months, particularly with respect to the potential long-term negative consequences of repeated impacts to the head. Initiatives to reduce brain injuries in helmeted spo

What do We do with our Pension Money: Recent Evidence from 401(k) Plans

This paper studies a newly available data set of daily net transfers in several asset classes for roughly 1.5 million 401(k) participants, during the August 1997-September 2002 period. The main stylized fact is that 401(k) transfers correlate strongly and positively with the same-day asset returns in the corresponding asset class. This result is important regardless of the direction of causality. If transfers cause returns, then being able to time the market based on 401(k) transfers would be very profitable. If returns cause transfers, then changing allocations, in response to same-day returns, can have a substantial negative effect on expected utility. Indeed, by using the identification-through-heteroskedasticity technique, we show that there is both an immediate reaction of transfers to returns and an immediate reaction of returns to transfers.

Same-day transfer of patients with unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction back to their referring hospital after angioplasty

Recent evidence has shown the advantages of an early invasive strategy for patients with high-risk unstable angina (UA) and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). However, the number of beds available for postangioplasty monitoring limits the use of this approach at the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (Fleurimont, Quebec). To study the safety of a protocol allowing the same-day return of patients with UA or NSTEMI to their referring hospital after angioplasty at the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke. From June 2001 to June 2003, of the 532 patients with UA and NSTEMI who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with planned same-day transfer back to their referring hospital, 419 consecutive patients who were eligible to return the same day were prospectively followed for 24 h. Stents were used in 94.7% of patients and platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists were used in 34.8% of patients. For 85% of patients, the femoral artery was used as the access route for percutaneous coronary intervention. The mean time that patients stayed in the hospital after angioplasty before returning to their referring centres was 4.4 h. No deaths, life-threatening arrhythmias or urgent revascularizations were reported during the 24 h postangioplasty follow-up period, but one patient had a major bleeding complication. During the study period, the mean angioplasty waiting time decreased from 5.7 days to 2.1 days. The protocol evaluated in the present article is safe. It frees more beds, thus reducing the waiting list and allowing patients with high-risk acute coronary syndromes without ST segment elevation from community hospitals to benefit from the advantages of an early invasive strategy.