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Current inpatient prescription practices for the treatment of schizophrenia in public hospitals of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Estrategias para reducir infecciones, uso de antimicrobianos y sus efectos en una unidad de neonatología

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (2), 2017
Introduction: Late onset sepsis (LOS) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The empirical use of vancomycin and other broad spectrum antibiotics is very frequent and is associated with the emergence of resistant agents, infection by gram-negative b...

Diagnóstico de situación de seguridad del paciente en Argentina: Estudio transversal

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (1), 2017
Introducción. La seguridad de los pacientes es un objetivo prioritario de las organizaciones de salud. Objetivo. Conocer las actitudes, prácticas y condiciones de seguridad del paciente pediátrico en Argentina. Material y métodos. La Subcomisión de Calidad y Seguridad del Paciente de la Sociedad Arg...

Prescribing cascade: A proposed new way to evaluate it

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (1), 2017
Prescribing cascade is defined as the situation in which a first drug administered to a patient causes adverse event signs and symptoms, that are misinterpreted as a new condition, resulting in a new medication being prescribed. The cascade may have multiple steps and differ in complexity and severity. D...

A contribuição do farmacêutico para a promoção do acesso e uso racional de medicamentos essenciais no SUS

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é descrever o processo da inserção do farmacêutico na equipe de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde e os resultados na promoção do acesso e uso racional de medicamentos. Trata-se de estudo descritivo, transversal, realizado em unidade de atenção primária do município de...

A "miracle" cancer drug in the era of social media: A survey of Brazilian oncologists' opinions and experience with phosphoethanolamine

Summary Introduction: Patients who are treating cancer have often used alternative therapies. In the internet era, information can be broadcasted widely, and this happened with phosphoethanolamine in Brazil, where this substance was claimed by the population to be the "cure for cancer." Method: This is...

Differentiating clinical care from disease prevention: a prerequisite for practicing quaternary prevention

Abstract: This article contends that the distinction between clinical care (illness) and prevention of future disease is essential to the practice of quaternary prevention. The authors argue that the ongoing entanglement of clinical care and prevention transforms healthy into "sick" people through change...

Heterogeneidad de criterios en la clasificación y estadiaje del cáncer de vesícula biliar