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Transfusiones de glóbulos rojos en pacientes críticos
Red blood cell transfusions in critical patients

La anemia es muy frecuente en los pacientes críticos, pudiendo estar presente en casi el 100 por ciento después una semana de hospitalización en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI). Se ha descrito que la anemia es un factor de riesgo de mayor mortalidad y morbilidad para los pacientes críticos. L...

Competencias que desarrolla una enfermera en etapa principiante avanzada en una unidad de cuidado intensivo

Horiz. enferm; 28 (1), 2017
OBJETIVO: Analizar las competencias que posee una enfermera en etapa principiante avanzada que se desempeña en una unidad de cuidados intensivos según el modelo de Patricia Benner. MÉTODO: estudio cualitativo, fenomenológico, descriptivo. Se realiza y transcribe entrevista, obteniendo dos categorías...

Prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions in the intensive care unit of a Brazilian teaching hospital

Abstract Patients in intensive care unit are prescribed large numbers of drugs, highlighting the need to study potential Drug-Drug Interactions in this environment. The aim of this study was to delineate the prevalence and risk of potential drug-drug interactions between medications administered to patie...

β-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in an intensive care unit in southern Brazil

ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the antimicrobial susceptibility profile, β-lactamase production, and genetic diversity of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter spp. using phenotypic identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and β-lactamase phenotypic detection....

Association between pathogens from tracheal aspirate and oral biofilm of patients on mechanical ventilation

Abstract The aim of this study was to detect possible associations between respiratory pathogens from tracheal aspirate and oral biofilm samples in intubated patients in an intensive care unit (ICU), and to identify the most common respiratory pathogens in oral biofilm, particularly in patients that deve...

Ações de enfermagem antes e após um protocolo de prevenção de lesões por pressão em terapia intensiva
Nursing actions before and after a protocol for preventing pressure injury in intensive care

Objetivo: Avaliar as ações dos profissionais de enfermagem, antes e após utilização de protocolo de prevenção de lesões por pressão, em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Métodos: Estudo observacional, prospectivo, comparativo, do tipo antes e depois, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em hospit...

Manual hyperinflation and the role of physical therapy in intensive care and emergency units

Fisioter. Mov. (Online); 30 (supl.1), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Although manual hyperinflation (MHI) is a physical therapy technique commonly used in intensive care and emergency units, there is little consensus about its use. Objective: To investigate the knowledge of physical therapists working in intensive care and emergency units about ma...