ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the sound alarms of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) during aortic counterpulsation therapy; to measure the stimulus-response time of the team to these; and to discuss the implications of increasing this time for patient safety from the alarm fatigue perspective. ...
ABSTRACT Objective: to produce a reflective essay on what has been produced in relation to bath as a procedure related to nursing care and diagnosis for dependent patients undergoing mediate and immediate rehabilitation processes after a traumatic event. Method: discursive, reflective study supported b...
ABSTRACT Objective: Verify the changes of endotracheal cuff pressure before and after oral hygiene, head-of-bed elevation at 0º, 30º, and 60º, change in body position, aspiration of the endotracheal tube, and in-bed bathing. Method: The study sample was composed of 88 patients. We performed 3,696 ch...
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the stages in the cultural adaptation of "The End-Stage Renal Disease Adherence Questionnaire" for use in Brazil. Method: A descriptive, transversal study with a quantitative approach. The cultural adaptation followed the steps of translation, professional committee, bac...
Brasil,
Comparación Transcultural,
Asistencia Sanitaria Culturalmente Competente/normas,
Fallo Renal Crónico,
Psicometría/instrumentación,
Psicometría/métodos,
Psicometría/normas,
Diálisis Renal/métodos,
Diálisis Renal/psicología,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Traducciones,
Cumplimiento y Adherencia al Tratamiento/psicología
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate nursing professionals' perception on safety climate, to check if this perception differs between categories and if there is correlation between the Safety Attitude Questionaire (SAQ) domains and personal and professional variables. Method: Quantitative and transversal st...
Actitud del Personal de Salud,
Brasil,
Satisfacción en el Trabajo,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Enfermeras y Enfermeros/psicología,
Cultura Organizacional,
Seguridad del Paciente/normas,
Percepción,
Psicometría/instrumentación,
Psicometría/métodos,
Administración de la Seguridad/normas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Introduction: A rectum balloon implant (RBI) is a new device to spare rectal structures during prostate cancer radiotherapy. The theoretical advantages of a RBI are to reduce the high radiation dose to the anterior rectum wall, the possibility of a post-implant correction, and their predetermin...
Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to report a case of a clinically significant obstruction during mechanical ventilation caused by the dissection of the wired endotracheal tube's lumen during general anesthesia in a pediatric patient. Case report A 12-years old patient undergoing general anes...
Abstract Introduction: The implantable cardioverter defibrillator had been increasing the survival of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death. The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator was developed to mitigate the complications inherent to lead placement into cardiovascular system....
Estimulación Cardíaca Artificial/métodos,
Muerte Súbita Cardíaca/etiología,
Muerte Súbita Cardíaca/prevención & control,
Desfibriladores Implantables/efectos adversos,
Cardioversión Eléctrica/efectos adversos,
Cardioversión Eléctrica/instrumentación,
Marcapaso Artificial,
Prevención Secundaria/instrumentación,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Fibrilación Ventricular/complicaciones,
Fibrilación Ventricular/terapia
Resumen La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Satisfacción Familiar (FSS) en una muestra de 607 estudiantes de una universidad privada en Lima Metropolitana, con edades que oscilan entre 16 a 28 años. Se tradujo la escala con el método de...
Abstract: Introduction: In some cases, ST segment elevation in right precordial leads in conjunction with inferior leads can be originated by an obstruction of the right coronary artery in its proximal portion, generating an inferior myocardial infarction which involves the right ventricle. Case prese...
