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Delirium em pacientes com câncer internados em unidade de terapia intensiva: estudo retrospectivo

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever a ocorrência de delirium em pacientes com câncer internados em unidade de terapia intensiva, segundo características clínicas e demográficas. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo realizado com 135 adultos internados na unidade de terapia intensiva de um hospital público espec...

Funcionalidade e velocidade da caminhada de pacientes após alta da unidade de terapia intensiva

RESUMO Objetivo: Mensurar e comparar a funcionalidade de pacientes após alta da unidade de terapia intensiva e no momento da alta hospitalar. Métodos: Pesquisa quantitativa de coorte prospectiva realizada entre agosto de 2016 e dezembro de 2017 em um hospital universitário. Foi realizado o teste de ...

Mortalidad por infecciones asociadas a la asistencia sanitaria. Hospital Abel Santa María Cuadrado, 2015

Objetivo: caracterizar la mortalidad por infecciones asociadas a la asisten-cia sanitaria (IAAS) en el Hospital Abel Santamaría Cuadrado de Pinar del Río durante el año 2015.Metodología: estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. La muestra estuvo constituida por 278 pacientes fallecidos por infeccion...

Incidence of pressure injury in an oncological intensive care unit

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the incidence of pressure injury in cancer patients of an intensive care unit. Method: A longitudinal study with 105 patients admitted to an oncological intensive care unit. The incidence rate was calculated as the number of events per 100 patient-days. Cumulative inc...

Cost and Safety Evaluation of Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty versus Unilateral Knee

Abstract Objective To measure the cost of simultaneous total knee arthroplasty, as well as the costs of total and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, perioperative complications and need for blood transfusion compared to the costs of unilateral procedure in a referral hospital, in Federal District...

Serving as a bedside surgeon before performing robotic radical prostatectomy improves surgical outcomes

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: To evaluate the influence of previous experience as bedside assistants on patient selection, perioperative and pathological results in robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Materials and Methods: The first 50 cases of two robotic surgeons were reviewed retrospectivel...

The Harbin Medical University nephrectomy score: a quantitative system for evaluating the complexity of laparoscopic retroperitoneal simple nephrectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Laparoscopic retroperitoneal simple nephrectomy (LRSN) has been widely accepted as a mainstay option for benign non-functioning kidney. The complexity of the procedure, however, differs and remains a subject of controversy. Objective: To develop a standardised Harbin Medical Univer...

Two-shift operation mode can improve the efficiency and comfort of flexible ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy for the treatment of renal calculi larger than 1. 5cm

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare two-shift operation mode and single player mode different impact on surgical results and operator comfort in flexible ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy for renal calculi larger than 1.5cm. Materials and Methods: From december 2017 to december 2018, 92 patients with re...

New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in St-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Predictors and Impact on Therapy And Mortality

Arq. bras. cardiol; 113 (5), 2019
Abstract Backgrund: New-onset atrial fibrillation complicating acute myocardial infarction represents an important challenge, with prognostic significance. Objective: To study the incidence, impact on therapy and mortality, and to identify predictors of development of new-onset atrial fibrillation duri...