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Low tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine coverage among healthcare workers in a quaternary university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil: need for continuous surveillance and implementation of active strategies

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (4), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Vaccination with tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) has been recommended for healthcare workers (HCWs) by Brazilian Ministry of Health since November 2014. Objective: To describe the strategies implemented to improve Tdap uptake, cumulative vaccine coverage after each ...

Dynamics of the medical-dental relationship in a University Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Acta odontol. latinoam; 32 (2), 2019
Lack of communication between the medical and dental professions impacts healthcare quality, especially in hospitals. Different authors have described the oral status of inpatients. Following that line of research, the current study set the following aims: to characterize the dynamics of medical-dental h...

Tomada de decisão em hospitais de ensino: entre formalismo e síntese intuitiva

Resumo Este estudo de caso múltiplo teve por objetivo analisar como o middle manager (MM), a partir de seus papéis estratégicos, associa as decisões racionais e intuitivas no processo de tomada de decisão estratégica (TDE) em hospitais públicos de ensino (HPE). Os dados foram coletados por meio de...

Time management of Internal Medicine medicalresidents, São Paulo, Brasil

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Medical Residency is a recognized form of professional qualification, but there are criticisms regarding the overload of work activities. Given the length of the daily and weekly workdays, residents develop practices that enable them to reconcile the Residency with their personal l...

Ações educativas desenvolvidas no período perioperatório em um hospital universitário: percepção de pacientes cirúrgicos

Rev. enferm. UFSM; 9 (), 2019
Objetivo: analisar a percepção de pacientes cirúrgicos de um hospital universitário acerca das ações educativas desenvolvidas no período perioperatório. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória, realizada com oito pacientes de uma Unidade de Cirurgia Geral. Os depoimentos foram c...

Perfil clínico e epidemiológico de usuários submetidos a cateterismo cardíaco num hospital universitário do Rio de Janeiro

Objective: The study’s purpose has been to delineate the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization; furthermore, to propose a management technology to create a database with information of epidemiological relevance. Methods: It is a retrospective study with a quant...

Conhecimento de enfermeiros sobre prevenção e cuidados de lesão por pressão

Objetivo: Identificar o conhecimento dos enfermeiros assistenciais quanto à prevenção e aos cuidados com lesões por pressão (LPP) em unidades de clínica médica e cirúrgica de um hospital universitário de Brasília. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo descritivo, transversal com análise quantitativa. O...

Detection of potentially pathogenic bacteria on cell phones of hospital and university-based populations in Curitiba, southern Brazil. A cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cell phones have become indispensable for professional activities, including healthcare. Thus, they are possible sources of bacterial contamination. There is a scarcity of data in the literature regarding identification of risk factors for contamination of cell phones with pathogen...

Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) cohort of Brazilian patients in a university hospital

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is an important group of cryptogenic strokes that are in evidence due recent ongoing trials. We reviewed medical records at discharge from the stroke unit of all patients who met ESUS criteria and attended our institution between February 2016 and Jul...

High grade renal trauma due to blunt injury in children: do all require intervention?

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the presentation and management of major grade renal trauma in children. Method: A retrospective study was performed including data collected from the patients who were admitted in Pediatric surgery with major grade renal injury (grade 3 and m...