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Comparison of Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiograms at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica with Reported Cases in Literature

West Indian med. j; 68 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: This study was undertaken to determine the positive rate for computed tomography pulmonary angiograms (CTPAs) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), to compare the positive rate at the UHWI to that reported in the literature and to compare the rates of positive CTPAs b...

El laboratorio de práctica profesional, como estrategia educativa, en el marco del cambio curricular
The professional practice laboratory, as a strategy educational, within the framework of curricular change

En vista de la transformación que se está produciendo en la educación universitaria en general y en la educación para profesionales de la salud en particular, el Instituto Universitario del Hospital Italiano plantea un cambio curricular para la carrera de Medicina. Esto implica, una forma de cambio s...

Nurse safety culture in the services of a university hospital

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate nurse safety culture in a teaching hospital, as well as to verify differences in the safety culture dimensions between services. Method: cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted from October to December 2015, in a university hospital. The instrument Hospital Survey...

Cambios en las prescripciones y el consumo de antimicrobianos, luego de la implementación de recomendaciones de uso: experiencia en un hospital universitario

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (3), 2019
Resumen Introduccion: Actualmente cerca de la mitad de las prescripciones de antimicrobianos son inadecuadas, lo que aumenta la resistencia bacteriana. Tanto cefalosporinas como fluoroquinolonas se asocian con este fenomeno: aumento de bacterias productoras de β-lactamasas e infecciones por Clostri...

Descripción de características demográficas y clínicas de una cohorte pacientes fallecidos por infección respiratoria aguda en Colombia durante los años 2009 a 2013

Infectio; 23 (2), 2019
Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas, demográficas, aislamientos virales y hallazgos de histopatología de individuos que fallecieron por Infección Respiratoria Aguda (IRA) y que fueron notificados al Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS) entre los años 2009 y 2013. Métodos: Estudio obse...

Doenças de glândulas salivares: estudo epidemiológico em um serviço de Estomatologia do sul do Brasil

RFO UPF; 24 (2), 2019
Objetivo: realizar um levantamento epidemiológico das doenças de glândulas salivares por meio de análise de prontuários registrados em um serviço de Estomatologia do sul do Brasil. Métodos: a amostra foi composta por aproximadamente 24.000 prontuários de pacientes do Serviço de Estomatologia do ...

PTSD in mental health outpatient settings: highly prevalent and under-recognized

Objectives: To estimate the current prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the diagnosis rate of this disorder ascertained by psychiatrists in training. Methods: We interviewed 200 adults under treatment in a university mental health outpatient clinic. The PTSD diagnoses obtained using t...

Health professionals' perception of patient safety culture in a university hospital in São Paulo: A cross-sectional study applying the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Patient safety culture is part of the organizational profile of healthcare institutions and is associated with better quality of care. OBJECTIVE: To assess patient safety culture in a university hospital. DESIGN AND SETTING: Hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted in a p...

Profile of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus at increased risk for large for gestational age newborns

Abstract Objective Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with a higher risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality, and its main complication is the occurrence of large for gestational age (LGA) newborns. The present study aims to characterize pregnant women with GDM and to identify factors a...

A prática de métodos não farmacológicos para o alívio da dor de parto em um hospital universitário no Brasil

Av. enferm; 37 (1), 2019
Resumo Objetivo: Identificar a prática de métodos não farmacológicos implementadas para o alívio da dor de parto em um hospital de ensino, os motivos que levaram a utilizá-los e o grau de satisfação. Materiais e métodos: Estudo transversal, desenvolvido com 586 puérperas em um hospital de ens...