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Intervención de enfermería basada en la dinámica del cuidado para la sobrecarga de cuidadores familiares de adultos mayores dependientes hospitalizados
Nursing intervention based on the dynamics of care for the overload of family caregivers of hospitalized dependent older adults

Introducción: El cuidado que realizan los familiares de adultos mayores dependientes los conduce a estados de sobrecarga por desgaste físico, emocional, social y económico que siguen presentes durante las hospitalizaciones. Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto de una intervención de enfermería basada en la d...

Diseño y evaluación preliminar de un entrenamiento en competencia cultural y compasiva para enfermeras y auxiliares de enfermería de servicios de hospitalización
Design and preliminary evaluation of training in cultural and compassionate competence for nurses and nursing assistants in hospitalization services

Introducción: La competencia cultural y compasiva refleja la capacidad de enfermeras y auxiliares de enfermería para reconocer el sufrimiento del paciente y responder a sus necesidades teniendo en cuenta el contexto cultural. Sin embargo, pese a que la política menciona su importancia, en el contexto ...

Bienestar Espiritual y Funcionalidad del Paciente Crónico Complejo Hospitalizado en una Institución de Bogotá
Spiritual Well-being and Functionality of the Complex Chronic Patient Hospitalized in an Institution of Bogotá

El presente estudio tiene como propósito establecer la relación que existe entre el bienestar espiritual y la funcionalidad de los pacientes crónicos complejos hospitalizados en una institución de tercer nivel de atención. Metodología: El estudio, de carácter descriptivo correlacional, contó con...

Impact of demonstration in a realistic simulation environment as a postoperative education in patients' experience

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the impact of training in the Practical Life Room on patients experience during hospitalization. Methods Subjects submitted to orthopedic surgeries were randomized to two groups (Control and Intervention) in the postoperative period. The Control Group received only the pr...

Length of stay in pediatric intensive care unit: prediction model

ABSTRACT Objective To propose a predictive model for the length of stay risk among children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit based on demographic and clinical characteristics upon admission. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at a private and general hospital located i...

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: is the clinical practice based on evidence?

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. Methods: This was a descriptive study performed at a public tertiary care university hospital gathering prescription, sociodemographic and hospitalization data of inpatients admitted in 2014 who used antimicrobial drugs. This data were ...

Penile cancer trends and economic burden in the Brazilian public health system

ABSTRACT Objective: To gather information on penile cancer epidemiologic trends and its economic impact on the Brazilian Public Health System across the last 25 years. Methods: The Brazilian Public Health System database was used as the primary source of data from January 1992 to December 2017. Mortali...

Mortality after radical cystectomy is strongly related to the institution's volume of surgeries

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze mortality rates and hospitalization data after radical cystectomy in each public healthcare center in São Paulo in the last decade, considering the number of surgeries performed at each center. Methods: This study included patients from the Departamento de Informática d...

Emergency department visits of older adults within 30 days of discharge: analysis from the pharmacotherapy perspective

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze, from the pharmacotherapy perspective, the factors associated to visits of older adults to the emergency department within 30 days after discharge. Methods A cross-sectional study carried out in a general public hospital with older adults. Emergency department visit was ...

A dúvida: tireotoxicose versus hipertireoidismo descompensado

Relata-se o caso de paciente do sexo masculino, atendido em um hospital universitário, após quadro duvidoso e arrastado de alteração cardíaca e hipertireoidiana, com a propedêutica sequencial própria para crise tireotóxica. Destaca-se a necessidade de identificação precoce da apresentação c...