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Influência da espiritualidade no processo saúde-doença em pacientes hospitalizados: revisão integrativa

Rev. enferm. UFPI; 8 (4), 2019
Objetivo: Analisar estudos publicados entre 2013 e 2017 sobre a influência da espiritualidade na saúde de pacientes hospitalizados. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo de revisão integrativa, fundamentado na metodologia definida por Mendes, Silveira e Galvão. Resultados: 11 estudos se adequaram aos cr...

Características sociodemográficas e custo de hospitalizações por fratura de fêmur em idosos na Bahia

J. Health NPEPS; 4 (2), 2019
Objetivo: descrever os casos de internações por fratura de fêmur em idosos na Bahia entre os anos de 2012 e 2017, quanto às características sociodemográficas e o custo das hospitalizações. Método: trata-se de estudo ecológico e descritivo, realizado com dados de morbimortalidade hospitalar por ...

Frequency of emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations in patients included in two models of care

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (4), 2019
Introduction: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a huge impact on lung function, quality of life and mortality of patients. Emergency Department visits and hospitalizations due to exacerbations cause a significant economic burden on the health system. Objective: To describ...

Determinación del riesgo de tromboembolismo pulmonar y trombosis venosa profunda en pacientes hospitalizados en un servicio de medicina interna
Determination of the risk of lung thromboembolism and deep venous thrombosis in patients hospitalized in an internal medicine service

Rev. Inst. Nac. Hig; 50 (1-2), 2019
Objetivo General: Determinar el riesgo de Tromboembolismo pulmonar (TEP) y Trombosis venosa profunda (TVP) en un grupo pacientes con patologías médicas. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio, unicéntrico, descriptivo, longitudinal, en pacientes > 18 años, ingresados por un periodo mayor de 72 horas en el ...

Hospitalization costs and their determining factors among patients undergoing kidney transplantation: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cost evaluation is a key tool in monitoring expenditure for budget management. It increases the efficiency of possible changes through identifying potential savings and estimating the resources required to make such changes. However, there is a lack of knowledge of the total cost o...

Prevalence of Hospital Functional Impairment in a Colombian Elderly Population at the San Ignacio University Hospital

Abstract Introduction: Functional decline following hospitalization (FDH) is defined as the loss of the functional capacity to perform at least one basic activity of daily life (BADL) when being discharged from hospital; a situation compared to functional capacity performed in the last couple of weeks,...

Effect of Hospital Accreditation Process in Outcomes of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Abstract Background: Hospital accreditation has as goal the standardization of patient care, aiming quality improvement. On 2015, a cardiology reference hospital was evaluated and got level 3 from ONA in care given to Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients. Objetive: To compare length of stay (LOS) at ...

Heart Failure: An Overview of Morbidity and Mortality in Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract Background: Heart failure (HF) is the final pathway of most cardiac diseases. Although the prevalence of HF has increased, due to the ageing of the population, more comprehensive data have shown a reduction in the percentage of HF hospital admissions over the last years. Objective: Assess the ...

Mortalidad hospitalaria de las infecciones respiratorias comunitarias y asociadas a cuidados socio-sanitarios: una revisión sistemática

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (6), 2019
Resumen Introducción: Las infecciones respiratorias son causa de preocupación socio-sanitaria por su elevada mortalidad y el coste económico que conllevan. El número de pacientes procedentes de centros socio-sanitarios con infecciones respiratorias que requieren ingreso hospitalario está aumentando...