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Unidades de terapia intensiva no Brasil e a fila única de leitos na pandemia de COVID-19
Intensive care units in brazil and the single queue of beds in the covid-19 pandemic

Enferm. foco (Brasília); 11 (2,n.esp), 2020
Objetivo: Discutir a proposta de Fila Única nas Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Método: Pesquisa quantitativa, descritiva, desenvolvida durante os meses de abril a junho de 2020, com buscas de dados em sites oficiais e relatórios institucionais. Resultados: No Brasi...

Otimização dos cuidados intensivos na assistência ao paciente com COVID-19
Optimization of intensive care in assistence for the patient with covid-19

Enferm. foco (Brasília); 11 (2,n.esp), 2020
Objetivo: Refletir acerca das estratégias para a otimização dos cuidados intensivos na assistência ao paciente com COVID-19. Método: Trata-se de um estudo teórico-reflexivo, que resgata as considerações atualizadas acerca da gestão do cuidado intensivo no contexto da pandemia. Resultados: O conc...

Comparing clinical protocols for the treatment of human rabies: the Milwaukee protocol and the Brazilian protocol (Recife)

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Rabies is a major and seriously neglected public health problem worldwide. A treatment consisting of supportive therapy with the use of drugs that show antiviral activity is called the Milwaukee Protocol. In Brazil, this protocol was adapted to the national reality and called the...

Implante de un dispositivo de asistencia ventricular izquierda definitivo y circulación asistida en cuidados intensivos como terapia puente. Cuidados enfermeros: caso clínico
Permanent left ventricular assistance internal device implantation and assisted circulation in intensive care as bridge therapy. Nursing care: case report

Horiz. enferm; 31 (3), 2020
A lo largo de los últimos años la implantación de Dispositivos de Asistencia Ventricular (DAV) está tomando un papel más relevante en el tratamiento de la Insuficiencia Cardíaca (IC). El uso de los DAV también está cambiando hacia la Terapia Definitiva (TD), conformándose como alternativa clara ...

Matriz de competências relacionadas aos medicamentos para o enfermeiro em unidade de terapia intensiva
Matrix of competences related to the medications for the nurse in the intensive care unit

Rev. enferm. UFSM; 10 (), 2020
Objetivo: construir uma matriz de competências relacionadas aos medicamentos para o enfermeiro em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI). Método: pesquisa qualitativa que empregou a técnica do grupo nominal com 21 enfermeiros que trabalham em UTI de hospitais de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. A col...

Impact of oral hygiene in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the COVID-19 pandemic

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992); 66 (Suppl 2), 2020
SUMMARY COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can present respiratory complications that often lead patients to depend on mechanical ventilation (MV) for several days. It is known that Pneumonia Associated with Mechanical Ventilation (PAMV) is frequent in patients who use this equipment for a long time. As a c...

The effect of abo and rh blood group antigens on admission to intensive care unit and mortality in patients with COVID-19 infection

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992); 66 (Suppl 2), 2020
SUMMARY AIM The aim of this study is to analyze the prognostic significance of ABO and Rh blood group antigens along with various parameters in patients followed-up with the diagnosis of COVID-19. METHODS We evaluated 397 patients who were follow-up and treated due to COVID-19 infections. The ages, g...

Predictors of difficulty in bedside percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: pilot study

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is currently one of the main procedures performed in an intensive care unit (ICU). However, there are no well-defined indicators of technical difficulty in performing the procedure. Objectives: to define predictors of difficulty in perform...

Infections and antimicrobial resistance in an adult intensive care unit in a Brazilian hospital and the influence of drug resistance on the thirty-day mortality among patients with bloodstream infections

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to determine the incidence of health care-associated infections (HCAIs) and identify the main resistant microorganisms in intensive care unit (ICU) patients in a Brazilian university hospital. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a Brazi...

Health system collapse 45 days after the detection of COVID-19 in Ceará, Northeast Brazil: a preliminary analysis

Abstract INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 and quickly became a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aim to describe the epidemiological course of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 and their impact on hospital bed occupancy rates in the first 45 days of the epidemic in the state ...