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Asignación ética de recursos sanitarios escasos en el contexto de crisis por COVID-19

Medwave; 20 (5), 2020
La actual pandemia por COVID-19 tiene el potencial de sobrepasar la capacidad de hospitales y unidades de cuidados intensivos en Chile y América Latina. Por lo tanto, las autoridades locales tienen la obligación ética de estar preparadas mediante la implementación de medidas tendientes a evitar una s...

Knowledge of physiotherapists working in adult ICU on contraindications to mobilization

Abstract Introduction: Mobilization is an effective therapy to combat the deleterious effects of immobility, but not all patients are in a condition to be moved; thus, knowledge about contraindication criteria is fundamental. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of physiotherapists working in adult ICU...

Invasive fungal disease in humans: are we aware of the real impact?

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
Despite the medical advances and interventions to improve the quality of life of those in intensive care, people with cancer or severely immunocompromised or other susceptible hosts, invasive fungal diseases (IFD) remain severe and underappreciated causes of illness and death worldwide. Therefore, IFD co...

Best Practices on HVAC Design to Minimize the Risk of COVID-19 Infection within Indoor Environments

Abstract The spread of Coronavirus is causing in the society all around the world a considerable degree of fear, worry and concern and particularly among healthcare workers that are at increased risk for infection. This paper gathers the strategy/guidelines to reduce the contamination in Intensive care u...

Investigation of carbapenemases and aminoglycoside modifying enzymes of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates recovered from patients admitted to intensive care units in a tertiary-care hospital in Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Acinetobacter baumannii are opportunistic bacteria, highly capable of acquiring antimicrobial resistance through the production of carbapenemases and aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs). METHODS: Carbapenemase and AME genes were investigated in A. baumannii recovered from inp...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the ICU: prevalence, resistance profile, and antimicrobial consumption

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the main pathogens causing infection in intensive care units (ICUs) and usually presents antimicrobial resistance. METHODS: Data were obtained from ICUs between 2010 and 2013. RESULTS: P. aeruginosa had a prevalence of 14.5% of which 48.7% were m...

Estudio de incidencia de riesgos y eventos vinculados a la seguridad en una unidad de cuidados intensivos

Rev. méd. Urug; 36 (3), 2020
Resumen: Introducción: los pacientes críticos son muy vulnerables a la iatrogenia. Los eventos vinculados a la seguridad (EVS) contribuyen en la morbilidad y mortalidad de los pacientes ingresados. Por esto, su detección y prevención son importantes. Objetivos: estudiar la incidencia de EVS selec...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and lung transplantation: initial experience at a single brazilian center

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: To report initial experience from the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients who received lung transplantation. METHODS: Retrospective study of a single tertiary center in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, a national reference in lung transplantation, based on the pros...

Aplicação do nursing activies score (NAS) em uma unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI)

Objetivos: descrever o perfil demográfico dos pacientes, mensurar a carga de trabalho da enfermagem por meio da aplicação do instrumento Nursing Activities Score (NAS) e apresentar o dimensionamento recomendado para a equipe de enfermagem. Método: estudo transversal, prospectivo e descritivo, desenvo...

COVID-19: Cuidados de Enfermagem em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

A doença causada pelo novo coronavírus (COVID-19), foi identificada em dezembro de 2019, na China. Por ter uma disseminação extremamente rápida, de pessoa por pessoa, em janeiro de 2020 foi declarada uma urgência em saúde pública internacional e, em março, a COVID-19 foi declarada como uma pande...