Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare clinical outcomes and cost involved with use of poractant versus beractant for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in a level III, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) within an academic medical center. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients if they were admitted to the NICU for RDS between April 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010 and December 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 treated with beractant and poractant respectively. Patients were excluded from the study if they were greater than 35 weeks gestational age and survived less than 48 hours. This is a review and the information needed from the patients was submitted in a data extraction form. Data collected included demographic variables (age, birthweight, birth length, gender, and race/ ethnicity), FiO2 measurement, mechanical ventilation time, length of hospitalization in the NICU, the incidence complications in the first 28 days, number of doses given, use of the nasal CPAP, concurrent complications or comorbidites such as pulmonary hemorrhage, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, patent ductus arteriosis, intraventricular hemorrhage, and retinopathy of maturity. Main Results: Data from 27 neonates in beractant and 13 in poractant groups were collected. The FiO2 measurements in both groups were generally similar. However, FiO2 was consistently lower in the poractant group. (p = 0.044 from a runs statistical test) Conclusions: The FiO2 measurement is poractant group was lower compared with beractant group, however the difference was noted to be not statistically significant.

Bakgrund: På intensivvårdsavdelningen är patienterna ofta så sjuka att kommunikationen med vårdpersonalen kan vara svår. Närstående på intensivvårdsavdelningen har en viktig roll i omvårdnaden. I studierna framkommer att närstående har ett stort behov av information samt att kommunikation, skydd av patient, deltagande och stöd är viktigt men ingen av studierna har utgått från mötet med vårdpersonalen. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva upplevelser av närståendes möten med vårdpersonal på intensivvårdsavdelningen. Metod: Deskriptiv design med kvalitativ ansats och semistrukturerade intervjuer med nio närstående. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys med induktiv ansats. Huvudresultat: Det framkom fyra kategorier: Att känna trygghet som handlade om att få ett förtroende för vårdpersonalen, att vårdpersonalen visade omtanke, var tillmötesgående och professionella. Att känna otrygghet som handlade om att de upplevde otillräckligt förtroende för vårdpersonalen, att de kände ovisshet i mötet med dem och var oprofessionella. Att ha behov av information som syftar till att närstående önskade få information som var tydlig, förståelig, kontinuerlig, aktuell och ärlig. Att uppleva brist på information framkom då det förekom osäkerhet i informationen och en ovilja hos vårdpersonalen att ge information. Slutsatser: Vårdpersonalen bör få en ökad insikt om hur närståendes behov ska tillgodoses och att de får en ökad medvetenhet om att det framkommer både osäkerhet och brist på information. Det är viktigt att de gör något åt det för att öka tryggheten för de närstående. / Background: In the intensive care unit, patients are often so ill that communication with nursing staff can be difficult. Relatives in the intensive care unit have an important role in nursing care. The studies show that relatives have a large need for information and that communication, patient protection, participation and support are important, but none of the studies have been based on the meeting with nursing staff. Aim: The purpose of the study was to describe experiences of relatives' meetings with nursing staff at the intensive care unit. Method: A descriptive design with qualitative approaches and semi-structured interviews with nine relatives were conducted. Qualitative content analysis with inductive approaches was used. Main results: Four categories emerged: To feel secure was about gaining confidence in the nursing staff, that the nursing staff showed care, were courteous and professional. To feel insecure was about experiencing insufficient confidence in the nursing staff, feeling uncertainty when meeting and being unprofessional. Needing information aims to that relatives wished for information that was clear, understandable, continuous, current and honest. To experience lack of information emerged as uncertainty in the information and an unwillingness of the nursing staff to provide information existed. Conclusion: Nursing staff should gain insight into how to meet relatives' needs and to gain increased awareness that both uncertainty and lack of information exists. It is important that they do something about it to increase the safety of the relatives.

BACKGROUND: Agitation is a common complication in the intensive care unit (ICU) manifested in behavior and actions that range from simple apprehension or anxiety to frankly combative behavior.5 Agitation is associated with significant adverse outcomes.1-3 Studies report up to 71% of ICU patients have some degree of agitation during their ICU stay and that agitation is observed 32% of the time.3;4 Potential causes of agitation in critically ill patients are numerous; however, data about factors that predict agitation are limited. OBJECTIVE: The specific aim of this study was to identify predictors of agitation on admission to the ICU as well as within 24 hours prior to the first agitation event. DESIGN: Retrospective medical record review. SETTING: Two adult critical care units, Medical Respiratory ICU (MRICU) and Surgical Trauma ICU (STICU) in an urban university medical center. SUBJECTS: A convenience sample of 200 critically ill adult patients, all older than 18 years of age, consecutively admitted to a MRICU and STICU, admitted for longer than 24 hours, over a two month period. METHODS: Risk factors for agitation were identified from literature review as well as from expert consultation. Data were collected during the first 5 days of ICU stay. Agitation was identified using the documented Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale or notation of “agitation” in the medical record. RESULTS: Of the sample 56.5% were male, 51.5% Euro-American, with mean age 55.5 years (±16.4). Independent predictors of agitation on admission to the ICU were: past medical history of illicit substance use, height, both the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment respiratory and central nervous system subscores, and use of restraints. Predictors of agitation within 24 hours prior to the first agitation event were: percent of hours using restraints, percent of hours using mechanical ventilation, number of genitourinary catheters, and blood pH and albumin. CONCLUSIONS: Use of these empirically based data may allow care providers to identify those at risk as well as predict agitation. Elimination or reduction of agitation in the ICU would improve patient safety and reduce hospitalization resulting in significant savings to healthcare. Reference List (1) Woods JC, Mion LC, Connor JT et al. Severe agitation among ventilated medical intensive care unit patients: frequency, characteristics and outcomes. Intensive Care Med 2004;30:1066-1072. (2) Jaber S, Chanques G, Altairac C et al. A prospective study of agitation in a medical-surgical ICU: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes. Chest 2005;128:2749-2757. (3) Fraser GL, Prato BS, Riker RR, Berthiaume D, Wilkins ML. Frequency, severity, and treatment of agitation in young versus elderly patients in the ICU. Pharmacotherapy 2000;20:75-82. (4) Gardner K, Sessler CN, Grap MJ. Clinical factors associated with agitation. Am J Crit Care 2006;15:330-331. (5) Riker RR, Picard JT, Fraser GL. Prospective evaluation of the Sedation-Agitation Scale for adult critically ill patients. Crit Care Med 1999;27:1325-1329.

Magister Curationis - MCur / Parents undergo negative experiences that include parental anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress when their new-born babies are hospitalised in neonatal intensive care unit. During this stressful period, parents need assistance from staff in order to cope. A quantitative, descriptive survey design was used to describe parents’ perception of nursing support during their baby’s admission in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) at three selected private hospitals in the city of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province. A structured existing 21- item Likert type questionnaire, the Nurse-Parent Support Tool (NPST) was used to collect data from an all-inclusive sample of 85 parents with a response rate of 78.8% (n=67). The purpose of the questionnaire was to determine their perception of information giving and communication by nurses; emotionally supportive behaviours by nurses; care given support or instrumental support and to identify parents’ perception of esteem or appraisal support while in the NICU environment. The data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24. The findings of this study suggested that the overall mean score for parents’ perception of nursing support was high 4.6 (±0.5) out of a possible of 5. There was no significant difference in the overall mean perceived support score between the different facilities. No significant differences were found in terms of all the demographics characteristics with regard to perceptions of the support that was received, thus indicating that there was no relationship between the demographic variables and perception of support. The findings suggested that though high parental support was reported, the area of involving parents in the care of their babies i.e. letting them decide whether to stay or leave during procedures need improvement.

Introdução: A Lesão renal aguda (LRA) é uma síndrome de alta incidência (23,2%) e mortalidade (23,0%), que acomete principalmente pacientes críticos, internados em unidades de terapia intensiva (UTI). A sepse é a principal causa de LRA (40,0%). A infecção por microrganismos multirresistentes exige o uso de agentes antimicrobianos potencialmente nefrotóxicos, como as polimixinas (Pmxs). Dentre elas, destaca-se a Pmx B e a colistina (Pmx E) utilizadas no controle de infecções por bacilos gram negativos (BGN). Objetivos: avaliar a incidência de LRA associada ao uso de Pmxs e identificar os fatores de risco para desenvolvimento de LRA associada ao uso de Pmxs. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, retrospectivo, de abordagem quantitativa. A amostra foi composta por 1009 pacientes internados em UTI, provenientes de um banco de dados universal (BDU) organizado no período de abril a dezembro de 2012. Resultados: Foram incluídos 936 pacientes. A incidência geral de LRA na amostra foi de 43,1%, enquanto que para pacientes que receberam Pmxs foi de 87,0%. O principal fator de risco para LRA geral foi a pré existência de Doença Renal Crônica. Dentre os pacientes com LRA e que fizeram uso de Pmxs, a maioria era do sexo masculino (69,2%); 54,4±15,7 anos, internação do tipo clínica e com o maior tempo de internação em UTI, as características clínicas mais prevalentes foram o estado de choque (81,5%), a hipertensão arterial sistêmica (35,3%), o Diabetes Mellitus (20,0%) e a sepse (23,0%). Esse grupo apresentou maiores índices de gravidade SAPS II e LODS e o choque se confirmou como fator de risco nesse grupo. Conclusões: As Pmxs confirmaram-se como medicamento nefrotóxico em pacientes críticos (87%), tendo o choque como fator de risco. / Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome of high incidence (23.2%) and mortality (23.0%), which affects mainly critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Sepsis is the main cause of AKI (40.0%). Infection with multiresistant microorganisms requires the use of potentially nephrotoxic antimicrobial agents, such as polymyxins (Pmxs). Among them, Pmx B and colistin (Pmx E) are used to control gram-negative bacilli (GNB) infections. Objectives: to evaluate the incidence of AKI associated with the use of Pmxs and to identify the risk factors for the development of AKI associated with the use of Pmxs. Methods: It´s a cross-sectional, retrospective, quantitative approach The sample consisted of 1009 patients hospitalized in ICUs from a universal database (BDU) organized from April to December 2012. Results: A total of 936 patients were included. The overall incidence of AKI in the sample was 43.1%, whereas for patients receiving Pmxs it was 87.0%. The main risk factor for overall AKI was the pre-existence of Chronic Kidney Disease. Among the patients with AKI who used Pmxs, the majority were male (69.2%); 54.4 ± 15.7 years, hospitalization of the clinical type and with the longer ICU stay. The most prevalent clinical characteristics in the AKI and Pmx groups were shock state (81.5%), systemic arterial hypertension (35.3%), Diabetes Mellitus (20.0%) and sepsis (23.0% ). This group presented highest SAPS II and LODS severity indexes and the shock was confirmed as a risk factor. Conclusions: Pmxs were confirmed as nephrotoxic drugs in critical patients (87%), with shock as a risk factor.

Magister Artium - MA / Background: Physiotherapists are involved in the management of patients in the cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Patient and family perception of care has become an important measure in evaluating the quality of care, including care in the intensive care setting. Overall Aim: To explore and describe the family and patient perception of physiotherapy care rendered in a public sector cardiothoracic ICU in the Western Cape, South Africa. Method: This study was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 (scoping review) identified and described available outcomes for measuring family perception of ICU care by searching six databases from inception to the 20th June 2018. Results from the scoping review informed the discussion schedule for the first primary study of Phase 2. Phase 2 (two exploratory descriptive qualitative primary studies) explored and described i) family perception and ii) patient perception of physiotherapy care in a cardiothoracic ICU. Audio-taped, individual face to face semi-structured interviews were conducted with family and patient participants that met the inclusion and exclusion sampling criteria (purposive sampling). Data was transcribed verbatim and analysed using deductive-inductive thematic content analysis. The data was coded, categorised and themes were generated. Trustworthiness of the data was ensured through methods addressing credibility, dependability, confirmability and transferability. Results: A total of ten full text studies were included in the scoping review. Included studies were published between 2006 and 2017, were conducted in both developed and developing countries, in different ICUs (except cardiothoracic ICU)and all used different quantitative outcome measures to measure family perception of ICU care. Thirteen cardiothoracic ICU patients and their respective family members partook in the studies describing patient and family perception of cardiothoracic ICU physiotherapy care. The median patient age was 62 years; the mean ICU length of stay 6 days and the median family age was 55. Themes arising from the family perception of care data analysed included: i) understanding of physiotherapy care (the role of the physiotherapist, perceived benefit of physiotherapy and communication), family involvement in physiotherapy care (physical presence during physiotherapy sessions and decision-making), and satisfaction of physiotherapy ICU care. Themes arising from patient perception of care data analysed included: i) Physiotherapy management of patients, ii) The Physiotherapists – skill, iii) knowledge and professionalism, iv) Continuity of Care, v) Tangibility, vi) Physiotherapy benefits, vii) Decision-Making, viii) Communication, ix) Satisfaction of Physiotherapy ICU care. Overall, family and patients were satisfied with the physiotherapy care in the cardiothoracic ICU. However, there were areas of improvement such as the understanding of physiotherapy care, communication, family involvement in the physiotherapy care and decision-making. Conclusion: While there are multiple quantitative measures for measuring family perception of ICU care there is no “gold” standard measure that has been identified. A qualitative measure and research design would allow richer in-depth information on family perception of ICU care. The findings from the family and patient perception of cardiothoracic ICU physiotherapy care are influenced by many factors. While family and patients perceive cardiothoracic ICU physiotherapy care both positively and negatively, the majority of patient and family were satisfied overall with the care the patient received. Family perception of ICU physiotherapy care should be evaluated in order to identify areas for improvement in quality of care and could add to the body of evidence in ICU physiotherapy practice.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics, assessment, and treatment of infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) as perceived by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) and whether it differed from those of other Neonatal Intensive Care Unit populations. Methods: A secure web-based questionnaire with 62 questions collected information on NAS, caseloads, treatment environment, and demographics. Twenty-six respondents initiated the survey; 42% completed most or all questions. Response analyses included descriptive and nonparametric inferential statistics. Results: Infants with NAS were on the caseloads of 73% of respondents. The majority (79%) only saw infants with NAS and feeding problems. Primary problems included incomplete or increased time to complete feeds, increased/excessive/irregular sucking rates, and reflux. Working on teams, respondents provided assessment, treatment, and education of infant feeding and state. Conclusion: Growing demand for SLP intervention with infants with NAS is likely to persist if opioid use continues to increase as projected.

INTRODUÇÃO: O traumatismo cranioencefálico (TCE) é atualmente uma das maiores causas de incapacidade, custo econômico e morte em todo o mundo. O prognóstico do paciente com TCE depende tanto da lesão encefálica primária, que ocorre no momento do trauma, como da lesão secundária, que ocorre após o evento traumático, em decorrência da evolução da lesão inicial ou de suas complicações intracranianas e sistêmicas. Dentre estas complicações sistêmicas destacam-se os distúrbios hidroeletrolíticos, em especial os distúrbios de sódio, por ser este o principal íon extracelular e o mais importante soluto osmoticamente ativo, estando diretamente ligado à formação de edema cerebral. Estudos recentes têm demonstrado que a hipernatremia é um fator de risco independente para pior prognóstico em pacientes críticos e neurocríticos. Não estão claros, entretanto, a frequência e o impacto clínico da hipernatremia no prognóstico de pacientes com TCE grave em nosso meio. Objetivou-se neste estudo identificar a incidência e os fatores preditivos da hipernatremia na fase aguda em pacientes com TCE grave em uma amostra de pacientes internados em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) e verificar se a hipernatremia na fase aguda constitui um fator de risco independente para o óbito intra-hospitalar. MÉTODOS: Estudo observacional, transversal, retrospectivo, unicêntrico, com dados coletados a partir da revisão dos prontuários dos pacientes adultos internados entre 1º de janeiro de 2011 a 17 de maio de 2015 na UTI da UE-HCFMRP com diagnóstico de TCE grave. Foram excluídos pacientes com traumas ocorridos há mais de 5 dias da admissão na UTI ou que tiveram tempo de internação na UTI inferior a 24 horas. Os fatores de risco para hipernatremia (definida como dois ou mais valores de sódio sérico > 145 mEq/L na primeira semana após o trauma), os preditores de óbito intra-hospitalar e de desfecho funcional desfavorável pela Glasgow Outcome Scale na alta hospitalar foram determinados através de análise multivariada por regressão logística linear, Para esta análise, foram também excluídos os pacientes que desenvolveram diabetes insípido e morte encefálica. RESULTADOS:Foram incluídos 254 pacientes, dos quais 89,4% eram do sexo masculino. A média de idade foi 34,11±12,46 anos, sendo os acidentes de trânsito o principal mecanismo de trauma encontrado. A média do valor do sódio sérico na admissão hospitalar foi 136,3±4,6 mEq/L; apenas 5 pacientes já foram admitidos com hipernatremia. A taxa de mortalidade geral foi 26,8%; hipernatremia foi identificada em 40,6% dos casos. Os fatores de risco independentes para a ocorrência de hipernatremia foram a glicemia de admissão (OR:1,01;IC95%:1,002-1,017), instabilidade hemodinâmica na admissão (OR:3,995;IC95%:1,35-11,8), presença de contusão cerebral na TC de crânio inicial (OR:3,208;IC95%:1,502-6,853) e o balanço hídrico positivo na primeira semana após o trauma (OR:1,113;IC95%:1,027-1,206). Os fatores de risco independentes para óbito intra-hospitalar foram glicemia (OR:1,014;IC95%:1,005-1,022), hipertensão intracraniana (OR:3,037;IC95%:1,074-8,592) e hipernatremia grave (OR:4,532;IC95%:1,798-11,423); já os preditores de GOS desfavorável na alta hospitalar foram glicemia (OR:1,01;IC95%:1,003-1,018), pneumonia (OR:3,115;IC95%:1,179- 8,231), hipernatremia (OR:2,592;IC95%:1,261-5,327) e hipernatremia grave (OR:3,933;IC95%:1,732-8,291). CONCLUSÕES: A hipernatremia é uma complicação frequente entre os pacientes com TCE grave e é independentemente associada à maior mortalidade intra-hospitalar e pior desfecho funcional na alta hospitalar. / INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is currently one of the major causes of disability, economic cost and death in the world. The prognosis of a TBI patient depends on the severity of the brain injuries, both the primary injury, that occurs at the time of the trauma, and secondary injury, which occurs after the traumatic event and is related to the progress of the initial lesion or its intracranial and systemic complications. Prevention and treatment of secondary injuries has been shown to change the evolution of those patients and is one of the pillars of management of TBI. Secondary injuries include hydroelectrolytic disorders, especially disorders of sodium, that is the main extracellular ion and the most important osmotically active solute, being directly related to the formation of cerebral edema. Recent studies have shown that hypernatremia is an independent risk factor for worse prognosis in critically ill and neurocritical ill patients. In this context, it is still unclear what is the frequency and what are the predictors of hypernatremia in patients with severe TBI and whether hypernatremia has a negative impact on the prognosis of those patients. The objective of this study was to identify the incidence and predictive factors of hypernatremia in the acute phase in patients with severe TBI in a sample of patients admitted to an academic tertiary ICU in Brazil and to verify if hypernatremia in the acute phase of TBI constitutes an independent risk factor for death in those patients. METHODS: Observational, transversal, retrospective, monocentric study with data collected from the review of medical records of hospitalized adult patients between January 1, 2011 and May 17, 2015 in the UE-HCFMRP ICU with diagnosis of severe TBI. Patients with trauma that occurred more than 5 days after admission to ICU or who had an ICU stay of less than 24 hours were excluded; and demographic, clinical and evolution data were collected, including ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay, functional outcome at hospital discharge and mortality rate. Risk factors for hypernatremia (considered present when there were two or more serum sodium values> 145 mEq / L in the first week after the trauma) and the predictors of death and unfavorable functional outcome by Glasgow Outcome Scale were determined bymultivariate analysis by linear logistic regression, and for this analysis, patients who developed hypernatremia associated with diabetes insipidus and brain death were excluded. RESULTS: A total of 254 patients were included, 89.4% were male. The mean age was 34.11±12.46 years, and traffic accidents were the main trauma mechanism. The mean serum sodium value at hospital admission was 136.3± 4.6 mEq / L; only 5 patients were admitted with hypernatremia. The overall mortality rate was 26.8%; hypernatremia was identified in 40.6% of the cases. The independent risk factors for the occurrence of hypernatremia were admission blood glucose (OR:1.01;95%CI:1.002-1.017), hemodynamic instability at admission (OR:3.995;95%CI:1.35-11.8), presence of brain contusion at the initial brain CT scan (OR:3.208;95%CI:1.502-6.853), and positive fluid balance in the first week after trauma (OR:1.113;95%CI:1.027-1.206). The independent risk factors for death were glycemia (OR:1.014;95%CI:1.005-1.022), intracranial hypertension (OR:3.037;95%CI:1.074-8.592) and severe hypernatremia (OR:4.532; 95%CI:1.798-11.423); the predictors of unfavorable GOS at hospital discharge were glycemia (OR:1.01;95%CI:1.003-1.018), pneumonia (OR:3.115;95%CI:1,179-8.231), hypernatremia (OR:2.592;95%CI:1.261-5.327) and severe hypernatremia (OR:3.933; 95%CI:1.732-8.291). CONCLUSIONS: Hypernatremia is a frequent complication among patients with severe TBI and is independently associated with higher mortality and worse functional outcome at hospital discharge in those patients.

Introdução: Medicamentos potencialmente inapropriados (MPI) representam um importante problema de saúde para os idosos, e estão associados com morbidade, mortalidade e custos hospitalares elevados. Abordagens quanto ao uso de MPI e preditores são amplamente explorados na literatura. No entanto, no âmbito das unidades de terapia intensiva, os estudos ainda são incipientes. Objetivo: Analisar o uso de MPI em idosos internados em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI). Método: Coorte retrospectiva de idosos internados em UTI (Clínicas, Cirúrgicas e Especialidades) de um Hospital Público de São Paulo. A amostra foi composta por idosos que haviam recebido pelo menos um medicamento. Utilizou-se um instrumento para coletar os dados referentes às variáveis demográficas clinicas e de regime terapêutico. Os MPI foram identificados pelo Critério de Beers Versão 2015. Na análise estatística utilizaram-se os testes Mann Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis e correlações Pearson/Fisher/Spearman e regressão logística múltipla. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 283 idosos. A maioria dos pacientes era do sexo masculino (55,1%), com comorbidades (67,8%) e sobreviveu à internação na UTI (77%). A idade média foi 71,15 anos. A quase totalidade dos pacientes usou pelo menos um MPI (99,6%). Quanto ao regime terapêutico foram identificados 219 medicamentos, destes, 14,2% eram MPI. Os MPI mais usados foram omeprazol (80,9%), insulina (70,4%) e metoclopramida (51,6%). O número de medicamentos foi preditor independente para maior consumo de MPI (OR: 1,248; IC95%: 1,167 1,344; p < 0,001). A condição de saída da UTI de óbito foi fator de proteção (OR: 0,404; IC95%: 0,182 0,861; p=0,022). Conclusões: Prescrições de MPI foram comuns entre os idosos internados. Os MPI mais frequentes neste estudo foram prescritos baseando-se na condição de gravidade dos pacientes e considerando-se as circunstancias e/ou contexto clinico da abordagem terapêutica na UTI, procurando reduzir as complicações associadas à internação e, assim, reduzir a morbimortalidade dos idosos internados. / Introduction: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) represents an important health problem for the elderly, and are associated with morbidity, mortality and high hospital costs. Approaches related to the use of PIM and predictors are widely investigated in the literature. However, in the field of intensive care units, studies are still incipient. Objective: To analyze the use of PIM in elderly patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU). Method: Retrospective cohort of elderly patients in ICU (Clinical, Surgical and Specialties) of a public hospital in São Paulo. The sample consisted of elderly people who had received at least one medication. Data were collected using an instrument consisting of demographic, clinical and therapeutic regimen variables. The MPI were identified by Beers criteria (2015 version). In the statistical analysis Mann Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis test and Pearson/Fisher/Spearman\'s correlations and multiple logistic regressions were used. Results: The study included 283 elderly. Most patients were male (55.1%), with comorbidity (67.8%) and survived internment in the ICU (77%). The average age was 71.15 years; probability of death SAPS II was 18.7%; average ICU length of stay was 6.81 days; average prescription medication was 15.23; and average use of PIM was 3.52. Almost all patients used, at least, one PIM (99.6%). Concerning to the treatment regimen they were identified 219 drugs, 14.2% of these were PIM. The most commonly used PIM were omeprazole (80.9%), insulin (70.4%) and metoclopramide (51.6%). The number of drugs was an independent predictor for increased MPI consumption (OR: 1.248, 95% CI: 1.167 - 1.344, p <0.001). The ICU death condition was a protective factor (OR: 0.404, 95% CI: 0.182-0.861, p = 0.022). Conclusion: The PIM prescriptions were common between hospitalized elderly. The most common PIM in this study were prescribed based on the condition of patient severity and considering the circumstances and/or clinical context of therapeutic approach in the ICU, seeking to reduce the complications associated with hospitalization and, in this way, reduce morbidity and mortality of hospitalized elderly.

Estudo quantitativo, descritivo e prospectivo, realizado com o objetivo de analisar os efeitos da alocação de recursos humanos e da carga de trabalho de enfermagem nos resultados da assistência em duas unidades de terapia intensiva (UTIs), uma geral (UTI Geral) e outra cardiovascular (UTI-CV), com 25 leitos cada, de um hospital privado do município de São Paulo. Utilizou-se uma metodologia capaz de abranger 87% da variação dos cuidados requeridos pelos pacientes, composta por itens que incluem a dimensão biológica e psico-social do cuidado: o Patient Focused Solutions/Workload Measurement-Inpatient Methodology (PFS/WM-IM). Foram considerados indicadores de resultado: queda, erro de medicação, extubação não planejada, retirada acidental de cateter venoso central, retirada não programada de sonda nasogástrica, úlcera por pressão (UP), infecção urinária (ITU) e pneumonia desenvolvidas durante a internação hospitalar. Os dados foram obtidos dos prontuários e dos registros da Comissão de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar, além da escala diária de pessoal de enfermagem. Após 46 dias consecutivos de coleta de dados, a amostra final foi composta por 328 pacientes, sendo 166 da UTI Geral e 162 da UTI-CV. Observou-se predomínio de pacientes do gênero masculino (cerca de 56,0% em cada unidade), presença de idosos com 61 anos ou mais (65,1%), na UTI Geral, e entre 41 e 60 anos, na UTI-CV (48,2%), submetidos a tratamento clínico (54,8% na UTI Geral e 79,6% na UTI-CV) e média de internação de 11,0 (±28,0) e 14,2 (±52,9) dias, nas UTIs Geral e CV, respectivamente. A maioria dos pacientes da UTI Geral foi proveniente do centro cirúrgico (41,6%) e da UTI-CV do pronto atendimento (51,9%). Após a alta, proporção semelhante de pacientes das duas Unidades (cerca de 56,0%) foram transferidos para a unidade de internação. A mortalidade observada no período foi de, respectivamente, 9,6% e 14,8% nas UTIs Geral e CV. Com relação à ocorrência de eventos adversos (EAs), na UTI Geral, 20 pacientes (12,0%) sofreram 26 EAs, ou seja, 14 e 6 pacientes foram vítimas de 1 e 2 eventos, respectivamente, sendo 11 retiradas não programadas de sondas nasogástrica, 5 UP, 3 erros de medicação, 2 retiradas acidentais de cateteres venosos central, 2 pneumonias, 2 ITU e 1 extubação não planejada. Na UTI-CV 9 pacientes (5,6%) sofreram 14 EAs, ou seja, 5, 3 e 1 pacientes sofreram 1, 2 e 3 EAs, respectivamente, sendo 5 UP, 4 ITU, 2 erros de medicação, 2 pneumonias, 1 retirada não programada de sonda nasogástrica. Os pacientes foram classificados predominantemente nas categorias 4 e 5 (média e alta complexidade de cuidados de enfermagem). Observou-se, em cada UTI, em média, 1 enfermeiro para 8 pacientes e 1 técnico de enfermagem para, no máximo, 2 pacientes. A média de horas disponíveis de enfermagem foi maior do que o recomendado pelo PFS/WM-IM, respectivamente 15,3 e 13,4h na UTI Geral (p<0,001) e 16,4 e 14,1h na UTI-CV (p<0,001). No período analisado, apesar do excedente de pessoal de enfermagem nas duas UTIs, houve ocorrência de EAs. Os resultados deste estudo se contrapõem, portanto, às solicitações freqüentes de enfermeiros por maior quantidade de pessoal na UTI. No entanto, apontam para a necessidade de novas investigações que confirmem ou refutem os resultados obtidos, com vistas à adequação de pessoal que assegure tanto a qualidade da assistência como a diminuição de custos na UTI / This was a prospective, descriptive an quantitative study, performed with the aim of analyzing the effects of human resources allocation and nursing workload on the assistance results in two intensive care units (ICUs), a General one (General ICU) and Cardiovascular one (CV-ICU) with 25 beds each from a private hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It was adopted a methodology able to reach 87% of the variation of care required by patients. This methodology was composed by items that include the both the biological and psychosocial dimension concerning care: o Patient Focused Solutions/Workload Measurement-Inpatient Methodology (PFS/WM-IM). It was considered result indicators such as fall, medication errors, unplanned extubation, unplanned withdrawal central venous catheter, unplanned withdrawal nasogastric probe, hospital acquired decubitus ulcer (PU), urinary tract infection (UTI) and pneumonia developed during hospital care. The data were collected from the medical reports and registers of the Commission for Hospital Infection Control, as well as the daily work schedule from the nursing staff. After 46 consecutive days of data collection, the final sample was composed by 328 patients - 166 in the General ICU and 162 in the CV-ICU. It was observed a predominance of male patients (about 56.0% in each unit), the presence of elderly aging 61 or more (65.1%) in the General ICU and 41-60 years in the CV-ICU (48.2%), who had undergone clinical treatment (54.8% in the General ICU and 79.6% in the CV-ICU) and admission average of 11.0 (±28.0) days and 14.2 (+ 52.9) days in the General ICU and CV-ICU respectively. After the discharge, similar proportion of patients from both units (about 56.0%) was transferred to the admission unit. The mortality rate observed in this period was of 9.6% and 14.8% respectively in both units, General ICU and CV-ICU. With relation to the occurrence of adverse events (AEs), in the General ICU, 20 patients (12.0%) suffered 26 AEs, that is, 14 and 6 patients were victims of 1 and 2 events respectively. From these, 13 unplanned withdrawal nasogastric probe, 5 PU, 3 medication errors, 2 unplanned withdrawal central venous catheter, 2 pneumonias, 2 UTI and 1 unplanned extubation). In the CV-ICU, 9 patients (5.6%) suffered 14 AEs, that is, 5, 3 and 1 patients suffered 1, 2 and 3 AEs, respectively being 5 PU, 4 UTI, 2 medication errors, 2 pneumonias, 1 unplanned withdrawal nasogastric probe. The patients were predominantly classified into categories 4 and 5 (medium and high nursing care complexity). It was observed, in each ICU, on an average, 1 nurse for every 8 patients, 1 nurse technician for 2 patients the most. The average nursing hours available were higher than the recommended by the PFS/WM-IM, 15.3 and 13.4 in the General ICU and 16.4 and 14.1 hour in the CV-ICU (p<0,001) respectively. In the period analyzed, despite the exceeding of nursing staff in both General and CV-ICU ICUs, there were AEs. The results of this study meet, therefore, the frequent nurses\' requests for more people in the ICU. However, the also point out the need of further investigations that may either confirm or not such results, aiming at appropriating a number of people who can assure both care quality and costs decrease in ICUs