Introdução: A síndrome do desconforto respiratório agudo (SDRA) tem como parte do seu tratamento uma ventilação mecânica adequada. A manobra de recrutamento alveolar (MRA) faz parte de um grupo de estratégias empregadas nos quadros moderados e graves. A MRA consiste na aplicação de um aumento de pressão transitório e controlado nas vias aéreas no intuito de abrir alvéolos previamente colapsados. A Tomografia de Impedância Elétrica (TIE) é capaz de avaliar o potencial de recrutamento alveolar (PRA) a beira leito. Objetivos:1) Comparar o PRA calculado pela TIE (através do ganho de complacência regional) com a TC. 2) Avaliar o \"deslocamento vertical de volume\" como índice de recrutamento alveolar.3) Estimar precocemente o PRA, através das manobras de recrutamento de rastreio propostas, utilizando a TIE. Método: Avaliamos o PRA em um modelo experimental de SDRA. Utilizamos 15 suínos da raça Landrace. Os animais foram sedados e intubados, em seguida, submetidos ao modelo experimental de SDRA desenvolvido na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (LIM-09). Ao término da lesão, um grupo de 7 animais recebeu uma sequência randomizada de manobras de recrutamento de rastreio propostas (Pressões inspiratórias de 30, 35 e 40 cmH2O) seguidas da manobra de recrutamento máxima (Pressão inspiratória de 60 cmH2O). Os animais foram monitorados com TIE e Tomografia computadorizada por raio X (TC) durante todas as manobras de recrutamento. Outro grupo de 8 animais ,submetidos a mesma lesão e com medidas de TC e TIE, foi retirado do banco de dados do LIM-09 e também analisados. Utilizamos o programa IBM® SPSS® Statistics 9.0 e 20.0.Resultados:1) PRA calculado pela TIE atráves do ganho de complacência regional corrigido para hiperdistensão, comparado com TC, apresentou um R2=0,76. 2) PRA calculado pelo ganho de complacência regional corrigido para hiperdistensão combinado com o deslocamento vertical apresentou R2 = 0,91 comparado a TC .3) As manobras de rastreio não conseguiram predizer quantitativamente o PRA mas auxiliariam na correção da hiperdistensão. Conclusões: A TIE é capaz de avaliar o recrutamento alveolar a beira leito. O deslocamento vertical combinado com o ganho de complacência regional corrigida para hiperdistensão representam de forma semelhante a TC o comportamento pulmonar durante uma MRA. A aplicação de uma manobra de recrutamento de rastreio pode ser útil para uma manobra de recrutamento máxima mais segura / Introduction: The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) treatment demands a proper mechanical ventilation strategy. The alveolar recruitment maneuver (ARM) is an intervention applied in moderate and severe cases of ARDS. ARM is a transitory and controlled increase in mechanical ventilator pressure delivered to the lungs aiming to open previously collapsed alveoli. The electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a valuable tool at bedside; it is able to monitor and to help during an ARM performance through the estimation of the alveolar recruitment potential (ARP). Objectives: 1) To compare the ARP with the EIT as a regional compliance improvement quantification adjusted for lung hyperdistention with CT. 2) To evaluate the \"volume vertical displacement\" at the same pressure as alveolar recruitment index using EIT and CT. 3) To estimate earlier the ARP using the EIT through a screening recruitment maneuver. Methods: We evaluated the ARP in an experimental model of ARDS. We studied 15 Landrace race pigs. Subjects were sedated, intubated and submitted to the ARDS experimental model developed at Medical investigation laboratory n ° 09, University of São Paulo. In the end of the lung injury, a group of 7 pigs received a randomized sequence of screening recruitment maneuvers (inspiratory pressures of 30, 35 and 40 cmH2O) followed by a maximum recruitment maneuver (inspiratory pressure of 60 cmH2O).EIT and x-ray computed tomography (CT) monitored the steps of each recruitment maneuver. Another group of 8 pigs, submitted to the same lesion and with measures of EIT and CT, were extracted from our data bank. Analysis was performed at IBM® SPSS® Statistics 20.0. Results: 1) ARP calculated by EIT (regional compliance improvement quantification) reached a R2=0,76 when compared to CT. 2) The combination of regional compliance improvement and volume vertical displacement obtained R2 = 0,91 when compared to CT 3) The screening recruitment maneuvers were not able to predict quantitatively the ARP, but they helped in the lung hyperdistension adjustment. Conclusions: EIT is able to evaluate the ARP at bedside. The combination of regional compliance improvement and volume vertical displacement give information similar to CT about the lung behavior during a ARM. The application of a recruitment screening maneuver might be useful for more safe ARM

Erros de medicação e eventos adversos relacionados a medicamentos são comuns em pacientes hospitalizados. O risco de ocorrer problemas com a população pediátrica é cerca de três vezes maior do que com a população adulta, especialmente em unidades de terapia intensiva, onde os pacientes são submetidos a grande número de prescrições de medicamentos intravenosos, com baixo índice terapêutico e formas farmacêuticas adaptadas. A farmácia clínica tem como objetivo introduzir o farmacêutico clínico junto à equipe multidisciplinar de saúde no sentido de intervir, prevenindo problemas relacionados a medicamentos à farmacoterapia (PRF), otimizando-a e contribuindo para a segurança do paciente. O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a implantação e o impacto das intervenções da farmácia clínica no Centro de Terapia Intensiva-Pediátrico (CTIP) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP). Trata-se de estudo prospectivo, observacional e descritivo que incluiu crianças de zero a dezoito anos, no período de um ano. Foi aplicada a ferramenta Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA - Análise dos Modos de Falha e seus Efeitos) no início do estudo para avaliar os riscos relacionados aos medicamentos no CTIP e orientar a atuação da farmácia clínica, em que o farmacêutico avaliou as prescrições diárias e realizou intervenções junto à equipe multidisciplinar. Foram acompanhadas 162 crianças e avaliadas 1586 prescrições com uma taxa de PRF de 12,42% (IC95% 10,50-14,04). Foram realizadas 197 intervenções com custo salvo de R$15.118,73. Os principais tipos de intervenções foram relacionados à indicação e necessidade do medicamento. A partir destas, os grupos foram divididos em pacientes com PRF e sem PRF. Foram detectadas diferenças significativas nas seguintes variáveis: peso, idade, tempo de internação, tempo de acompanhamento, custo total, custo salvo pelas intervenções, gravidade dos pacientes avaliada pelo escore PRISM e PELOD, quantidade total de medicamentos utilizados e quantidade de medicamentos potencialmente perigosos e endovenosos contínuos. Além disso, houve diferenças significativas na taxa de óbito e nas categorias diagnósticas entre os grupos. A implantação do serviço de farmácia clínica no CTIP mostrou impacto positivo na redução de riscos relacionados a todo o processo de utilização de medicamentos. As intervenções do farmacêutico clínico identificaram e preveniram PRF, promovendo o uso racional de medicamentos e contribuindo para a redução de custos associados à prescrição médica. / Medication errors and adverse events related to drugs are common in hospitalized patients. The potential risk for medication errors in pediatric patients is about three times higher than in adults, especially in intensive care units, where patients are subjected to a large number of intravenous drug prescriptions, with low therapeutic index and adapted pharmaceutical forms. Clinical pharmacy aims to introduce the clinical pharmacist in a multidisciplinary health team in order to intervene, preventing drug-related problems (DRPs) and optimize pharmacotherapy, contributing to patient safety. This study aimed to assess the implementation and the impact of clinical pharmacy interventions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Hospital das Clinicas of Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP). This was a prospective, observational and descriptive study which included children from zero to eighteen years of age, over a one year period. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Tool (FMEA) was applied at the beginning of the study to assess the risks related to medicines in the PICU and to guide clinical pharmacy work, where the pharmacist evaluated daily prescriptions and made interventions along with a multidisciplinary team. One thousand five hundred and eighty-six prescriptions of 162 children were assessed, and a DRPs rate of 12.42% (95% CI - 10.50 to 14.04) was found. One hundred ninety-seven interventions were performed, with a cost saving of R$ 15,118.73. The main types of interventions were related to indication and necessity of the drug. From these, the groups were divided in patients with DRPs and without DRPs. Significant differences were found in weight, age, time of hospitalization, time of follow-up, total cost, costs saved by interventions, severity of patients assessed by PRISM and PELOD scores, total amount of medications used, and number of potentially dangerous and continuous intravenous medications. In addition, there were significant differences in mortality rate and diagnostic categories between groups. The implementation of clinical pharmacy service in the PICU showed a positive impact on patients\' treatment. The clinical pharmacist interventions identified and prevented DRPs, promoting the rational use of medications and contributing to the reduction of costs associated with medical prescription.

O objetivo desse estudo é o desenvolvimento de um sistema especialista em um ambiente hospitalar para apoiar o diagnóstico médico de pacientes críticos com suspeita de Sepse em unidades de terapia intensiva. Como objetivos específicos, a plataforma desenvolvida emitirá alerta após o processamento em tempo real de todas as informações conforme protocolo de sepse da unidade referente a cada paciente como: exames laboratoriais, monitoramentos, integração com o prontuário eletrônico, indicando assim ao médico quais pacientes necessitam de prioridade naquele momento. Os pacientes serão classificados de acordo as informações processadas acima e identificados no sistema com as cores: vermelho (risco eminente), amarelo (médio risco), verde (baixo risco). Tais informações não devem ser tomadas como únicas, mas como técnica auxiliar e principalmente necessárias para as organizações hospitalares que buscam melhorias de desempenho através de soluções integradas orientadas a eventos. Com base na epidemiologia e um estudo longitudinal, o estudo se ocupa a avaliar o sistema desenvolvido identificando através de gráficos e indicadores as seguintes informações: tempo de tratamento na unidade, tempo de decisão do médico, tempo de iniciação com antibiótico, tempo médio de resultados laboratoriais, altas clínicas e mortalidade. Serão utilizadas no estudo duas amostras de grupo de pacientes adultos maiores de 18 anos em uma unidade de terapia intensiva com suspeita de sepse que chegam à Rede Pública de Saúde, comparando através de um estudo epidemiológico longitudinal, pacientes que passaram pela unidade nos três meses com o sistema implantado e outra amostra com pacientes nos três meses anteriores ao sistema. / The aim of this study is to develop an expert system in a hospital environment to support the medical diagnosis of critically ill patients with suspected sepsis in intensive care units. The specific objectives, the developed platform will issue warning after real-time processing of all information as unit sepsis protocol for each patient as laboratory tests, monitoring, integration with electronic medical records, thus indicating to the physician which patients need priority at that time. Patients will be classified according the information processed above and identified in the system with the colors: red (imminent risk), yellow (medium risk), green (low risk). Such information should not be taken as single, but as a technical assistant and mainly needed for hospital organizations seeking performance improvements through integrated solutions oriented events. Based on the epidemiology and a longitudinal study, the study is concerned to evaluate the system developed by identifying through graphs and indicators the following information: the unit treatment time, doctor\'s decision time, start time antibiotic, average time results laboratory, clinical and high mortality. Will be used to study two largest group of adult patients samples of 18 years in an intensive care unit with suspected sepsis arriving to the Public Health Network, comparing through a longitudinal epidemiological study, patients who had the unit in the three months to the implanted system and another sample of patients in the three months prior to the system.

Erros de medicação e eventos adversos relacionados a medicamentos são comuns em pacientes hospitalizados. O risco de ocorrer problemas com a população pediátrica é cerca de três vezes maior do que com a população adulta, especialmente em unidades de terapia intensiva, onde os pacientes são submetidos a grande número de prescrições de medicamentos intravenosos, com baixo índice terapêutico e formas farmacêuticas adaptadas. A farmácia clínica tem como objetivo introduzir o farmacêutico clínico junto à equipe multidisciplinar de saúde no sentido de intervir, prevenindo problemas relacionados a medicamentos à farmacoterapia (PRF), otimizando-a e contribuindo para a segurança do paciente. O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a implantação e o impacto das intervenções da farmácia clínica no Centro de Terapia Intensiva-Pediátrico (CTIP) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP). Trata-se de estudo prospectivo, observacional e descritivo que incluiu crianças de zero a dezoito anos, no período de um ano. Foi aplicada a ferramenta Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA - Análise dos Modos de Falha e seus Efeitos) no início do estudo para avaliar os riscos relacionados aos medicamentos no CTIP e orientar a atuação da farmácia clínica, em que o farmacêutico avaliou as prescrições diárias e realizou intervenções junto à equipe multidisciplinar. Foram acompanhadas 162 crianças e avaliadas 1586 prescrições com uma taxa de PRF de 12,42% (IC95% 10,50-14,04). Foram realizadas 197 intervenções com custo salvo de R$15.118,73. Os principais tipos de intervenções foram relacionados à indicação e necessidade do medicamento. A partir destas, os grupos foram divididos em pacientes com PRF e sem PRF. Foram detectadas diferenças significativas nas seguintes variáveis: peso, idade, tempo de internação, tempo de acompanhamento, custo total, custo salvo pelas intervenções, gravidade dos pacientes avaliada pelo escore PRISM e PELOD, quantidade total de medicamentos utilizados e quantidade de medicamentos potencialmente perigosos e endovenosos contínuos. Além disso, houve diferenças significativas na taxa de óbito e nas categorias diagnósticas entre os grupos. A implantação do serviço de farmácia clínica no CTIP mostrou impacto positivo na redução de riscos relacionados a todo o processo de utilização de medicamentos. As intervenções do farmacêutico clínico identificaram e preveniram PRF, promovendo o uso racional de medicamentos e contribuindo para a redução de custos associados à prescrição médica. / Medication errors and adverse events related to drugs are common in hospitalized patients. The potential risk for medication errors in pediatric patients is about three times higher than in adults, especially in intensive care units, where patients are subjected to a large number of intravenous drug prescriptions, with low therapeutic index and adapted pharmaceutical forms. Clinical pharmacy aims to introduce the clinical pharmacist in a multidisciplinary health team in order to intervene, preventing drug-related problems (DRPs) and optimize pharmacotherapy, contributing to patient safety. This study aimed to assess the implementation and the impact of clinical pharmacy interventions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Hospital das Clinicas of Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP). This was a prospective, observational and descriptive study which included children from zero to eighteen years of age, over a one year period. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Tool (FMEA) was applied at the beginning of the study to assess the risks related to medicines in the PICU and to guide clinical pharmacy work, where the pharmacist evaluated daily prescriptions and made interventions along with a multidisciplinary team. One thousand five hundred and eighty-six prescriptions of 162 children were assessed, and a DRPs rate of 12.42% (95% CI - 10.50 to 14.04) was found. One hundred ninety-seven interventions were performed, with a cost saving of R$ 15,118.73. The main types of interventions were related to indication and necessity of the drug. From these, the groups were divided in patients with DRPs and without DRPs. Significant differences were found in weight, age, time of hospitalization, time of follow-up, total cost, costs saved by interventions, severity of patients assessed by PRISM and PELOD scores, total amount of medications used, and number of potentially dangerous and continuous intravenous medications. In addition, there were significant differences in mortality rate and diagnostic categories between groups. The implementation of clinical pharmacy service in the PICU showed a positive impact on patients\' treatment. The clinical pharmacist interventions identified and prevented DRPs, promoting the rational use of medications and contributing to the reduction of costs associated with medical prescription.

The IDSA Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Guideline recommends ceftriaxone in combination with doxycycline as an alternative to combination therapy with ceftriaxone and azithromycin for non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients hospitalized with CAP. This is an attractive alternative regimen due to recent concerns of increased cardiovascular risk associated with azithromycin. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of azithromycin and doxycycline each in combination with ceftriaxone for non-ICU Veterans hospitalized with CAP.

<p>The present thesis follows an intensive care unit during four year of hard work and demanding organisational changes (1998-2001). The changes were mainly initiated by diminishing resources and a legislative claim to pay regard to the quality aspect of health care service. The process of implementing a quality system was the main focus for the thesis. Triangulation was used aiming at explore the process from different views. Two interviews studies were conducted one with the staff and another with the leadership. Both interviews were analysed thematically combined with a phenomenographic technique (e.g. using the how, and what aspect). A longitudinal quasi experimental time-series study was also accomplished. The correlation between staff variables and workload were measured once a year. The result show a 20 % increase in workload per staff and year. The staff judged the organisational climate for innovativeness stable over the period. Sick leave increased, and more so, than the general trend in the society. In spite of this increase the prevalence of stress related symptoms was the same. Two different systems emerged, a complex adaptive system and a mechanical system. The two systems exist and functions intertwined. Because of the construction of the patient register it is possible to see that the situation around a patients being admitted ≥ 5 days functions according to the complex systems character while the situation around the acute patients functions according to a mechanical system. Sick leave correlated with number of patient admitted ≥ 5 days (P=,000). It seemed the problem found had its root in the unawareness of the existing of a complex system. The result has implications for a need of increased awareness about how to manage the situation when the ICU is functioning according to the complex adaptive system.</p>

The present thesis follows an intensive care unit during four year of hard work and demanding organisational changes (1998-2001). The changes were mainly initiated by diminishing resources and a legislative claim to pay regard to the quality aspect of health care service. The process of implementing a quality system was the main focus for the thesis. Triangulation was used aiming at explore the process from different views. Two interviews studies were conducted one with the staff and another with the leadership. Both interviews were analysed thematically combined with a phenomenographic technique (e.g. using the how, and what aspect). A longitudinal quasi experimental time-series study was also accomplished. The correlation between staff variables and workload were measured once a year. The result show a 20 % increase in workload per staff and year. The staff judged the organisational climate for innovativeness stable over the period. Sick leave increased, and more so, than the general trend in the society. In spite of this increase the prevalence of stress related symptoms was the same. Two different systems emerged, a complex adaptive system and a mechanical system. The two systems exist and functions intertwined. Because of the construction of the patient register it is possible to see that the situation around a patients being admitted ≥ 5 days functions according to the complex systems character while the situation around the acute patients functions according to a mechanical system. Sick leave correlated with number of patient admitted ≥ 5 days (P=,000). It seemed the problem found had its root in the unawareness of the existing of a complex system. The result has implications for a need of increased awareness about how to manage the situation when the ICU is functioning according to the complex adaptive system.

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Darbo tikslas. Ištirti slaugytojo vaidmenį prižiūrint centrinių venos kateterius reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos skyriuje. Darbo uždaviniai. Nustatyti centrinės venos kateterizacijos įtaką pagrindiniams pacientų gyvybinių funkcijų rodikliams. Ištirti, kokios dažniausiai pasitaiko centrinių venų komplikacijos ir jų priežastis. Išsiaiškinti slaugytojo veiksmus, padedančius sumažinti komplikacijų atsiradimo riziką. Ištirti reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos slaugytojų centrinių venų kateterių priežiūros žinias . Tyrimo medžiaga ir metodai. Teorinė mokslinės literatūros, leidinių, publikacijų apžvalga. Dokumentų analizės metodas (panaudotas pacientų su centrinių venų kateteriais tyrimui). Asmeninio stebėjimo metodas. Atliktas 97 pacientų po centrinių venų kateterizacijų, pagrindinių gyvybinių funkcijų stebėjimas reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos skyriuje. Reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos slaugytojų anketinė apklausa žinioms ištirti, dirbant su centrinių venų kateteriais. Gautų rezultatų aptarimas ir jų analizė. Statistinė analizė atlikta naudojant „Microsoft Office Excel 2003“ ir SPSS 16,0 for Windows versijos statistinę programą Tyrimo rezultatai ir išvados. Tam, kad būtų išsiaiškintas slaugytojos vaidmuo prižiūrint centrinius venos kateterius buvo atliktas stebėjimo tyrimas pacientų po centrinių venos kateterizacijų. Tyrimo metu Vilniaus Universiteto ligoninėje Santariškių klinikos I reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos skyriuje nustatyta, kad centrinių venos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The goal of the study: to determine the role of a nurse in the maintenance of the central venous catheter (CVC) in the resuscitation and intensive care department. The objectives: to determine the influence of the central venous catheterization to the indexes of the main vital functions of the patients. To specify the most frequent venous complications and the reasons why they occur. To find out what nurses’ actions can reduce the risk of complications. To examine the professional knowledge of the nurses who work with central venous catheters in the resuscitation and intensive care departments. Research material and methods. Theoretical review of scientific literature, publications and articles. Document analysis method (utilized for the reasearch of patient’s with central venous catheters). Personal observation method. Observation of the main vital functions of 97 patients after central venous catheterization in the resuscitation and intensive care department. The questionnaire-based survey in order to examine the professional knowledge of the nurses who work with central venous catheters in the resuscitation and intensive care department. Discussion and analysis of the obtained results. Analysis of the statistical data using the Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and SPSS 16,0 for Windows software packages. The results and conclusions of the study. In order to determine the role of a nurse for the maintenance of central venous catheter, the observation research was conducted with... [to full text]

Bakgrund: Komplexa verksamheter måste fokusera på processerna, ett organisatoriskt helhetsperspektiv och lärande samt ha patienten i centrum för att säkra vårdkvaliteten. På Operations- och intensivvårdskliniken, Ryhov, har processarbete påbörjats men utvecklingspotential finns samt utrymme för tydligare rutiner gällande patientdelaktighet.   Syfte: Förbättringsarbetets syfte var att identifiera och minska kvalitetsgap i verksamheten som påverkar patienten, genom att utveckla klinikens processledning och det organisatoriska lärandet. Studiens syfte var att beskriva medarbetarens uppfattning om processledningens koppling till vårdkvalitet, samt beskriva deras erfarenheter från processledningsutvecklingsarbetet.   Metod: Förbättringsarbetet har i projektgruppsformat och med Nolans förbättringsmodell utvecklat det organisatoriska lärandet kring två pilotprocesser. Studien av förbättringsarbetet är kvalitativ och baseras på sex fokusgruppsintervjuer. Intervjumaterialet analyserades med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys med induktiv ansats.   Resultat: Processledning kräver tillgång till förbättrings- och yrkeskompetens. Organisationen måste ge förutsättningar för en varaktighet där nyttan är tydlig och resurser är tillräckliga. Vårdkvaliteten ökar när organisationen arbetar strukturerat, personcentrerat och med patientsäkerhet som fokus.   Slutsatser: Processledning kan ge organisationen förutsättningar att skapa kontinuerlig förbättring med fokus på organisatoriskt lärande och ökad vårdkvalitet för patienten. Organisationen måste arbeta aktivt för att göra detta till en integrerad och levande del av verksamheten. / Background: Complex organizations need to be patient centred, focus on processes, have holistic view and promote organizational learning to secure quality. Operation and intensive care unit, Ryhov, has potential to develop its Process Management (PM) and there is room for improved patient participation.   Purpose: The purpose of the quality improvement project (QIP) was to identify and reduce quality gaps affecting patients, by develop PM and organizational learning. The purpose of the study was to describe co-workers’ understanding of the connection between PM and quality of care and describe their experiences from QIP.   Methods: The QIP has developed organizational learning concerning two pilot processes by using Nolan’s model for improvement. The study of the QIP is qualitative, based on six focus group interviews. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the interviews.   Results: PM demands access to improvement and professional knowledge. The organization need to create conditions for sustainability, make benefits obvious and ensure enough resources. Quality of care increases when the organization works structured and patient centred.   Conclusions: PM creates conditions for continual improvements with focus on organizational learning and increased quality of care. The organization need to actively make PM an integral and living part.