Objetivo: Determinar el impacto de la nutrición enteral temprana en la unidad de cuidados intensivos pediátricos Métodos: Se realizó un estudio analítico observacional de tipo cohorte retrospectivo en los pacientes ingresados a una unidad de cuidados intensivos pediátricos (UCIP). La información fue recopilada de las historias clínicas. Nuestra variable de exposición fue nutrición enteral (NE), la cual se subdivide en inicio temprano (menor de 72 horas) y tardío (mayor o igual a 72 horas). La variable de respuesta fue tiempo de estancia hospitalaria (TEH), entendida como el periodo desde el ingreso a la UCIP hasta el alta hospitalaria. Resultados: La NE temprana se asoció a una disminución de 10.4 días en el tiempo de estancia hospitalaria. Asimismo, los pacientes que recibieron NE temprana tuvieron 7.13 días menos de tiempo de estancia en la unidad de cuidados intensivos pediátricos a comparación de quienes recibieron NE tardía. Además, la duración de la ventilación mecánica se asoció a una disminución de 5.43 días en quienes recibieron NE temprana a comparación de los pacientes que recibieron NE tardía. Finalmente, la interrupción de la NE se asoció a un aumento de 10.7 en el TEH. Conclusiones: Los pacientes con ventilación mecánica en UCIP que recibieron NE temprana tienen riesgo disminuido de tener mayor TEH, mayor tiempo de estancia en la UCIP y mayor duración de ventilación mecánica. La interrupción de la NE aumenta el TEH. / Objective: To determine the impact of early enteral nutrition in the pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: A retrospective cohort observational analytical study was performed in the patients admitted in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). The information in the medical records was compiled. Our exposure variable was enteral nutrition (EN) subdivided into early (<= 72 hours) and late (> 72 hours). The response variable was the length of hospital stay (LHS) understood as the period from admission to the PICU until hospital discharge. Results: Early EN is associated with a decrease of 10.4 days in the length of hospital stay. Likewise, patients who received early NE had 7.13 less days of stay in the PICU days compared to those who received late NE. In addition, the length of mechanical ventilation decrease 5.43 days in those who received early EN compared to patients who received late EN. Finally, the interruption of the NE increased the length of hospital stay by 10.7 days. Conclusions: Patients with MV in PICU who received early EN have a decreased risk of longer hospital stay, longer length of stay in the PICU, and longer duration of mechanical ventilation. The interruption of the NE increases the LHS. / Tesis

Urinmätning inom intensivvården är ett viktigt hjälpmedel för att få larm om dysfunktionalitet hos njurarna. Patienters urinproduktion är något som till största delen fortfarande mäts manuellt genom att samla upp urin från urinkatetern ner i en mätbehållare. I rapporten utvärderas en automatisk urinmätare (Sippi®) på en barnintensiv- och barnintermediärvårdsavdelning. Målen med förstudien var att undersöka vilka förbättringar som krävs för att produkten ska vara lämplig att använda på barn samt att ta reda på om Sippi® kan underlätta den fysiska arbetsmiljön och patientkomforten, utan att försämra mätnoggrannheten jämfört med den mätaren som används idag. Detta undersöktes i två delar, intervjuer samt genom kontrollmätningar. Mätnoggrannhetsstudien utfördes genom att den volym som erhölls från respektive mätare kontrollmättes i en mätcylinder. Detta gjordes på 6 patienter där totalt 52 mätningar utfördes med den manuella urinmätaren och 48 med den automatiska. Enligt slutsatsen bör slangen till den automatiska urinmätaren vara kortare än 149 cm men längre än 110 cm. Slangens flöde behöver förbättras och utrustas med en klämma som kan användas för att fästa slangen vid sängen. Angående mätnoggrannheten kunde ingen slutsats dras då signifikanta mätdata saknas. / Measuring urine output within the intensive care unit is a helpful tool finding renal dysfunctions. Urine output is a parameter that is in most cases still measured manually, by collecting the urine into a measuring chamber. In this study we have evaluated an automatic device (Sippi®) that measures urine output both at the pediatric intensive care unit and the pediatric intermediate care unit. The aim of the study was to find improvements making Sippi® appropriate for children’s care and to see whether this type of device can ease the work load for the nurses and improve the comfort for patients without having lower accuracy than the manual urinometer used today. The study was divided into two parts, control measurements and interviews. The control measurements compared the value of the urine output given by one of the two urinometers separately with a cylinder measurement. 52 measurements were made with the manual device and 48 with the automatic, altogether collected from six patients. No conclusion could be drawn about the accuracy of the urinometers since the number of data were too few. However from interviews and observations a few enhancements were derived for the automatic urinometer. The hose’s length needs to be shorter than 149 cm but longer than 110 cm, have a better flow and a clamp that allows the hose to be attached to the bed.

Introduktion: Hos barn med flerfunktionsvariation förekommer en medicinsk sårbarhet och ett ökat behov av intensivvård. Forskning visar att vid intensivvård av barn med flerfunktionsvariation bör familjen inkluderas i vårdteamet och ses som expert på barnet. Forskning visar även att familjecentrerad omvårdnad är viktigt för att främja hälsa och öka vårdkvalitén hos barn med flerfunktionsvariation och deras familj. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva intensivvårdssjuksköterskans erfarenheter av omvårdnad tillsammans med familjen till barn med flerfunktionsvariation. Metod: Studien var en kvalitativ intervjustudie med deduktiv ansats. Semistrukturerade intervjuer utfördes. För dataanalysen valdes teoridriven tematisk analys. Resultat: Resultatet bildade två huvudteman: ”Familjen är en förutsättning för omvårdnaden” och ”Familjen distanseras från omvårdnaden”. Konklusion: Familjen var en förutsättning i omvårdnaden, då de var specialister på att ge omsorg till sitt barn. Samtidigt kunde familjen ibland distanseras från omvårdnaden. Det behövs ett familjecentrerat omvårdnadsperspektiv på IVA för att vårda barn med flerfunktionsvariation och deras familjer. / Introduction: Children with medical complexity (CMC) have a medical vulnerability and an increased need for critical care. Research shows that when CMC are being treated in the critical care unit, the family should be included in the care team and be seen as an expert of the child. Research also shows that family centered care is important for promoting health and increasing the quality of care for CMC and their families. Aim: The aim was to describe the critical care nurses’ experiences of nursing care with the family of children with medical complexity. Method: The study was a qualitative interview study with a deductive approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. For the data analysis, theoretical thematic analysis was chosen. Result: The result formed two main themes: "The family is a prerequisite in the nursing care" and ”The family becomes distanced in the nursing care". Conclusion: The critical care nurses’ described that the family is a prerequisite for the nursing care, due to the family’s specialist knowledge of their child’s needs. On the other hand, sometimes the family are distanced from nursing care due to various circumstances. In the nursing care of CMC and their families, a family-centered nursing perspective is required.

L’ajustement de la pression expiratoire positive (PEP) durant la ventilation est difficile faute de cibles objectives. Cet enjeu est important en pédiatrie, car les nourrissons sont à risque de dérecrutement alvéolaire du fait de la faible rigidité de leur cage thoracique. Pour prévenir cela, ils maintiennent activement leurs volumes pulmonaires en conservant une activité tonique diaphragmatique (Edi tonique) durant l’expiration. La détection d’une Edi tonique élevée est donc un outil potentiel pour titrer la PEP. L’étude présentée dans ce mémoire a permis de proposer une première définition de l’Edi tonique élevée aux soins intensifs pédiatriques, soit > 3,2 mcV chez les 0-1 an et > 1,9 mcV chez les 1-18ans. Cette définition permettra d’aider à identifier au chevet les patients effectuant des efforts de recrutement et ainsi de pouvoir réévaluer le niveau optimal de PEP. Nous avons également montré que des épisodes d’Edi tonique élevée surviennent chez 62% des patients en ventilation non-invasive et 31% des patients intubés. Ces épisodes sont associés avec la bronchiolite, la tachypnée, et, chez les patients en ventilation non-invasive, à une hypoxémie plus sévère. La majorité des patients ayant présenté des épisodes n’avaient pas de contreindications à l’augmentation de la PEP. Ceci porte à croire qu’une stratégie d’ajustement neural continu de la PEP pourrait être une avenue intéressante. Nous complétons donc présentement l’étude NeuroPAP2 visant à évaluer la faisabilité, la tolérance et l’impact du mode NeuroPAP, un mode de ventilation permettant un ajustement continu de la PEP en fonction de l’Edi. / The optimal adjustment of ventilatory settings at the bedside is a challenge and the lack of clear targets makes setting the PEEP (positive end expiratory pressure) especially difficult. This is an important issue in pediatrics, as infants are at increased risk for alveolar derecruitment because of high chest wall compliance. To prevent this, they tend to actively maintain end expiratory lung volumes using tonic diaphragmatic activity (tonic Edi) throughout expiration. In older children, tonic Edi can be reactivated in disease states. Tonic Edi monitoring is thus a potential tool to guide PEEP titration. This thesis addresses important knowledge gaps about tonic Edi in ventilated children. We propose age-specific definitions of elevated tonic Edi in PICU patients: > 3.2 mcV in 0-1 y.o. and > 1.9 mcV in 1-18 y.o. These definitions will aid bedside identification of patient lung recruitment efforts and can prompt reassessment of optimal PEEP. We have also established that episodes of high tonic Edi are frequent in ventilated children (31% of intubated patients and 62% of patients on non-invasive ventilation). Those episodes are associated with bronchiolitis, tachypnea, and, in NIV patients, more severe hypoxemia. The majority of patients with those episodes have no contraindications to increased PEEP. These results make continuous neural adjustment of PEEP an interesting avenue. We are thus now completing this research program with a study to evaluate the feasibility, tolerance and impact of NeuroPAP, a new ventilatory mode allowing continuous neural adjustment of PEEP based on tonic Edi.

Thesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the outcome of critically ill neonates and children admitted to a general intensive care unit in a large regional hospital (Worcester) in the Western Cape. A secondary aim of the study was to determine the risk factors for death in these neonates and children. Methodology: This was a retrospective descriptive survey of all paediatric admissions (under 13 years of age; July 2008 till June 2009) to an intensive care unit at a large regional hospital in Worcester, South Africa. Data collected included: demography, admission time, length of stay, diagnoses, interventions and outcome. Outcome was defined as successful discharge, death or transfer to a central hospital. Results: There were 194 admissions including children and neonates. The files of 185 children and neonates were analysed, while 8 children were excluded due to incomplete data set and one patient was a surgical admission. The male: female ratio was 1.3: 1 and the majority of patients (83%) admitted, were younger than 12 months of age at admission with a mean age of 8.5 months (median age 3.7 months; range 0 to 151 months). The majority (70%) of admissions were successfully discharged, nearly a quarter (24%) transferred to central hospitals in Cape Town and only 6% died (all younger than 5 years of age). Causes of death included acute lower respiratory tract infections (33%), acute gastroenteritis (25%), birth asphyxia complicated by pulmonary hypertension (16%) and prematurity (16%). Patients requiring airway assistance, were more likely to experience an adverse event (p=0.0001) and invasive ventilation was associated with an increased risk for a poor outcome (p=0.00). Conclusion: The majority of children requiring access to a paediatric ICU are younger than one year of age. The common causes of death are acute lower respiratory tract infections, acute gastroenteritis, prematurity and neonatal asphyxia. A regional hospital in South Africa should offer intensive care to children as the majority of their admissions can be successfully cared for without transfer to tertiary hospitals. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting admissions and outcome of neonates and children cared for in a mixed intensive care unit in a large regional hospital in South Africa. This study suggests that large regional hospitals in South Africa should have mixed intensive care units to improve child survival.

Des études adultes sur l’œdème pulmonaire lésionnel et le Syndrome de Détresse Respiratoire Aiguë ont mené à l’établissement de recommandations sur les stratégies de ventilation mécanique à employer chez ces patients. Cependant, il n’est pas clair si les recommandations adultes sont également bénéfiques pour l’enfant. Objectif Décrire les stratégies de ventilation mécanique employées chez les enfants atteints d’un œdème pulmonaire lésionnel. Méthodes Étude épidémiologique transversale tenue dans 59 unités de Soins Intensifs Pédiatriques de 12 pays en Amérique du Nord et en Europe. Six jours d’étude ont eu lieu entre juin et novembre 2007. Les enfants atteints d’un œdème pulmonaire lésionnel étaient inclus et des données sur la sévérité de leur maladie, les paramètres de ventilation mécanique et les thérapies adjuvantes employées ont été recueillies. Résultats Des 3823 enfants dépistés, 414 (10.8%) avaient un œdème pulmonaire lésionnel et 165 (40%) ont été inclus dans l’étude (124 étaient sous ventilation mécanique conventionnelle, 27 sous ventilation à haute fréquence par oscillation et 14 sous ventilation non invasive). Dans le groupe sous ventilation conventionnelle, 43.5% étaient ventilés avec un mode contrôlé à pression, le volume courant moyen était de 8.3±3.3 ml/kg et l’utilisation de la PEP et FiO2 était hétérogène. Conclusions Cette étude démontre une hétérogénéité dans les stratégies de ventilation mécanique employées chez les enfants souffrant d’un œdème pulmonaire lésionnel. Celle-ci pourrait être en partie reliée à la robustesse des critères diagnostiques actuellement utilisés pour définir l’ALI/SDRA. Une évaluation rigoureuse de ces stratégies est nécessaire pour guider la standardisation des soins et optimiser l’issue de ces patients. / Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome are life-threatening conditions frequently leading to respiratory support with mechanical ventilation. Studies on mechanical ventilation strategies in adult patients have led to lung protective ventilation recommendations. However, there are few pediatric clinical trials on optimal mechanical ventilation management in Acute Lung Injury and it is still unclear if strategies studied in adults are equally beneficial to children. Objective Describe mechanical ventilation strategies in Acute Lung Injury in children. Methods Cross-sectional study for six 24-hour periods from June to November 2007 across 59 Pediatric Intensive Care Units in 12 countries in North America and Europe. We identified children meeting Acute Lung Injury criteria and collected detailed information on illness severity, mechanical ventilation support and use of adjunctive therapies. Results Of 3823 patients screened, 414 (10.8%) were diagnosed with Acute Lung Injury and 165 were included in the study (124 received conventional mechanical ventilation, 27 high frequency oscillatory ventilation, 14 non-invasive mechanical ventilation). In the conventional mechanical ventilation group, 43.5% were ventilated in a pressure control mode, the mean tidal volume was 8.3±3.3 ml/kg and there was no clear relationship between PEEP and FiO2 delivery. Conclusions Our study reveals inconsistent mechanical ventilation practice and use of adjunctive therapies in children with Acute Lung Injury. Rigorous evaluation of ventilator management strategies in children with an Acute Lung Injury are urgently needed to guide standardization of care and optimize clinical outcomes.

Introduction : Les nourrissons, vu la grande compliance de leur cage thoracique, doivent maintenir activement leur volume pulmonaire de fin d’expiration (VPFE). Ceci se fait par interruption précoce de l’expiration, et par le freinage expiratoire au niveau laryngé et par la persistance de la contraction des muscles inspiratoires. Chez les nourrissons ventilés mécaniquement, notre équipe a montré que le diaphragme est activé jusqu’à la fin de l’expiration (activité tonique). Il n’est pas clair si cette activité tonique diaphragmatique compense pour l’absence de freinage laryngé liée à l’intubation endotrachéale. Objectif : Notre objectif est de déterminer si l’activité tonique diaphragmatique persiste après l’extubation chez les nourrissons et si elle peut être observée chez les enfants plus âgés. Méthode : Ceci est une étude observationnelle longitudinale prospective de patients âgés de 1 semaine à 18 ans admis aux soins intensifs pédiatriques (SIP), ventilés mécaniquement pour >24 heures et avec consentement parental. L’activité électrique du diaphragme (AEdi) a été enregistrée à l’aide d’une sonde nasogastrique spécifique à 4 moments durant le séjour aux SIP : en phase aigüe, pré et post-extubation et au congé. L’AEdi a été analysée de façon semi-automatique. L’AEdi tonique a été définie comme l’AEdi durant le dernier quartile de l’expiration. Résultats : 55 patients avec un âge médian de 10 mois (écart interquartile: 1-48) ont été étudiés. Chez les nourrissons (<1an, n=28), l’AEdi tonique en pourcentage de l’activité inspiratoire était de 48% (30-56) en phase aigüe, 38% (25-44) pré-extubation, 28% (17-42) post-extubation et 33% (22-43) au congé des SIP (p<0.05, ANOVA, avec différence significative entre enregistrements 1 et 3-4). Aucun changement significatif n’a été observé pré et post-extubation. L’AEdi tonique chez les patients plus âgés (>1an, n=27) était négligeable en phases de respiration normale (0.6mcv). Par contre, une AEdi tonique significative (>1mcv et >10%) a été observée à au moins un moment durant le séjour de 10 (37%) patients. La bronchiolite est le seul facteur indépendant associé à l’activité tonique diaphragmatique. Conclusion : Chez les nourrissons, l’AEdi tonique persiste après l’extubation et elle peut être réactivée dans certaines situations pathologiques chez les enfants plus âgés. Elle semble être un indicateur de l’effort du patient pour maintenir son VPFE. D’autres études devraient être menées afin de déterminer si la surveillance de l’AEdi tonique pourrait faciliter la détection de situations de ventilation inappropriée. / Background: Infants have to actively maintain their end expiratory lung volume (EELV) due to their high rib cage compliance. Mechanisms such as high respiratory rate, short expiratory time and laryngeal braking are implicated. In mechanically ventilated infants, the diaphragm stays activated until the end of expiration (tonic activity), contributing to EELV maintenance. It is unclear whether tonic activity compensates for the lack of laryngeal braking due to intubation or if it is normally present. Objective: To determine if tonic diaphragm activity remains after extubation in infants, and if it can be observed in older children. Methods: Prospective observational study of pediatric patients 1 week to 18 years-old ventilated for >24 hr with parental consent. Diaphragm electrical activity (EAdi) was recorded using a specific nasogastric catheter during four periods: (i) the acute phase, (ii) pre-extubation, (iii) postextubation, and (iv) at PICU discharge. EADi was analyzed in a semi-automatic manner. Tonic EAdi was defined as the EAdi in the last quartile of expiration. Results: Fifty-five patients, median age 10 months (Interquartile range: 1–48) were studied. In infants (<1 year, n=28), tonic EAdi as a percentage of inspiratory activity was 48% (30-56) in acute phase, 38% (25-44) pre-extubation, 28% (17-42) post-extubation et 33% (22-43) at PICU discharge (p<0.05, ANOVA, with statistically significant difference between recordings 1 and 3-4). No significant change was observed between pre- and post-extubation periods. In older patients (n=27), tonic activity was negligible as a whole (0.6mcv). However, significant tonic EAdi (>1mcv and >10%) was observed in 10 patients (37%). Bronchiolitis was the only independent factor associated with tonic EAdi. Conclusions: In infants, tonic EAdi remains involved in ventilatory control after extubation and restoration of laryngeal braking. Tonic EAdi can be reactivated in older patients. The interest of tonic EAdi as a tool to titrate mechanical ventilation warrants further evaluation.

A influência das características laborais sobre a saúde mental dos trabalhadores pode decorrer de inúmeros fatores ou formas de organização do trabalho. Na atualidade, verifica-se os crescentes índices de sintomas psíquicos entre determinadas categorias profissionais, com destaque para os trabalhadores de saúde atuantes em ambiente hospitalar Objetivo: Este estudo objetivou identificar a ocorrência de Transtornos Mentais Comuns (TMC), a ocorrência da síndrome de Burnout, e a associação de ambos os transtornos nos trabalhadores de enfermagem, bem como elaborar propostas de intervenção para redução do desgaste psíquico. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, transversal com abordagem quanti-qualitativa. A pesquisa foi realizada em Hospital Público Universitário especializado em cardiologia, pneumologia e cirurgias cardíacas e torácicas. A amostra foi composta por trabalhadores de enfermagem que atuam em unidades de terapia semi-intensiva e intensiva pediátrica e neonatal, perfazendo um total de 92 participantes. Para a coleta de dados quantitativos foram utilizados: instrumento de caracterização sócio demográfica, Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), e o Maslach Burnout Inventory (MIB). Para os dados qualitativos, optou-se pela técnica de grupo focal, conduzido por questões norteadoras, com uma amostra de 17 trabalhadores de enfermagem. O período de coleta foi nos meses de junho e julho de 2012. Resultados: A análise dos resultados evidenciou a ocorrência de TMC em 44,60%(41) dos trabalhadores e a ocorrência de Burnout em 8,7%(8) trabalhadores. Houve associação estatística entre os TMC e o Burnout p=0,003, considerando nível de significância de 5%. Em relação aos TMC, as respostas dos trabalhadores foram distribuídas de acordo com os quatro grupos de sintomas avaliados pelo SRQ-20: Grupo somático, Decréscimo de energia vital, Humor depressivo-ansioso e Pensamentos depressivos. Em relação à sindrome de Burnout, os trabalhadores foram avaliados considerando-se a ocorrência de escores alto nas três dimensões (Desgaste Emocional, Despersonalização e Reduzida Realização Profissional) ou em uma delas apenas. Não foi constatada associação entre os transtornos e as variáveis sócio-demográficas. Houve associação entre ambos os transtornos. As sessões de grupo focal evidenciaram propostas de intervenção mediante três temas que emergiram das discussões: Aprender a lidar com a criança cardiopata grave, Receber o reconhecimento profissional e Repensar a gestão de pessoas. Conclusão: Os achados, em conjunto, evidenciam necessidade de medidas protetoras à saúde mental do trabalhador que assiste crianças cardiopatas graves. Palavras-chave: Estresse psicológico, Esgotamento profissional, Equipe de enfermagem, Hospitais públicos, Unidades de terapia intensiva pediátrica, Unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal, Saúde do trabalhador. / The influence of work characteristics on mental health workers may be due to numerous factors or forms of work organization. At present, there is the growing rates of psychiatric symptoms among certain professions, especially health workers working in hospitals Objective: This study aimed to identify the occurrence of Common Mental Disorders (CMD), the occurrence of Burnout, and the association of both disorders among nursing staff, as well as elaborate proposals for intervention to reduce wear psychic. Methodology This is an exploratory study, cross-sectional with quantitative and qualitative approach. The research was conducted in a public University Hospital specialized in cardiology, pulmonology, thoracic and cardiac surgery. The sample consisted of nursing workers of care units, semi-intensive and intensive, pediatric and neonatal, making a total of 92 participants. For quantitative data collection was used: instrument of socio demographic, Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MIB). For qualitative data, we chose the technique of focal group, conducted by leading questions, with a sample of 17 nurse workers. The collection period was between June and July, 2012. Results The result of the analysis revealed the occurrence of CMD in 44.60% (41) of the workers and the occurrence of Burnout in 8.7% (8) of the workers. There was a statistical association between CMD and Burnout p = 0.003, considering level of significance 5%. Regarding CMD, the answer of the workers was distributed according to the four groups of prognostic evaluated by the SRQ-20: Somatic Group, Decrease of vital energy, Anxious-depressive humor and Depressive thoughts. Regarding Burnout syndrome, workers were evaluated considering the occurrence of high scores in all three dimensions (Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Reduced Professional Accomplishment) or only in one of them. There was no association between the disorders and sociodemographic variables. There was an association between both disorders. The focal group sessions revealed proposals for intervention through three issues that emerged from the discussions: Learn to deal with severe heart disease children, professional acknowledgment and rethink people management. Conclusion: Findings, during the sessions, highlight the need for protective measures of mental health for workers who assist children with heart disease

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:39:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariza Stillitano Inglez de Souza.pdf: 478535 bytes, checksum: d93c1a12c1db7f50f330f5356f4a0f9b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-12 / The text describes the work developed in a Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (NPICU), whose main goal is the parents-baby link care. Although such link is of major importance for the physical and mental development of the baby, it is often threatened by the emotional complexity endured during the hospitalization. The first phase of the work was dedicated to the Observation of the Mother-Baby Relationship, Esther Bick s Method, at NPICU. I not only describe data gathered about the baby, his parents and hospital staff, but also show the consequences of the presence of the psychoanalytic observer at the Unit. After considerations about the observations period, I developed the second phase of the work, which I named Joint Therapeutic Interventions at the NPICU. The technique used in such interventions was a development of the Observation of the Mother-Baby Relationship, Esther Bick s Method. The theoretical foundations used were Melanie Klein s Projective Identification concept and its communicative function developed by W. Bion (Bion, 1962/1988), Container-Contained concept (Bion, 1962/1988) and Rêverie (Bion, 1962/1988) as well as early anxiety notion developed by E. Bick in her work The experience of the skin in early object relations (1968/1991). I highligth the importance of the presence of a psychoanalyst at NPICU, who may help diminish the aguishes proper to hospitalization, through their continent attitude and small interventions. By doing so, the psychoanalyst allows the participants of an NPICU to resume their functions, which is frequently obstructed by the emotional overload brought about by the disease or by hospitalization, so that the baby may have his path freed towards his psychic growth / O texto descreve o trabalho desenvolvido em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal e Pediátrica (UTINP), cujo objetivo principal é o cuidado do vínculo pais-bebê. Este vínculo que penso ser de grande importância para o desenvolvimento físico e mental do bebê, é freqüentemente ameaçado em função da complexidade emocional vivida por todos os participantes da Unidade durante o período de internação. Na primeira etapa do trabalho aqui apresentado, dedicada à Observação da Relação Mãe-Bebê, Método Esther Bick, na UTINP, descrevo os dados colhidos que se referem ao bebê, seus pais e à equipe hospitalar, bem como exponho as conseqüências da presença do observador psicanalítico na Unidade. Após reflexões sobre o período de observação, desenvolvi a segunda etapa do trabalho que denominei Intervenções Terapêuticas Conjuntas na UTINP. A técnica empregada nessas intervenções originou-se de um desenvolvimento da Observação da Relação Mãe-Bebê, Método Esther Bick. Os fundamentos teóricos utilizados foram o conceito de Identificação Projetiva de Melanie Klein e sua função comunicativa desenvolvida por W. Bion, (Bion, 1962/1988), o conceito de Continente-Contido (Bion, 1962/1988) e Rêverie (Bion, 1962/1988), bem como as idéias de E. Bick a respeito das ansiedades precoces desenvolvidas em seu trabalho A experiência da pele em relações de objeto arcaicas (1968/1991). Saliento a importância da presença de um psicanalista na UTINP, pois sua atitude continente e pequenas intervenções podem facilitar a diminuição das angústias inerentes à situação de internação. Desta forma, o psicanalista abrirá possibilidades para que os participantes da UTINP retomem suas funções, freqüentemente obstruídas pela sobrecarga emocional da doença ou da internação, e que o bebê possa ter seu caminho desobstruído em direção ao seu crescimento psíquico

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.