OBJECTIVES: To describe the steps of nursing process as prescribed in literature and to investigate actually applied daily routine a general hospital. METHODS: Cross-sectional retrospective study (May/June 2005), performed hospital Porto Alegre, RS. Medical records adult patients admitted surgical, clinical or intensive care unit were reviewed identify accomplished during first 48h after admission. The form for data collection was structured according other reports. RESULTS: 302 medical...

The purpose of this study was to identify the impact institutional, professional, and personal factors on nurses their efforts make nursing diagnoses.A cross-sectional conducted in which all participants completed a questionnaire established measure each individual group factors. A score (0-100) factors.Twenty-one responded that busy shifts, number patients per nurse, involvement with administrative tasks were three parameters most frequently identified as interfering implementing...

Inappropriate and subtherapeutic anticoagulants dosages may result in severe thromboembolic bleeding complications. The use of this treatment requires special attention strict clinical laboratory follow-up.To identify factors associated with appropriate control the oral anticoagulant use, assessing patients' knowledge perception treatment.A cross-sectional study which included 140 patients followed anticoagulation outpatient clinic from November 2005 to June 2006. A structured questionnaire...

OBJECTIVES: Proper assessment of dyspnea is important in patients with heart failure.Our aim was to evaluate the use 5-point Likert scale for assess degree pulmonary congestion and determine prognostic value this predicting adverse events failure outpatients.METHODS: We undertook a prospective study outpatients moderate severe failure.The applied during regular outpatient visits, along clinical assessments.Lung ultrasound $15 B-lines an amino-terminal portion pro-B-type natriuretic peptide...

In patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the time elapsed from symptom onset to receiving medical care is one of main mortality predictors.To identify independent predictors late presentation in STEMI representative daily clinical practice.All admitted a diagnosis reference center between December 2009 and November 2014 were evaluated prospectively followed during hospitalization for 30 days after discharge. Late was defined as interval > 6 hours chest pain...

Objetivou-se caracterizar o perfil do paciente portador de Síndrome Coronária Aguda (SCA) atendido em um serviço emergência Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Sul, no que se refere aos fatores risco. Estudo prevalência entre agosto 2007 e fevereiro 2008. Para coleta dados, foi utilizado questionário, consulta ao prontuário aferição medidas antropométricas. Foram avaliados 152 pacientes com SCA, 63,8% sexo masculino, idade média 61±10,26 anos. Com diagnóstico infarto agudo miocárdio sem...

OBJECTIVES: to identify the prevalent nursing diagnoses (ND) in hospitalized elder care; compare ND with duration of hospital stay and prescribed cares for their respective diagnoses. METHOD: Transversal historical study carried through Porto Alegre, RS, by analyzing patient records age e•60 years old, interned clinical unities a university hospital. RESULTS: 1665 were analyzed; four NANDA - within 62 identified ones were: Self-Care Deficit Bathing/Hygiene, Imbalanced Nutrition Less than...

PURPOSE. The study aims to clinically validate the defining characteristics (DCs) of nursing diagnosis (ND) Activity Intolerance for patients with ischemic heart disease and refractory angina. METHODS. Cross‐sectional was used, involving 22 ND Intolerance. Fehring method used ND. FINDINGS. Most DCs presented reliability indexes between 0.5 0.79. Three ≥ 0.8. CONCLUSION. All were validated, electrocardiographic changes indicating ischemia, verbal report fatigue, abnormal rate response...

INTRODUÇÃO: A curva de aprendizado é uma das limitações da técnica radial. O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a influência desse nos resultados procedimentos realizados pelo acesso MÉTODOS: Estudo coorte prospectivo, com pacientes submetidos cateterismo cardíaco e alocados no grupo (intervenções realizadas por operadores > 500 via radial) B < radial). pulso radial foi avaliado Doppler antes, imediatamente após aos sete dias intervenção. RESULTADOS: incluiu 58 62 B. maioria era do sexo...

Considerando-se que pacientes diabéticos acometidos de Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio (IAM) podem, ou não, apresentar dor torácica, objetivou-se neste estudo comparar a presença e intensidade torácica no IAM entre não diabéticos. Realizou-se um transversal, incluiu com IAM, idade ≥18 anos, ambos os sexos. Utilizou-se uma escala numérica verbal para avaliar da dor.Foram incluídos 88 estudo, dentre quais 77 (87,5%) 11 (12,5%) A esteve presente em (100%) dos 76 (98,7%) nos foi 8,91 versus 8,23 O...

Aim: To assess the knowledge about disease and their self-care of patients with heart failure (IC) before after monitoring nursing care at home. Methods: A experimental study was performed who were hospitalized for IC decompensation. Two home visits (VD) undertaken hospital discharge by specialist nurses an interval 30 days. 14 question quiz testing self-care, validated use in Brazil, used. The educational intervention based on guidelines IC. It considered that appropriate level existed...

Background: Mediastinitis is a severe surgical complication of low incidence, but high lethality. Scores used in the preoperative period to stratify risk postoperative mediastinitis may contribute improve results. Objective: To test applicability MagedanzSCORE predicting factors for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting at cardiology reference hospital. Methods: Historical cohort study with adult who underwent grafting. The analyzed variables were contemplated MagedanzSCORE:...

Women seem to be more susceptible psychosocial stress than men, and is associated with worse outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).To investigate whether the female gender an independent predictor of risk for compare levels between women men AMI.Cross-sectional study a case series. Patients aged 18 65 years who were treated AMI at facility January 2017 June 2018 eligible. The presence was assessed using Lipp's Stress Symptoms Inventory Adults (ISSL), which categorizes into four...

Introdução: Queixas são frequentes por parte dos pacientes submetidos a procedimentos invasivos percutâneos. Nosso objetivo foi verificar os desconfortos de cateterismo cardíaco pelas vias femoral e radial. Métodos: Estudo transversal, com amostra não probabilística adultos cateterismo. Os dados foram coletados meio questionário. Resultados: Foram estudados 228 pacientes, sendo 205 que realizaram procedimento pela via 23 Em todos utilizado o introdutor arterial 6 F. A média idades 60,0 ±...

To identify factors that delay the onset of thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).A cohort study was carried out 146 patients, each diagnosed AMI and subjected to thrombolytic therapy. The data extracted from medical records between January 2002 December 2004.The average age studied population 57.5 +/- 9 years, 64.4% were male. time pain arrival at hospital 254.7 126.6 minutes, 28.1% used an ambulance for trip hospital, door-to-electrocardiogram averaged 19.4 7.3...

The study aims to verify quality of life elderly patients submitted cardiac surgery, and correlating surgical risk health‐related instrument domains. Prospective cohort study, performed at a cardiology hospital. It included who had undergone elective surgery. Pre‐ postoperative was evaluated by applying the W orld H ealth O rganization Q uality L ife– ld (WHOQOL‐OLD ) scale Short‐Form Health Survey ( SF ‐36) questionnaire. Surgical stratified using European System for Cardiac Operative Risk...

Background The implementation of institutional protocols in the emergency department (ED) for risk stratification patients with chest pain has been recommended. Objective To assess sensitivity, specificity and predictive value an protocol suggestive acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Method Cross-sectional study conducted based on computerized records treated use a adapted from Manchester protocol. level was stratified by applying five colors representing respective levels. Each color represents...

6-Nitrodopamine (6-ND) is a novel catecholamine that released from human umbilical cord vessels, and it causes vascular relaxation by acting as dopamine D2-receptor antagonist. Here was investigated whether peripheral vessels obtained patients who have undergone surgery for leg amputation. Popliteal artery vein strips present basal release of 6-ND ne, measure liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. The significantly reduced when the tissues were pre-treated with nitric...

6-nitrodopamine (6-ND) released from rat isolated atria exerts positive chronotropic action, being potent than noradrenaline, adrenaline and dopamine. Here, it was investigated whether 6-ND is ventricles (RIV) modulates heart inotropism. The basal release of catecholamines RIV measured by LC-MS/MS their effect on inotropism evaluated measuring left ventricular pressure (LVP) in the Langendorff’s preparation.Rat significant levels 6-ND, which were reduced pre-incubation (20 min) with NO...