Resultados: 98

Phlebitis and infiltration: vascular trauma associated with the peripheral venous catheter

ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the incidence rate and risk factors for the nursing-sensitive indicators phlebitis and infiltration in patients with peripheral venous catheters (PVCs). Method: cohort study with 110 patients. Scales were used to assess and document phlebitis and infiltration. Socio-dem...

Risk prediction and impaired tactile sensory perception among cancer patients during chemotherapy

ABSTRACT Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of impaired tactile sensory perception, identify risk factors, and establish a risk prediction model among adult patients receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy. Method: historical cohort study based on information obtained from the medical files of 127 pa...

Incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection in general surgeries

ABSTRACT Objective: to estimate the incidence of surgical site infection in general surgeries at a large Brazilian hospital while identifying risk factors and prevalent microorganisms. Method: non-concurrent cohort study with 16,882 information of patients undergoing general surgery from 2008 to 2011. ...

Indicadores bibliométricos das Revistas de Enfermagem sob a ótica das bases indexadoras

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Analisar os indicadores bibliométricos dos periódicos nacionais e internacionais na área de Enfermagem, sob a ótica das bases indexadoras. Método Coorte histórica referente ao período de 2014 a 2016. Foram selecionados os periódicos nacionais de enfermagem indexados na base Sc...

Prevalence of household falls in long-lived adults and association with extrinsic factors

Resume Objective: to identify the prevalence of falls among older adults and the extrinsic factors associated with them. Method: population-based cross-sectional study with 350 older adults. A household survey was conducted using a questionnaire addressing socio-demographic, clinical, and environmental...

Severity and workload related to adverse events in the ICU

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze whether an increase in patient severity and nursing workload are correlated to a greater incidence of adverse events (AEs) in critical patients. Method: A prospective single cohort study was performed on a sample of 138 patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU...

Urinary tract infection: a cohort of older people with urinary incontinence

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate epidemiological aspects of urinary tract infection in older patients with urinary incontinence living in long-term care institutions in Belo Horizonte. Method: Concurrent cohort held from April 1st to October 1st, 2015. The study was conducted in two long-term care instit...

Risk assessment and incidence of falls in adult hospitalized patients

Abstract Objectives: assess the risk of falls in adult hospitalized patients and verify the incidence of the event in this environment. Method: cohort study, with approval by the Research Ethics Committee, which monitored 831 patients hospitalized at a university hospital. The Morse Fall Scale (MFS) ...

Nasoenteral tube: factors associated with delay between indication and use in emergency services

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to know the time between indication and use of a nasoenteral tube (NET) and factors associated with delays. Method: A prospective cohort study that followed adults in a Brazilian emergency department, since the indication of the use of a NET, evaluating clinical variables and the wo...

Perioperative fasting time among cancer patients submitted to gastrointestinal surgeries

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE To identify the length of perioperative fasting among patients submitted to gastrointestinal cancer surgeries. METHOD Retrospective cohort study, developed by consulting the medical records of 128 patients submitted to gastrointestinal cancer surgeries. RESULTS The mean of total len...