scholarly journals Profile of medicines used via oral and gastrointestinal catheter in a Walk-in Service

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moara Avila de Jesus Moreira ◽  
Paula Pereira de Figueiredo ◽  
Rosemary Silva da Silveira ◽  
Valdecir Zavarese da Costa ◽  
Eliana Cardia de Pinho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Drug Class ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Route ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pharmaceutical Form

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the profile of drugs prescribed via oral and gastrointestinal catheter in a Walk-in Service of a University Hospital. Method: Quantitative cross-sectional study in which data were collected from the medical records of hospitalized patients using medication via oral or gastrointestinal catheter at least once a day between April and October 2015. The analysis was performed through descriptive statistics. Results: Out of 568 prescriptions (total), there were 143 different medications. The pharmaceutical form with the greatest number of prescriptions was solid (95.8%), of which 46.1% were simple tablets. The oral route had the highest number of administrations (97.3%). The most prescribed drug class was of anti-infectives (25.9%), but the Omeprazole drug was the most prescribed in the study (40%). Conclusion: There are indications that enable rethinking the care practice and establishing criteria and norms for contributing to the safety and efficacy of services provided in healthcare, especially regarding the preparation and administration of medications via gastrointestinal catheter.

scholarly journals Reconciliation of medications upon the admission of patients to the cardiology sector of a university hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 0353
Author(s):  
Lorena S. Miranda ◽  
Ana L. Cavalcante ◽  
Rafael M. Pinheiro ◽  
Dayani Galato ◽  
Emília V. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Medication Reconciliation ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Prescription ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cardiology Department ◽  
The University

Introduction: The reconciliation of medications is an important process that impacts on patient safety during the level of care transition, a moment with high discrepancy rates that can lead to adverse reactions. Objective: To analyze the results of medication reconciliation in order to identify discrepancies between the medical prescription and the medications previously used by the patient. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between May and November 2017 (until the second fortnight of the month), with patients admitted to the cardiology department of the University Hospital of Brasília. Data was collected through interviews with patients, relatives and/or caregivers, and through consultation of the medical records. The reconciliation of medications was performed daily, from Monday to Friday, within 48 hours of the patient’s admission to the unit, through a medication reconciliation form prepared by the author. Results: 90 patients were included in the study and a total of 297 discrepancies were found, 267 (90%) being intentional and 30 (10%), unintentional. Among the unintentional discrepancies, the most frequent was omission of medication in use by the patient (56%). Of the intentional discrepancies, the dosage modifications were more common in 45% of the cases. Conclusion: The reconciliation of medications was a crucial clinical service for the identification and resolution of unintentional discrepancies between previously used medications and hospital medical prescription.

Attitudes to and implementation of video interpretation in a Danish hospital: A cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida Nygaard Mottelson ◽  
Morten Sodemann ◽  
Dorthe Susanne Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Charge Nurses ◽  
Danish Hospital

Aims: Immigrants, refugees, and their descendants comprise 12% of Denmark’s population. Some of these people do not speak or understand Danish well enough to communicate with the staff in a healthcare setting and therefore need interpreter services. Interpretation through video conferencing equipment (video interpretation) is frequently used and creates a forum where the interpreter is not physically present in the medical consultation. The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes to and experiences with video interpretation among charge nurses in a Danish university hospital. Methods: An electronic questionnaire was sent to 99 charge nurses. The questionnaire comprised both closed and open-ended questions. The answers were analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic text condensation. Results: Of the 99 charge nurses, 78 (79%) completed the questionnaire. Most charge nurses, 21 (91%) of the daily/monthly users, and 21 (72%) of the monthly/yearly users, said that video interpretation increased the quality of their conversations with patients. A total of 19 (24%) departments had not used video interpretation within the last 12 months. Conclusions: The more the charge nurses used video interpretation, the more satisfied they were. Most of the charge nurses using video interpretation expressed satisfaction with the technology and found it easy to use. Some charge nurses are still content to allow family or friends to interpret. To reach its full potential, video interpretation technology has to be reliable and easily accessible for any consultation, including at the bedside.

scholarly journals Profile and motivation for smoking cessation in surgical inpatients

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Almeida Corrêa ◽  
Isabel Cristina Echer
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
Motivation To Quit ◽  
Preparation Phase

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe the profile of smokers hospitalized for surgery, and investigate their motivation to quit. The sample consisted of 100 patients recruited from a university hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected between February and May 2013, and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The sample was predominantly male (n=58; 58%) and had a mean age of 54.5±13.8 years. Seventy-nine (79%) of the participants were white, 38(38%) were married and 67(67%) had primary education only. Patients started smoking at a mean age of 17±6.6 years, smoked approximately 20(10 to 28.7) cigarettes/day and had been smoking for a mean of 37.4±14.4 years. Ninety-one (91%) patients wanted to stop smoking, 57(57%) were in the preparation phase, 36(36%) had low nicotine dependence and 35(35%) had been encouraged to quit. We concluded that, although hospitalization is a good moment to address smoking cessation, health care professionals do not enact effective and systematic interventions in this regard.

scholarly journals Performance of the STOP-Bang in the Detection of OSA, a Brazilian study

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 995-1000
Author(s):  
Júlio Cezar Rodrigues Filho ◽  
Denise Duprat Neves ◽  
Maria Helena de Araujo-Melo
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Sleep Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Systemic Hypertension ◽  
Apnea Hypopnea Index ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Nose And Throat

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES Assess the performance of the Stop-Bang questionnaire in Brazilian patients for the screening of OSA. METHODS A cross-sectional study with historical and consecutive analysis of all patients who underwent polysomnography tests in the Sleeping Sector of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, and Cardiopulmonary (LabSono) Departments of the Gaffrée and Guinle University Hospital (HUGG), from 10/17/2011 to 04/16/2015. The variables relating to the SB questionnaire were collected by direct research from the medical records of patients. RESULTS In a series of 83 patients, we found that our sample were similar to other studies conducted in specialized centers of Sleep Medicine, and the population presented characteristics similar to those found by studies in Latin America. Men and women only behaved similarly in relation to the presence of Observed Apnea and body mass index, with a predominance of women who had systemic hypertension over men. In our study, the discriminatory value of 4 or more positive answers to the questionnaire had the best performance in identifying patients with an hourly Apnea-Hypopnea Index greater than 15/h, with a sensitivity of 72.97% (55.9% - 86.2%) and specificity of 67.39% (52.0% - 80.5%). CONCLUSIONS The Stop-Bang questionnaire proved to be, in our sample, a good screening instrument for diagnosing OSA Syndrome.

scholarly journals Prevalence and factors associated with incidents related to medication in surgical patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thatianny Tanferri de Brito Paranaguá ◽  
Ana Lúcia Queiroz Bezerra ◽  
Andressa Luanna Moreira dos Santos ◽  
Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Surgical Patients ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Surgical Clinic ◽  
Length Of Hospitalization

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of incidents related to medication, registered in the medical records of patients admitted to a Surgical Clinic, in 2010. This is a cross-sectional study, conducted at a university hospital, with a sample of 735 hospitalizations. Was performed the categorization of types of incidents, multivariate analysis of regression logistic and calculated the prevalence. The prevalence of drug-related incidents was estimated at 48.0% and were identified, as factors related to the occurrence of these incidents: length of hospitalization more than four days, prescribed three or more medications per day and realization of surgery intervention. It is expected to have contributed for the professionals and area managers can identify risky situations and rethink their actions.

scholarly journals Children and adolescents on hemodialysis: attributes associated with quality of life

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 602-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Schroeder Abreu ◽  
Maria Fernanda Cabral Kourrouski ◽  
Danielle Maria de Souza Serio dos Santos ◽  
Monika Bullinger ◽  
Lucila Castanheira Nascimento ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Surgical Clinic ◽  
Length Of Hospitalization


The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of incidents related to medication, registered in the medical records of patients admitted to a Surgical Clinic, in 2010. This is a cross-sectional study, conducted at a university hospital, with a sample of 735 hospitalizations. Was performed the categorization of types of incidents, multivariate analysis of regression logistic and calculated the prevalence. The prevalence of drug-related incidents was estimated at 48.0% and were identified, as factors related to the occurrence of these incidents: length of hospitalization more than four days, prescribed three or more medications per day and realization of surgery intervention. It is expected to have contributed for the professionals and area managers can identify risky situations and rethink their actions.


Prevalence of Thyroid Diseases in an Occupationally Radiation Exposed Group: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital of Southern Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Vimercati ◽  
Luigi De Maria ◽  
Francesca Mansi ◽  
Antonio Caputi ◽  
Giovanni M. Ferri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Thyroid Diseases ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exposed Workers

Background: Thyroid diseases occur more frequently in people exposed to ionizing radiation, but the relationship between occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and thyroid pathologies still remains unclear. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of thyroid diseases in healthcare workers exposed to low-level ionizing radiation compared with a control group working at the University Hospital of Bari, Southern Italy, and living in the same geographical area, characterized by mild iodine deficiency. Methods: We ran a cross-sectional study to investigate whether healthcare workers exposed to ionizing radiation had a higher prevalence of thyroid diseases. Four hundred and forty-four exposed healthcare workers (241 more exposed, or “A Category”, and 203 less exposed, or “B Category”) and 614 nonexposed healthcare workers were enrolled during a routine examination at the Occupational Health Unit. They were asked to fill in an anamnestic questionnaire and undergo a physical examination, serum determination of fT3, fT4 and TSH, anti-TPO ab and anti-TG ab and ultrasound neck scan. Thyroid nodules were submitted to fine needle aspiration biopsy when indicated. Results: The prevalence of thyroid diseases was statistically higher in the exposed workers compared to controls (40% vs 29%, adPR 1.65; IC95% 1.34-2.07). In particular, the thyroid nodularity prevalence in the exposed group was approximately twice as high as that in the controls (29% vs 13%; adPR 2.83; IC95% 2.12-3.8). No statistically significant association was found between exposure to ionizing radiation and other thyroid diseases. Conclusion: In our study, mild ionizing radiation-exposed healthcare workers had a statistically higher prevalence of thyroid diseases than the control group. The results are likely due to a closer and more meticulous health surveillance programme carried out in the ionising radiation-exposed workers, allowing them to identify thyroid alterations earlier than non-exposed health staff.

Psychopathological Factors Associated With Burnout in Intensive Care Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 107839032199972
Author(s):  
Erman Yıldız
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND: Although previous studies have separately revealed that parameters such as anxiety, depression, and secondary traumatic stress (STS) are associated with burnout, there is still a limited understanding of the relationship between anxiety, depression, and STS and burnout in intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. AIMS: To investigate the relationship between levels of burnout, anxiety, depression, and STS in ICU nurses. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted with ICU nurses ( N = 164) from a university hospital in eastern Turkey. The participants completed the anxiety, depression, STS, and burnout scales along with the descriptive characteristics form. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The mean scores for STS, anxiety, depression, and burnout were 40.60 ± 13.77, 17.14 ± 12.90, 13.28 ± 9.75 and 41.39 ± 14.87, respectively. The results showed that, in the ICU nurses, anxiety, depression, and STS components explained 61% of emotional exhaustion, 38% of depersonalization, and 13% of personal accomplishment. CONCLUSIONS: While the present findings supported the paradigm that burnout in ICU nurses is associated with STS, anxiety, and depression, they also revealed some details about the psychopathological factors associated with burnout. These details were as follows: (1) individuals who resorted to avoidance as a component of STS on a high level were more likely to experience emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, (2) individuals with severe depressive symptoms were more likely to experience a decrease in their personal accomplishment, and (3) individuals with anxiety symptoms were more likely to experience both emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment.

Malaria among migrants in a university hospital in Colombia during 2018: A case series

2020 ◽  
pp. 004947552098130
Author(s):  
Fabián R Carreño-Almánzar ◽  
Adán Coronado-Galán ◽  
Sonia A Cala-Gómez ◽  
Agustín Vega-Vera
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Imported Malaria ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of ◽  
Clinical Profiles

Imported malaria has increased in Colombia since 2015 and has been attributed to migrants coming from Venezuela. We present a series of malaria cases, nested in a retrospective cross-sectional study between 2017 and 2018, aimed at calculating the prevalence of medical diseases among immigrants in a University Hospital in Colombia. Among 154 immigrants admitted for medical causes between 2017 and 2018, 8 were diagnosed with malaria, all due to Plasmodium vivax. Of these, seven had uncomplicated malaria, five had a previous history of malaria, one was critically ill, but none died. We highlight that, similar to other case series of imported malaria, Latin American migrants were young, with similar clinical profiles, having a low proportion of severe cases, and P. vivax was the most frequent cause.

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