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Abstract Medication errors (ME) are frequent in the admission of patients to the ICU and can be identified and prevented through medication reconciliation (MR). Our aim was to evaluate the incidence, type and severity of MEs and associated factors, identified during MR in the ICU. This is a prospective, analytical approach, performed in the ICU of a private hospital, where the MRs were evaluated from April to June 2016. The SPSS and Stata programs were used to analyse the data. Logistic regression was performed to determine the factors associated with MEs. MR was performed with 136 patients, of whom 126 (92.6%) used drugs regularly. The incidence of MEs was 16.3% (95% CI 11.5-21.2). The main classes of drugs involved were those acting on the nervous and cardiovascular systems. There were 128 pharmaceutical interventions (acceptance: 71.1%). Regarding severity, 65.5% (n=80) of the errors reached the patient, but there was no harm. The risk factors for MEs identified were: age ≥60 years, number of comorbidities >1 and previous use of drugs ≥9. The incidence of MEs found and the significant association with age, comorbidities and polymedication alert to the need for specific attention to prevent admission errors in the most susceptible patient groups.
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Este trabalho avaliou, na perspectiva dos usuários, a inserção do estudante de graduação na atenção básica. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo exploratório-descritivo quali-quantitativo em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) de Fortaleza, Ceará, entre 2009 e 2010. Entrevistaram-se usuários da unidade mediante instrumento estruturado com questões objetivas e discursivas. As respostas às questões discursivas foram investigadas seguindo a técnica de análise de conteúdo e tabuladas quanto à sua frequência nos discursos. Setenta e oito usuários foram abordados, dos quais 51 (65,4%) tinham conhecimento da presença de estudantes na UBS (em atendimento, atividades de educação ou visitas domiciliares) e, por isso, foram entrevistados. Desses 51, 96,1% considera importante a UBS funcionar como campo de estágio; 98,0% referiu que a atuação do acadêmico contribui para a melhoria da atenção à saúde; e 98,0% avaliou o estágio como uma atividade importante para a formação profissional dos alunos; 49,0% dos entrevistados já haviam sido atendidos ou acompanhados por acadêmicos, dentre os quais 96,0% declarou que se sentia confortável com a presença e o serviço dos estudantes. Constatou-se que, na perspectiva dos usuários, a contribuição da inserção dos acadêmicos na UBS é positiva.
This study adopted the perspective of services users to evaluate participation by undergraduate students in primary care. A qualitative and quantitative exploratory and descriptive study was conducted in a primary care unit in Fortaleza, Ceará State, in 2009 and 2010. Users of the primary care unit were interviewed with a structured questionnaire containing closed and open-ended questions. Answers to the discursive questions were investigated with the content analysis technique and tabulated according to their frequency. Seventy-eight users were approached, of whom 51 (65.4%) were aware of the presence of students in the primary care unit (in patient care, educational activities, or home visits), and these 51 were thus interviewed. Of these, 96.1% felt it was important for the primary care unit to act as a training facility; 98.0% reported that students' participation contributed to the improvement of healthcare; 98.0% considered this an important activity for the students' professional training; 49.0% of the interviewees had been treated or accompanied by students, among whom 96.0% stated that they felt comfortable with the students' presence and work. From the users' perspective, students' participation made a positive contribution to the primary care unit.