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Objetivo: Avaliar o desempenho da saturação venosa central, lactato, défice de bases, níveis de proteína C-reativa, escore SOFA e SWIFT do dia da alta da unidade de terapia intensiva como preditores para readmissão de pacientes na unidade de terapia intensiva. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo observacional com dados coletados de 1.360 pacientes internados consecutivamente no período de agosto de 2011 a agosto de 2012 em uma unidade de terapia intensiva clínico-cirúrgica. Foram comparadas as características clínicas e os dados laboratoriais dos pacientes readmitidos e dos pacientes não readmitidos após a alta da unidade de terapia intensiva. Por meio de análise multivariada, foram identificados os fatores de risco independentemente associados à readmissão. Resultados: A proteína C-reativa, a saturação venosa central, o défice de bases, o lactato, os escores SOFA e o SWIFT não foram associados à readmissão de pacientes graves. Pacientes mais idosos e a necessidade de isolamento de contato devido a germes multirresistentes foram identificados como fatores de risco independentemente associados à readmissão na população estudada. Conclusão: Os parâmetros inflamatórios e perfusionais não foram associados à readmissão. Idade e necessidade de isolamento de contato devido a germes multirresistentes foram identificados como preditores para readmissão na unidade de terapia intensiva. .
Objective: To assess the performance of central venous oxygen saturation, lactate, base deficit, and C-reactive protein levels and SOFA and SWIFT scores on the day of discharge from the intensive care unit as predictors of patient readmission to the intensive care unit. Methods: This prospective and observational study collected data from 1,360 patients who were admitted consecutively to a clinical-surgical intensive care unit from August 2011 to August 2012. The clinical characteristics and laboratory data of readmitted and non-readmitted patients after discharge from the intensive care unit were compared. Using a multivariate analysis, the risk factors independently associated with readmission were identified. Results: The C-reactive protein, central venous oxygen saturation, base deficit, and lactate levels and the SWIFT and SOFA scores did not correlate with the readmission of critically ill patients. Increased age and contact isolation because of multidrug-resistant organisms were identified as risk factors that were independently associated with readmission in this study group. Conclusion: Inflammatory and perfusion parameters were not associated with patient readmission. Increased age and contact isolation because of multidrug-resistant organisms were identified as predictors of readmission to the intensive care unit. .
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , C-Reactive Protein/metabolism , Inflammation/pathology , Oxygen/blood , Patient Readmission/statistics & numerical data , Age Factors , Biomarkers/metabolism , Critical Illness , Intensive Care Units , Lactic Acid/metabolism , Multivariate Analysis , Prospective Studies , Patient Isolation/statistics & numerical data , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To assess the possible change of clinical response to empiric antibiotic therapy among children survivors hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia at a teaching hospital during 1991-2001. METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study. The medical records of children (aged 29 days to 12 years) with diagnosis of presumed bacterial pneumonia at hospital discharge were reviewed and patients data were extracted, using standardized forms. The principal outcome was patients response to empiric antibiotic therapy. The secondary outcome was length of hospital stay. RESUltS: 893 patients were included for this study. Penicillin and derivatives were the most commonly used empiric antibiotics throughout the studied period. There was a slight but statistically significant increase in the mean rate of antibiotic failure from 1991-1998 to 1999-2001 (3.8% vs 11.4% P<0,001). The most common causes for antibiotic failure were inadequate coverage of initial antibiotics between 1991-1998 and presumed antibiotic resistance between 1999-2001. No significant difference was observed regarding the means of length of hospital stay during the whole studied period (P=0.08). CONCLUSION: Empiric antibiotic therapy was effective among children with community-acquired pneumonia treated at a teaching hospital between 1991-2001, inspite of a slight increase in the rate of presumed antibiotic resistance in later years.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Child , Child, Preschool , Community-Acquired Infections/drug therapy , Empirical Research , Humans , Incidence , India/epidemiology , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Penicillins/therapeutic use , Pneumonia/drug therapy , Retrospective Studies , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a adequação de uso de termos semiológicos da ausculta pulmonar em publicações médicas brasileiras sobre doenças respiratórias, no período de janeiro de 1980 a dezembro de 2003. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se um estudo descritivo, analisando-se três revistas médicas: Jornal de Pneumologia, Jornal de Pediatria e Revista Médica Brasileira. Foram selecionados os artigos originais e relatos de casos sobre doenças respiratórias, de onde foram extraídos os termos semiológicos da ausculta pulmonar. Foi avaliada a adequação dos termos na descrição dos ruídos adventícios. RESULTADOS: Encontrou-se maior inadequação no uso dos termos de ruídos descontínuos, comparado com o uso dos termos de ruídos contínuos (87,7 por cento versus 44 por cento, p = 0,0000). Não houve diferença significativa entre relatos de pneumologistas e de outros especialistas quanto à inadequação no uso dos termos (56,5 por cento versus 62,0 por cento, p = 0,26). Também não observamos diferença significativa entre as regiões do país e os períodos antes e após a divulgação da nomenclatura internacional. CONCLUSÃO: O uso inadequado dos termos para descrever ruídos adventícios na ausculta pulmonar continua sendo um fenômeno freqüente e geral nas publicações médicas brasileiras.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the appropriateness of the use of auscultation terminology in Brazilian respiratory disease-related medical journals published between January of 1980 and December of 2003. METHODS: A descriptive study was conducted, evaluating three medical journals: the Jornal de Pneumologia (Journal of Pulmonology), Jornal de Pediatria (Journal of Pediatrics) and Revista Brasileira de Medicina (Brazilian Journal of Medicine). Original articles and case reports about respiratory diseases were selected, and auscultation terminology was extracted from these articles. The appropriateness of terms used to describe adventitious sounds was assessed. RESULTS: We found that the inappropriate use of terms was more frequent when intermittent sounds were described than when continuous sounds were described (87.7 percent versus 44.0 percent; p = 0.0000). No significant difference was observed between the inappropriate use of terms by pulmonologists and that observed for other specialists (56.5 percent versus 62.0 percent; p = 0.26). In addition, there were no significant differences among the various regions of the country or between the periods prior to and after the dissemination of international nomenclature. CONCLUSION: Inappropriate use of pulmonary auscultation terms describing adventitious sounds remains common and widespread in Brazilian medical publications.