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Chinese Journal of General Practitioners ; (6): 520-523, 2023.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-994739

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From February 1 to April 30, 2021, 48 general practice resident physicians in the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University were randomly divided into study group and control group with 24 in each group. The common comorbidities of the community-dwelling elderly, namely diabetes, diabetic retinopathy and osteoporosis were selected as teaching cases. The residents in control group received conventional teaching, while the scenario simulation teaching model of multicomorbity co-treatment was applied for the study group. The teaching effect, satisfaction and self-efficacy scores were compared between two groups. After training, the knowledge levels, the mastery of referral indicators and the performance of fundus ophthalmoscopy in the study group were significantly better than those in the control group ( t=2.27, 6.34, 4.09; P<0.05). They were (80.96±11.27) vs. (73.96±10.09), (10.33±2.41) vs. (6.38±1.88), (70.27±10.44) vs. (63.50±7.98), and students′ satisfaction and self-efficacy evaluation were higher than those of the observation group (all P<0.05). It is suggested that the simulation teaching of multi-disease co-treatment scenario is more beneficial than the traditional teaching to improve the comprehensive care ability of standardized training physicians in general practice for patients with chronic disease.

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Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc ; 35(6): 918-926, Nov.-Dec. 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS, SES-SP | ID: biblio-1144004

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Abstract Introduction: In any country, the development and growth of open-heart surgery parallel stable political climate, economic growth, good leadership, and prudent fiscal management. These were lacking in Nigeria, which was under a military rule. The enthronement of democratic rule, in 1999, has caused desirable changes. The objective of this study is to report our experience with foreign cardiac teams that visited the National Cardiothoracic Center of Excellence, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, for seven years, in order to restart its open-heart surgery program. Methods: To achieve the desired open-heart surgery training, our center received regular and frequent visits from foreign cardiac teams who would perform open-heart surgery with the local team. Results: During the period of seven years, a total of 266 open-heart operations involving both adults and children were performed, with a mean of 38 cases per year; 150 (54.4%) males and 116 (43.6%) females were treated, with a ratio of 1.0:0.8. Six different teams visited the center at different periods. Conclusion: After these years of cardiac missions to our center, the experience of the local team, especially the surgeons, is far from desirable because each team visit usually lasted about a week or two and each team, with exception of the CardioStart International/William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance, adopted the surgical 'safari' method.


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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adult , Surgeons , Cardiac Surgical Procedures , Medical Missions , Nigeria
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Acta Paul. Enferm. (Online) ; 33: eAPE20190023, 2020. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, BDENF | ID: biblio-1100855

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Resumo Objetivo Avaliar os efeitos de um programa de educação permanente em enfermagem de uma organização hospitalar. Métodos Estudo avaliativo, cuja coleta de dados ocorreu de maio a setembro de 2016 a partir da aplicação de instrumento tipo Likert aos 147 profissionais de enfermagem participantes de um programa de educação permanente de um hospital de ensino do Sul do Brasil. Utilizou-se uma plataforma eletrônica, Quicktapsurvey®, com uso de tablets. Os dados foram analisados por meio dos softwares R e Statistical Package for the Social Scienses®. Resultados Houve efeito positivo, indicando que os conhecimentos e habilidades adquiridos nas ações educativas propostas pelo programa de educação permanente foram transferidos para o contexto do trabalho. Conclusão A utilização do instrumento de avaliação mostrou-se efetivo para apoiar o planejamento e execução do programa no cenário da pesquisa e pode contribuir para outras organizações hospitalares em situações semelhantes.


Resumen Objetivo Evaluar los efectos de un programa de educación permanente en enfermeros de una organización hospitalaria. Métodos Estudio evaluativo, cuya recolección de datos ocurrió de mayo a septiembre de 2016, mediante la aplicación de instrumento tipo Likert a los 147 profesionales de enfermería participantes de un programa de educación permanente de un hospital universitario del sur de Brasil. Se utilizó una plataforma electrónica, Quicktapsurvey®, con uso de tablets. Los datos fueron analizados por medio de los softwares R y Statistical Package for the Social Scienses®. Resultados Hubo efecto positivo, que indicó que los conocimientos y habilidades adquiridos con las acciones educativas propuestas en el programa de educación permanente fueron transferidos al contexto de trabajo. Conclusión La utilización del instrumento de evaluación demostró ser efectivo para apoyar la planificación y ejecución del programa en el contexto de la investigación y puede contribuir para otras organizaciones hospitalarias en situaciones semejantes.


Abstract Objective To assess nursing continuing education effects in a hospital organization. Methods An assessment study, whose data collection took place from May to September 2016 from the application of a Likert-type tool to the 147 nursing professionals participating in a continuing education program of a teaching hospital in southern Brazil. Quicktapsurvey®, an electronic platform, was used with tablets. Data were analyzed using software R and Statistical Package for the Social Scienses®. Results There was a positive effect, indicating that the knowledge and skills acquired in the educational actions proposed by the continuing education program were transferred to the work context. Conclusion The use of an assessment tool was effective to support program planning and performance in the research setting and may contribute to other hospital organizations in similar situations.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Program Evaluation , Education, Nursing, Continuing , Employee Performance Appraisal , Hospitals , Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Einstein (Säo Paulo) ; 17(1): eGS4191, 2019. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-975112

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ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the leadership potential of physicians in a public hospital in the city of São Paulo. Methods A descriptive pilot study, in which 40 assistant physicians and medical residents were randomly selected to receive an electronic invitation of the company Caliper Estratégias Humanas do Brasil . To those who accepted it, a link was sent to fill out a personality evaluation focused on the work, comprising 112 alternatives related to 21 domains of 4 performance areas. According to the Caliper Profile Questionnaire, the ipsative measures expressed as a percentage are distributed on a Likert scale, and three categories are established based on behavioral tendencies at work: need for improvement, moderate and high potential. Results A total of 47.5% of physicians invited accepeted taking part in the study. Regarding to leadership, the need for improvement was over 30% among the evaluated physicians. In the interpersonal relationship analysis, only 18.4% of assistant physicians and 37% of medical residents required improvement. The percentage of physicians who needed improvement in problem-solving and decision-making was similar among the assistant and resident physicians (12.6% versus 14%). In the evaluation of personal organization and time management, we obtained similar percentages in assistant physicians and residents who needed improvement (14% in both groups). High potential leadership was observed in these domains (18.4% and 20% for assistant physicians and residents, respectively). Conclusion The physicians assessed presented high leadership potential in 25% of the cases, requiring improvement in the performance domains, such as interpersonal relationship, problem solving, decision-making, personal organization and time management.


RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar o potencial de liderança de médicos ativos de um hospital público na cidade de São Paulo. Métodos Estudo-piloto descritivo, no qual foram selecionados aleatoriamente 40 médicos assistentes e residentes para receberem o link com convite eletrônico da empresa Caliper Estratégias Humanas do Brasil. Aos que o aceitaram, foi encaminhado o link para preenchimento de avaliação de personalidade focada no trabalho, composta por 112 alternativas relativas a 21 domínios de 4 áreas de desempenho. De acordo com Questionário Perfil Caliper, as medidas ipsativas expressas em percentual são distribuídas em uma escala do tipo Likert, e são determinadas três categorias em relação às tendências comportamentais no trabalho: necessidade de aprimoramento, potencial moderado e alto potencial. Resultados A taxa de adesão dos médicos convidados ao estudo foi de 47,5% (19 médicos). No domínio liderança, a necessidade de aprimoramento ultrapassou 30% dos médicos avaliados. No relacionamento interpessoal, apenas 18,4% dos médicos assistentes necessitavam de aprimoramento e, no grupo dos médicos residentes, 37% necessitavam aprimoramento. Para resolução de problemas e tomada de decisões, as percentagens de necessidade de aprimoramento foram semelhantes (12,6% versus 14%). Na avaliação da organização pessoal e da administração do tempo, obtivemos percentagens semelhantes entre médicos assistentes e residentes, com necessidade de aprimoramento (14% nos dois grupos) e alto potencial nestas áreas (18,4% e 20% para médicos assistentes e residentes, respectivamente). Conclusão Os médicos avaliados apresentaram alto potencial de liderança em um quarto dos casos, necessitando aprimoramento nas áreas de desempenhos, como relacionamento interpessoal, resolução de problemas, tomada de decisão, organização pessoal e administração do tempo.


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Humans , Hospitals, Public , Hospitals, Teaching , Leadership , Medical Staff, Hospital/psychology , Personality Inventory , Decision Making, Organizational , Brazil , Pilot Projects , Surveys and Questionnaires , Employee Performance Appraisal/statistics & numerical data , Self Report , Internship and Residency/statistics & numerical data , Medical Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data
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Basic & Clinical Medicine ; (12): 281-284, 2017.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-507364

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Quantities of teaching-helping activities are present in among hospitals because of gap in education quali-ty.Effectiveness of those helping activities depends on establishment of a scientific teaching -helping system.Teach-ing-helping system among hospitals is based on the establishment of teaching system of hospital , scientific and scheduled helping process management , and a clear claim of effectiveness .Peking Union Medical College Hospital reviewed its teaching-helping activities and developed a theoretical model of effectiveness of teaching -helping among hospitals .

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Rev. bras. ter. intensiva ; 27(4): 353-359, out.-dez. 2015. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-770052

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RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a existência de interações medicamentosas potenciais na unidade de terapia intensiva de um hospital, com foco nos antimicrobianos. Métodos: Estudo transversal, que analisou prescrições eletrônicas de pacientes da unidade de terapia intensiva de um hospital de ensino, avaliando potenciais interações medicamentosas relacionadas aos antimicrobianos, entre 1º de janeiro e 31 de março de 2014. O consumo dos antimicrobianos foi expresso em dose diária definida por 100 pacientes-dia. A busca e a classificação das interações foram realizadas com base no sistema Micromedex®. Resultados: Foram analisadas prescrições diárias de 82 pacientes, totalizando 656 prescrições. Do total de medicamentos prescritos, 25% eram antimicrobianos, sendo meropenem, vancomicina e ceftriaxona os mais prescritos. Os antimicrobianos mais consumidos, segundo a metodologia de dose diária definida por 100 pacientes-dia, foram cefepime, meropenem, sulfametoxazol + trimetoprima e ciprofloxacino. A média de interações por paciente foi de 2,6. Entre as interações, 51% foram classificadas como contraindicadas ou de gravidade importante. Destacaram-se as interações altamente significativas (valor clínico 1 e 2), com prevalência de 98%. Conclusão: Com o presente trabalho verifica-se que os antimicrobianos são uma classe frequentemente prescrita na unidade de terapia intensiva, apresentando elevada quantidade de interações medicamentosas potenciais, sendo a maior parte das interações considerada altamente significativa.


ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the incidence of potential drug-drug interactions in an intensive care unit of a hospital, focusing on antimicrobial drugs. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed electronic prescriptions of patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital between January 1 and March 31, 2014 and assessed potential drug-drug interactions associated with antimicrobial drugs. Antimicrobial drug consumption levels were expressed in daily doses per 100 patient-days. The search and classification of the interactions were based on the Micromedex® system. Results: The daily prescriptions of 82 patients were analyzed, totaling 656 prescriptions. Antimicrobial drugs represented 25% of all prescription drugs, with meropenem, vancomycin and ceftriaxone being the most prescribed medications. According to the approach of daily dose per 100 patient-days, the most commonly used antimicrobial drugs were cefepime, meropenem, sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim and ciprofloxacin. The mean number of interactions per patient was 2.6. Among the interactions, 51% were classified as contraindicated or significantly severe. Highly significant interactions (clinical value 1 and 2) were observed with a prevalence of 98%. Conclusion: The current study demonstrated that antimicrobial drugs are frequently prescribed in intensive care units and present a very high number of potential drug-drug interactions, with most of them being considered highly significant.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Drug Interactions , Intensive Care Units , Anti-Infective Agents/adverse effects , Incidence , Cross-Sectional Studies , Electronic Prescribing , Hospitals, Teaching , Anti-Infective Agents/administration & dosage , Middle Aged
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Curitiba; s.n; 20141125. 100 p. ilus.
Thesis in Portuguese | BDENF, LILACS | ID: biblio-1037786

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Este trabalho tem como objetivo caracterizar os enfermeiros que exercem o cargo de gerente de enfermagem nos hospitais de ensino do Paraná; caracterizar o cargo de gerente de enfermagem nas instituições; descrever as atribuições relativas ao cargo; apreender as competências necessárias para o cargo e, como elas foram adquiridas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva exploratória de abordagem qualitativa. Tem como cenário de estudo os hospitais de ensino do estado do Paraná. Foram entrevistados 13 enfermeiros de doze hospitais de ensino. As falas dos participantes foram pré-categorizadas nas dimensões de ensino, pesquisa, gerenciamento e assistência e, para a sua análise, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo proposta por Bardin. Durante a realização da pesquisa os aspectos éticos foram respeitados conforme os preceitos da Resolução 466/2012. Entre os resultados verificou-se que a maioria dos enfermeiros é do sexo feminino, formados há mais de 9 anos e poucos tem experiência anterior na função. A escolha para o cargo de gerente de enfermagem variou entre indicação, promoção, eleição, processo seletivo e transferência. O quantitativo de recursos humanos que o enfermeiro gerente é responsável variou entre 27% a 60% do total de recursos humanos dos hospitais. Suas atribuições são referentes à dimensão de gerenciamento, sendo que o gerente desenvolve atividades de gerenciamento da assistência de enfermagem, de recursos humanos, custos e educação permanente e continuada. Além destas, há a participação na direção do hospital na qual o enfermeiro gerente representa a enfermagem perante a direção geral e representa a direção para os trabalhadores de enfermagem concomitantemente. Para o desenvolvimento destas atividades observou-se que são necessárias a competência política e as competências gerenciais como a liderança, gestão de conflitos e tomada de decisão. Ademais o conhecimento, a habilidade em se comunicar, o ser ético, ter senso de justiça e ser comprometido foram ressaltadas nas falas dos participantes. Não foram evidenciadas atividades e competências referentes à dimensão de pesquisa neste estudo. As competências foram adquiridas por meio da prática profissional, estudo, troca de experiências e com o apoio da instituição. Entende-se que este estudo aumenta a visibilidade e a importância do enfermeiro nas organizações de saúde além de contribuir para que os profissionais da prática se atentem para a função dos hospitais de ensino e, que as escolas formadoras se tornem mais visíveis nestes espaços.


This work aims to characterize nurses who pursue the position of nurse manager in the Paraná teaching hospitals; characterize the position of nursing manager in the institutions; describe the duties related to the position; learn the skills required for the position and how they were acquired. This is an exploratory descriptive study of qualitative approach. Its study scenario of Paraná state teaching hospitals. We interviewed 13 nurses twelve teaching hospitals. By the participants were pre-categorized into the dimensions of teaching, research, management and support, and for its analysis, we used the content analysis proposed by Bardin. During the research the ethical aspects were respected as the precepts of Resolution 466/2012. Among the results found that the majority of nursing women is formed for more than 9 years and has little prior experience in function. The choice for the position of nurse manager ranged from display, promotion, election, selection process and transfer. The quantity of human resources that the nurse manager is responsible ranged from 27% to 60% of total human resources of hospitals. Its responsibilities are related to the size of management, and the manager develops management activities of nursing care, human resources, costs and permanent and continuing education. Besides these, there is participation in the management of the hospital in which the nurse manager is the nurse before the general direction and represents the direction for nursing workers concomitantly. For the development of these activities was observed that are necessary to political competence and managerial skills such as leadership, conflict management and decision making. Besides the knowledge, ability to communicate, being ethical, sense of justice and be committed were highlighted in the speeches of the participants. No activities and skills were observed for the size of research in this study. The skills were acquired through professional practice, study, exchange of experience and with the support of the institution. It is understood that this study increases the visibility and importance of nurses in health organizations and contribute to the professional practice they pay attention to the function of teaching hospitals, and that the educational schools become more visible in these spaces.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Professional Competence , Nurse Administrators , Education, Nursing , Hospitals, Teaching , Decision Making, Organizational , Nursing , Chief Executive Officers, Hospital , Competency-Based Education
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Acta paul. enferm ; 24(5): 645-649, 2011.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, BDENF, SES-SP | ID: lil-606494

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OBJETIVO: Conhecer as percepções de profissionais de enfermagem sobre intervenções grupais de Terapia Ocupacional em Saúde Mental realizadas com pacientes internados em um hospital universitário. MÉTODOS: Estudo de abordagem qualitativa do tipo descrito. As anotações das coordenadoras dos grupos de Terapia Ocupacional foram analisadas em relação às entrevistas abertas junto a n enfermeiras e n técnicos de enfermagem que participaram das intervenções grupais de Terapia Ocupacional pelo período de dois anos. As respostas foram submetidas à análise do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC). RESULTADOS: Foram identificadas quatro ideias centrais do DSC: a Terapia Ocupacional como favorecedora do cuidado integrado, valorizando o sujeito e sua experiência; a terapia ocupacional como processo de ajuda e cuidado para a própria equipe; o grupo de Terapia Ocupacional como espaço de ressonância e facilitação no manejo com o paciente em razão da percepção de aspectos relacionais. CONCLUSÃO: As estratégias foram percebidas, quer como promotoras da reorganização da situação vivida pelo paciente na internação, quer como oportunidades de ensino e apoio para a equipe de enfermagem.


OBJECTIVE: To identify the perceptions of professional nurses on group interventions by occupational therapists in mental health with patients admitted to a university hospital. METHODS: A qualitative study of the type described. The notes of the coordinators of occupational therapy groups were analyzed in relation to the interviews held with a professional and technical nursing staff that participated in the occupational therapy intervention group for a period of two years. The results were analyzed using the collective subject discourse (DSC) method. RESULTS: We identified four central ideas of the DSC: occupational therapy as favoring integrated care, valuing the subject and his experience, the occupational therapy process to help and care for their own team, the occupational therapy group as a space of resonance and facilitation of the management with the patient because of the perception of relational aspects. CONCLUSION: The strategies were perceived, either as promoters of the reorganization of the life situation experienced by the patient on admission, or as learning opportunities and support for nursing staff.


OBJETIVO: Conocer las percepciones de profesionales de enfermería sobre intervenciones grupales de Terapia Ocupacional en Salud Mental realizadas con pacientes internados en un hospital universitario. MÉTODOS: Estudio de abordaje cualitativo del tipo descrito. Las anotaciones de las coordinadoras de los grupos de Terapia Ocupacional fueron analizadas en relación a las entrevistas abiertas junto a n enfermeras y n técnicos de enfermería que participaron de las intervenciones grupales de Terapia Ocupacional por el período de dos años. Las respuestas fueron sometidas al análisis de Discurso del Sujeto Colectivo (DSC). RESULTADOS: Se identificaron cuatro ideas centrales del DSC: la Terapia Ocupacional como favorecedora del cuidado integrado, valorizando al sujeto y su experiencia; la terapia ocupacional como proceso de ayuda y cuidado para el equipo; el grupo de Terapia Ocupacional como espacio de resonancia y facilitación en el manejo del paciente en razón de la percepción de aspectos relacionales. CONCLUSIÓN: Las estrategias fueron percibidas, tanto como promotoras de la reorganización de la situación vivida por el paciente en el internamiento, así como oportunidades de enseñanza y apoyo para el equipo de enfermería.


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Hospital Care , Nursing, Team , Hospitals, University , Inpatients , Perception , Health Personnel , Mental Health , Occupational Therapy , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Qualitative Research
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Arq. bras. oftalmol ; 73(6): 494-496, nov.-dez. 2010. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-572210

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Objetivo: Analisar a evolução do número de cirurgias realizadas no centro cirúrgico ambulatorial de um hospital universitário e avaliar sua viabilidade financeira durante e após a interrupção da Campanha Nacional de Catarata em 2006. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo analítico retrospectivo entre 2005 e 2009 no Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP) em que foram avaliados a viabilidade econômica do centro cirúrgico ambulatorial, o número de cirurgias de catarata realizados e o número de cirurgiões presentes diariamente naquela unidade. Resultados: Seria necessária a realização de pelo menos 400 procedimentos mensais para garantir a viabilidade financeira do centro cirúrgico ambulatorial. Este número ficou abaixo do esperado nos anos de 2008 e 2009 (média de 370,6 e 390,1 cirurgias respectivamente). O número de estagiários de catarata diminuiu de 13 em 2005 para 3 em 2009. Conclusão: O principal fator para a redução no número de cirurgias de catarata realizadas no centro cirúrgico ambulatorial após 2006 foi a dificuldade de acesso da população necessitada ao hospital, decorrente de restrições à realização de projetos de triagem. A maior utilização das salas cirúrgicas por outras clínicas e a diminuição na admissão de novos cirurgiões, adequaram e viabilizaram o centro cirúrgico ambulatorial para a nova realidade políticoeconômica.


Purpose: To analyze the number of surgeries performed in outpatient surgical center at a university hospital and to assess its financial viability during and after the interruption of the Cataract National Campaign in 2006. Methods: Retrospective analytical study between 2005 and 2009 at the Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo (HC-FMUSP) which evaluated the economic viability of the outpatient surgical center, the number of cataract surgeries performed and the number of surgeons present daily in that unit. Results: It would be necessary to perform at least 400 procedures monthly to ensure the financial viability of the outpatient surgical center. This number was lower than the expected in the years of 2008 and 2009 (average of 370.6 and 390.1 surgeries respectively). The number of cataract fellows decreased from 13 in 2005 to 3 in 2009. Conclusion: The main factor for the reduction in the number of cataract surgeries performed in the outpatient surgical center after 2006 was the difficulty of access of the population to the hospital due to restrictions on the development of screening projects. The increased use of the operating rooms by other clinics and the decrease in the admission of new surgeons, made the outpatient surgical center appropriate and viable for the new political-economic reality.


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Humans , Cataract Extraction/economics , Hospitals, University/economics , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/economics , Anterior Chamber , Brazil , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Cataract Extraction , Feasibility Studies , Hospitals, University/statistics & numerical data , Ophthalmology/economics , Ophthalmology , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Retrospective Studies
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Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine ; (12)2003.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-585562

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80% activity rate against E.coli included piperacillin/tazobactam(93.4%)、ceftazidime(86%),and amikacin(83.3%);The susceptible rate to piperacillin/tazobactam in K.pneumoniae was 84.6%. The susceptible rate to ceftazidime decreased from 82.3% to 69.9%, which was lower than to cefepime (77.2%). Over 50% of Enterobacter cloacae were resistant to ceftazidime, cefotaxime and ceftriaxone. Susceptible rates to piperacillin/tazobactam in E. cloacae,E. aerogenes,Citrobacter freundii and Serratia marcescens (67.7%-96.4%) were higher than those to cefepime (68.8%-77.5%), cefoperazone/sulbactam (59.7%-87.5%). Susceptibility to amikacin among these 4 species (70%-83.7%) was higher than to ciprofloxacin (48.1%-79.5%). All of Morganella morganii and Proteus vulgaris isolates were susceptible to meropenem and imipenem; Over 90% of the isolates were susceptible to cefepime, cefoperazone/sulbactam and piperacillin/tazobactam.The most active agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa was meropenem (84%), followed by amikacin, piperacillin/tazobactam, ceftazidime and imipenem (72.5%-76.6%). Mutiple-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii increased from 33% in 2003 to 48% in 2004. Resistance to carbapenems increased to 18% in this species in 2004. The most active agents against Burkholderia cepacia were meropenme (64.9%), cefoperazon/sulbactam (63.2%), ceftazidime (59.6%), piperacillin/tazobactam (56.1%) and cefepime (52.6%).Conclusions Carbapenems remained very high activity against Enterobacteriaceae. Increasing resistance to 10 antimicrobials agents tested among A. baumanni brought great concern. Meropenem was 4-to 16-fold more active against common gram-negative bacilli than imipenem.

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