Utilization of hospital service and its influencing factors among patients with occupational pneumoconiosis / 中国职业医学

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the utilization of hospital service and its related influencing factors among patients with occupational pneumoconiosis. METHODS: A total of 178 patients with occupational pneumoconiosis were selected as the study subjects using the convenience sampling method. The utilization of hospital service and health-related quality of life of patients with pneumoconiosis and its complications were investigated using the Questionnaire on Pneumoconiosis Patients′ Medical Consultation Behavior and its Influencing Factors and the European Quality of Life Inventory.RESULTS: The one-year hospitalization rate of patients with pneumoconiosis was 57.3%(102/178), and 88.2% of the patients were hospitalized once a year. The median number of hospitalization time in a year was 20.0 days. Visual health scale(VAS) score was(58±15) points. The multiple logistic regression analysis results showed that the utilization of hospital service among patients with employment injury insurance and fund reimbursement provided by the local governmentwere higher than those without employment injury insurancea nd without fund reimbursement provided by the local government(all P<0.05). The utilization of hospital service of patients with problems in usual activities and those unable to perform usual activities were higher than those without any problems(P<0.05). The utilization hospital service of patients with VAS scores <60 was higher than those with VAS scores of 60-<75(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The patients with pneumoconiosis have a relatively overall high level of utilization of hospital service. The employment injury insurance, fund reimbursement provided by the local government, VAS score, and status of physical health are important influencing factors of utilization of hospital service.

Surgical treatment in hepatic trauma: factors associated with hospitalization time / Trauma hepático com tratamento operatório: fatores associados ao aumento do tempo de hospitalização

ABSTRACT Objective: the aim of this study was to identify associated factors with the increased length of hospital stay for patients undergoing surgical treatment for liver trauma, and predictors of mortality as well as the epidemiology of this trauma. Methods: retrospective study of 191 patients admitted to the Cajuru University Hospital, a reference in the treatment of multiple trauma patients, between 2010 and 2017, with epidemiological, clinicopathological and therapeutic variables analyzed using the STATA version 15.0 program. Results: most of the included patients were men with a mean age of 29 years. Firearm injury represents the most common trauma mechanism. The right hepatic lobe was injured in 51.2% of the cases, and hepatorraphy was the most commonly used surgical correction. The length of hospital stay was an average of 11 (0-78) days and the length of stay in the intensive care unit was 5 (0-52) days. Predictors for longer hospital stay were the mechanisms of trauma, hemodynamic instability at admission, number of associated injuries, degree of liver damage and affected lobe, used surgical technique, presence of complications, need for reoperation and other surgical procedures. Mortality rate was 22.7%. Conclusions: the study corroborated the epidemiology reported by the literature. Greater severity of liver trauma and associated injuries characterize patients undergoing surgical treatment, who have increased hospital stay due to the penetrating trauma, hemodynamic instability, hepatic packaging, complications and reoperations.

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar fatores associados ao aumento do tempo de hospitalização de pacientes submetidos a tratamento cirúrgico por trauma hepático e descrever preditores de mortalidade, assim como a epidemiologia desse trauma. Métodos: estudo retrospectivo de 191 pacientes admitidos no Hospital Universitário Cajuru, referência no atendimento de politraumatizados, no período entre 2010 e 2017, com variáveis epidemiológicas, clinicopatológicas, terapêuticas analisadas por meio do programa STATA versão 15.0. Resultados: maioria dos pacientes incluídos eram homens com média de idade de 29 anos. Ferimento por arma de fogo representou o mecanismo de trauma mais comum. O lobo hepático direito foi lesado em 51,2% dos casos e hepatorrafia foi a correção cirúrgica mais empregada. O tempo de internamento hospitalar foi em média de 11(0-78) dias e o tempo de internação em unidade de terapia intensiva de 5 (0-52) dias. Preditores de maior tempo de hospitalização foram mecanismo de trauma, instabilidade hemodinâmica à admissão, número de lesões associadas, grau da lesão hepática e lobo acometido, técnica cirúrgica empregada, presença de complicações, necessidade de reoperação e outros procedimentos cirúrgicos. Taxa de mortalidade foi de 22,7%. Conclusões: o estudo corroborou a epidemiologia descrita na literatura. Maior gravidade do trauma hepático e das lesões associadas caracterizam os pacientes submetidos ao tratamento cirúrgico, que apresentam aumento de tempo de hospitalização devido a trauma penetrante, instabilidade hemodinâmica, tamponamento hepático, complicações e reoperações.

Impacto da metodologia lean na permanência dos pacientes de um pronto socorro / Impacto de la metodología lean en la permanencia de pacientes de un servicio de emergencias / The lean methodology impact on the patients permanence in an emergency care

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar a média de permanência dos pacientes antes e após a aplicação da metodologia Lean em um Pronto Socorro de um Hospital de Ensino. Método: estudo transversal, retrospectivo, documental, quantitativo. Os dados foram coletados em dezembro de 2019 via sistema TASY. Obteve-se a relação dos pacientes internados no pronto socorro no período de novembro de 2018 a novembro de 2019, no Oeste do Paraná - Brasil. Procedeu-se análise estatística descritiva e uso do programa Statistica 7.0, com os testes Levene e Scheff. Resultados: identificou-se aumento de 61% no número de internamentos, redução de 30% no tempo de permanência e 26% do tempo máximo de permanência registrado. Entretanto, não houve diferença significativa no período antes e depois do Lean no tempo de permanência. Conclusão: evidenciou-se que o Lean possui potencial para colaborar no aperfeiçoamento do fluxo de pacientes, aumentando os atendimentos e reduzindo o tempo de permanência na unidade.

RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar la duración media de permanencia de los pacientes antes y después de la aplicación de la metodología Lean en un Servicio de Emergencias de un Hospital de Enseñanza. Método: estudio transversal, retrospectivo, documental y cuantitativo. Los dados fueron recolectados en diciembre de 2019 a través del sistema TASY. Se obtuvo la lista de pacientes ingresados en el servicio de emergencias en el periodo de noviembre de 2019, en el Oeste de Paraná - Brasil. Se procedió al análisis estadístico descriptivo y uso del programa Statistica 7.0, con las pruebas de Levene y Scheff. Resultados: Se identificó un aumento del 61% en el número de internamientos, una reducción del 30% en el tiempo de permanencia y un 26% en el tiempo máximo de permanencia registrado. Sin embargo, no hubo diferencias significativas en el periodo anterior y posterior a Lean en el tiempo de permanencia. Conclusión: se evidenció que el Lean tiene potencial para colaborar en el perfeccionamiento del flujo de pacientes, aumentando las atenciones y reduciendo el tiempo de permanencia en la unidad.

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the average length of patients' stay before and after the Lean methodology application in a Teaching Hospital's Emergency Room. Method: cross-sectional, retrospective, documentary, quantitative study. The data was collected in December 2019 via the TASY system. The list of patients admitted to the emergency room, from November 2018 to November 2019, in Western Paraná - Brazil, was obtained. A descriptive statistical analysis was carried out, and the Statistica 7.0 program was used, with Levene and Scheff tests. Results: there was an increase of 61% in the number of hospitalizations, a 30% reduction in the stay, and 26% of the maximum stay recorded. However, there was no significant difference in the period before and after Lean in the stay length. Conclusion: it was evident that Lean can potentially collaborate in improving the patients' flow, increasing the visits, and reducing the stay period in the unit.

Lactato como predictor de mortalidad en cirugía cardiovascular

RESUMEN Introducción: el lactato es el producto final del metabolismo anaerobio y una valiosa herramienta diagnóstica para la interpretación, estratificación y comprensión de diferentes procesos patológicos del paciente críticamente enfermo. Objetivo: determinar la asociación entre los niveles séricos de lactato y la mortalidad y estancia hospitalaria en pacientes post operados de cirugía cardiovascular. Metodología: estudio observacional retrospectivo con componentes analíticos. Se incluyeron pacientes con patología cardiovascular, mayores de 18 años, de ambos sexos, internados en el Hospital Nacional (Itauguá, Paraguay) entre los años 2016-2017. La variable independiente fue el lactato y las dependientes el estado al alta y la estancia hospitalaria. Resultados: se incluyeron a 31 pacientes, con edad media 54,5 años, 61,2% fue de sexo masculino, 74,2% presentó comorbilidades. Se constató 38,7% de complicaciones post quirúrgicas, 25,0% fue taponamiento cardiaco, 25,0% sangrado. Se constató 9,6% de fallecimientos postquirúrgicos. No se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa entre los niveles elevados de lactato con la estancia hospitalaria prolongada ni con los fallecimientos. Conclusión: los niveles de lactato sérico postquirúrgico fueron elevados (93,6%). No se evidenció asociación entre lactato sérico con la estancia hospitalaria ni con los fallecimientos.

ABSTRACT Introduction: Lactate is the final product of anaerobic metabolism and a valuable diagnostic tool for the interpretation, stratification and understanding of different pathological processes of the critically ill patient. Objective: To determine the association between serum lactate levels and mortality and hospital stay in post-cardiovascular surgery patients. Methodology: Retrospective observational study with analytical components. Patients with cardiovascular pathology, over 18 years old, males and females, admitted to the National Hospital (Itauguá, Paraguay) between the years 2016-2017 were included. The independent variable was lactate and the dependent ones were state at discharge and hospital stay. Results: Thirty-one patients were included, with a mean age of 54.5 years, 61.2% were male, 74.2% presented comorbidities. It was found 38.7% of post-surgical complications, 25.0% was cardiac tamponade and 25.0% bleeding. Nine point six percent of post-surgical deaths were found. No statistically significant association was found between elevated lactate levels and prolonged hospital stay or deaths. Conclusion: Post-surgical serum lactate levels were high (93.6%). No association was found between serum lactate and hospital stay or deaths.

Clinical value of ultrasound guided percutaneous dilatation tracheotomy in critical ill patients / 中国基层医药

Objective To explore the effect of ultrasound guided percutaneous dilatation tracheotomy in critical ill patients.Methods From January 2016 to January 2018,95 critical ill patients who were treated in the People's Hospital of Quzhou were selected.According to the random number table method,they were divided into control group (n =47) and observation group (n =48).The patients in the control group were treated with traditional tracheotomy,and the patients in the observation group were treated with percutaneous dilatation tracheotomy under ultrasonic guidance.The operation condition of the two groups was observed,including operative bleeding volume,operative time,incision length,extubation time,incision healing time,hospitalization time and so on.The postoperative complications and mortality were recorded in the two groups.Results The operative bleeding volume,operative time,incision length and incision healing time in the observation group were (12.91 ± 1.36) mL,(10.05 ± 1.14) min,(1.46 ± 0.32) cm,(5.48 ±0.39)d,respectively,which were lower than those in the control group[(38.54 ± 3.47)mL,(27.43 ±2.29) min,(3.25 ± 0.68) cm,(7.64 ± 0.72) d],there were statistically significant differences between the two groups(t =40.098,39.616,13.888,15.381,P =0.000,0.000,0.000,0.000).The extubation time,hospitalization time in the observation group were (14.19 ± 1.14)d,(20.17 ± 1.85)d,respectively,which in the control group were (14.23 ± 1.17) d,(20.26 ± 1.89) d,respectively,there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups (t =0.142,0.198,P =0.886,0.843).The incidence rate of postoperative complications in the observation group was 6.25％,which was lower than 21.28％ in the control group,there was statistically significant difference between the two groups (x2 =9.515,P =0.002).The ICU mortality and hospitalization mortality in the observation group were 2.08％ and 4.17％,respectively,which in the control group were 10.64％ and 12.77％,respectively,there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups (x2 =2.937,2.277,P =0.087,0.131).Conclusion Ultrasound guided percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy can improve operation condition,reduce hospitalization time,and has less complications,low mortality,which has good clinical value in critical ill care.

Application of closed negative pressure drainage technique in hand and foot trauma surgery / 中国基层医药

Objective@#To explore the clinical application value of closed negative pressure drainage technique in the treatment of external foot injury.@*Methods@#Sixty-eight patients with hand and foot trauma admitted to the Enze Hospital of Taizhou Enze Medical Center (Group) from November 2017 to November 2018 were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group according to the digital table, with 34 cases in each group.The control group underwent routine skin grafting.The observation group underwent closed vacuum drainage.The therapeutic effects, wound healing rate and clinical observation indicators were compared between the two groups.@*Results@#The total effective rate (88.24%) and the overall wound healing rate (100.00%) in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (64.71%, 79.41%) (χ2=5.231, 7.803, P=0.022, 0.005). The operation time[(5.92±1.02)h], wound healing time[(16.65±8.01)d] and hospitalization time[(31.42±13.05)d] in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group[(8.33±1.65)h, (23.51±12.12)d, (46.35±18.89)d](t=7.244, 2.753, 3.792, P=0.001, 0.008, 0.001).@*Conclusion@#Application of closed negative pressure drainage technique in hand and foot trauma surgery can effectively improve clinical efficacy, accelerate the healing speed of wounds, and reduce the operation time and hospitalization time of patients.It is worthy of promotion.

Impacto do estado nutricional e do tempo de jejum nas complicações gastrointestinais e no tempo de hospitalização em pacientes cirúrgicos / Impact of the nutritional status and fasting time in gastrointestinal complications and hospitalization time in surgical patients

Introdução: O estado nutricional e o tempo de jejum pré e pós-cirúrgico impactam na morbimortalidade de pacientes submetidos a cirurgias eletivas. No Brasil, o tempo de jejum prolongado e a elevada prevalência de desnutrição são comuns nos hospitais terciários. Objetivo: Realizar levantamento do tempo de jejum médio praticado em hospital terciário e avaliar o impacto do jejum pré e pós-cirúrgico e do estado nutricional nas complicações gastrointestinais imediatas e no tempo de hospitalização em pacientes cirúrgicos. Material e métodos: Estudo prospectivo, realizado no Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, em Fortaleza. Foram avaliados 173 indivíduos submetidos a cirurgias eletivas de médio e grande porte entre agosto de 2016 a janeiro de 2017. Foram coletadas medidas antropométricas, hemograma e informações como tempo de jejum pré e pós-cirúrgico, permanência hospitalar e complicações gastrointestinais. As análises de correlação e associação foram realizadas no Software SPSS®, com nível de significância fixado em p< 0,05. Resultados: A maioria dos pacientes (71,1%) foi submetida à cirurgia de porte II (grande porte). Houve correlação negativa entre tempo de permanência hospitalar e índice de massa corporal [r= -0,223; p= 0,003], circunferência braquial [r= -0,335; p< 0,001], dobra cutânea tricipital [r= -0,320; p< 0,001], área muscular do braço corrigida [r= -0,253; p= 0,001], contagem total de linfócitos [r= -0,223; p= 0,008], hemoglobina [r= -0,243; p= 0,004] e relação linfócito/monócito [r= -0,308; p< 0,001]. Adicionalmente, houve correlação positiva entre tempo de permanência hospitalar com o tempo de jejum pós-cirúrgico [r= 0,456; p< 0,001]. Ausência de complicações gastrointestinais foi associada a valores de triagem (Nutritional Risk Screenin-2002) < 3 (p= 0,034) e entre menor tempo de jejum pós-cirúrgico (p= 0,033). Conclusão: Pacientes desnutridos, com maior risco nutricional e os que se submeteram a um tempo de jejum pós-cirúrgico elevado apresentaram maior tempo de permanência hospitalar e maior incidência de complicações gastrointestinais.

Introduction: The nutritional status and pre and postoperative fasting time impact the morbidity and mortality of patients undergo to elective surgeries. In Brazil, prolonged fasting time and high prevalence of malnutrition are common in tertiary hospitals. Objective: To evaluate the mean preoperative and postoperative fasting time and the impact of fasting, and nutritional status on gastrointestinal complications and on length of hospital stay in surgical patients. Material and methods: A prospective study, conducted at Walter Cantídio University Hospital, in Fortaleza. One hundred and seventy three surgery patients were evaluated between August 2016 and January 2017. The subjects were divided in two groups (medium and large size). Anthropometric measurements, blood count and information about pre and postoperative fasting time, hospital stay and gastrointestinal complications data were collected. Correlation and association test were performed by Software SPSS®. P<0.05 was considered significant. Results: The majority of the patients (71,1%) were included in size II (large) surgery. There was a negative correlation between length of stay in hospital and body mass index [r= -0,223; p= 0,003], brachial circumference [r= -0,335; p<0,001], triceps skinfold thickness [r= -0,320; p<0,001], arm muscle area [r= -0,253; p= 0,001], total lymphocyte count [r= -0,223; p= 0,008], hemoglobin [r= -0,243; p= 0,004] and lymphocyte/monocyte ratio [r= -0,308; p<0,001]. In addition, there was a positive correlation between length of stay in hospital and postoperative fasting time [r= 0,456; p<0,001]. Absence of gastrointestinal complications was associated with Nutrition Risk Screening-2002 <3 (p= 0,034) and shorter post-operative fasting time (p= 0,033). Conclusion: Malnourished patients, higher nutritional risk and higher postoperative fasting time were associated to longer hospital stay and a higher incidence of gastrointestinal complications.

Comparison of the effect of closed reduction and internal fixation with open reduction and internal fixation on the restoration of double ankle joint function and the degree of pain in patients with comminuted double malleolus fracture after operation / 中国基层医药

Objective To compare the effect of closed reduction internal fixation and open reduction and internal fixation on the recovery of double ankle joint function and the degree of pain in patients with comminuted double malleolus fracture after operation.Methods From June 2015 to March 2017,78 patients with comminuted malleolus fracture in the Department of Orthopedics from Changzhi People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University were randomly divided into two groups according to the digital table ,with 39 cases in each group.The control group was treated with open reduction and internal fixation ,and the study group was treated with closed reduction and internal fixation.The amount of bleeding ,operation time,time of hospitalization were compared between the two groups.Six months after operation,the ankle function and pain score were used to evaluate the clinical efficacy.Results All the operations of 78 patients were successfully performed.The operative blood loss,operative time and hospitalization time in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group (t＝4.65,14.63,7.83,all P＜0.05).Six months after operation,the excellent and good rate of the double ankle function in the study group (97.44%) was significantly higher than that in the control group (74.36%)(χ2＝6.77,P＝0.01).The pain scores of the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment (t＝24.84,33.81,all P＜0.01).Six months after treatment,the pain score in the study group[(1.74 ±0.55)points]was significantly lower than that of the control group [(2.78 ± 0.80)points] (t＝6.69,P＜0.01).Conclusion Closed reduction and internal fixation for the patients with commi-nuted malleolus fracture after the operation of the joint without reduction ,are beneficial to promote the recovery of the double ankle joint function and reduce the pain degree ,and have the advantages of small wound ,less bleeding in the operation,short operation time and short hospitalization time.The clinical application should be popularized.

Application of clinical nursing pathway on medical observation in patients with occupational noise-induced deafness / 中国职业医学

OBJECTIVE: To explore the application effect of clinical nursing pathway( CNP) in nursing care on patients with occupational noise-induced deafness( ONID) under medical observation.METHODS: The patients with ONID under medical observation in hospital were randomly selected and divided into CNP group( 50 cases) and control group( 50 cases) by random number table method.The control group was given routine nursing care,and the CNP group was given CNP care according to the nursing path table.Self-Rating Anxiety Scale,Self-rating Depression Scale and SF-36 Scale were used to observe the anxiety, depression and quality of life of these two groups.The time and expenses of hospitalization,and degree of nursing satisfaction were also observed.RESULTS: Before nursing care implementation,the scores of anxiety,depression and 8 dimension of quality of life did not show statistical significance between these two groups( P > 0.05).After nursing care implementation,the improvement of anxiety,depression and quality of life in the CNP group were significantly better than that of the control group( P < 0.01).The patients in the CNP group had shorter duration of hospitalization( P < 0.01),decreased hospitalization expenses( P < 0.05),and increased nursing satisfaction( P < 0.01) compared with the control group.CONCLUSION: CNP implementation can effectively reduce the anxiety and depression symptoms of patient with ONID under medical observation during the diagnostic process of occupational diseases.It can reduce the time and costs of hospitalization,improve their quality of life and satisfaction of nursing care.CNP can be widely used in clinical practice.

Serum paraoxonase, arylesterase, and glutathione-s-transferase activities and oxidative stress levels in patients with mushroom poisoning

OBJECTIVES: Consumption of toxic species of mushrooms may have detrimental effects and increase oxidative stress. Paraoxonase, arylesterase and glutathione-S-transferase are antioxidants that resist oxidative stress. In this study, we analyzed the changes in these enzymes during intoxication due to mushrooms. METHODS: The study enrolled 49 adult patients with a diagnosis of mushroom poisoning according to clinical findings and 49 healthy volunteers as the control group. The patients with mild clinical findings were hospitalized due to the possibility that the patient had also eaten the mushrooms and due to clinical findings in the late period, which could be fatal. Paraoxonase, arylesterase, and glutathione-S-transferase concentrations, as well as total antioxidant and oxidant status, were determined in the 49 patients and 49 healthy volunteers by taking blood samples in the emergency department. RESULTS: While paraoxonase, arylesterase, and total antioxidant status were significantly decreased in the patient group (p<0.05), glutathione-S-transferase, total oxidant status and the oxidative stress index were significantly higher (p<0.05). There was a positive correlation between the hospitalization time and the oxidative stress index (r=0.752, p<0.001), whereas a negative correlation was found with glutathione-S-transferase (r=-0.420, p=0.003). CONCLUSION: We observed a significant decrease in paraoxonase and arylesterase and an increase in glutathione-S-transferase and oxidative stress indexes in patients with mushroom poisoning, indicating that these patients had an oxidative status. In particular, a low total antioxidant status and high oxidative stress index may gain importance in terms of the assessment of hospitalization duration.

Índice de internación ajustado por riesgo en hospitales públicos de Costa Rica / Risk-Adjusted Hospitalization Rate in Public Hospitals in Costa Rica / Índice de internamente ajustado por risco em hospitais públicos na Costa Rica

Resumen La estancia prolongada constituye un importante problema de gestión hospitalaria. El objetivo de este estudio es estimar un índice que identifique los hospitales con una gestión inadecuada de las estancias. El índice de adecuación de estancias se calcula dividiendo las estancias observadas entre las estancias esperadas en cada hospital. Estas últimas se estiman con un modelo de regresión que considera las características sociodemográficas y clínicas de los pacientes. Se utiliza la base de egresos hospitalarios del seguro público de salud de Costa Rica del 2014. El 43% de los hospitales tiene una inadecuada gestión de las estancias, dado que registran mayores días de hospitalización que los esperados, de acuerdo a lo que le correspondía por la casuística. Se concluye que la información clínico-administrativa del sistema público de Costa Rica permite estimar un índice de adecuación de estancias, para identificar los hospitales con una gestión inadecuada de las estancias.

Abstract A prolonged hospitalization constitutes an important hospital management problem. The purpose of this study is to calculate an index which identifies the hospitals with an inadequate hospitalization management. The hospitalization adequacy index is calculated by dividing the observed hospitalizations by the expected hospitalizations in each hospital. The latter are calculated with a regression model which takes into account the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients. We use the basis of hospitalization discharges of the public healthcare system in Costa Rica for 2014. 43% of the hospitals have an inadequate hospitalization management, as they record more hospitalization days than expected according to the corresponding case load. We conclude that the clinical-management information of the Costa Rican public healthcare allows us to estimate a hospitalization adequacy index as to identify hospitals with an inadequate hospitalization management.

Resumo A estancia prolongada constitui importante problema de gestão hospitalar. O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar um índice que identifique os hospitais com gestão inadequada das estancias. O índice de adequação de estancias é calculado dividindo as estancias observadas entre as estancias esperadas em cada hospital. Estas últimas foram estimadas com um modelo de regressão que considera as características sociodemográficas e clínicas dos pacientes. Utiliza-se a base de egressos hospitalares do seguro público de saúde de Costa Rica de 2014. O 43% dos hospitais tem inadequada gestão das estancias, dado que registram mais dias de hospitalização do que os esperados, de acordo com o esperado por casuística. Concluise que a informação clínico-administrativa do sistema público de Costa Rica permite estimar um índice de adequação de estancias, para identificar os hospitais com gestão inadequada das estancias.

Risco nutricional e sua associação com o tempo e desfecho da internação de pacientes com aids em um hospital de referência em infectologia de Belo Horizonte / Nutritional Risk and their Association with Time and Hospitalization Outcomes for Patients with AIDS in a Referral Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Belo Horizonte

O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a possível associação entre o risco nutricional de indivíduos infectados pelo HIV/AIDS com o tempo e desfecho da internação. Foram estudadas as variáveis sexo, idade, diagnóstico nutricional, período e desfecho da internação por meio dos protocolos de triagem nutricional e prontuários de 238 pacientes internados com AIDS em um hospital de Belo Horizonte no ano de 2010. A análise estatística foi realizada utilizando o estado nutricional como variável dependente para a realização de análises descritivas e comparativas por meio do qui-quadrado de Pearson. A presença de risco nutricional foi observada na maioria dos pacientes (74,8 %). O tempo médio de internação foi de aproximadamente 22 dias (DP= 21,3 dias), sendo que a maior parte dospacientes (50,4%) permaneceu internada por mais de 18 dias. Quanto ao desfecho da internação, 12,6 % evoluíram para óbito. Foi observada uma associação estatisticamente significativa (valor-p = 0,035) entre o diagnóstico nutricional e o tempo de internação, o que indica que pacientes com risco nutricional têm maiores chances de permanecer internados por mais tempo. Não foi encontradaassociação entre as demais variáveis em função do risco nutricional. Contudo, verifica-se que pacientes com risco nutricional e com maior tempo de permanência hospitalar apresentam maior desfecho de óbitos. Conclui-se que o risco nutricional aumenta o período de internação em pacientes com AIDS o que pode levar a um aumento da mortalidade desses pacientes.

The aim of this study was to examine the possible association between nutritional risk of individuals infected with HIV / AIDS over time and hospitalization outcomes. Variables studied were sex, age, nutrition diagnosis, timing and outcome of admission through the protocols of nutritional screening and medical records of 238 patients hospitalized with AIDS in a hospital in Belo Horizonte in 2010. Statistical analysis was performed using nutritional status as a dependent variable for the descriptiveand comparative analysis using the chi-square test. The presence of nutritional risk was observed in most patients (74.8%). The average length of hospitalization was approximately 22 days (SD = 21.3 days), and most patients (50,4%) remained hospitalized for more than 18 days. Outcome admission 12.6% died. We observed statistically significant association (p-value = 0.035) between the nutritional diagnosis and length of stay, indicating that patients at nutritional risk are more likely to remainhospitalized longer. No association was found between the other variables according to nutritional risk.However, it appears that patients at nutritional risk and with a longer hospital stay outcomes are moredeaths. We conclude that nutritional risk increases the length of hospitalization in AIDS patient whichmay lead to increased mortality of these patients.

Análise do tempo de internação de crianças com Pneumonia em Hospital Público de João Pessoa-PB / Analysis on the length of hospitalization of children with pneumonia admitted to a public hospital in João Pessoa, PB

Avaliar o tempo de internação de crianças de 0 a 5anos com pneumonia, internadas em um hospital de referênciana cidade de João Pessoa – PB. Material e Métodos: estudodocumental, analítico e retrospectivo, realizado a partir dobanco de dados de um hospital pediátrico público de JoãoPessoa, do período de 2007 a 2009, onde foram coletadasinformações de 683 crianças. Resultados: foi observadoque 59,6% das crianças eram do sexo masculino; 70,6%tinham de 0 a 2 anos;61,9% eram procedentes de JoãoPessoa, o tempo médio de permanência no hospital foi de 9 ±7,52 dias e as crianças provenientes de outros municípiospassavam mais tempo internadas (p < 0,01). Conclusão:houve diferença significativa para o tempo de internaçãopara a variável procedência, onde crianças que moravamfora da cidade de João Pessoa permaneciam mais tempointernadas...

To evaluate the length of hospitalization of childrenaged 0 to 5 years with pneumonia admitted to a referralhospital in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. MATERIALand Methods: This was a documentary, analytical,retrospective study, from the database of a public pediatrichospital in João Pessoa in the period 2007-2009, whichcontained information on 683 children. Results: We observedthat 59.6% of children were male; 70.6% were 0-2 yearsold; 61.9% were from the city of João Pessoa; the averagelength of hospital stay was 9 to 7.52 days and the childrenfrom other cities stayed longer in the hospital (p< 0.01).Conclusion: There was a significant difference in the lengthof stay with regard to origin, where children who lived outsidethe city of João Pessoa stayed longer in the hospital...