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ABSTRACT Objective: To grasp the meaning of perinatal palliative care for the multidisciplinary team. Methods: This is a qualitative study guided by content analysis. The study included 56 health professionals working in maternal and child units of a public university hospital. A semi-structured interview was conducted, which was recorded and subsequently fully transcribed. The collection took place from June 2018 to May 2019. Data were entered and exported to Atlas ti: The Qualitative Date Analysis & Research Software, version 23.1.1.0. Results: Four thematic categories emerged from the data analysis: palliative care and eligible public in the view of professionals; communication between family and team in decision-making; assistance in palliative care; humanized care. Conclusions: The professionals think of palliative care in Perinatology in a similar way and perceive the difficulties of communication with the family and decision-making. They agree that it is necessary to provide greater support to the family, and to provide comfort measures, either for the non-viable fetus or for the baby eligible for palliative care.
RESUMO Objetivo: Apreender o significado dos cuidados paliativos perinatais para a equipe multiprofissional. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo orientado pela análise de conteúdo. Participaram do estudo 56 profissionais de saúde atuantes em unidades materno-infantis de um hospital universitário público. Foi realizada uma entrevista semiestruturada, a qual foi gravada e posteriormente transcrita na íntegra. A coleta ocorreu no período de junho de 2018 a maio de 2019. Os dados foram digitados e exportados para o software Atlas ti: The Qualitative Date Analysis & Research Software, versão 23.1.1.0. Resultados: Quatro categorias temáticas emergiram da análise dos dados: cuidados paliativos e público elegível na visão dos profissionais; comunicação entre família e equipe na tomada de decisão; assistência no cuidado paliativo; cuidado humanizado. Conclusões: Os profissionais significam os cuidados paliativos em perinatologia de modo semelhante e percebem as dificuldades de comunicação com a família e a tomada de decisão. Concordam que é necessário fornecer maior apoio à família e proporcionar medidas de conforto, seja para o feto inviável, seja para o bebê elegível para cuidados paliativos.
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Abstract Objective: To assess the predictive value of selected growth phenotypes for neonatal morbidity and mortality in preterm infants < 30 weeks and to compare them with INTERGROWTH-21st (IG21). Methods: Retrospective analysis of data from the Brazilian Neonatal Research Network (BNRN) database for very low birth weight (VLBW) at 20 public tertiary-care university hospitals. Outcome: the composite neonatal morbidity and mortality (CNMM) consisted of in-hospital death, oxygen use at 36 weeks, intraventricular hemorrhage grade 3 or 4, and Bell stage 2 or 3 necrotizing enterocolitis. Selected growth phenotypes: small-for-gestational-age (SGA) defined as being < 3rd (SGA3) or 10th (SGA10) percentiles of BW, and large-for-gestational-age (LGA) as being > 97th percentile of BW. Stunting as being < 3rd percentile of the length and wasting as being < 3rd percentile of BMI. Single and multiple log-binomial regression models were fitted to estimate the relative risks of CNMM, comparing them to IG21. Results: 4,072 infants were included. The adjusted relative risks of CNMM associated with selected growth phenotypes were (BNRN/IG21): 1.45 (0.92-2.31)/1.60 (1.27-2.02) for SGA; 0.90 (0.55-1.47)/1.05 (0.55-1.99) for LGA; 1.65 (1.08-2.51)/1.58 (1.28-1.96) for stunting; and 1.48 (1.02-2.17) for wasting. Agreement between the two references was variable. The growth phenotypes had good specificity (>95%) and positive predictive value (70-90%), with poor sensitivity and low negative predictive value. Conclusion: The BNRN phenotypes at birth differed markedly from the IG21 standard and showed poor accuracy in predicting adverse neonatal outcomes.