Clinical outcomes in patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia related to SARS-CoV-2 managed with a high-flow cannula, a clinical experience. (CANALF study)

Introduction: The inclusion of non-invasive ventilatory support systems in the management of ARDS in adults during the current pandemic, has been a lifeline given the lack of resources in the current international health situation. Systems such as the high flow nasal cannula have proven not to be just a temporary ventilatory system while awaiting invasive mechanical ventilation, on the contrary it has been shown that the high flow nasal cannula is an effective therapy tool in ARDS. Objective: To provide an easy guideline for the management of high-flow cannulas in hospitalized patients with severe pneumonia due to ATS criteria secondary to SARS COV2-COVID 19. Materials and methods: This is a prospective, single-centre observational study, including 59 patients, all with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2-related pneumonia between January and April 2021. The patients were initially managed in an intermediate care unit with high nasal cannula flow (HFNC). Results: We were able to show that there is a statistically significant correlation between age > 65 years and respiratory rate ≥28 and mortality;likewise, between age > 50 years, NEWS > 6 and again a respiratory rate ≥28 with treatment failure. Conclusions: HFNC in respiratory failure related to coronavirus disease 2019 should become a viable management alternative, particularly in settings with limited access to intensive care unit resources, taking the indications into account and recognizing that a high percentage of patients who receive it can be successfully weaned without the need for invasive mechanical ventilation. © 2022 Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Crítica y Cuidado lntensivo

Delicate formative experiences: Weaving spaces of care and teaching with university students during the pandemic (abstract: P 13)

Educational processes have demanded and enabled professors and students to design and live training and care experiences in response to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study documents a formative experience with occupational therapy students from a public university during the pandemic. The experience was analyzed in two moments that we call “breaths”. During the first moment, we held virtual voluntarily attended talking circles with students;in the second, through an optional module offered to students, artistic and bodily practices were taught as devices for care, expression and bodily connection. The students highlighted the importance of creating a trusted environment and supporting a collective proposal, enabling the construction of sensitive, inventive and critical bodies, which is essential for professional practice. © 2022, Fundacao UNI Botucatu/UNESP. All rights reserved.

Delicate formative experiences: weaving spaces of care and teaching with university students during the pandemic

Educational processes have demanded and enabled professors and students to design and live training and care experiences in response to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study documents a formative experience with occupational therapy students from a public university during the pandemic. The experience was analyzed in two moments that we call "breaths". During the first moment, we held virtual voluntarily attended talking circles with students;in the second, through an optional module offered to students, artistic and bodily practices were taught as devices for care, expression and bodily connection. The students highlighted the importance of creating a trusted environment and supporting a collective proposal, enabling the construction of sensitive, inventive and critical bodies, which is essential for professional practice.