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OBJETIVO: Avaliar o preenchimento dos dados sobre gravidez, parto e recém-nascido na Caderneta de Saúde da Criança (CSC) e conhecer a percepção das mães sobre a função deste instrumento em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal descritivo de 797 CSC de crianças nascidas entre abril e dezembro de 2005 e entregues às mães na maternidade. Foi utilizado protocolo para avaliar as primeiras páginas da CSC por observação direta e feitas duas perguntas às mães. O preenchimento de cada item foi categorizado como presente, ausente ou incorreto. RESULTADOS: O nome da criança não estava registrado em 44 por cento das CSC. O início do pré-natal estava sem preenchimento em 40 por cento e o número de consultas, em 31 por cento. O tipo de parto estava em branco em 15 por cento das CSC; a idade gestacional, em 24 por cento; e o Apgar de cinco minutos, em 23 por cento dos casos. Peso ao nascer, comprimento e perímetro cefálico não foram informados em 9, 10 e 15 por cento, respectivamente. O campo destinado à orientação para levar o neonato à Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) no quinto dia de vida não foi preenchido em 75 por cento. Apenas 33 por cento das mães receberam explicações sobre a CSC na maternidade. Para 313 mães, a CSC estava relacionada ao acompanhamento do crescimento e/ou desenvolvimento do seu filho. CONCLUSÕES: O estudo mostrou falhas no preenchimento da CSC, sugerindo necessidade de esforços para que ela cumpra seu papel na promoção da saúde infantil.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate pregnancy, birth and neonatal data filling of the Child's Health Record (CHR) and study mother's perception about the function of this tool in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of 797 CHR of infants born between April and December 2005 and delivered to their mothers soon after birth. A written protocol was used to assess the first pages of the CHR and mothers were asked two questions. Each CHR item was classified as correctly, incorrectly or not filled in. RESULTS: The name of the child was not in the CHR in 44 percent. The first prenatal visit and the number of prenatal visits were absent in respectively 40 and 31 percent of the records. The type of birth was not recorded in 15 percent of the CHR, as well as the gestational age in 24 percent and the Apgar score at five minutes in 23 percent. The newborns weight, length and head circumference were not informed in 9, 10 and 15 percent, respectively. The slot with the orientation to take the newborn to the first pediatric visit on the 5th day of life was blank in 75 percent. Only 32 percent of the mothers received information about the CHR at the maternity ward. To 313 mothers, the CHR was important to record follow-up of growth and/or development of their child. CONCLUSIONS: An important lack of information was noted in the CHR. Efforts should be directed to improve the quality of information in order to enhance children's health promotion.
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Humans , Infant, Newborn , Primary Health Care , Health Promotion , Medical Records , Maternal and Child Health , Pregnancy/statistics & numerical data , ParturitionABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) involvement is a typical feature of Chagas' disease. In patients with congestive heart failure of other etiologies, RV dysfunction is a strong indicator of poor prognosis. However, the prognostic value of RV dysfunction in patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy has not been reported. This study sought to investigate the prognostic value of RV dysfunction, apart from other well established risk factors, in patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy. METHODS: The study enrolled 158 patients (99 men; mean age of 48+/-12 years) from a tertiary center for Chagas' disease. Patients were selected if found to have both the diagnosis of Chagas' disease and cardiomyopathy. All patients underwent a comprehensive Doppler echocardiogram and the global RV function was quantitatively assessed using the RV index of myocardial performance (Tei index). RESULTS: Most of the patients were in NYHA classes I and II (79%). During a mean follow up of 34+/-23 months, 44 patients (28%) died: 24 (55%) patients died of progressive heart failure and 16 (36%) of sudden death. RV Tei index emerged as an independent predictor of survival (hazard ratio 5.75, 95% confidence interval 1.69 to 19.51). Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed a higher cumulative mortality among patients in the highest quartile of RV Tei index, compared with other 3 quartiles (log-rank statistic 21.87, p<0.001). After adjustment for clinical data and LV ejection fraction, RV Tei index in the highest quartile (>0.56) remained a significant predictor of death (hazard ratio 5.29, 95% confidence interval 2.43 to 11.52). CONCLUSIONS: RV function assessed by the Tei index added significant prognostic information, incremental to the NYHA clinical classification and to the standard echocardiographic evaluation of LV systolic function. A simple measure of a Doppler index, which allows analysis of both systolic and diastolic function of the RV, appears to be a useful non-invasive tool for risk stratification in patients with dilated chronic Chagas' cardiomyopathy.
