RESUMO
One of the few life-threatening conditions encountered by the nurse caring for reproductive endocrinology and infertility patients is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHS). Having protocols for the nursing care of the patient with OHS enhances patient safety and quality of care. Model OHS protocols for outpatient and inpatient settings are presented. The collaborative nursing role in patient care also is discussed.
Assuntos
Síndrome de Hiperestimulação Ovariana/enfermagem , Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente , Assistência Ambulatorial , Protocolos Clínicos , Feminino , Humanos , Pacientes Internados , Síndrome de Hiperestimulação Ovariana/induzido quimicamente , Síndrome de Hiperestimulação Ovariana/fisiopatologia , Indução da Ovulação/efeitos adversos , Alta do PacienteRESUMO
Data on 109,312 singleton births at U.S. Army hospitals over 3 years were examined to determine differences in perinatal risk factors between infants with a diagnosis of sepsis confirmed by blood culture and those whose cultures remained negative. The incidence of confirmed sepsis (1.1/1000 live births) and the importance of perinatal complications and prematurity were consistent with other reported findings. No reliable indicators of bacteremia that could be used in conjunction with other clinical data were found. These findings support continued empiric therapy in infants at risk until infection can be verified by culture.
