Diagnóstico e intervención médica en la debilidad muscular adquirida / Diagnóstico e intervenção médica na fraqueza muscular adquirida / Diagnosis and medical intervention in acquired muscle weakness

Introducción: la debilidad adquirida del paciente en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva es un problema que le provoca deficiencias en su estado físico y funcional. Objetivo: sistematizar contenidos esenciales relacionados con la debilidad adquirida del paciente en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva. Método: en el Hospital General Docente Dr. Agostinho Neto, entre enero y septiembre de 2019 se hizo una revisión narrativa sobre el tema a través de una búsqueda en bases de datos electrónicas (Biblioteca Virtual en Salud, LILACS, PubMed, SciELO, RedALyC, Scopus). Se localizaron 135 documentos y se eligieron 25 relevantes para el objetivo de la revisión. La información se estructuró en los siguientes aspectos sobre la debilidad adquirida del paciente en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva: definición, antecedentes históricos, epidemiología, fisiopatología, diagnóstico e intervención médica. Resultados: se identificaron controversias sobre los criterios diagnósticos precisos, el protocolo de actuación para su prevención y rehabilitación y la carencia de un instrumento para estratificar el riesgo de esta complicación. Conclusiones: se sistematizaron las bases para la preparación de los profesionales en el diagnóstico, la prevención de la debilidad adquirida del paciente en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva y su rehabilitación(AU)

Introduction: the patient's acquired weakness in the Intensive Care Unit is a problem that causes deficiencies in his physical and functional state. Objective: systematize essential contents related to the patient's acquired weakness in the Intensive Care Unit. Method: in the General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Agostinho Neto", between January and September 2019, a narrative review of the subject was made through a search in electronic databases (Virtual Health Library, LILACS, PubMed, SciELO, RedALyC, Scopus). 135 documents were located and 25 relevant for the purpose of the review were chosen. The information was structured in the following aspects about the patient's acquired weakness in the Intensive Care Unit: definition, historical background, epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and medical intervention. Results: controversies were identified about the precise diagnostic criteria, the protocol of action for its prevention and rehabilitation and the lack of an instrument to stratify the risk of this complication. Conclusions: the bases for the preparation of the professionals in the diagnosis, the prevention of the acquired weakness of the patient in the Intensive Care Unit and its rehabilitation were systematized(AU)

Introdução: a fragilidade adquirida pelo paciente na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva é um problema que causa deficiências no seu estado físico e funcional. Objetivo: sistematizar conteúdos essenciais relacionados à fraqueza adquirida do paciente na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Método: no Hospital Geral de Ensino "Dr. Agostinho Neto", entre janeiro e setembro de 2019, foi realizada uma revisão narrativa do assunto através de uma busca em bases de dados eletrônicas (Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, LILACS, PubMed, SciELO, RedALyC, Scopus). Foram localizados 135 documentos e escolhidos 25 relevantes para a finalidade da revisão. As informações foram estruturadas nos seguintes aspectos sobre a fragilidade adquirida pelo paciente na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva: definição, histórico, epidemiologia, fisiopatologia, diagnóstico e intervenção médica. Resultados: foram identificadas controvérsias sobre os critérios diagnósticos precisos, o protocolo de ação para sua prevenção e reabilitação e a falta de um instrumento para estratificar o risco dessa complicação. Conclusões: foram sistematizadas as bases para o preparo dos profissionais no diagnóstico, a prevenção da fragilidade adquirida do paciente na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva e sua reabilitação(AU)

Posttraumatic stress disorder among Cuban children and adolescents after release from a refugee camp.

OBJECTIVE: The authors compared self-reported symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a cohort of Cuban children and adolescents with assessments of internalizing and externalizing behaviors by the children's teachers. METHODS: Eighty-seven children and adolescents who had left Cuba by sea in the summer of 1994 and who had been confined to refugee camps for up to eight months before arriving in the United States were evaluated four to six months later. Self-reported symptoms of PTSD were assessed with the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reactive Index, and internalizing and externalizing behaviors were assessed with the Child Behavioral Check List-Teacher Report Form. RESULTS: A majority of the children reported moderate to severe PTSD symptoms. The most common symptom clusters were avoidance (67 percent), regressive behaviors (64 percent), reexperiencing the traumatic events (60 percent), somatic symptoms (52 percent), and hyperarousal (51 percent). Eighty-six percent of the children reported that the refugee experience had severely affected most of their peers. A statistically significant dose-effect relationship was found between the number of stressors and the severity of self-reported PTSD symptoms. There was a modest relationship between withdrawn behavior and children's feelings that they would die at sea and witnessing violence at the camps. Age and witnessing violence in the camps were moderately associated with PTSD. Teachers' overall ratings of externalizing and internalizing behaviors did not produce any clinically significant findings. CONCLUSIONS: PTSD symptoms among refugee children and adolescents who have been exposed to multiple and prolonged stressors may continue unabated after the stressors are removed. The symptoms are experienced subjectively and may go unnoticed by adults.