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Epidemiol Infect ; 143(3): 461-9, 2015 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25306863

RESUMO

We describe two cases of infant botulism due to Clostridium butyricum producing botulinum type E neurotoxin (BoNT/E) and a previously unreported environmental source. The infants presented at age 11 days with poor feeding and lethargy, hypotonia, dilated pupils and absent reflexes. Faecal samples were positive for C. butyricum BoNT/E. The infants recovered after treatment including botulism immune globulin intravenous (BIG-IV). C. butyricum BoNT/E was isolated from water from tanks housing pet 'yellow-bellied' terrapins (Trachemys scripta scripta): in case A the terrapins were in the infant's home; in case B a relative fed the terrapin prior to holding and feeding the infant when both visited another relative. C. butyricum isolates from the infants and the respective terrapin tank waters were indistinguishable by molecular typing. Review of a case of C. butyricum BoNT/E botulism in the UK found that there was a pet terrapin where the infant was living. It is concluded that the C. butyricum-producing BoNT type E in these cases of infant botulism most likely originated from pet terrapins. These findings reinforce public health advice that reptiles, including terrapins, are not suitable pets for children aged <5 years, and highlight the importance of hand washing after handling these pets.


Assuntos
Toxinas Botulínicas/análise , Botulismo/diagnóstico , Botulismo/patologia , Clostridium butyricum/isolamento & purificação , Fezes/química , Animais , Antitoxina Botulínica/uso terapêutico , Botulismo/terapia , Clostridium butyricum/classificação , Clostridium butyricum/genética , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Tipagem Molecular , Animais de Estimação , Répteis , Resultado do Tratamento , Reino Unido , Microbiologia da Água
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Euro Surveill ; 17(7)2012 Feb 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22370013

RESUMO

We report the identification of New Delhi metallo-betalactamase 1 (NDM-1)-producing Klebsiella pnemoniae in Ireland. The organism was resistant to multiple antibiotic classes, including carbapenems, and PCR and sequencing confirmed the presence of the blaNDM-1 gene, carried on a 98 kb plasmid. The organism was isolated from an infant, who was born in India and moved to Ireland at the age of four months. This is the first reported isolation of an NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae strain in Ireland.


Assuntos
Infecções por Klebsiella/microbiologia , Klebsiella pneumoniae/enzimologia , Klebsiella pneumoniae/isolamento & purificação , beta-Lactamases/biossíntese , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Carbapenêmicos/uso terapêutico , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Feminino , Humanos , Índia , Lactente , Irlanda , Infecções por Klebsiella/diagnóstico , Infecções por Klebsiella/tratamento farmacológico , Klebsiella pneumoniae/efeitos dos fármacos , Klebsiella pneumoniae/genética , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Viagem , beta-Lactamases/genética
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FASEB J ; 20(10): 1712-4, 2006 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16790529

RESUMO

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) is a 38-kDa secreted protein, a prototypic member of the CCN family, which is up-regulated in many diseases, including atherosclerosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and diabetic nephropathy. We previously showed that CTGF can cause actin disassembly with concurrent down-regulation of the small GTPase Rho A and proposed an integrated signaling network connecting focal adhesion dissolution and actin disassembly with cell polarization and migration. Here, we further delineate the role of CTGF in cell migration and actin disassembly in human mesangial cells, a primary target in the development of renal glomerulosclerosis. The functional response of mesangial cells to treatment with CTGF was associated with the phosphorylation of Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) and resultant phosphorylation of a number of Akt/PKB substrates. Two of these substrates were identified as FKHR and p27(Kip-1). CTGF stimulated the phosphorylation and cytoplasmic translocation of p27(Kip-1) on serine 10. Addition of the PI-3 kinase inhibitor LY294002 abrogated this response; moreover, addition of the Akt/PKB inhibitor interleukin (IL)-6-hydroxymethyl-chiro-inositol-2(R)-2-methyl-3-O-octadecylcarbonate prevented p27(Kip-1) phosphorylation in response to CTGF. Immunocytochemistry revealed that serine 10 phosphorylated p27(Kip-1) colocalized with the ends of actin filaments in cells treated with CTGF. Further investigation of other Akt/PKB sites on p27(Kip-1), revealed that phosphorylation on threonine 157 was necessary for CTGF mediated p27(Kip-1) cytoplasmic localization; mutation of the threonine 157 site prevented cytoplasmic localization, protected against actin disassembly and inhibited cell migration. CTGF also stimulated an increased association between Rho A and p27(Kip-1). Interestingly, this resulted in an increase in phosphorylation of LIM kinase and subsequent phosphorylation of cofilin, suggesting that CTGF mediated p27(Kip-1) activation results in uncoupling of the Rho A/LIM kinase/cofilin pathway. Confirming the central role of Akt/PKB, CTGF-stimulated actin depolymerization only in wild-type mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) compared to Akt-1/3 (PKB alpha/gamma) knockout MEFs. These data reveal important mechanistic insights into how CTGF may contribute to mesangial cell dysfunction in the diabetic milieu and sheds new light on the proposed role of p27(Kip-1) as a mediator of actin rearrangement.


Assuntos
Actinas/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidor de Quinase Dependente de Ciclina p27/metabolismo , Proteínas Imediatamente Precoces/farmacologia , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/farmacologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Actinas/metabolismo , Animais , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Fator de Crescimento do Tecido Conjuntivo , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Embrião de Mamíferos , Fibroblastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Células Mesangiais/citologia , Células Mesangiais/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Fosforilação , Transporte Proteico , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos
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Oncogene ; 25(10): 1532-42, 2006 Mar 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16278680

RESUMO

Expression microarray analysis identified CITED1 among a group of genes specifically upregulated in the pubertal mouse mammary gland. At puberty, CITED1 localizes to the luminal epithelial cell population of the mammary ducts and the body cells of the terminal end buds. Generation of CITED1 gene knockout mice showed that homozygous null mutants exhibit retarded mammary ductal growth at puberty and, in addition, dilated ductal structures with a lack of spatial restriction of the subtending branches. Analysis of CITED1 homozygous null and heterozygous null mammary gland gene expression using microarrays suggested that the mammary-specific phenotype seen in the homozygous null females is due to a disturbance in the transcription of a number of key mediators of pubertal ductal morphogenesis. These include estrogen and TGFbeta responsive genes, such as the EGFR/ErbB2 ligand, amphiregulin, whose transcription we suggest is directly or indirectly regulated by CITED1.


Assuntos
Homozigoto , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/anormalidades , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Morfogênese/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/deficiência , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Maturidade Sexual/genética , Transativadores/deficiência , Transativadores/genética , Animais , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Análise em Microsséries , Proteínas Nucleares/fisiologia , Transativadores/fisiologia
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Thorax ; 57(5): 388-92, 2002 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11978912

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Abnormal premorbid lung function is a risk factor for subsequent wheezing in children with one or no atopic parent. This study was undertaken to establish whether early lung function in high risk infants (both parents atopic) was a risk factor for respiratory symptoms in infancy and to examine the influence of maternal asthma, smoking, and allergen exposure during pregnancy on any association. METHODS: Infants were recruited from the NAC Manchester Asthma and Allergy Study cohort at birth. Partial forced expiratory flow volume technique under sedation was carried out to determine maximal flow at FRC (V'maxFRC). Children were followed prospectively and parents completed a standard respiratory questionnaire at one year of age. RESULTS: Sixty nine term infants (34 boys; 88% mothers non-smokers; no household pets) underwent respiratory function testing. Size adjusted V'maxFRC was significantly lower in infants who had recurrent wheeze during the first year of life (mean 1.3 ml/s/cm, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.60) than in those who did not (mean 2.03 ml/s/cm, 95% CI 1.71 to 2.36; p=0.01). V'maxFRC was also significantly lower in infants who had recurrent cough symptoms. In multivariate regression analysis, when adjusted for age at test, sex, maternal asthma, smoking and maternal mattress Der 1 levels, a lower size adjusted V'maxFRC score remained strongly associated with wheezing (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.77, p=0.007). Maternal smoking also remained an independent risk factor (OR 29.85, 95% CI 2.46 to 362.5, p=0.008). CONCLUSION: Significantly diminished lung function was present in high risk infants who subsequently wheezed and coughed. This was independent of maternal exposure to mite allergen, asthma, and smoking during pregnancy.


Assuntos
Sons Respiratórios/etiologia , Tosse/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Capacidade Residual Funcional/fisiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Recidiva , Sons Respiratórios/fisiopatologia , Fatores de Risco , Poluição por Fumaça de Tabaco
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J Anxiety Disord ; 14(4): 345-58, 2000.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11043885

RESUMO

There is a growing body of evidence that social phobia may be treated effectively by either pharmacologic or cognitive-behavioral interventions. but few studies have examined the relative benefits of these treatments. In this study, we examined the relative efficacy of pharmacotherapy with clonazepam and cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBGT) for treating social phobia. In addition, we examined potential predictors of differential treatment response. Outpatients meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., revised) criteria for social phobia were randomly assigned to treatment. Clinician-rated and patient-rated symptom severity was examined at baseline and after 4, 8, and 12 weeks of treatment. All clinician-rated assessments were completed by individuals blind to treatment condition. Patients in both conditions improved significantly, and differences between treatment conditions were absent, except for greater improvement on clonazepam on several measures at the 12-week assessment. Symptom severity was negatively associated with treatment success for both methods of treatment, and additional predictors-sex, comorbidity with other anxiety or mood disorders, fear of anxiety symptoms, and dysfunctional attitudes-failed to predict treatment outcome above and beyond severity measures. In summary, we found that patients randomized to clinical care with clonazepam or CBGT were equally likely to respond to acute treatment, and pretreatment measures of symptom severity provided no guidance for the selection of one treatment over another.


Assuntos
Clonazepam/uso terapêutico , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental/métodos , Moduladores GABAérgicos/uso terapêutico , Transtornos Fóbicos/terapia , Adulto , Análise de Variância , Clonazepam/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Moduladores GABAérgicos/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos Fóbicos/diagnóstico , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Commun Dis Public Health ; 3(4): 291-4, 2000 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11280262

RESUMO

In March 1999 armed conflict broke out in Kosova and about 900,000 ethnic Albanians were displaced. We reviewed the health care offered to the 945 Kosovan refugees who arrived in Ireland in 1999, which included screening for tuberculosis (TB) and hepatitis B. On arrival in Ireland 540 refugees had already received oral polio vaccine (57%), 512 diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis or diphtheria and tetanus vaccine (54%), 310 BCG (33%), 207 measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (22%) and 60 Haemophilus influenzae type b (6%). Twelve refugees were diagnosed with TB. Twenty-six refugees were HBsAg positive (3%) and 168 were anti-HBcAg positive (18%). Organised screening of Kosovan refugees on a voluntary basis (uptake > 95%) revealed low percentages who had been immunised and relatively high rates of TB and hepatitis B. The provision of optimum immunisation, screening, and treatment services to address these issues requires substantial staffing and financial resources.


Assuntos
Hepatite B/epidemiologia , Refugiados/estatística & dados numéricos , Tuberculose Pulmonar/epidemiologia , Albânia/etnologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Hepatite B/diagnóstico , Humanos , Esquemas de Imunização , Lactente , Irlanda/epidemiologia , Masculino , Programas de Rastreamento , Resultado do Tratamento , Tuberculose Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Vacinação/estatística & dados numéricos , Iugoslávia/etnologia
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J Affect Disord ; 41(2): 135-9, 1996 Nov 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8961041

RESUMO

The authors examined the incidence of significant life events during the year prior to the onset of panic disorder and its relationship to childhood and family history of anxiety difficulties, comorbidity, and the course of illness in 223 panic patients followed in a naturalistic study of panic disorder. Similar to previous reports, antecedent negative life events occurred in the majority (80%) of patients. Patients with a childhood history of anxiety and comorbid adulthood major depression were more likely to report an antecedent, stressful life event. Antecedent events were not linked with comorbid, adulthood anxiety disorders or a family history of anxiety difficulties. Despite its associations with childhood anxiety pathology and adulthood major depression, the presence of an identifiable antecedent at the onset of panic disorder was not associated with the subsequent severity or course of the disorder.


Assuntos
Transtornos de Ansiedade/genética , Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida , Transtorno de Pânico/genética , Desenvolvimento da Personalidade , Adulto , Transtornos de Ansiedade/psicologia , Criança , Comorbidade , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transtorno de Pânico/psicologia , Determinação da Personalidade , Recidiva , Fatores de Risco
10.
Eur Respir J ; 9(6): 1261-8, 1996 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8964282

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to develop a minimally invasive and reliable method for measuring peripheral chemoresponsiveness to oxygen in infants, and to establish baseline data from normal infants at 12 weeks of age. Two-breath alternations in fractional inspired oxygen (FI,O2), switching between 0.42 to 0.00 were given for 2 min periods via a face mask (held close to the face but without contact) to 18 healthy infants during quiet sleep. End-tidal oxygen concentrations alternated between 21 and 11%. Instantaneous minute ventilation (V'E) and its components tidal volume (VT), respiratory frequency (fR) inspiratory and expiratory times (tI and tE), inspiratory flow (VT/tT), and inspiratory duty cycle (tI/ttot) were measured by respiratory inductance plethysmography. Two-breath alternations in each of the ventilatory components were matched with the corresponding alternating end-tidal oxygen record and compared with contiguous pre- and post-test data obtained in control periods of air breathing. Alternations in all ventilatory components except fR changed significantly during FI,O2 alternations; VT 26%, tE-8%, VT/tI 18%, tI/ttot 11% and V'E 28% of baseline values. Within and between infant variances are reported for the individual components of ventilation. Differences among infants were best detected by alternations in V'E; within infant variance 76, between infant variance 171. We conclude that the test described is a safe, reliable and relatively easily applied method of measuring peripheral chemoresponsiveness, which is suitable for clinical application in infancy.


Assuntos
Células Quimiorreceptoras , Troca Gasosa Pulmonar/fisiologia , Ventilação Pulmonar/fisiologia , Análise de Variância , Testes Respiratórios/métodos , Células Quimiorreceptoras/fisiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Pletismografia , Respiração/fisiologia , Testes de Função Respiratória , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Eur Respir J ; 9(5): 932-8, 1996 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8793454

RESUMO

We wished to investigate the effects of sleep deprivation on sleep, arousal propensity, respiratory events and peripheral chemoresponses in healthy infants, since these effects might be relevant to mechanisms concerned with some cases of sudden infant death syndrome. Paired observations were made overnight during natural sleep and following sleep deprivation, in a randomized fashion, in 15 healthy infants aged 78 (7) days (mean (SD)). Polysomnograms were recorded and sleep was scored using Anders' criteria. Respiratory events were categorized into central, mixed and obstructive apnoeas. Peripheral chemoresponses were measured during quiet sleep from the respiratory response to two-breath alternations in fractional inspiratory oxygen (F1, O2) (0.42 and 0.00). Arousal propensity was determined from awakening and arousal thresholds to graded photic and auditory stimuli during quiet sleep, and from spontaneous awakenings and limb movements. Compared with natural sleep, following sleep deprivation infants maintained a greater proportion of quiet sleep (39 vs 44%). There was no measurable change in arousal propensity. During quiet sleep, obstructed breathing events tended to be more common after sleep deprivation (0.1 vs 0 events.h-1) and the expiratory time during baseline breathing increased significantly (1.27 vs 1.58 s) although the decrease in respiratory rate was not significant (32 vs 30 breaths.min-1). Peripheral chemoresponses altered significantly, alternations in tidal volume/inspiratory time (VT/tI) as a measure of inspiratory drive increased after sleep deprivation (9 vs 21%). In conclusion, following short-term sleep deprivation in infancy, respiratory control alters, peripheral chemoresponsiveness increases in magnitude and the timing of baseline breathing alters, without any detectable alteration in arousal propensity. This state may be associated with an increased vulnerability to obstructive respiratory events.


Assuntos
Nível de Alerta/fisiologia , Células Quimiorreceptoras/fisiologia , Respiração/fisiologia , Privação do Sono , Fases do Sono/fisiologia , Morte Súbita do Lactente , Eletroencefalografia , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Polissonografia , Valores de Referência , Morte Súbita do Lactente/etiologia
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Am J Psychiatry ; 153(3): 376-81, 1996 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8610825

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the correlates of a childhood history of anxiety disorders in adult patients participating in a longitudinal study of panic disorder. The authors hypothesized that a history of anxiety during childhood would be associated with higher rates of comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders, greater likelihood of anxiety disorders in family members, and greater chronicity, as reflected by decreased time spent in remission. METHOD: The presence of a childhood history of anxiety disorders was assessed by structured interview, and its association with comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders, family history, and select anxiety severity variables was examined in a replication sample of 94 patients. The influence of childhood anxiety on the prospectively ascertained course of disorder was assessed in a full group of 194 patients. RESULTS: Over half (54%) of the patients experienced anxiety disorders during childhood. These patients experienced higher rates of comorbid anxiety and depression, family history of anxiety, and increased levels of agoraphobia, panic frequency, and global severity of illness at baseline evaluation. Childhood anxiety disorders were not independently associated with the number of months in remission or the severity of illness over time, although a modest effect for this variable was evident when degree of avoidance and anxiety sensitivity at baseline were statistically controlled. CONCLUSIONS: Adult panic patients with a history of anxiety disorders in childhood have elevated rates of comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders and a tendency toward increased avoidance, but there was not strong evidence that these patients respond differently to treatment over time.


Assuntos
Transtornos de Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Transtorno de Pânico/epidemiologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idade de Início , Transtornos de Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Criança , Comorbidade , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Transtorno de Pânico/diagnóstico , Prevalência , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Arch Dis Child ; 71(2): 133-7, 1994 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7944533

RESUMO

Since 1982 all infants born within the East Anglian Regional Health Authority have been screened for cystic fibrosis. Between April 1985 and April 1992 infants identified in this way have been entered into a randomised prospective controlled trial of antibiotic prophylaxis. Approximately half the infants received continuous oral flucloxacillin and the remainder received antibiotics when clinically indicated. Infants underwent tests of respiratory function at 3-4 months and at 1 year of age. Measurements of thoracic gas volume and airway conductance were made with an infant whole body plethysmograph, and maximum expiratory flow by the 'squeeze' technique. A total of 73 tests was performed of 42 infants. To facilitate comparisons, measurements were expressed as scores. The mean values of the scores for the two groups of infants fell within normal limits. There was no difference between the treatment groups at either age. A reduction in airways conductance was observed between the two tests.


Assuntos
Fibrose Cística/tratamento farmacológico , Fibrose Cística/fisiopatologia , Floxacilina/administração & dosagem , Pulmão/fisiopatologia , Administração Oral , Resistência das Vias Respiratórias , Esquema de Medicação , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Testes de Função Respiratória
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Am Rev Respir Dis ; 148(6 Pt 1): 1605-9, 1993 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8256909

RESUMO

The peripheral chemoresponses of infant twin pairs were determined using a single-breath hyperoxic stimulus. A total of 43 twin pairs of comparable gestation and birth weight were studied during sleep at a mean (SD) age of 8 wk (1.4) while alternately breathing either air or 16% oxygen in nitrogen. Infants responded to a single breath of 100% oxygen by a reduction in ventilation; the mean (SEM) reduction in air was 273 ml/min (10.6) and in 16% oxygen 560 ml/min (18.4). Within-pair variances were compared in 14 monozygotic and 28 dizygotic pairs utilizing combined responses (air + 16% oxygen) computed for measurements made in behavioral quiet sleep and in 9 monozygotic and 20 dizygotic pairs for whom data were complete in polygraphically confirmed quiet sleep. The variance of responses within dizygotic twin pairs was greater than in monozygotic pairs when expressed in ml/min: F ratio 4.11 (p = 0.005) for all data and F ratio 7.67 (p = 0.003) in quiet sleep. Expressed in ml/min/kg the difference was less significant: F ratio 1.83 (p = 0.126) for all data and F ratio 3.46 (p = 0.039) in quiet sleep. Gender, birth weight, and birth order had no effect on these findings. This closer similarity of response in monozygotic twin pairs is explained by proposing a high degree of heritability for the response.


Assuntos
Células Quimiorreceptoras/fisiologia , Oxigênio/fisiologia , Respiração/fisiologia , Gêmeos Dizigóticos , Gêmeos Monozigóticos , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Sono/fisiologia
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J Post Anesth Nurs ; 6(4): 246-54, 1991 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1865378

RESUMO

Documentation demonstrates that nursing standards of care have been met. To be an effective tool, a record must be complete and concise. A request to develop PACU care plans became the impetus to revise the PACU record. Perioperative information and physical assessments are data required to formulate individualized plans. Development and implementation of a comprehensive record was a positive outcome of a lengthy but interesting and worthwhile project.


Assuntos
Registros de Enfermagem/normas , Sala de Recuperação , Hospitais de Veteranos , Humanos , Avaliação em Enfermagem , Diagnóstico de Enfermagem , Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente/normas
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Aust Paediatr J ; 21(1): 7-11, 1985 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3977796

RESUMO

This paper reviews epidemiological factors, drugs taken, management and outcome of 478 children admitted to the Royal Children's Hospital with drug poisoning during the 5 years 1978-82. Accidental ingestion in young children is still common whilst self poisoning is increasing in the age group 8-17 years. Suicide attempts and self destructive ingestion accounted for 11.5% of all cases with two deaths. A significant number in this group were less than 10 years of age. Iatrogenic poisoning accounted for 11% of all cases with metoclopramide or prochlorperazine frequently involved. Benzodiazepines, major tranquillizers and antihistamines were the most commonly taken groups of drugs whilst the greatest number of admissions to Intensive Care Unit were due to tricyclic poisoning. Principles of management are discussed.


Assuntos
Intoxicação/epidemiologia , Acidentes , Antídotos/administração & dosagem , Carvão Vegetal/administração & dosagem , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Eméticos/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Lavagem Gástrica , Humanos , Doença Iatrogênica , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Intoxicação/mortalidade , Intoxicação/terapia , Ressuscitação , Estudos Retrospectivos , Suicídio/epidemiologia , Tentativa de Suicídio/epidemiologia
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