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Clin Med (Lond) ; 21(4): e392-e394, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33958346

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BACKGROUND: No published protocol to guide the withdrawal of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for patients with COVID-19 exists. CASE SERIES: Description of the introduction of a novel protocol, developed by consensus to guide the withdrawal of CPAP for patients diagnosed as dying with COVID-19 in an acute hospital. OUTCOME: 19 patients died on the high-dependency respiratory unit following treatment with CPAP. 89% died with CPAP withdrawn. The dying trajectory was difficult to predict. Symptoms were managed promptly and effectively with a combination of opioids, benzodiazepines and close medical supervision. No concerns were raised by families regarding the decision making or withdrawal process. DISCUSSION: The use of the protocol ensures a comfortable and dignified death and supports the delivery of individualised care at the end of life. Future research on this topic should focus on qualitative outcomes and consider the applicability of this protocol in other patient groups.


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COVID-19 , Pressão Positiva Contínua nas Vias Aéreas , Pressão Positiva Contínua nas Vias Aéreas/métodos , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2
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Patient ; 12(2): 183-197, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30141020

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INTRODUCTION: Measuring the quality of care at the end of life and/or the quality of dying and death can be challenging. Some measurement tools seek to assess the quality of care immediately prior to death; others retrospectively assess, following death, the quality of end-of-life care. The comparative evaluation of the properties and application of the various instruments has been limited. OBJECTIVE: This systematic review identified and critically appraised the psychometric properties and applicability of tools used after death. METHOD: We conducted a systematic review according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines by systematically searching MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO for relevant studies. We then appraised the psychometric properties and the quality of reporting of the psychometric properties of the identified tools using the COSMIN (Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments) checklist. The protocol of this systematic review has been registered on PROSPERO (CRD42016047296). RESULTS: The search identified 4751 studies. Of these, 33 met the inclusion criteria, reporting on the psychometric properties of 67 tools. These tools measured quality of care at the end of life (n = 35), quality of dying and death (n = 22), or both quality of care at the end of life and dying and death (n = 10). Most tools were completed by family carers (n = 57), with some also completed by healthcare professionals (HCPs) (n = 2) or just HCPs (n = 8). No single tool was found to be adequate across all the psychometric properties assessed. Two quality of care at the end of life tools-Care of the Dying Evaluation and Satisfaction with Care at the End of Life in Dementia-had strong psychometric properties in most respects. Two tools assessing quality of dying and death-the Quality of Dying and Death and the newly developed Staff Perception of End of Life Experience-had limited to moderate evidence of good psychometric properties. Two tools assessing both quality of care and quality of dying and death-the Quality Of Dying in Long-Term Care for cognitively intact populations and Good Death Inventory (Korean version)-had the best psychometric properties. CONCLUSION: Four tools demonstrated some promise, but no single tool was consistent across all psychometric properties assessed. All tools identified would benefit from further psychometric testing.


Assuntos
Lista de Checagem , Morte , Psicometria , Inquéritos e Questionários , Assistência Terminal , Inglaterra , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Assistência Terminal/normas , País de Gales
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Cereb Cortex ; 20(5): 1071-81, 2010 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19726493

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The major lineages of mammals (Eutheria, Metatheria, and Monotremata) diverged more than 100 million years ago and have undergone independent changes in the neocortex. We found that adult South American gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) and tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) possess a significantly lower number of cerebral cortical neurons compared with the mouse (Mus musculus). To determine whether the difference is reflected in the development of the cortical germinal zones, the location of progenitor cell divisions was examined in opossum, tammar wallaby, and rat. The basic pattern of the cell divisions was conserved, but the emergence of a distinctive band of dividing cells in the subventricular zone (SVZ) occurred relatively later in the opossum (postnatal day [P14]) and the tammar wallaby (P40) than in rodents. The planes of cell divisions in the ventricular zone (VZ) were similar in all species, with comparable mRNA expression patterns of Brn2, Cux2, NeuroD6, Tbr2, and Pax6 in opossum (P12 and P20) and mouse (embryonic day 15 and P0). In conclusion, the marsupial neurodevelopmental program utilizes an organized SVZ, as indicated by the presence of intermediate (or basal) progenitor cell divisions and gene expression patterns, suggesting that the SVZ emerged prior to the Eutherian-Metatherian split.


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Ventrículos Laterais , Monodelphis , Neocórtex , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Contagem de Células/métodos , Embrião de Mamíferos , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento/fisiologia , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/metabolismo , Ventrículos Laterais/citologia , Ventrículos Laterais/embriologia , Ventrículos Laterais/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Macropodidae , Monodelphis/anatomia & histologia , Monodelphis/embriologia , Monodelphis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Neocórtex/citologia , Neocórtex/embriologia , Neocórtex/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Neurônios/metabolismo , Gravidez , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Fuso Acromático/ultraestrutura
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