Recomendações para o manejo de pacientes com formas graves de dengue / Guidelines for the management of patients with severe forms of dengue
Rev. bras. ter. intensiva
; 23(2): 125-133, abr.-jun. 2011. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
A dengue é a infecção viral transmitida por mosquito mais frequente no planeta. No Brasil a incidência vem aumentando em sucessivas epidemias, com uma proporção crescente de casos graves. A qualidade da assistência prestada influencia diretamente o prognóstico da doença. Estas recomendações apresentam o manejo das formas graves de dengue, incluindo o reconhecimento de sinais de alerta, o tratamento visando o pronto re-estabelecimento da euvolemia e a avaliação e cuidado das potenciais complicações, no intuito de reduzir a morbi-mortalidade de crianças e adultos infectados.
ABSTRACT
Dengue is the most common vector-borne viral infection worldwide. In Brazil, the incidence has increased with successive epidemics, and an increasing proportion of patients present with severe forms of the disease. The prognosis for these patients is directly influenced by the quality of medical care. These guidelines present the management of the severe forms of dengue, including the recognition of warning signs, the treatment for prompt re-establishment of euvolemia and the evaluation and appropriate care of potential complications, thus reducing morbidity and mortality of infected children and adults.
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International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
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Dengue
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Neglected Diseases
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Dengue
Database:
LILACS
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. bras. ter. intensiva
Journal subject:
Critical Care
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira/BR
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Secretaria Municipal de Saúde e Defesa Civil do Rio de Janeiro/BR