Effect of implementing care protocols on acute ischemic stroke outcomes: a systematic review.

Background: Implementing stroke care protocols has intended to provide better care quality, favor early functional recovery, and achieving long-term results for the rehabilitation of the patient.

Objective: To analyze the effect of implementing care protocols on the outcomes of acute ischemic stroke.

Methods: Primary studies published from 2011 to 2020 and which met the following criteria were included: population should be people with acute ischemic stroke; studies should present results on the outcomes of using protocols in the therapeutic approach to acute ischemic stroke.

Social determinants of health and unfavourable outcome of tuberculosis treatment in the prison system.

This article aims to analyze the unfavorable outcome of tuberculosis treatment among the population deprived of liberty by social determinants of health. This retrospective cohort was conducted in the states of Rondônia and São Paulo, Brazil, with inmates with tuberculosis notified between 2008 and 2017. Data were collected from SINAN and TB-WEB and analyzed by relative risk (RR) and confidence intervals (95%CI), which tested the association between the dependent variable (unfavorable outcome (deaths from tuberculosis and other causes, and primary and non-primary lost to follow-up) vs.

Reducing care time after implementing protocols for acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review.

Background: The treatment of acute ischemic stroke with cerebral reperfusion therapy requires rapid care and recognition of symptoms.

Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of implementing protocols for acute ischemic stroke in reducing care time.

Methods: Systematic review, which was performed with primary studies in Portuguese, English, and Spanish published between 2011 and 2020.

Effectiveness of GeneXpert® in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV/AIDS.

Objective: To identify and synthesize the scientific knowledge produced regarding the effectiveness of the GeneXpert test in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV/AIDS.

Methods: Integrative literature review, which was searched on Embase, Scopus, PubMed, Cinahl, Academic Search Premier, Socindex, and LILACS platforms, in December 2019. The studies surveyed went through two stages of selection: reading of titles and abstracts by two reviewers independently; using the Rayyan platform and reading.

The World Health Survey: a report on the field experience in Brazil.

This article reports on the field experience with the World Health Survey in Brazil with the aim of collaborating in the development and enhancement of the methodology and analyzing interview questions based on the interviewers' experience. The authors comment on the field experience and application of the questionnaire, based on reports by regional coordinators and interviewers, in order to shed light on the context in which the interviews took place. The article reports on how the respondents grasped and interpreted the questionnaire.