Nursing care protocol for critical users with tracheostomy under mechanical ventilation.

Objectives: to develop and assess a nursing care protocol for critically ill users with tracheostomy under mechanical ventilation.

Methods: a methodological study, developed through two phases, guided by the 5W2H management tool: I) target audience characterization and II) technology development.

Results: thirty-four nursing professionals participated in this study, who presented educational demands in relation to care for critical users with tracheostomy, with an emphasis on standardizing care through a protocol and carrying out continuing education.

Cultural, social, and healthcare access factors associated with delays in gastric cancer presentation, diagnosis, and treatment: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The aim of this study was to identify the time intervals between the demand for health services and the initiation of cancer treatment, and to explore the associated factors, in gastric cancer patients being treated in an oncology hospital in northern Brazil.

Methods: This cross-sectional study. Gastric cancer patients receiving treatment in a northern Brazil reference hospital were interviewed.