Objective: to analyze determinant factors for the immediate survival of persons who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the advanced support units of the Mobile Emergency Medical Services (SAMU) of Belo Horizonte.
Method: this is a retrospective, epidemiological study which analyzed 1,165 assistance forms, from the period 2008 - 2010. The collected data followed the Utstein style, being submitted to descriptive and analytical statistics with tests with levels of significance of 5%.
Unlabelled: This article is based on the value theory. Nursing possesses a set of values that are used to develop a scale that directs and justifies professional action.
Objective: To understand the act of educating of the nurse-professor, the truth value and discuss it in light of Max Scheler's assumptions.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
February 2008
The Surgical Site Infection (SSI) has been pointed as one of the most important infection sites. This study aimed to determine the surgical site infection incidence during hospitalization and the impact of notification after discharge through two methods. This prospective study was carried out in the digestive system surgery service (DSS) of two general hospitals of São Paulo, in the period from August, 2001 to March, 2002.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This prospective cohort study was carried out in a surgical unit of a university hospital in Brazil. The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients during hospitalization and after discharge from the hospital.
Method: In a sample of 630 patients who underwent surgical procedures, association among diagnosis of SSI (in-hospital or postdischarge), class of the surgery (elective or emergency), hospitalization period, patient's clinical condition (American Society of Anesthesiologists [ASA] score), classification of surgical site, and duration of surgical procedure were verified.
Studies about spreading of knowledge in nursing are recent. In order to contribute to the study of the nursing literature in Brazil, it was developed a model of instrument to analyse periodicals. The instrument was tested in a nursing periodical and it was found to be effective in stablishing who writes, what is written and even to relate the papers with present state of health and the historical evolution of the profession.
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