Motivational drivers for health professionals in a large quality improvement collaborative project in Brazil: a qualitative study.

Background: The success of collaborative quality improvement (QI) projects in healthcare depends on the context and engagement of health teams; however, the factors that modulate teams' motivation to participate in these projects are still unclear. The objective of the current study was to explore the barriers to and facilitators of motivation; the perspective was health professionals in a large project aiming to implement evidence-based infection prevention practices in intensive care units of Brazilian hospitals.

Methods: This qualitative study was based on content analysis of semistructured in-depth interviews held with health professionals who participated in a collaborative QI project named "Improving patient safety on a large scale in Brazil".

Improvement of quality of care for gestational syphilis in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.

Objective: To analyze the effect of a multifaceted intervention in the care of pregnant women with syphilis in primary health care.

Methods: This is a quality improvement project performed in 26 basic care units in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, between January and December 2017. It has a quasi-experimental mixed design, with previous, later and time series analyses.

Survival analysis of patients with sepsis in Brazil.

Introduction: This study aimed to analyze the survival of septic patients and to assess prognostic factors.

Methods: Patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock were followed up and clinical and laboratory data were collected. The sepsis-related organ failure assessment (SOFA) score was calculated.

Assessment of the risk of QT-interval prolongation associated with potential drug-drug interactions in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units.

Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between drug interactions and QT-interval prolongation in patients admitted to a general intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board and written informed consent was obtained from all patients. From May 2015 to July 2016, all patients over 18 years-old admitted to the ICU for more than 24 h and in whom the QT-interval on the ECG could be read were prospectively included in this observational, cross-sectional study.

Effects of a Physical Activity Program on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Pulmonary Function in Obese Women after Bariatric Surgery: a Pilot Study.

Background: In severely obese individuals, reducing body weight induced by bariatric surgery is able to promote a reduction in comorbidities and improve respiratory symptoms. However, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) reflected by peak oxygen uptake (VO) may not improve in individuals who remain sedentary post-surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a physical training program on CRF and pulmonary function in obese women after bariatric surgery, and to compare them to a control group.

Current knowledge and perspectives on biofilm formation: the case of Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeriosis is a rare, serious, and mainly food-borne infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. This food-borne infection primarily affects pregnant women and immunologically compromised individuals. L.

Analysis of heart rate variability in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To compare the modulation of heart rate in a group of volunteers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to that of a group of healthy ovulatory women on the basis of R-R interval variability and analyze the relationships between heart rate variability (HRV) and other cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study, HRV and anthropometric, biochemical and hormonal parameters were measured in 23 women with PCOS and 23 age-matched controls. Mean outcomes measures: HRV indexes in the time (SDNN and rMSSD) and frequency domain (low frequency-LF and high frequency-HF).