Publications by authors named "Juliana Kruger"
Objective: To describe the process of implanting the surgical safety checklist in a catheterization laboratory (CL).
Method: Descriptive case report study about the safety strategies developed in the last six years in a university hospital in the southern region of Brazil.
Results: The six international patient safety goals (IPSG) were incorporated into the care practice in accordance with the hospital's Joint Comission International (JCI) accreditation program, through a continuous process of educational nature.
Objective: To describe how pain is assessed (characteristic, location, and intensity) and managed in clinical practice in patients undergoing endovascular procedures in the catheterization laboratory setting.
Method: Cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection.
Results: Overall, 345 patients were included; 116 (34%) experienced post-procedural pain; in 107 (92%), pain characteristics were not recorded; the location of pain was reported in 100% of patients, and its intensity in 111 (96%); management was largely pharmacologic; of the patients who received some type of management (n=71), 42 (59%) underwent reassessment of pain.