Publications by authors named "Juliana da Silva Oliveira"
Background: Motor vehicle crash (MVC) is a major public health problem worldwide and contributes to a large burden of death, disability, and economic loss.
Objective: To identify the predictors of hospital readmission in victims of MVC within 1 year after discharge.
Methods: A prospective cohort study conducted with individuals who suffered MVC admitted to a regional hospital and who were followed up for 12 months after discharge.
Association between multimorbidity, intensive care unit admission, and death in patients with COVID-19 in Brazil: a cross-section study, 2020.
Sao Paulo Med J
April 2023
Background: Multimorbidity can influence intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and deaths due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Objective: To analyze the association between multimorbidity, ICU admissions, and deaths due to COVID-19 in Brazil.
Design And Setting: This cross-sectional study was conducted using data from patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to COVID-19 recorded in the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System (SIVEP-Gripe) in 2020.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore how healthcare professionals perceive the quality of palliative care for patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
- Using qualitative methods, researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 35 ICU professionals, analyzing their responses through the Content Analysis technique.
- Findings highlighted significant issues, including inadequate staffing and training, poor communication, and the need for collaborative efforts among managers, professionals, patients, and families to improve palliative care in the ICU.
Acquisition of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli among intensive care unit (ICU) patients with no previous use of carbapenems: Indirect population impact of antimicrobial use.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
November 2022
Objective: To measure the impact of exposure to patients using carbapenem on the acquisition of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CR-GNB) among patients not using carbapenems.
Design: An ecological study and a cohort study.
Setting: Two medical surgical intensive care units (ICUs) in inner Brazil.
Introduction: Teachers belong to a risk group for the onset of musculoskeletal disorders, which may be justified by some work-related factors, with a direct impact on their lives.
Objectives: To evaluate the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders among elementary school teachers in Jequié, state of Bahia, Brazil, and to investigate the association of these disorders with sociodemographic, occupational, organizational and health variables.
Methods: A cross-sectional epidemiological study with a sample of 304 elementary school teachers in Jequié.