Hand hygiene: knowledge and skill of caregivers in the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Objective: to identify the knowledge and ability of caregivers on hand hygiene in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Method: a prospective cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was used to identify the knowledge and it was observed the hygiene technique performance.

Serum Cyclosporine Levels: The Influence of the Time Interval Between Interrupting the Infusion and Obtaining the Samples: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: There are controversies regarding the best way to collect blood samples for cyclosporine A (CsA) serum levels when this immunosuppressant is administered continuously through a silicone central venous catheter (CVC) to hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the effect of the time elapsed between the interruption of a continuous intravenous CsA infusion and the collection of blood samples on CsA serum levels.

Methods: This randomized 2-group clinical trial involved 32 adults.

Central catheter dressing in a simulator: the effects of tutor's assistance or self-learning tutorial.

Aims: to compare the performance of undergraduate students concerning semi-implanted central venous catheter dressing in a simulator, with the assistance of a tutor or of a self-learning tutorial.

Method: Randomized controlled trial. The sample consisted of 35 undergraduate nursing students, who were divided into two groups after attending an open dialogue presentation class and watching a video.

Endotracheal suction in intubated critically ill adult patients undergoing mechanical ventilation: a systematic review.

Aim: identify and analyze in the literature the evidence of randomized controlled trials on care related to the suctioning of endotracheal secretions in intubated, critically ill adult patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.

Method: the search was conducted in the PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL and LILACS databases. From the 631 citations found, 17 studies were selected.

Thrombotic obstruction of the central venous catheter in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

This is an integrative literature review with the aim of summarizing the prevention measures and treatment of thrombotic obstruction of long-term semi-implanted central venous catheters, in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The sample consisted of seven studies, being two randomized controlled clinical trials, three cohort studies and two case series. Regarding the prevention measures, one single study demonstrated effectiveness, which was a cohort study on the oral use of warfarin.

Cyclosporine level: difference between blood samples collected through peripheral and central venous access.

Aims And Objectives: To identify differences in cyclosporine levels between blood samples collected from a peripheral venous access, catheter line used for drug infusion and catheter line not used for drug infusion in adult patients receiving allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Background.  Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressant that prevents graft-versus-host disease, has a narrow therapeutic window and causes nephrotoxicity.

The use of polyurethane transparent film in indwelling central venous catheter.

Dressing is an intervention aimed to prevent infection in central venous catheter. This study aimed to analyze the frequency of catheter-related infection and skin toxicity in the use of transparent film in Hickman's catheter in patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A case series with 10 cases was carried out.

Inter-unit Doctoral Program in Nursing of the University of São Paulo: characterization of graduates and theses defended in a decade.

This descriptive study aimed to characterize the graduates of the Inter-unit Doctoral Program in Nursing of the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo, who defended their theses in the period 1998-2008, in relation to the location they developed their Masters and their pre and post-doctoral employment, also to investigate the theses defended in relation to the thematic areas and methodological approaches used. Data were collected from the Fenix-USP System and the Lattes Curriculum System. Of the 190 graduates, 178 had curricula available online.

[Nursing outcome classification (NOC): identification of the related scientific production].

This study aimed at identifying through an integrative literature review, the scientific knowledge produced until 2008 about the Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC), which is used to evaluate nursing care. Among 15 selected articles, most (73.4%) were published in American journals, and by American authors (60.