Patterns, appropriateness and outcomes of peripherally inserted central catheter use in Brazil: a multicentre study of 12 725 catheters.

Background: Little is known about peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) use, appropriateness and device outcomes in Brazil.

Methods: We conducted an observational, prospective, cohort study spanning 16 Brazilian hospitals from October 2018 to August 2020. Patients ≥18 years receiving a PICC were included.

Near-miss analysis in a large hospital in southern Brazil: A 5-year retrospective study.

Background: Near-miss analysis is an effective method for preventing serious adverse events, including never events such as wrong-site surgery.

Objective: To analyze all near-miss incidents reported in a large general hospital in southern Brazil between January 2013 and August 2017.

Method: We performed a descriptive retrospective study of near-miss incidents recorded in the hospital's electronic reporting system in a large non-profit hospital (497 beds).

Quality improvement strategy to enhance compliance with the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist in a large hospital: Quality improvement study.

Background: The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist is an effective tool to reduce morbidity, mortality, perioperative complications, and hospital length of stay. However, its implementation that involves complex social interaction is still challenging.

Objectives: The aim was to increase use of the Surgical Safety Checklist to 100% of performed surgeries compared to current practice at Hospital Moinhos de Vento, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

In-hospital falls in a large hospital in the south of Brazil: A 6-year retrospective study.

Background: Reporting falls in the hospital setting is a world-recognized strategy to prevent these incidents.

Objective: To describe in-hospital falls reported in a large hospital in the South of Brazil.

Method: Retrospective, descriptive study of falls reported in the hospital's electronic reporting system.

In hospital falls of a large hospital.

Objectives: The present database contains information on patient falls in the hospital setting. Data were collected in January 2018 with of describing in-hospital falls reported from 1st January 2012 to 31 December 2017 in a large hospital in the South of Brazil. Learning about the characteristics of these events and establishing a profile may contribute to the design of adequate prevention and improvement strategies that are effective to reduce the risk of falls.

The uptake of safe infant sleep practices by Brazilian pediatricians: a nationwide cross-sectional survey.

Objective: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a major cause of death among children aged <1 year. Campaigns to educate physicians have been effective to reduce its incidence. We assessed the knowledge of Brazilian pediatricians' regarding risk factors for SIDS, their familiarity with the first Brazilian SIDS campaign launched in 2009, and self-reported changes in practices following this campaign.