Pulse oximetry test for screening congenital heart diseases: a systematic review.

Objective: To determine the accuracy of the Pulse Oximetry Test (POT) in screening for Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) in newborns in the first 48 hours of life.

Method: Systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy with meta-analysis. The selection of studies was carried out in June 2021.

Economic evaluation of non-invasive liver tests for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in chronic liver diseases: a systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to determine the costs and benefits of non-invasive liver tests vs liver biopsy in patients with chronic liver diseases.

Introduction: Hepatic diseases can lead to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. In the past, liver biopsy was the only option for diagnosing fibrosis degree.

Clinical, demographic and oxidative profile of patients with COVID-19 and disease severity.

This study aimed to profile the clinical progression, demographics, and oxidative status of COVID-19 patients, correlating with disease severity. The study included 143 participants: 93 patients with COVID-19 (28 outpatients, 65 inpatients), and 50 control participants. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) was used as an oxidative damage marker.

Effectiveness of auriculotherapy for anxiety, stress or burnout in health professionals: a network meta-analysis.

Objective: to analyze the effectiveness of auriculotherapy, when compared to the control group, placebo or usual treatment for anxiety, stress or burnout in health professionals.

Method: a systematic review conducted in nine information sources, being selected experimental or quasi-experimental studies with auriculotherapy intervention in health professionals, compared to control, placebo or usual treatment groups. Descriptive analysis and network meta-analysis by means of direct and indirect comparison.

The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on sickness absenteeism among hospital workers.

Introduction: Worker illness and, more recently, infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can manifest as sickness absence, considerably increasing absenteeism rates, which were already rising.

Objectives: To determine the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on sickness absence rates among hospital workers and on the costs associated with them.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 1,229 workers at a University Hospital in the South of Brazil.

Absenteeism-disease in health care workers in a hospital context in southern Brazil.

Introduction: Absenteeism is a pervasive and growing worldwide problem. In hospital settings, it is often associated with a fast-paced environment, shift work and high occupational demands. Absenteeism in hospitals can also be attributed to poor working conditions and the high emotional burden associated with daily exposure to illness and death.

Economic and epidemiological evaluation of text message-based interventions in patients with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Objective: to evaluate the cost-effectiveness ratio and the budget impact of sending text messages associated with medical consultations in order to reduce the viral load of patients infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Method: a randomized clinical trial, basis for the development of a dynamic cohort model with Markov states in order to compare medical appointments for adults infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus versus the alternative strategy that associated medical consultations to sending text messages through telephone.

Results: 156 adults participated in the study.

Association between social support and adherence to anti-retroviral treatment in people living with HIV.

Objective: To investigate the association between social support, adherence to HIV anti-retroviral therapy, and clinical and sociodemographic factors.

Method: A cross-sectional study conducted from July 2016 to August 2018 in a specialized outpatient clinic in southern Brazil. Individual interviews were conducted for the application of the following instruments: Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Adherence to Anti-retroviral Treatment (CEAT-HIV) and Social Support Scale for People Living with HIV/AIDS.

Dedicated Education Unit is a cost-effective clinical education model for undergraduate nursing programs.

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of clinical education models for undergraduate nursing programs.

Methods: A model-based cost-effectiveness analysis. Settings were universities with undergraduate nursing courses.

Cost-effectiveness of antimicrobial treatment for inpatients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: a systematic review of economic evidence.

Objectives: The objective of this review was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of antimicrobial therapy for patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection.

Introduction: Among the main multi-resistant microorganisms, carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae is responsible for the mortality of 40% of patients following 30 days of infection.

Economic burden of inpatients infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase.

Objective: To estimate the direct medical costs of drug therapy of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) infection patients in hospital-based context.

Methods: A cost-of-illness study conducted with a prospective cohort design with hospitalized adults infected by KPC. Data collection was performed using an instrument composed of sociodemographic data, clinical and prescription medication.

Cost-effectiveness of the antimicrobial treatment for inpatients infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase: a systematic review protocol.

The objective of this review is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of antimicrobial therapy treatment for inpatients infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase.More specifically, the review question is: What is the best evidence on the cost-effectiveness of the antimicrobial treatment for inpatients infected with Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase?"

A five-year review of vertical HIV transmission in a specialized service: cross-sectional study.

Context And Objective:: Healthcare professionals need to instill the process of prevention, control and treatment of people infected with HIV into care practice. Through maintaining preventive treatment among HIV-infected pregnant women, it has been demonstrated that prophylactic antiretroviral therapy, scheduled cesarean section and the prohibition of breastfeeding significantly reduce vertical HIV transmission. This study aimed to assess the rates of vertical HIV transmission in a specialized service and identify the factors associated with it.

Effect of maternal exercises on biophysical fetal and maternal parameters: a transversal study.

Objective: To evaluate the acute effects of maternal and fetal hemodynamic responses in pregnant women submitted to fetal Doppler and an aerobic physical exercise test according to the degree of effort during the activity and the impact on the well-being.

Methods: Transversal study with low risk pregnant women, obtained by convenience sample with gestational age between 26 to 34 weeks. The participants carry out a progressive exercise test.

Potential drug interactions in patients given antiretroviral therapy.

Objective: to investigate potential drug-drug interactions (PDDI) in patients with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy.

Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted on 161 adults with HIV infection. Clinical, socio demographic, and antiretroviral treatment data were collected.

[Effects of physical exercise on the fetal hemodynamic parameters].

Purpose: To assess the effects of aerobic physical exercise on the Doppler velocimetry of fetal vessels in pregnant women with no clinical or obstetrical complications.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 10 healthy low-risk pregnant women at 2 different gestational times: between the 26th and 29th week and 6 days, and at the end of pregnancy, between the 30th and 35th week. The patients were submitted to aerobic physical exercise on a treadmill until reaching fatigue.