Pacientes com Covid-19 no Centro de Terapia Intensiva: perfil clínico e carga de trabalho da enfermagem

Introdução: A pandemia da COVID-19 causou impacto no cenário mundial nos últimos anos, levando também a implicações para carga de trabalho dos profissionais da saúde, sobretudo os da equipe de enfermagem. Objetivo: Descrever o perfil clínico dos pacientes com COVID-19 internados em uma UTI e a carga de trabalho de enfermagem. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, transversal, de abordagem quantitativa, mediado por análise documental. Foram analisados prontuários de pacientes com diagnóstico de COVID-19 internados em um centro de terapia intensiva durante os meses de março de 2020 a fevereiro de 2022. Resultados: Foram analisados 261 prontuários, evidenciando perfil majoritariamente composto pelo sexo masculino, acima de 50 anos, e com alguma comorbidade. O principal desfecho foi a alta do setor e a complicação mais apresentada foi a lesão renal. A mediana do Nursing Activities Score foi de 94,9 pontos, sendo “muito elevado” o escore mais frequente. Houve correlação significante entre a carga de trabalho e uso de ventilação mecânica invasiva, drogas vasoativas, hemodiálise, lesões de pele, entre outros. Conclusão: O perfil dos pacientes com tal enfermidade corrobora com dados nacionais e internacionais. O suporte de alta complexidade refletiu em uma carga de trabalho elevada pela enfermagem neste período

Clinical judgment performance of undergraduate Nursing students

Objetivo: avaliar o desempenho referido sobre julgamento clínico por estudantes de graduação em enfermagem. Método: estudo transversal, com a aplicação da Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric-Brazilian Version em 166 estudantes da graduação em enfermagem de uma universidade pública do Brasil. Os dados foram analisados de forma descritiva e analítica (comparando o nível de julgamento clínico entre estudantes dos grupos iniciante, intermediário e concluinte). Aplicaram-se os testes: Qui-quadrado, Exato de Fisher e Kruskal-Wallis, e adotou-se p-valor 0,05. A confiabilidade do instrumento global (alpha de Cronbach) foi de 0,786. Resultados: dos 166 estudantes, 65,7% se avaliaram como proficientes em relação ao desempenho referido sobre julgamento clínico. Das 11 dimensões da rubrica (observação focada, reconhecimento de desvios dos padrões esperados, busca por informações, priorização dos dados, compreensão dos dados, atuação calma e confiante, comunicação clara, intervenção bem planejada/flexibilidade, habilidade técnica, avaliação/autoanálise e comprometimento com o aperfeiçoamento), apenas quatro não apresentaram diferenças significativas entre os grupos (p<0,05): observação focada, busca por informações, priorização dos dados, atuação calma e confiante. Conclusão: O desempenho referido sobre julgamento clínico como proficiente foi apontado por 65,7% estudantes e foi verificada diferença estatística significante, em sete dimensões, entre os iniciantes, intermediários e concluintes, compatível com a evolução da aprendizagem.Objetivo: evaluar la capacidad referida de juicio clínico de estudiantes de licenciatura en enfermería. Método: estudio transversal con aplicación de la Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric-Brazilian Version en 166 estudiantes de licenciatura en enfermería de una universidad pública de Brasil. Los datos se analizaron de forma descriptiva y analítica (comparando el nivel de juicio clínico entre los estudiantes de los grupos principiante, intermedio y avanzado). Se aplicaron las pruebas: Chi-cuadrado, Exacta de Fisher y Kruskal-Wallis, y se adoptó un p-valor de 0,05. La confiabilidad del instrumento global (alfa de Cronbach) fue de 0,786. Resultados: de los 166 estudiantes, el 65,7% se evaluó como competente en relación con la capacidad referida de juicio clínico. De las 11 dimensiones de la rúbrica (observación enfocada, reconocimiento de desviaciones de los estándares esperados, búsqueda de información, priorización de datos, comprensión de datos, desempeño tranquilo y seguro, comunicación clara, intervención bien planificada/flexibilidad, habilidad técnica, evaluación/autoanálisis y compromiso con la mejora), solo cuatro no mostraron diferencias significativas entre grupos (p<0,05): observación enfocada, búsqueda de información, priorización de datos, desempeño tranquilo y seguro. Conclusión: el 65,7% de los estudiantes consideró que poseía juicio clínico competente y hubo una diferencia estadísticamente significativa, en siete dimensiones, entre principiantes, intermedios y avanzados, compatible con la evolución del aprendizaje.Objective: to evaluate the reported performance regarding clinical judgment by undergraduate Nursing students. Method: a cross-sectional study with the application of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric-Brazilian Version in 166 undergraduate Nursing students from a Brazilian public university. The data were analyzed descriptively and analytically (by comparing the level of clinical judgment among students from the initial, intermediate, and concluding groups). The following tests were applied: Chi-square, Fisher’s Exact and Kruskal-Wallis, and a p-value of 0.05 was adopted. The reliability of the global instrument (Cronbach’s alpha) was 0.786. Results: of the 166 students, 65.7% evaluated themselves as proficient in relation to the reported performance on clinical judgment. Of the rubric’s 11 dimensions (focused observation, recognizing deviations from expected patterns, information seeking, prioritizing data, making sense of data, calm and confident manner, clear communication, well-planned intervention/flexibility, being skillful, evaluation/self-analysis, and commitment to improvement), only four groups did not present significant differences among them (p<0.05): focused observation, information seeking, prioritizing data, and calm and confident manner. Conclusion: the performance on clinical judgment reported as proficient was pointed out by 65.7% of the students and a significant statistical difference was verified in seven dimensions, among beginners, intermediate, and concluding students, compatible with the evolution of learning

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora

Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries

© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licenseBackground: 80% of individuals with cancer will require a surgical procedure, yet little comparative data exist on early outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We compared postoperative outcomes in breast, colorectal, and gastric cancer surgery in hospitals worldwide, focusing on the effect of disease stage and complications on postoperative mortality. Methods: This was a multicentre, international prospective cohort study of consecutive adult patients undergoing surgery for primary breast, colorectal, or gastric cancer requiring a skin incision done under general or neuraxial anaesthesia. The primary outcome was death or major complication within 30 days of surgery. Multilevel logistic regression determined relationships within three-level nested models of patients within hospitals and countries. Hospital-level infrastructure effects were explored with three-way mediation analyses. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03471494. Findings: Between April 1, 2018, and Jan 31, 2019, we enrolled 15 958 patients from 428 hospitals in 82 countries (high income 9106 patients, 31 countries; upper-middle income 2721 patients, 23 countries; or lower-middle income 4131 patients, 28 countries). Patients in LMICs presented with more advanced disease compared with patients in high-income countries. 30-day mortality was higher for gastric cancer in low-income or lower-middle-income countries (adjusted odds ratio 3·72, 95% CI 1·70–8·16) and for colorectal cancer in low-income or lower-middle-income countries (4·59, 2·39–8·80) and upper-middle-income countries (2·06, 1·11–3·83). No difference in 30-day mortality was seen in breast cancer. The proportion of patients who died after a major complication was greatest in low-income or lower-middle-income countries (6·15, 3·26–11·59) and upper-middle-income countries (3·89, 2·08–7·29). Postoperative death after complications was partly explained by patient factors (60%) and partly by hospital or country (40%). The absence of consistently available postoperative care facilities was associated with seven to 10 more deaths per 100 major complications in LMICs. Cancer stage alone explained little of the early variation in mortality or postoperative complications. Interpretation: Higher levels of mortality after cancer surgery in LMICs was not fully explained by later presentation of disease. The capacity to rescue patients from surgical complications is a tangible opportunity for meaningful intervention. Early death after cancer surgery might be reduced by policies focusing on strengthening perioperative care systems to detect and intervene in common complications. Funding: National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit

Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 licenseBackground: Early death after cancer surgery is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with in high-income countries, yet the impact of facility characteristics on early postoperative outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between hospital infrastructure, resource availability, and processes on early outcomes after cancer surgery worldwide. Methods: A multimethods analysis was performed as part of the GlobalSurg 3 study—a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study of patients who had surgery for breast, colorectal, or gastric cancer. The primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and 30-day major complication rates. Potentially beneficial hospital facilities were identified by variable selection to select those associated with 30-day mortality. Adjusted outcomes were determined using generalised estimating equations to account for patient characteristics and country-income group, with population stratification by hospital. Findings: Between April 1, 2018, and April 23, 2019, facility-level data were collected for 9685 patients across 238 hospitals in 66 countries (91 hospitals in 20 high-income countries; 57 hospitals in 19 upper-middle-income countries; and 90 hospitals in 27 low-income to lower-middle-income countries). The availability of five hospital facilities was inversely associated with mortality: ultrasound, CT scanner, critical care unit, opioid analgesia, and oncologist. After adjustment for case-mix and country income group, hospitals with three or fewer of these facilities (62 hospitals, 1294 patients) had higher mortality compared with those with four or five (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 3·85 [95% CI 2·58–5·75]; p<0·0001), with excess mortality predominantly explained by a limited capacity to rescue following the development of major complications (63·0% vs 82·7%; OR 0·35 [0·23–0·53]; p<0·0001). Across LMICs, improvements in hospital facilities would prevent one to three deaths for every 100 patients undergoing surgery for cancer. Interpretation: Hospitals with higher levels of infrastructure and resources have better outcomes after cancer surgery, independent of country income. Without urgent strengthening of hospital infrastructure and resources, the reductions in cancer-associated mortality associated with improved access will not be realised. Funding: National Institute for Health and Care Research