Carcinoma de pulmão não pequena células: validação do sistema de estadiamento em uma única instituição (1990-200)

OBJECTIVE: To analyze surgical and pathological parameters and outcome and prognostic factors of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were admitted to a single institution, as well as to correlate these findings to the current staging system. METHOD: Seven hundred and thirty seven patients were diagnosed with NSCLC and admitted to Hospital do Cancer A. C. Camargo from 1990 to 2000. All patients were included in a continuous prospective database, and their data was analyzed. Following staging, a multidisciplinary team decision on adequate management was established. Variables included in this analysis were age, gender, histology, Karnofsky index, weight loss, clinical stage, surgical stage, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and survival rates. RESULTS: 75.5% of patients were males. The distribution of histologic type was squamous cell carcinoma 51.8%, adenocarcinoma 43.1%, and undifferentiated large cell carcinoma 5.1%. Most patients (73%) presented significant weight loss and a Karnofsky index of 80%. Clinical staging was IA 3.8%, IB 9.2%, IIA 1.4%, IIB 8.1%, IIIA 20.9%, IIIB 22.4%, IV 30.9%. Complete tumor resection was performed in 24.6% of all patients. Surgical stage distribution was IA 25.3%, IB 1.4%, IIB 17.1%, IIIA 16.1%, IIIB 20.3%, IV 11.5%. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy were considered therapeutic options in 43% and 72%, respectively. The overall 5-year survival rate of nonsmall cell lung cancer patients in our study was 28%. Median survival was 18.9 months. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with NSCLC who were admitted to our institution presented with histopathologic and clinical characteristics that were similar to previously published series in cancer hospitals. The best prognosis was associated with complete tumor resection with lymph node dissection, which is only achievable in earlier clinical stages.OBJETIVO: Analisar o resultado e fatores prognósticos de patients com CPNPC admitidos em uma única instituição e correlacionar os dados com o sistema atual de estadiamento. MÉTODO: Setecentos e trinta e sete pacientes com diagnóstico de CPNPC foram admitidos ao Hospital do Cancer A. C. Camargo entre 1990 e 2000. Todos os pacientes foram incluídos em um banco de dados contínuo prospectivo e seus dados foram analisados. Após o estadiamento, uma equipe multidisciplinar estabeleceu decisões sobre o manejo adequado para o caso. Variáveis analisadas incluíram idade, sexo, tipo histológico, índice de Karnofsky, perda de peso, estadio clínico, estadio cirúrgico, quimioterapia, radioterapia e taxa de sobrevida. RESULTADOS: 75,5% dos pacientes eram do sexo masculino. A distribuição dos tipos histológicos foi carcinoma espino celular 51,8%, adenocarcinoma 43,% e carcinoma indiferenciado de grandes células 5,1%. A maior parte apresentou perda de peso significativa e um Karnofsky Index de 80%. O estadiamento clínico foi IA 3,8%, IB 9,2%, IIA 1,4%, IIB 8,1%, IIIA 20,9%, IIIB 22,4%, IV 30,9%. A ressecção total do tumor foi possível em 24,6% dos casos. A distribuição do estadiamento cirúrgico foi IA 25,3%, IB 1,4%, IIA 1,4%, IIB 17,1%, IIIA 16,1%, IIIB 20,3%, IV 11,5%. Quimioterapia e radioterapia também foram consideradas opções terapêuticas. A sobrevida global de 5 anos em nosso estudo foi de 28%, sendo a sobrevida mediana de18,9 meses. CONCLUSÕES: CPNPC é uma doença que requer atenção especial, devido aos altos índices de morbi-mortalidade. Melhor prognóstico está associado à ressecção completa do tumor, com dissecção de linfonodos. Todavia, isso só é possível em estadios clínicos mais precoces

Applying the new concept of maternal near-miss in an intensive care unit

OBJECTIVES: The World Health Organization has recommended investigating near-misses as a benchmark practice for monitoring maternal healthcare and has standardized the criteria for diagnosis. We aimed to study maternal morbidity and mortality among women admitted to a general intensive care unit during pregnancy or in the postpartum period, using the new World Health Organization criteria. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, 158 cases of severe maternal morbidity were classified according to their outcomes: death, maternal near-miss, and potentially life-threatening conditions. The health indicators for obstetrical care were calculated. A bivariate analysis was performed using the Chi-square test with Yate's correction or Fisher's exact test. A multiple regression analysis was used to calculate the crude and adjusted odds ratios, together with their respective 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: Among the 158 admissions, 5 deaths, 43 cases of maternal near-miss, and 110 cases of potentially lifethreatening conditions occurred. The near-miss rate was 4.4 cases per 1,000 live births. The near-miss/death ratio was 8.6 near-misses for each maternal death, and the overall mortality index was 10.4%. Hypertensive syndromes were the main cause of admission (67.7% of the cases, 107/158); however, hemorrhage, mainly due to uterine atony and ectopic pregnancy complications, was the main cause of maternal near-misses and deaths (17/43 cases of near-miss and 2/5 deaths). CONCLUSIONS: Hypertension was the main cause of admission and of potentially life-threatening conditions; however, hemorrhage was the main cause of maternal near-misses and deaths at this institution, suggesting that delays may occur in implementing appropriate obstetrical care

Instrumentos para avaliação das competências de liderança em Enfermagem: Revisão de literatura

Introduction: The technological spread of the job market requires the development of differentiated skills and competences of nurses, so that they can assume new managerial and organizational responsibilities. Objective: to identify instruments in the literature to assess the skills necessary for leadership in nursing. Method: an integrative literature review which used the bases Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Scopus. Results: 10 studies were selected in this review, which identified the following instruments: Ambulance Nurse Competence (ANC) scale; Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI); Clinical Leadership Needs Analysis (CLeeNA) Instrument; Cotter Preceptor Selection Instrument (CPSI); Performance Evaluation Tool; Leadership and Management Inventory; Advanced Practice Nursing Competency Assessment Instrument (APNCAI); Kuopio University Hospital Transformational Leadership Scale (KUHTLS); Multisource Feedback (MSF), and an instrument whose title was not informed by the authors, consisting of constructs to enable nursing leader communication behaviors. Conclusion: This integrative literature review identified ten instruments to assess essential competencies for leadership in nursing. Communication was identified as one of the main competencies aligned with the role of manager. Decision making, social skills, team management, up-to-date information, strategic and financial management are extremely important elements in the nurse's managerial and care exercise, so that a harmonious relationship is established between leaders and those who are led in the job process.Introducción: La difusión tecnológica del mercado de trabajo exige el desarrollo de habilidades y competencias diferenciadas de los enfermeros, para que puedan asumir nuevas responsabilidades gerenciales y organizacionales. Objetivo: Identificar instrumentos en la literatura para evaluar las habilidades necesarias para el liderazgo en enfermería. Método: Revisión integradora de la literatura que utilizó las bases Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud (LILACS), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) y Scopus. Resultados: 10 estudios fueron seleccionados en esta revisión, que identificaron los siguientes instrumentos: escala Ambulance Nurse Competence (ANC); Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI); Clinical Leadership Needs Analysis (CLeeNA) Instrument; Cotter Preceptor Selection Instrument (CPSI); Performace Evaluation Tool; Leadership and Management Inventory; Advanced Practice Nursing Competency Assessment Instrument (APNCAI); Kuopio University Hospital Transformational Leadership Scale (KUHTLS); Multisource Feedback (MSF) y un instrumento que consiste en constructos para la capacitación en conductas de comunicación de los líderes de enfermería, cuyo título no fue informado por los autores. Conclusión: Esta revisión integradora de la literatura identificó diez instrumentos para evaluar las competencias esenciales para el liderazgo en enfermería. La comunicación fue identificada como una de las principales competencias alineadas con el rol de gerente. La toma de decisiones, las habilidades sociales, el manejo de equipos, la información actualizada y la gestión estratégica y financiera son elementos de suma importancia en el ejercicio gerencial y asistencial del enfermero, para que se establezca una relación armoniosa entre los líderes y quienes son conducidos en el proceso de trabajo.Introdução: A difusão tecnológica do mercado de trabalho exige o desenvolvimento de habilidades e competências diferenciadas dos enfermeiros, para que estes possam assumir novas responsabilidades gerenciais e organizacionais. Objetivo: Identificar na literatura instrumentos para avaliação das competências necessárias à liderança em enfermagem. Método: Revisão integrativa da literatura, a qual utilizou as bases Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) e Scopus. Resultados: Foram selecionados 10 estudos nesta revisão os quais identificaram os seguintes instrumentos: Ambulance Nurse Competence (ANC) scale; Leadership Practives Inventory (LPI); Clinical Leadership Needs Analysis (CLeeNA) Instrument; Cotter Preceptor Selection Instrument (CPSI); Performace Evaluation Tool; Leadership and Management Inventory; Advanced Practice Nursing Competency Assessment Instrument (APNCAI); Kuopio University Hospital Transformational Leadership Scale (KUHTLS); Multisource Feedback (MSF) e um instrumento constituído por construtos para capacitar sobre os comportamentos de comunicação dos líderes em enfermagem, cujo título não foi informado pelos autores. Conclusão: Esta revisão integrativa da literatura identificou dez instrumentos para avaliar as competências essenciais à liderança em enfermagem. A comunicação foi identificada como uma das principais competências alinhada ao papel de gestor. A tomada de decisão, a habilidade social, o gerenciamento da equipe, a informação atualizada e a gestão estratégica e financeira são elementos de suma importância no exercício gerencial e assistencial do enfermeiro, para que se estabeleça uma relação harmônica entre os líderes e os liderados no processo de trabalho

Trabalho temporário nas percepções de profissionais de enfermagem

The aim was to identify the perceptions of nursing professionals regarding temporary hiring in a public university hospital. Qualitative, descriptive, exploratory research with outsourced nursing professionals from a public university hospital in northern Paraná in 2019. Data collection occurred through the application of a self-administered, closed questionnaire with a final open question. 70 nursing professionals participated, the majority of whom were women (85%), with an average age of 36 years and a prevalence of professionals with only one employment relationship (77%). The reasons for choosing the temporary work contract were remuneration (13.7%), job opportunity (13.4%) and financial need (12.7%). The potentialities identified were flexible working hours and hourly pay; The weaknesses mentioned were the lack of labor rights, insecurity and professional instability. For nursing professionals, temporary work contracts are an attractive option, but they feel insecure due to the uncertainty surrounding the continuity of the contracts.Objetivou-se identificar quais as percepções de profissionais de enfermagem sobre a contratação temporária em hospital universitário público. Pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva exploratória, com profissionais de enfermagem terceirizados de um hospital universitário público do norte do Paraná no ano de 2019. A coleta de dados ocorreu por aplicação de um questionário autoadministrado, fechado e com uma última questão aberta. Participaram 70 profissionais de enfermagem, maioria mulheres (85%), com idade média de 36 anos e prevalência de profissionais com apenas um vínculo empregatício (77%). Os motivos para a escolha do contrato temporário de trabalho foram a remuneração (13,7%), oportunidade de trabalho (13,4%) e necessidade financeira (12,7%). As potencialidades identificadas foram a flexibilidade de horário e a remuneração por hora de trabalho; já as fragilidades mencionadas foram a ausência de direitos trabalhistas, insegurança e instabilidade profissional.  Para os profissionais de enfermagem, os contratos temporários de trabalho se constituem em uma opção atraente, porém sentem-se inseguros devido as incertezas da continuidade dos contratos

Fatores associados à atividade laboral de técnico-administrativos de universidades estaduais aposentados por invalidez

Objetivo: Verificar os fatores associados ao tipo de atividade laboral exercida por trabalhadores técnico-administrativos universitários aposentados por invalidez.Método: Pesquisa transversal com 68 trabalhadores, realizada por meio de questionário eletrônico entre novembro de 2019 e setembro de 2020. Foram coletados dados sobre a caracterização sociodemográfica, ocupacional e causas da invalidez. Os dados foram analisados descritivamente e por regressões logísticas múltiplas.Resultados: Os profissionais da saúde tiveram mais chances de apresentarem os transtornos mentais e comportamentais, associados ao sexo feminino e independentemente da idade. As chances de doenças do sistema nervoso foram maiores em trabalhadores que exerceram trabalho administrativo, sendo associadas ao ensino superior. Servidores operacionais apresentaram maiores chances de doenças osteomusculares associadas ao ensino fundamental e médio e ao sexo masculino, independentemente da idade.Conclusão: Houve associação da atividade laboral exercida anteriormente à aposentadoria com as doenças responsáveis pela invalidez, com diferenças entre sexo, idade e níveis educacionais.Descritores: Aposentadoria. Seguro por invalidez. Empregados do governo. Universidades. Transtornos mentai

The Burden Of Eclampsia: Results From A Multicenter Study On Surveillance Of Severe Maternal Morbidity In Brazil.

Maternal mortality (MM) is a core indicator of disparities in women's rights. The study of Near Miss cases is strategic to identifying the breakdowns in obstetrical care. In absolute numbers, both MM and occurrence of eclampsia are rare events. We aim to assess the obstetric care indicators and main predictors for severe maternal outcome from eclampsia (SMO: maternal death plus maternal near miss). Secondary analysis of a multicenter, cross-sectional study, including 27 centers from all geographic regions of Brazil, from 2009 to 2010. 426 cases of eclampsia were identified and classified according to the outcomes: SMO and non-SMO. We classified facilities as coming from low- and high-income regions and calculated the WHO's obstetric health indicators. SPSS and Stata softwares were used to calculate the prevalence ratios (PR) and respective 95% confidence interval (CI) to assess maternal characteristics, clinical and obstetrical history, and access to health services as predictors for SMO, subsequently correlating them with the corresponding perinatal outcomes, also applying multiple regression analysis (adjusted for cluster effect). Prevalence of and mortality indexes for eclampsia in higher and lower income regions were 0.2%/0.8% and 8.1%/22%, respectively. Difficulties in access to health care showed that ICU admission (adjPR 3.61; 95% CI 1.77-7.35) and inadequate monitoring (adjPR 2.31; 95% CI 1.48-3.59) were associated with SMO. Morbidity and mortality associated with eclampsia were high in Brazil, especially in lower income regions. Promoting quality maternal health care and improving the availability of obstetric emergency care are essential actions to relieve the burden of eclampsia.9e9740