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The objective of this work was to evaluate and correlate the oxidative stress in patients with uncontrolled blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia) hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). This was a cross-sectional study, performed with 26 patients in an ICU of a hospital in the Zona da Mata in Minas Gerais. Patients with uncontrolled blood glucose levels were evaluated in two moments: on the day of admission (T0) and one day after the uncontrolled glycaemia (DG1). The evaluation of the oxidative profile was determined by the dosage of serum total antioxidant capacity, based on the ability of ferric reduction, determination of enzymatic activity of Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase and Glutathione S-Transferase, lipid peroxidation products and carbonylated proteins. The levels of ferric reducing ability decreased significantly, whereas the activity of the Superoxide Dismutase enzyme increased significantly after uncontrolled glycaemia in relation to the initial time. Although the lipid peroxidation did not change between the times evaluated, the damage marker significantly reduced, shown by carbonylation of proteins after the uncontrolled glycaemia. The critical patients evaluated in this study present altered oxidative profile after the uncontrolled glycaemia, a common problem that imposes the worst prognoses.

Objetivo: Identificar la carga de trabajo de enfermería requerida por pacientes adultos durante su estadía en una UCI y en relación con el desenlace clínico.Métodos: Estudio de cohorte prospectivo realizado con 53 pacientes hospitalizados en una UCI de adultos entre julio y septiembre de 2018. Se utilizó el Nursing Activities Score (NAS) para la recopilación de datos. Se emplearon estadísticas descriptivas e inferenciales para comparar los promedios. Se consideró el valor de p Objective: To identify the nursing workload required by adult patients during hospitalization in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and in relation to the clinical outcome.Methods: Prospective cohort with 53 patients admitted to an adult ICU between July and September 2018. The Nursing Activities Score (NAS) was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to compare means. The value of p < 0.05 was considered significant. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (Opinion 2,014,344).Results: There was a predominance of female patients (28 - 52.83%), aged between 17 and 96 years, from the urgency/emergency service (34 - 65.38%), and admitted due to diseases of the circulatory system (18 - 33.96%). The severity of patients according to the SAPS 3 score was 52.32 points and the estimated mortality was of 25.34%. The length of hospital stay ranged from 2 to 38 days and discharge prevailed among the outcomes (39 - 73.58%). The average NAS was 57.41%, equivalent to 13.78 hours of nursing care in a 24-hour period. The average nursing workload at admission was higher than the average measured at the time of clinical outcome (p < 0.001). Patients who died during hospitalization had an average NAS higher than that of patients who survived (p = 0.022).Conclusions: The nursing workload varied over the hospitalization period, being greater on the first day of hospitalization and in the care of patients with a poor prognosis (death).

Objectives: to compare tympanic and axillary body temperature values of critical patients before and after the traditional and dry bed bath. Methods: this is a randomized, open crossover clinical trial conducted with 50 adult critical patients. All patients received both types of bed bathing. The tympanic and axillary temperature values were measured at the beginning and end of the baths. The Wilcoxon test or paired Student’s t test was used. Results: elderly and male patients predominated. There was no significant difference between tympanic temperature medians measured during the traditional bed bath (p=0.707) and dry bath (p=0.101). Axillary temperature means reduced at the end of the baths (p=0.001), being 36.12ºC in the traditional bath and 35.92ºC in dry bath. Conclusions: bed bath, regardless of the method used, caused a reduction in critical patients’ axillary temperature. RESUMEN Objetivos: comparar los valores de temperatura corporal timpánica y axilar de pacientes críticos antes y después del baño en la cama tradicional y seca. Métodos: ensayo clínico crossover, aleatorizado y abierto, realizado con 50 pacientes adultos críticos. Todos los pacientes recibieron ambos tipos de baños en la cama. Los valores de temperatura timpánica y axilar se midieron al inicio y al final de los baños. Se utilizó la prueba t de Student o Wilcoxon pareada. Resultados: predominaron los pacientes ancianos y varones. No hubo diferencia significativa entre las medianas de temperatura timpánica medidas durante el baño en la cama tradicional (p=0,707) y la seca (p=0,101). Las medias de temperatura axilar disminuyeron al final de los baños (p=0,001), siendo 36,12ºC en el baño tradicional y 35,92ºC en el baño seco. Conclusiones: el baño en cama, independientemente del método utilizado, provocó una reducción de la temperatura axilar de los pacientes críticos. RESUMO Objetivos: comparar os valores de temperatura corporal timpânica e axilar dos pacientes críticos antes e depois da realização do banho no leito tradicional e a seco. Métodos: ensaio clínico randomizado crossover, aberto, realizado com 50 pacientes críticos adultos. Todos os pacientes receberam os dois tipos de banho no leito. Os valores da temperatura timpânica e axilar foram mensurados no início e fim dos banhos. Utilizou-se o Teste de Wilcoxon ou t de Student pareado. Resultados: predominaram os pacientes idosos e do sexo masculino. Não houve diferença significativa entre as medianas de temperatura timpânica aferidas durante o banho no leito tradicional (p=0,707) e a seco (p=0,101). As médias da temperatura axilar reduziram ao final dos banhos (p=0,001), sendo 36,12ºC no banho tradicional e 35,92ºC no banho a seco. Conclusões: o banho no leito, independentemente do método utilizado, provocou redução na temperatura axilar dos pacientes críticos.

To evaluate the incidence and the prediction of unstable blood glucose level among critically ill patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit.A cohort study was conducted with 62 adult patients hospitalized at an intensive care unit of a hospital located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, between March and July of 2017. Patient's demographic information, along with scores for Simplified Acute Physiology Score III, primary medical diagnosis, discharge status, diagnosis of diabetes and/or sepsis, length of stay, glycemic variability, type of nutrition, types of medications and treatments, and oxygen therapy were collected daily. A daily venous blood sample was collected to measure blood glucose levels during the patient's hospitalization period. Bivariate analysis was used to explore the association among the potential diagnostic indicators and the outcome of unstable blood glucose levels. Multivariate Cox regression was used to identify the potential predictors for the outcome.Of the total of 62 participants, 45.1% (n=28) had unstable blood glucose level. Among the 28 patients with unstable blood glucose levels, half of them (n=14, 50%) had hypoglycemia and the other half had hyperglycemia (n=14, 50%). Decreased number of days hospitalized and the use of intensive glucose control with regular insulin were associated with decreased odds of developing hyperglycemia. The presence of mechanical ventilation was associated with a higher risk for the development of hypoglycemia.This study provides knowledge and evidence of diagnostic indicators for unstable blood glucose levels that are not currently included in the NANDA-International terminology for the nursing diagnosis Risk for unstable blood glucose level (00179).This study identified important diagnostic indicators that nurses can observe during the assessment to identify patients that are at risk for developing unstable blood glucose level and provide the appropriate care.Avaliar a incidência e predição de glicemia instável em pacientes adultos internados em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. MÉTODO: Estudo de coorte concorrente, realizada entre março e julho de 2017, com amostra de 62 pacientes. As variáveis independentes coletadas da admissão do paciente a unidade foram sexo, raça, idade, Simplified Acute Physiology Score III, diagnóstico de internação, tipo de saída, diabetes, sepse, tempo de permanência, variabilidade glicêmica, tipo de nutrição, medicamentos e terapêutica, e oxigenoterapia (cateter nasal e ventilação mecânica). Os dados foram analisados por estatística descritiva e análise de sobrevida com teste de Log-rank e regressão multivariada de Cox.Dos 62 pacientes, 45,1% (n=28) desenvolveram a glicemia instável. Dos 28 pacientes com glicemia instável, metade (n=14, 50%) apresentou hipoglicemia, e a outra metade apresentou hiperglicemia (n=14, 50%). Menor tempo de permanência e controle estrito da glicemia foram fatores de proteção para desenvolvimento de hiperglicemia. Ventilação mecânica foi associada ao desenvolvimento de hipoglicemia. CONCLUSÃO: Este estudo fornece conhecimento e evidência sobre indicadores diagnósticos para o desenvolvimento de glicemia instável, que atualmente não estão incluídos na terminologia da NANDA-Internacional para o diagnóstico de enfermagem Risco de glicemia instável. IMPLICAÇÕES PARA ENFERMAGEM: Este trabalho contribui para o aperfeiçoamento da Taxonomia da NANDA-Internacional e, por conseguinte, da linguagem padronizada de enfermagem.

Objective: to compare the time for performance of dry and traditional bed bathing and its effects on transcutaneous arterial oxygen saturation and respiratory rates in critical adult patients. Method: pilot study of a randomized, open, crossover clinical trial, performed with 15 adult critically ill patients. Each patient received a dry and a traditional bed bath. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used, adopting p-value ≤ 0.05. Results: most patients were male (73.3%), white (66.7%), with a mean age of 69.7 years. The dry bath was faster (20.0 minutes) than the traditional bath (30.0 minutes) (p

Objetivo: Identificar en la literatura la evidencia del proceso de enfermería (PE) que se aplica al software.Metodología: Una revisión integradora, la búsqueda se realizó en las bases de datos PubMed, Lilacs y CINAHL y búsqueda inversa en el período de 28 de agosto al 09 de septiembre de 2016. Se utilizaron los descriptores enfermería, proceso de enfermería, sistemas de información en hospital, informática médica, aplicaciones de informática médica, informática en salud pública e informática aplicada a la enfermería. Muestra de 23 artículos. Resultados: Hubo un aumento en la producción a partir de 2000, la mayor parte se originó en Brasil, se caracterizaron por estudios descriptivos. Nos mostraron dos categorías de análisis: el desarrollo y uso del software. La mayoría de las publicaciones contemplan todas las etapas del PE, dos mencionan la teórica y tres utilizan el sistema para las dimensiones de atención y gestión. Las taxonomías utilizadas fueron CIPE, NANDA, NIC, NOC. Conclusión: El uso de software con el PE fortalece la práctica basada en la evidencia y consolida la enfermería como ciencia.