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Introduction Ostomies are defined as surgically created openings or canals that make a path between the inner of an organ and the outer environment. They are intended to minimize problems that temporarily or permanently disable a segment of the body, seeking to maintain the function of the organ affected by pathologies or trauma. 1,2 Ostomies can be permanent or temporary and, depending on the affected organ, receive different names and specific care. In the present study, the research interest is around eliminatory ostomies with eliminatory function, which are ileostomies and colostomies (ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid), which are categorized as intestinal ostomies. 3 The national literature regarding the epidemiological data of individuals with ostomies, in general, is still incipient and needs further investigation, however, it is estimated that about one million and 400 thousand surgeries for making ostomies are performed per year in Brazil. According to the Ostomy Associations of America, approximately 100,000 to 130,000 new surgical procedures for making an ostomy are performed in the United States of America (USA), with colostomy being the most made.4,5,6 This data, in particular, is in line with the results of a study carried out in Brazil on the profiles of ostomies in relation to location, which demonstrated a greater predominance of intestinal ostomies, particularly colostomy and ileostomy.7 In this context, it is considered that the increase in the number of neoplasms and gastrointestinal diseases evidenced in the morbidity profile of the population increases the number of people who need intestinal stomas as a therapeutic strategy and, therefore, in view of the risks, there is an increase the susceptibility to complications, namely: hernias, retractions, necrosis, infections, fistulas, more common in colostomy.8 Complications are divided into complications in the ostomy or skin peristomia. In addition, they are also divided in relation to the period of appearance, which can be immediate (within the first 24 hours after the ostomy is made), early (up to 1 week after the ostomy is made) or late (after 1 week, extending up to months after hospital discharge)9,10 Complications related to intestinal stomas are described in the literature in several studies, being frequent in the lives of patients who have newly made stomas. 1,2,11 The rate of complications related to ostomy in the USA is from 21 to 70%.6 In Brazil, an investigation on the perceptions of the quality of care of patients with ostomy, that 71% of patients with ileostomies and 43% of patients with colostomy had complications. 12 Data show rates from 70% to 80% for the development of some complication in patients with ostomies. It is estimated that a person in this condition has the experience of at least one complication up to the second year after confection. 13,14 Complications, in general, are caused by several factors, including the difficulty in self-care in relation to the stoma, the presence of more than one stoma, the high-output stoma. There are also factors related to the approach to surgery, such as emergency surgery, containment sutures, laparoscopic approach, which are more prone to complications. The characteristics of size, shape and height of the stoma influence differently on skin adhesion, which can generate contact with effluents and increase the risk of complications. 13 In addition, in the case of late complications, the presence of comorbidities, especially obesity and high intramuscular pressure, which can result in prolapses and parastomy hernia. 15 In view of this panorama of ostomies and their complications, it is considered that the qualification of nurses and the use of instruments that can help in the early identification of risk factors and in the proper management of complications are essential in improving their professional performance, with potential impact on patient fitness and well-being. 16 After hospital discharge, the specialist nurse is responsible for inspecting the ostomy and the peristomy region to assess aspects of the ostomy in relation to color, shape, size, humidity, presence of exudate or other substances, pain and skin lesions. Thus, the late postoperative period, established one week after surgery, is considered an essential time to monitor the patient and their needs and to minimize and prevent complications.17 When critically reflecting on the care provided by nurses in managing the care of patients with ostomies, in particular with a focus on the management of complications, it is pointed out that nurses, regardless of their specialist status, should provide assistance to this patient in different care settings, in the hospital or out-of-hospital context. Thus, nursing care in the presence of complications should prevent the worsening of the condition of the ostomy, the skin peristomia and its functionality. On the other hand, inadequate management can lead to consequences that worsen the patient's quality of life, bring psychosocial impacts, the need for surgical interventions and the use of complementary materials. 10 Therefore, the absence of follow-up by a qualified professional in the postoperative period can lead the patient to develop peristomia complications and their consequences.13 Therefore, there is a responsibility of health professionals in actions against complications, in view of the reduction of their occurrence and rapid reversal in their validity, aspects that should be enhanced by the presence of professionals prepared for this demand in the services, especially the experts.18 In view of the shortage of specialized professionals in health services, it is assumed that the construction of an assessment instrument, as a health care technology, can help nurses' decision-making in the field of care for patients with functional intestinal ostomy. eliminatory with late complications, guiding nursing care during the management of such complications. In this context, it is assumed that the construction of an assessment instrument will help nurses' decision-making in the field of care for patients with intestinal ostomy with an eliminatory function with complications, helping to guide nursing care during the management of such complications based on scientific evidence. This type of technology has the potential to contribute to knowledge in the area for general practitioners and to directly impact the nursing care provided to clients with this specific need at various levels of health care. Therefore, it is necessary to know the scope of knowledge present in the literature about late complications and the nursing approaches to them, in order to identify and report the scientific evidence that can support the proposition of a health care technology on this topic. Therefore, the objective is: To map the existing knowledge about complications and actions related to nursing therapy in patient care with complications related to intestinal ostomies with eliminatory function. Review questions What are the late complications in eliminatory intestinal ostomies? What is the nursing care for people with late complications in intestinal ostomies with eliminatory function? Population Patients with intestinal ostomies with eliminatory function. Concept Nursing care in the face of late complications of intestinal ostomies with eliminatory function. Context Any context. Type of study We will use primary papers found in predefined databases according to specific eligibility criteria. Furthermore, this scope review will include data found in the grey literature, such as protocols, guidelines, and manuals. Our focus lies in articles that approaches late complications in intestinal ostomies and nursing management to these complications will be considered. For our search in the databases, we will adopt theme-pertinent descriptors and keywords in three languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish. As for the grey literature, we will search through databanks of theses, and websites of reference entities in the Enterostomal Therapy fields. Languages will also be limited to Portuguese, English, and Spanish, and there will be no time restriction in terms of data production. Yet, whenever there are updates on guidelines/manuals, we will use only the most recent version. Methods This review follows the Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) methodology for scope reviewing, and adopts the 2020 JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. 19 Search strategy Firstly, we have searched through databases in order to identify descriptors or keywords for the development of this study (Appendix I). Later on, we will search for scientific papers in these databases: Literature of Latin America and the Caribbean (LILACS), National Library of Medicine (Medline via PubMed), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Spanish Bibliographic Index of the Health Sciences (IBECS), SciVerse Scopus (SCOPUS), Embase, and Web of Science. After crossing the descriptors and the keywords in each of the selected bases, we will apply initial filters of “complete text”, “paper”, and language. Appendix II features an example of the strategy that we will use for this scope review. We will search for grey literature evidence in the CAPES Theses and Dissertations Catalogue, in documents available at websites of official institutions, in guidelines and manuals of both national, and international institutions. We will also search in reference entities in the stomatherapy fields in order to find materials on complications and actions related to intestinal ostomies (Appendix III). Study selection We will import every selected paper into the Mendeley Reference Manager, and remove all duplicates. Firstly, we will submit the papers to an exploratory reading of their title and/or abstract by a reviewer, in order to decide whether they fit in the study’s theme and, thus, should be selected. Texts that adhere to the theme of the investigation will be fully read by two reviewers separately, and will be thoroughly analyzed according to the eligibility criteria. Afterwards, we will compare the reviewers’ selections, and, if there is any divergence, we will resolve them by means of consensual discussion, or of a third senior reviewer. Lastly, the studies that have been fully read and excluded for not meeting the inclusion criteria will be counted, and we will systematize the reasons for exclusion in an appendix of the final report. This report will also describe the search process, and the paper selection through the PRISMA Flowchart. Data extraction Data will be extracted by a tool of data collection developed for this review, and two reviewers will participate in this process with the support of the software Microsoft Excel®. Collected data will provide us with information about the studies on drug labelling in Intensive Care, Emergency, and Anesthetic Units. We will control the year of publication, the authorship, the country of publication, the title of the paper, the language, the type of study, the number and the profile of the participants, type of complication, management/care for the complication, results (if applicable). We might contact authors of specific papers if additional information be necessary. Furthermore, we may modify the tool of data collection throughout the investigation, if the analyzed papers highlight the need for additional information (Appendix IV). Data mapping We will present the extracted data in tableaux (Appendix V), and thus characterize, assemble, synthetize, and describe the findings of this review. Hence, after mapping the results, we will correlate them to the goals of this investigation. The information identified will be relevant for understanding which complications occur in the late postoperative period and what actions the nurse can take to manage the complication. Funding There is no funding for this investigation. References 1. MIRANDA SM, Luz MHBA, Sonobe HM, Andrade EMLR, Moura ECC. Caracterização Sociodemográfica e Clínica de Pessoas com Estomia em Teresina. Rev Estima, v. 14, n. 1, 2016. Disponível em: https://www.revistaestima.com.br/estima/article/view/117 2. AZEVEDO C, Faleiro JC, Ferreira MA, Oliveira SP, Mata RF da, Carvalho, EC de. 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Resumo Objetivo refletir sobre a COVID-19 como um fenômeno de representações sociais para a equipe de enfermagem da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, analisando as implicações dessa compreensão teórica no delineamento das práticas sociais de tais profissionais. Método estudo teórico-reflexivo, pautado no referencial das representações sociais. Captaram-se artigos científicos, livros e dados oficiais sobre a COVID-19; posteriormente, procedeu-se o aprofundamento reflexivo com base nos preceitos da teoria. Desenvolvimento a COVID-19 vem apresentando um forte impacto no cuidado de enfermagem na terapia intensiva. O atendimento dos critérios das representações sociais: da relevância, da prática, do consenso e da afiliação; as dimensões dos afetos, imagética e das práticas sociais mobilizadas na construção social desse fenômeno; e as características do cotidiano da pertença social da equipe de enfermagem atuante na terapia intensiva diante dos pacientes com a COVID-19 foram os argumentos teóricos que sustentaram a defesa de que a COVID-19 é um fenômeno de representação social para esse grupo social. Conclusão e implicações para a prática estudos das representações sociais desses profissionais sobre a COVID-19 podem subsidiar a proposição de tecnologias de cuidado-educação que qualifiquem a sua atuação no atendimento aos pacientes críticos com a COVID-19. Resumen Objetivo Reflexionar sobre la COVID-19 como fenómeno de representaciones sociales para el equipo de enfermería de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, con el análisis de las implicaciones de esta comprensión teórica en las prácticas sociales de dichos profesionales. Método Estudio teórico-reflexivo, basado en el marco de las representaciones sociales. Se capturaron artículos científicos, libros y datos oficiales sobre la COVID-19; posteriormente, se procedió a una profundización reflexiva basada en los preceptos de la teoría. Desarrollo la COVID-19 ha tenido un fuerte impacto en la atención de enfermería en cuidados intensivos. Cumplir con los criterios de las representaciones sociales: relevancia, práctica, consenso y afiliación; las dimensiones de los afectos, de las imágenes y de las prácticas sociales movilizadas en la construcción social de este fenómeno; y las características cotidianas de la pertenencia social del equipo de enfermería que trabaja en cuidados intensivos ante pacientes con COVID-19 fueron los argumentos teóricos que sustentaron la defensa de que la COVID-19 es un fenómeno de representación social para este grupo social. Conclusión e implicaciones para la práctica Los estudios de las representaciones sociales de estos profesionales sobre la COVID-19 pueden apoyar la propuesta de tecnologías de cuidado-educación que califiquen su desempeño en el cuidado de pacientes críticos con COVID-19. Abstract Objective to reflect on COVID-19 as a phenomenon of social representations for the Intensive Care Unit nursing team, analyzing the implications of this theoretical understanding in the design of professionals’ social practices. Method this is a theoretical-reflective study, based on the framework of social representations. Scientific articles, books and official data on COVID-19 were collected; subsequently, reflective deepening was carried out based on the theory precepts. Development COVID-19 has had a strong impact on nursing care in intensive care. Meeting the criteria of social representations: relevance, practice, consensus and affiliation; the dimensions of affections, imagery and social practices mobilized in the social construction of this phenomenon; characteristics of daily life of social belonging of nursing teams working in intensive care before patients with COVID-19 were theoretical arguments that supported the defense that COVID-19 is a phenomenon of social representation for this social group. Conclusion and implications for practice studies of professionals’ social representations about COVID-19 can support the proposition of care-education technologies that qualify their performance in caring for critical patients with COVID-19.

Objetivo: O estudo busca refletir sobre o cuidado de enfermagem de reabilitação, sob a ótica da Teoria do Reconhecimento e do Princípio da Esperança. Estado da Arte: Estudo de reflexão, fundado na Teoria do Reconhecimento de Axel Honneth atravessada pelo Princípio da Esperança de Ernst Bloch, visando elucidar as potencialidades teórico-metodológicas desses referenciais para as futuras pesquisas em saúde, enfermagem e enfermagem de reabilitação. O cuidado de enfermagem de reabilitação é permeado por influências teórico-filosóficas pouco descritas na literatura. O estudo propoe uma forma de pensar e exercer o cuidado com a perpectiva de construir um cuidado de enfermagem de reabilitação, no qual o enfermeiro prima pela confiança, pelo respeito e estima mútua, exercendo o papel de agenciador de expectativas esperançosas e realísticas. Conclusão: O estudo evidenciou as principais características de cada eixo teórico filosófico, permeando, separadamente, as definições relevantes para compreender suas implicações na realidade concreta do viver. Palavras-chave: Cuidados de enfermagem. Reabilitação. Filosofia em enfermagem.

Resumo Objetivo refletir sobre a COVID-19 como um fenômeno de representações sociais para a equipe de enfermagem da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, analisando as implicações dessa compreensão teórica no delineamento das práticas sociais de tais profissionais. Método estudo teórico-reflexivo, pautado no referencial das representações sociais. Captaram-se artigos científicos, livros e dados oficiais sobre a COVID-19; posteriormente, procedeu-se o aprofundamento reflexivo com base nos preceitos da teoria. Desenvolvimento a COVID-19 vem apresentando um forte impacto no cuidado de enfermagem na terapia intensiva. O atendimento dos critérios das representações sociais: da relevância, da prática, do consenso e da afiliação; as dimensões dos afetos, imagética e das práticas sociais mobilizadas na construção social desse fenômeno; e as características do cotidiano da pertença social da equipe de enfermagem atuante na terapia intensiva diante dos pacientes com a COVID-19 foram os argumentos teóricos que sustentaram a defesa de que a COVID-19 é um fenômeno de representação social para esse grupo social. Conclusão e implicações para a prática estudos das representações sociais desses profissionais sobre a COVID-19 podem subsidiar a proposição de tecnologias de cuidado-educação que qualifiquem a sua atuação no atendimento aos pacientes críticos com a COVID-19.

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, Florianópolis, 2020. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar e comparar ambientalmente, por meio da avaliação do ciclo de vida (ACV), dois sistemas de drenagem para um estacionamento. O primeiro sistema é composto por um pavimento permeável, com posterior aproveitamento da água pluvial captada na edificação. O segundo sistema é composto por um pavimento flexível (impermeável), sem o aproveitamento da água pluvial escoada e com abastecimento convencional de água na edificação. Para a realização da ACV, uma edificação pública foi escolhida para estudo de caso. A primeira etapa do método incluiu a definição do objetivo e escopo do estudo, na qual foram determinadas as funções, unidades funcionais, horizonte de tempo e fronteiras dos sistemas. Na etapa de diagnóstico, foram feitos levantamentos de consumo de água e estimados os potenciais de economia de água potável e energia na edificação. No inventário foram compilados e quantificados os dados de entrada e saída relacionados à cada fase do ciclo de vida dos sistemas. Na fase de avaliação de impacto, os dados quantificados no inventário foram transformados em potenciais impactos ambientais por meio do programa computacional SimaPro. Verificouse que no cenário com pavimento permeável e aproveitamento de água pluvial o potencial de economia de água potável atingido foi de 69,6%. O potencial de economia de energia na fase de operação, quando comparado ao cenário convencional, foi de 3,86 MWh (8,9%) no horizonte de tempo de 20 anos. Na avaliação de impactos pelo método ReCiPe, gerenciado pelo programa SimaPro, foi verificado que os danos mais significativos estavam relacionados às fases de implantação e final de vida. O cenário com pavimento permeável e aproveitamento de água pluvial obteve menor potencial de impacto ambiental em quatorze das quinze categorias midpoint avaliadas. O método ainda indicou que as categorias que tiveram maior impacto ambiental foram formação de partículas finas, aquecimento global (danos à saúde humana) e depleção de recursos fósseis. Por meio da pontuação única (endpoint), ficou evidente que o ciclo de vida do cenário convencional possui impacto potencial global maior que o cenário com pavimento permeável. Os resultados desta pesquisa se mostraram importantes para possibilitar a proposição de melhorias com o intuito de minimizar os impactos ambientais potencialmente gerados. Além disso, servem como base para guiar o planejamento e a tomada de decisões a fim de melhorar o manejo das infraestruturas hídricas por meio do aproveitamento de água pluvial nos centros urbanos. Abstract: The objective of this work is to evaluate and compare environmentally, through life cycle assessment (LCA), two drainage systems for a parking lot. The first system consists of a permeable pavement from where stormwater is harvested to be used in a building. The second system consists of a flexible pavement (impermeable), with no stormwater harvesting, and with conventional water supply in the building. To perform the LCA, a public building was chosen as a case study. The first step of the method included defining the objective and scope of the study, which determined the functions, functional units, time horizon and boundaries of the systems. Water consumption surveys were made and the potential for potable water and energy savings in the building were estimated. In the inventory, input and output data related to each phase of the life cycle of the systems were gathered and quantified. In the impact assessment phase, data from the inventory were transformed into potential environmental impacts through a specific computer programme for LCA (SimaPro). It was found that in the scenario with permeable pavement and use of stormwater the potential for potable water savings was 69.6%. The potential for energy savings in the operation phase, when compared to the conventional system, was 3.86 MWh (8.9%) over the 20-year time horizon. In the impact assessment by the ReCiPe method, managed by the SimaPro programme, it was found that the most significant damages were related to the implementation and end of life phases. The system with permeable pavement and stormwater utilization had lower potential for environmental impact in fourteen out of the fifteen midpoint categories evaluated. The results also showed that the categories that had the greatest environmental impact were particulate matter formation, global warming (damage to human health) and fossil resource scarcity. Through the endpoint scoring, it was observed that the conventional system had a greater overall potential impact than the permeable pavement system over the life cycle. The results of this research proved to be important for the proposition of improvements to minimize the potentially generated environmental impacts. In addition, the results serve as a basis for guiding planning and decision-making to improve water infrastructure management through stormwater harvesting in urban centres

O objetivo deste trabalho é maximizar a eficiência energética de projetos de iluminação pública, considerando os parâmetros e requisitos mínimos exigidos na norma brasileira NBR 5101 (2012), através do método de otimização por enxame de partículas (PSO). Em seu desenvolvimento, apresenta-se a metodologia de construção de um script para cálculos luminotécnicos em ambiente Matlab® e, posteriormente, é apresentada uma comparação dos seus resultados com os obtidos através do software comercial Dialux®. A partir dessa comparação se mostram que os erros médios entre os resultados obtidos foram menores que 10%, validando assim o script. Após esta validação, foi implementado o método de otimização por enxame de partículas com critério de parada, utilizando o script de cálculos luminotécnicos como função custo. Para tal, realizou-se a calibração dos parâmetros do PSO, sendo que os melhores resultados foram obtidos utilizando-se um enxame com 20 partículas, fator de inércia unitário e 50 iterações para a estimação do erro relativo a ser utilizado no critério de parada. Os resultados de maximização da eficiência energética, utilizando uma configuração de via fixa, duas luminárias diferentes e o domínio contínuo e discreto para as variáveis de controle foram apresentados em dois casos: sem considerar e considerando a norma brasileira. Por um lado, quando a norma não é considerada, os resultados apresentaram níveis maiores de eficiência energética, embora geralmente não satisfazendo os valores mínimos de uniformidade exigidos pela norma brasileira. Por outro lado, quando foi considerada a norma, obtiveram-se níveis de eficiência menores, mas respeitando-se os valores mínimos exigidos para cada classe de iluminação. De fato, se constatou uma relação inversa entre eficiência energética e uniformidade, com maiores níveis de eficiência implicando em menores valores de uniformidade. Além disso, o script convergiu mais rápido para o resultado quando se considerou o domínio discreto das variáveis de controle. Após a obtenção e análise dos resultados, concluiu-se que é viável a utilização do método de otimização por enxame de partículas na otimização da eficiência energética de projetos de iluminação pública. A configuração final obtida, resultado da análise de milhares de alternativas possíveis, apresentará eficiência energética máxima, respeitando a norma brasileira vigente. Desta forma, tal metodologia se constitui em ferramenta útil no auxílio ao projetista de projetos de iluminação pública. The objective of this work is to maximize the energetic efficiency of public lighting projects through the particle swarm optimization method (PSO), and considering the Brazilian standard NBR 5101 (2012). It is presented the development of a MATLAB script in order to carry out lighting calculations, whose results were validated with those obtained on the commercial software Dialux. The mean difference between both results were below 10%. Then the particle swarm optimization with stopping criterion was implemented, using the lighting calculation script as the cost function. After calibration, best results were obtained using 20 particles, unitary inertial factor, and 50 iterations for the relative error estimation in the stopping criterion. The results of the maximization of the energetic efficiency, using a fixed length street, two distinct luminaries, and continuous and discrete domains for the control variables, were presented in two cases: considering, and not considering the Brazilian standard. On the one hand, when the standard is not considered, the results presented higher levels of energetic efficiency, although not satisfying the minimum values for the uniformity required by the standard. On the other hand, when the standard is considered, the results presented lower levels of energetic efficiency, but satisfying the minimum uniformity values required by each lighting class in the standard. In fact, it was found an inverse relation between energetic efficiency and uniformity, with higher levels of efficiency implying in lower levels of uniformity. Moreover, the script converged faster to the results when was considered the discrete domain for the control variables. After the analysis of the results, the conclusion is that is viable the use of the particle swarm optimization method in the optimization of the energetic efficiency of public lighting projects. The final configuration obtained, result of the analysis of thousands of possible alternatives, shows maximum energetic efficiency, satisfying the actual Brazilian standard. Therefore, this methodology is an useful tool that can be used to help the designer of public lighting projects in his task.