Repositório Científico ESCS

The future of the Brazilian Health System: a short review of its pathways towards an uncertain and discouraging horizon

Autores: José Carvalho de Noronha, Gustavo Souto de Noronha, Telma Ruth Pereira et al.

This article reflects on the future of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS, acronym in Portuguese), based on the foresight exercises conducted by the Brasil Saúde Amanhã initiative of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The text...

Active health Ombudsman service: evaluation of the quality of delivery and birth care

Autores: Karlo Jozefo Quadros de Almeida, Francis Nakle de Roure, Roberto José Bittencourt et al.

To evaluate the active health Ombudsman service as an instrument to evaluate the quality of delivery and birth care in the Cegonha Network of the Federal District of Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study of...

Factors associated with polypharmacy among elderly people receiving care under the family health strategy

Autores: Geraldo Marques da Costa, Maria Liz Cunha de Oliveira, Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes

Abstract Objective: to identify the medication profile, the prevalence of polypharmacy and associated factors among elderly people receiving care from Family Health Strategy teams. Method: an analytical, document-based, cross-sectional survey with a quantitative approach was...

Nutritional therapy in the treatment of pressure injuries: a systematic review

Autores: Karina Díaz Leyva de Oliveira, Adriana Haack, Renata Costa Fortes

Abstract Objective: to review literature on the use of nutritional therapy in the treatment of pressure injuries. Methods: a systematic review of the PubMed, Lilacs and Scielo databases was performed, with studies in the English...

Avaliação do Conhecimento em Cuidados Paliativos em Estudantes durante o Curso de Medicina

Autores: Carlos Ferri Pontual de Lemos, Guilherme de Souza Barros, Natalia C. V. Melo et al.

RESUMO Introdução É crescente a necessidade de uso de cuidados paliativos (e de suporte em cuidados) nas áreas de saúde, em especial na Medicina. Isto acontece devido ao envelhecimento populacional e ao aumento da prevalência...

Femoral nerve block versus intravenous fentanyl in adult patients with hip fractures – a systematic review

Autores: Flávia Vieira Guimarães Hartmann, Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes, Marta Rodrigues de Carvalho

Hip fractures configure an important public health issue and are associated with high mortality taxes and lose of functionality. Hip fractures refer to a fracture occurring between the edge of the femoral head and 5cm...

Schistosoma mansoni associated glomerulopathy with IgA mesangial deposits: case report

Autores: Fabiana Oliveira Gonçalves, Tânia Maria de Souza Fontes, Ana Paula Pereira Santana Lemes Canuto

Renal involvement is a severe form of schistosomiasis and occurs in 10% to 15% of patients with the hepatosplenic form of the disease. Nephrotic syndrome is the most common clinical presentation. It is a complication...

Early mobilization: Why, what for and how?

Autores: A R Miranda Rocha, B P Martinez, V Z Maldaner da Silva et al.

Early mobilization strategies in the intensive care unit may result in the prevention and reduction of polyneuromyopathy in the critical patient, improved quality of life, shortened ICU and hospital stay, and lesser mortality during hospitalization....

Can microRNAs improve prediction of abdominal aortic aneurysm growth?

Autores: Luiz Sérgio F Carvalho

Brazilian version of the Functional Status Score for the ICU: translation and cross-cultural adaptation

Autores: Vinicius Zacarias Maldaner da Silva, Jose Aires de Araújo, Gerson Cipriano et al.

The aim of the present study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Functional Status Score for the intensive care unit (FSS-ICU) into Brazilian Portuguese. This study consisted of the following steps: translation (performed by...