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Family Satisfaction in Intensive Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using the FS...
Camões, João; Tintim Lobato, Carolina; Carvalho, Daniela; Gomes, Ernestina; Araújo, RuiIntroduction: The COVID-19 pandemic caused an abrupt change in the pattern of communication involving patients, family members, and healthcare professionals. This study aimed to evaluate family member satisfaction with intensive care units (ICU) care and communication strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary objectives included identification of areas requiring improvement, and assessment of the impac...
Multidisciplinary Clinical Protocol of Management of Hypersensitivity* Reaction...
Rolla, Inês; Tavares, M. Catarina; Gomes, ErnestinaAcute hypersensitivity reactions to contrast media(AHRC) are infrequent, usually mild but potentially fatal. Although there are recommendations from Radiology, Intensive Care and Allergology fields regarding its management, a clinical multidisciplinary protocol that integrates these complementary approaches is missing. We aimed to elaborate a protocol that includes adverse reactions definition and classificatio...
Does rurality affect the outcome of trauma patients?.
Gomes, Ernestina; Moreira, Daniela; Chaló, Daniela; Dias, Cláudia; Neutel, Elisabete; Aragão, Irene; Costa-Pereira, AltamiroTo determine the impact of rurality in epidemiology, injury severity, health care facilities, length of stay, mortality, functional outcome and quality of life in severe trauma patients.All trauma patients admitted in our Emergency Room between 2001 and 2007. Data was collected from the prospective Trauma Registry and Follow-Up Registry 6 months after the accident. Patients were divided in three groups accordin...
New Paradigms in Trauma Care – an analysis of a trauma centre registry
Gomes, ErnestinaRATIONAL Trauma is a leading cause of burden worldwide namely in young and healthy people. Portugal, mainly in relation to the road traffic collision number, has a particular problem. Despite its epidemiologic relevance there is a lack of data to allow a reliable characterization of the problem, namely in terms of severity and outcome. When addressing the care of trauma patients there are current paradigms like...