Introduction: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Intensive Care Units (ICU). VAP has a high incidence rate that can be reduced through the use of bundles, thus ensuring better outcomes. However, its effectiveness is closely related to implementation and dissemination strategies. Objectives: To assess adherence to a VAP prevention bundle; to assess th...
Nos últimos anos um número crescente de estudos tem avaliado os efeitos neurofisiológicos da manipulação vertebral, manual e/ou mecânica. Contudo, os efeitos na sensibilidade dolorosa à pressão são ainda controversos. Objetivos Avaliar o efeito imediato na sensibilidade dolorosa à pressão, nomeadamente limiar de dor à pressão (LDP) e perceção de dor à pressão (PDP), da manipulação manual e da manipulação mecâni...
Quality control in fish hatcheries is of paramount importance to achieve the desired characteristics of larvae and fry, either for the market or release to the wild. Quality programmes are applied in a day to day basis having direct implications for production management and final costs of product. Most common criteria used for larval quality assessment are morphometrics, condition factor, histometrical indices...