Background The past years have witnessed dramatic changes in the population admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Older and sicker patients are now commonly treated in this setting due to the newly available sophisticated life support. However, the short- and long-term benefit of this strategy is scarcely studied. Methods The Critically Ill patients’ mortality by age: Long-Term follow-up (CIMbA-LT) was a m...
O projeto Indicadores BES visa a aplicação de indicadores estatísticos comuns às Bibliotecas das Instituições de Ensino Superior de Portugal com o objetivo específico de descrever quantitativamente as atividades, equipamentos, serviços, recursos e produtos das Bibliotecas, relatando a realidade nas Bibliotecas de Ensino Superior portuguesas. Este trabalho pretende apresentar os desenvolvimentos na implementação...
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a syndrome characterized by disabling orthostatic headache, due to reduced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume probably caused by a CSF fistula. It affects mostly women of working-age, although it is probably underdiagnosed. The aim of this article is to present a practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of SIH. After a description of its symptoms and signs, w...
BackgroundThe past years have witnessed dramatic changes in the population admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Older and sicker patients are now commonly treated in this setting due to the newly available sophisticated life support. However, the short- and long-term benefit of this strategy is scarcely studied.MethodsThe Critically Ill patients' mortality by age: Long-Term follow-up (CIMbA-LT) was a mult...
Este trabalho tem como objetivo desenvolver uma proposta de um plano de atuação aplicável a Bibliotecas de Ensino Superior, no que concerne à implementação e suporte de projetos de ciência cidadã nas suas comunidades, científica e envolvente. Tenciona-se enquadrar de que forma as bibliotecas podem atuar fomentando a criação desses projetos, apoiar o desenvolvimento dos mesmos nos centros de investigação das sua...
This communication aims to promote the field of Information Management in the context of the Libraries of Higher Education, namely the Library and Information Management (LIM) of the Portuguese Catholic University - Regional Center of Porto. The theme of "new challenges" and "new role" is not new in the context of Higher Education. However, the biggest challenge is to anticipate opportunities for intervention, ...
Background: COVID-19 brought changes in hospital dynamics and, consequently, the need to train health professionals. Patients as vulnerable beings, during the pandemic, go through different experiences related to a new virus. Objectives: to know the scientific evidence about the emotions experienced by patients during hospitalization, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: an integrative ...
A elaboração do presente relatório surge no âmbito da Unidade Curricular Ensino Clínico – Integração à Vida Profissional em Cuidados de Saúde Primários, integrado no plano de estudos do 4º ano/2ºsemestre do Curso de Enfermagem - 1º Ciclo, da Escola Superior de Saúde - ESS, do Instituto Politécnico da Guarda. O Ensino Clínico - EC decorreu na Unidade de Saúde Familiar - USF Santo António, desde o dia 7 de março ...
AIMS: Growth differentiation factor (GDF)-15 mirrors inflammation and oxidative stress in cardiovascular diseases. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is associated with cardiomyocyte stretch in heart failure (HF). The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of plasma GDF-15 and BNP in acute HF. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied a subgroup of patients prospectively recruited in an acute HF regis...
This article intends to present and reflect on the challenges of adopting a current research information system (CRIS) with the existence of an institutional repository (IR). Higher education institutions, and its research centers, are facing increasingly needs to obtain information on the research undertaken and their results and performance. Most of the times, the answer has been given partly from the IR. The...