Introdução e Objetivos: O paradigma contemporâneo consubstancia o exercício do enfermeiro no serviço de urgência (SU), numa tríade conjuntural de acelerado desenvolvimento tecnológico, complexidade de contextos específicos do cuidar e garantia de resultados em saúde. A formação contínua constituiu-se como vetor de promoção e atualização de conhecimentos, permitindo o desenvolvimento das competências para o exer...
Introduction: Parenting refers the responsibilities of being parents of a child throughout their development. It implies an active and proper role in which the parents feel connected to the child and have the knowledge and skills to fulfill the challenges. Sometimes, the health condition of the child requires hospitalization. Living the experience of having a son hospitalized is often difficult and complex. The...
Objective: This review aims to continuously map the nursing knowledge about people with paresis of voluntary muscles in any context of care. Introduction: Muscle paresis is a condition that significantly impacts quality of life. Nurses have a crucial role in managing this condition, particularly paresis of voluntary movement muscles. However, nursing knowledge about patients with paresis of voluntary muscles is...
A ecografia intravascular coronária tem ganhado importância nos laboratórios de hemodinâmica pela evidência de impacto prognóstico positivo para os doentes. Este trabalho tem como objetivo caraterizar a utilização de ecografia intravascular em intervencões coronárias percutâneas em Portugal.
Background: We aimed to evaluate the impact of thrombus aspiration (TA) during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (P-PCI) in ‘real-world’ settings. Methods: We performed a retrospective study, using data from the National Registry of Interventional Cardiology (RNCI 2006–2012, Portugal) with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients treated with P-PCI. The primary outcome, in-hospital mortality...