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Síndrome de burnout e engajamento em profissionais de saúde: um estudo transversal
Castro,Carolina Sant’Anna Antunes Azevedo; Timenetsky,Karina Tavares; Katz,Marcelo; Corrêa,Thiago Domingos; Felício,Andre Carvalho; Moriyama,TaisRESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a frequência de síndrome de burnout grave em profissionais de terapia intensiva e correlacioná-la com o engajamento com o trabalho. Métodos: Foi distribuído um questionário autoaplicável que incluía o Inventário de Burnout de Maslach, a Escala de Depressão Ansiedade e Estresse e o questionário Gallup. Todas as análises foram estratificadas por local de trabalho (unidade de terapia inten...
Retinal exams requested at Primary Care Unit: indications, results and alternat...
Malerbi,Fernando Korn; Carneiro,Adriano Biondi Monteiro; Katz,Marcelo; Lottenberg,Claudio LuizABSTRACT Objective To evaluate indications, results and strategy of retinal exams requested at Primary Care Units. Methods A retrospective study that analyzed the indications and results of retinal exams, in the modalities clinical dilated fundus exams and color fundus photographs. In the following situations, patients were considered eligible for color fundus photographs if visual acuity was normal and ocular ...
Development and clinical validation of a non-invasive, beat-to-beat blood press...
Borges,Melania Aparecida; Prado,Marcelo; Santini,Tales Roberto de Souza; Barbosa,Adriano Henrique Pereira; Moreira,Antonio Carlos; Ishibe,Eder IssaoABSTRACT Objective To develop and test a beat-to-beat blood pressure monitoring device during coronary angiography, and compare it with invasive blood pressure monitoring. Methods Twenty-eight patients with an indication for hemodynamic study were selected for this investigation, and kept in supine position. Before starting the coronary angiography, they were instructed about the use of the left radial bracelet...
Persistent Depressive Symptoms are Independent Predictors of Low-Grade Inflamma...
Franco,Fábio Gazelato de Mello; Laurinavicius,Antonio Gabriele; Lotufo,Paulo A.; Conceição,Raquel D.; Morita,Fernando; Katz,Marcelo; Wajngarten,MaurícioAbstract Background: Depressive symptoms are independently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among individuals with non-diagnosed CVD. The mechanisms underlying this association, however, remain unclear. Inflammation has been indicated as a possible mechanistic link between depression and CVD. Objectives: This study evaluated the association between persistent depressive symptoms...
Analysis Treatment Guideline versus Clinical Practice Protocol in Patients Hosp...
Corrêa,Alessandra da Graça; Makdisse,Marcia; Katz,Marcelo; Santana,Thamires Campos; Yokota,Paula Kiyomi Onaga; Galvão,Tatiana de Fatima GonçalvesBackground: Despite the availability of guidelines for treatment of heart failure (HF), only a few studies have assessed how hospitals adhere to the recommended therapies. Objectives: Compare the rates of adherence to the prescription of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ACEI/ARB) at hospital discharge, which is considered a quality indicator by the Joint Commission In...
Heart Failure with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients wit...
Antonelli,Lucas; Katz,Marcelo; Bacal,Fernando; Makdisse,Marcia Regina Pinho; Correa,Alessandra Graça; Pereira,Carolina; Franken,MarceloAbstract Background: The prevalence and clinical outcomes of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction after acute myocardial infarction have not been well elucidated. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction in acute myocardial infarction and its association with mortality. Methods: Patients with acute myocardial infarction (n...
Performance of Surgical Risk Scores to Predict Mortality after Transcatheter Ao...
Silva,Leonardo Sinnott; Caramori,Paulo Ricardo Avancini; Nunes Filho,Antonio Carlos Bacelar; Katz,Marcelo; Guaragna,João Carlos Vieira da CostaAbstractBackground:Predicting mortality in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) remains a challenge.Objectives:To evaluate the performance of 5 risk scores for cardiac surgery in predicting the 30-day mortality among patients of the Brazilian Registry of TAVI.Methods:The Brazilian Multicenter Registry prospectively enrolled 418 patients undergoing TAVI in 18 centers between 2008 an...
Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with valvular heart disease ad...
Moraes,Ricardo Casalino Sanches de; Katz,Marcelo; Tarasoutchi,FlávioObjective To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with valvular heart disease who arrived decompensated at the emergency department of a university hospital in Brazil.Methods A descriptive analysis of clinical and echocardiographic data of 174 patients with severe valvular disease, who were clinically decompensated and went to the emergency department of a tertiary cardiology hospital, ...
The use of external event monitoring (web-loop) in the elucidation of symptoms ...
Epifanio,Hindalis Ballesteros; Katz,Marcelo; Borges,Melania Aparecida; Corrêa,Alessandra da Graça; Cintra,Fátima Dumas; Grinberg,Rodrigo LeandroObjective To correlate arrhythmic symptoms with the presence of significant arrhythmias through the external event monitoring (web-loop). Methods Between January and December 2011, the web-loop was connected to 112 patients (46% of them were women, mean age 52±21 years old). Specific arrhythmic symptoms were defined as palpitations, pre-syncope and syncope observed during the monitoring. Supraventricular tachyc...
Efeito da implementação de um protocolo assistencial de infarto agudo do miocár...
Makdisse,Marcia; Katz,Marcelo; Corrêa,Alessandra da Graça; Forlenza,Luciano Monte Alegre; Perin,Marco Antonio; Brito Júnior,Fábio Sândoli deOBJETIVO: Avaliar a adesão aos indicadores de qualidade assistencial ao longo da implementação de um protocolo assistencial de infarto agudo do miocárdio. MÉTODOS: Em 1º de março de 2005 foi implementado o protocolo assistencial de infarto agudo do miocárdio. Foram selecionados pacientes admitidos de 1ºde março de 2005 a 31 de dezembro de 2012 (n=1.431). Para comparação, utilizamos os dados de pacientes admitid...