Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva · Jun 2010
Orotracheal intubation: physicians knowledge assessment and clinical practices in intensive care units.
To assess the physicians knowledge on intubation techniques and to identify the common practices. ⋯ Physicians knowledge on orotracheal intubation in the intensive care unit is unsatisfactory, even among qualified professionals. It is necessary to check if the responses to the questionnaire and actual clinical practices agree.
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva · Jun 2010
Prolonged gastrointestinal dysfunction in critically ill patients.
We aimed to investigate the prevalence and independent predictors of prolonged gastrointestinal dysfunction in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit. ⋯ Prolonged gastrointestinal dysfunction was highly prevalent in this heterogeneous population of critically ill patients. Admission high serum lactate levels and a low oxygenation index were predictive of prolonged gastrointestinal dysfunction.
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva · Jun 2010
Cardiorespiratory arrest diagnosis and treatment: theoretical knowledge evaluation in a general hospital's physicians.
The main causes of cardiopulmonary arrest are endemic, and require constant medical improvement on cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques. Training and continued education are essential to skilled management of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ⋯ The physicians' theoretical knowledge on this field is worrisome. The results point to the importance of professional advanced life support training in order to assure quality standards for cardiac arrest management in this general hospital.