Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva · Jul 2018
Evaluation of the use of electronic medical record systems in Brazilian intensive care units.
To examine the prevalence of the use of electronic medical record systems in Brazilian intensive care units and the perceptions of intensive care physicians regarding the contribution of electronic medical record systems toward improving safety and quality in clinical practice. ⋯ Electronic medical record systems seem to be widely used by the Brazilian intensive care physicians who responded to the questionnaire and, according to the data, seem to provide greater quality and safety than do paper records.
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva · Jul 2018
Brazilian version of the Pediatric Functional Status Scale: translation and cross-cultural adaptation.
To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Functional Status Scale for hospitalized children into Brazilian Portuguese. ⋯ The Functional Status Scale for pediatric use was translated and culturally adapted into Portuguese spoken in Brazil. The translated items were pertinent to the Brazilian culture and evaluated the dimensions proposed by the original instrument. Validation studies of this instrument are suggested to make it feasible for use in different regions of Brazil.
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To evaluate the practice of dentistry in intensive care units. ⋯ The presence of dentistry services and oral health service delivery training and protocols were correlated. The oral care methods varied greatly among the intensive care units surveyed.