Este estudo exploratório, retrospectivo, documental, objetivou caracterizar o perfil e identificar as necessidades de desenvolvimento do enfermeiro atuante num hospital de ensino, governamental, de referência em cardiologia. Foram analisados 64 cadastros que permitiram concluir que o perfil é eminentemente feminino (92%), graduados entre a década de 80 (35%) e de 90 (38%). 57% são egressos do curso de aprimoramento cardiovascular e 20% realizaram outros cursos stricto sensu. Ainda, 32 (50%) freqüentaram cursos e eventos nos últimos três anos, sendo que 14 (22%) apresentaram trabalhos em eventos e 10 (15%) realizaram produção científica. Quanto ao vínculo empregatício, 42 (66%) enfermeiros possuem dedicação exclusiva e 27% atuam na instituição entre 1 a 5 e 11 a 15 anos. Na relação com o trabalho, 47 (74%) enfermeiros referiram gostar de trabalhar na instituição e as necessidades para o desenvolvimento profissional identificadas foram relativas ao processo assistencial 36 (61%), à gestão em saúde 15 (25%) e ao ensino 8 (14%).

a b s t r a c tObjectives: The objectives of this study were to: (1) explore the proportion of HTx centers that have a multidisciplinary team and (2) assess the relationship between multidisciplinarity and the level of chronic illness management (CIM). Background: The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) recommends a multidisciplinary approach in heart transplant (HTx) follow-up care but little is known regarding the proportion of HTx centers that meet this recommendation and the impact on patient care. HTx centers

SummaryObjective: To assess hospital costs associated with coronary artery bypass grafting performed on elective coronary patients, and the relation of costs with the number of grafts.Methods: Descriptive prospective study carried out at Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia in April, May and June of 2005. Coronary patients of different ages and both genders were included. Emergency patients, patients with other associated heart conditions and reoperation cases were excluded. Appropriate forms for the operating room, early postoperative period and for the final period in the ward were developed for the initial hospitalization phase preoperatively.

Age, poor medical history, cardiac arrest, use of vasopressors, and hemodynamic instability were the most prevalent reasons for refusal of donor hearts. Echocardiogram evaluation is a potential intervention to improve heart transplantation conversion in Brazil.

Purpose: To assess and compare the prevalence of medication nonadherence (MNA) (implementation and persistence) to immunosuppressants and co-medications in heart transplant recipients. Methods: MNA prevalence was assessed using the Basel Assessment of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications Scale (self-report) and compared using logistic regression in a 4-continent sample of 1397 heart transplant recipients from 36 heart transplant centers in 11 countries. Findings: MNA was significantly (a ¼ 0.05) higher to co-medications than to immunosuppressants (taking nonadherence: 23.9% vs 17.3%; odds ratio [OR] ¼ 1.

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O tratamento com Warfarina reduz a capacidade de coagulação do sangue, sendo acompanhado laboratorialmente pelo tempo de protrombina expresso como no índice de normatização internacional(INR). Fatores socioeconômicos, culturais e a terapêutica podem influenciar os resultados. Objetivo: caracterizar pacientes em uso de Warfarina e identificar fatores que colaboraram para o INR permanecer fora da faixa terapêutica (INR <2,0 ou >3,0).  Estudo descritivo exploratório utilizando instrumento de coleta de dados, com as variáveis: caracterização do paciente, uso da Warfarina e sua forma de utilização, hábitos alimentares, atividade física, controle do INR. Amostra foi de 38 pacientes que recebiam Warfarina há trinta dias com INR fora da faixa terapêutica. Os pacientes apresentavam hábitos alimentares inadequados, interação medicamentosa da Warfarina com antibióticos e antiarrítmicos e adesão prejudicada ao tratamento.

Objective:To define donors' profile of an Organ and Tissue Procurement Center and compare the family consent for tissue donation before and after modification of the Donation Term.Methods:A descriptive, documentary and quantitative study performed in an Organ and Tissue Procurement Center, analyzed 111 feasible donors' charts in the period from March 13 to September 13, 2010 (1st period), and from September 14, 2010 to March 14, 2011 (2nd period), based on the modification date.Results:The mean age of donors was 45.2 years, being 52.3% female. The causes of death included cerebral vascular accident (stroke) (64%), head trauma (27%), anoxic encephalopathy (2.7%), firearm injuries (2.7%) and others (3.6%). The notifications were predominantly of spontaneous origin (91%). Comparing the periods before and after the modification of the Donation Term, the donation consent for cornea increased by 17.2% and the consent for skin, bones, tendons and muscles had a discreet increase by 3.1%, 9.9% and 0.4%, respectively. On the other hand, there was decrease in consent for blood vessel (0.8%) and heart valves (4.1%) between the two periods.Conclusion:There was increase in family consent for donation of most tissues, but it was statistically significant only for cornea donation.