Incidence and primary causes of unplanned extubation in a neonatal intensive care unit Incidência e principais causas de extubação não planejada em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal
BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a common symptom in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). A translated and culturally adapted, instrument with robust psychometric for measuring fatigue in Brazilian patients with IBD is needed. OBJECTIVE: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the inflammatory Bowel Disease Fatigue Scale (IBD-F) into Brazilian-Portuguese and to test its measurement properties in Brazilian patients with IBD. METHODS: Data from 123 patients with IBD were collected. In addition to IBD-F, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) was used. The measurement properties tested were: internal consistency, reproducibility (reliability and agreement), construct validity, internal and external responsiveness, and ceiling and floor effects. RESULTS: The Brazilian-Portuguese version of the IBD-F showed excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.95), excellent reproducibility (ICC=0.97) and a minimal detectable change of 6.0 points. The construct validity was demonstrated with a good correlation between the IBD-F and FACIT-F (r=- 0.46). Effect sizes used for measuring internal responsiveness were moderate among those with Crohn’s (0.66) disease and low in patients with ulcerative colitis (0.24). The Brazilian-Portuguese version of the IBD-F presented with high external responsiveness for Crohn’s disease (0.84) and with low external responsiveness for ulcerative colitis (0.33). The area under the curve considered for responsiveness was 0.84. Twenty-five percent of floor effects and no ceiling effect were recorded. CONCLUSION: The Brazilian-Portuguese version of IBD-F has adequate measurement properties and its use can be recommended in clinical practice and research.
BackgroundThe practice of minimal handling is recommended for preterm infants (PTIs).
However, few studies have investigated the effects of this practice among
these infants or the time needed to ensure greater physiological stability,
especially after exogenous surfactant treatments. Objective The current study compared the effects of two protocols of minimal handling
on the physiological variables of PTIs after surfactant therapy. Method An exploratory prospective observational study was performed with 40 PTIs
weighing less than 1,500 g. The infants were divided into two groups and
monitored for 72 hours. One group received the standard minimal handling
procedure during the first 12 hours after surfactant therapy; the other
group (i.e., the modified group) received minimal handling within 72 hours
after surfactant therapy. Infant heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation, body
temperature, and the adverse events associated with changes to these
variables were monitored every 10 minutes. Results Significant between-group differences were not found with regard to the
occurrence of the adverse events associated with physiological changes
(p>0.05). Conclusion The practice of minimal handling among very low birth weight infants did not
alter their physiological stability when performed either 12 or 72 hours
after surfactant therapy.
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