A articulação acrômio-clavicular como ponto de referência alternativo para o nível flebostático

Filho, Getúlio Rodrigues de Oliveira; Bernal, Rolando Eliezer Jimenez; Pivatto, Sandro Luiz; Tomasi, Alexandre Teobaldo; Soares, Luiz Fernando Machado; Helayel, Pablo Escovedo

doi:10.1590/s0034-70942001000600006

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“…4 The accurate measurement of CVP basically depends on three factors: placement of the patient in a neutral supine position, proper insertion and permeability of the central venous catheter tip, and selection of an external reference point (ERP) to determine the equivalence with atmospheric pressure (zero level). 13 A study about the effect of elevated supine position on the CVP of children submitted to heart surgery showed that pressure levels do not vary in horizontal (0º) and elevated (30°) supine positioning. 14 With regard to the position of the central venous catheter tip, Hayashi et al 10 noted that the catheter tip should be located between the third (T3) and fifth (T5) thoracic vertebrae, which anatomically correspond to the position of the superior vena cava, so that reliable CVP readings can be obtained in children.…”

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Variabilidade na determinação do ponto externo de referência para a medida de pressão venosa central em crianças

Belela¹,

Pedreira²,

Peterlini³

et al. 2006

J. Pediatr. (Rio J.)

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Objective: To investigate the variability in the establishment of the midaxillary line as external reference point (ERP), by different healthcare workers, for the measurement of central venous pressure in children.Methods: Descriptive and correlational study carried out in a pediatric intensive care unit of a teaching hospital. During the establishment of the midaxillary line as ERP for central venous pressure measurement, five assessments of the same patient made by healthcare workers and one assessment made by a trained evaluator were compared. A total of 120 assessments were made by 44 healthcare workers, 17 (38.6%) by nursing assistants and nursing technicians, 16 (36.3%) by nurses and 11 (25.1%) by physicians, in addition to 24 assessments made by the trained evaluator. The data were analyzed using the chi-square test, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test and t test. Significance level was set at 5%.Results: There was statistically significant difference between the assessments made by healthcare workers and by the evaluator (p < 0.001). The comparison of the variability in the measurements made by healthcare workers revealed that 56 (46.7%) measurements were lower than those obtained by the evaluator (range from -0.5 to -9), 44 (36.7%) were higher (range from 0.5 to 4) and 20 (16.7%) were concordant (zero variability). Professional category did not influence the concordance between the ERPs (p = 0.899), or the variability observed (p = 0.778). However, the measurements made by professionals with greater experience in intensive care tended to differ more sharply from those made by the evaluators. Conclusion:The indications of the midaxillary line as ERP presented variations when measured by the healthcare team and by the trained evaluator. Variability was not influenced by professional category, and the more experienced the healthcare worker, the greater the probability for underestimation of the ERP. According to the results of this study, such situations may compromise both the efficacy of this procedure and patient safety.

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