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21/Oct/2024
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RW0775
ABSTRACT Circulatory shock is a common fatal condition. Despite this, information on this syndrome in the current medical literature is fragmented and esoteric. Adherence to each basic element of care can have a profound impact on patient outcomes. Disturbances in pumping (cardiogenic), content/container relationship (hypovolemic and vasoplegic), or blockage in blood circulation (obstructive) can induce tissue hypoperfusion, causing hemodynamic shock. If not quickly reversed, hypoperfusion progresses to irreversible multi-organ failure. The course can be fatal even before reaching this stage […]
Keywords: Adrenal insufficiency; Anaphylaxis; Cardiac output; Cardiac tamponade; Fluid therapy; Hemodynamic monitoring; Hemodynamics; Intensive care units; Pulmonary embolism; Shock; Shock, cardiogenic; Shock, hemorrhagic; Shock, septic
09/Sep/2020
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5425
ABSTRACT Objective To develop an informative manual on venous thromboembolism prevention for the lay population and to estimate evidences of content and face validity. Methods A methodological study conducted in three stages. The first stage was the preparation of the manual, followed by content validation with cardiovascular specialists who judged clarity, theoretical relevance and practical pertinence on a 4-point Likert scale. Items with a content validity index ≤0.75 were revised and re-evaluated. The last stage was the face validation by […]
Keywords: Education, nursing; Pulmonary embolism; Risk Factors; Validation study; Venous thromboembolism
15/Oct/2013
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082013000300013
OBJECTIVE: To assess prognosis of pulmonary thromboembolism using tissue Doppler echocardiography and brain natriuretic peptide. METHODS: Patients aged over 18 years were evaluated within 24 hours of confirmed diagnosis (chest tomography/pulmonary scintigraphy) of pulmonary embolism using two-dimensional echocardiography and tissue Doppler for right ventricular systolic (s’) velocities, strain, tissue tracking and myocardial performance index. Plasma brain natriuretic peptide was also obtained within 24 hour. The influence of echocardiographic and clinical variables on mortality was examined (up to 12 months) using […]
Keywords: Atrial natriuretic factor; Echocardiography Doppler; Hypertension, pulmonary; Pulmonary embolism