The Perception of Nursing Professionals Working in a Central Sterile Supplies Department regarding Health Conditions, Workload, Ergonomic Risks, and Functional Readaptation.

Background: The central sterile supply department (CSSD) is wrongly seen as a place in the hospital environment that does not require skills and physical effort, being commonly a hospital sector for the relocation of functionally-readapted professionals. However, CSSD is a work environment that demands professional experience and presents itself as a sector that does not have a healthy work environment. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of comorbidities and functionally-readapted people among nursing professionals allocated to a CSSD and, also, to seek the perception of these professionals about the ergonomic risks and the degree of difficulty to perform activities within a CSSD. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed the opinions of nursing professionals who work in the CSSD of public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nurses, nursing technicians and nursing assistants aged ≥18 years were included. Results: Seventy-two nursing professionals were consecutively evaluated. It was observed that 43 of them (59.7%) had never worked in a CSSD. The most prevalent comorbidity in the present study was chronic rhinosinusitis, observed in more than half of the sample, although it is interesting to note the high frequency of participants with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) and repetitive strain injuries (RSI). There is a relationship between previous work in a CSSD and the ability to identify surgical tweezers by visual recognition (p=0.031). There is a relationship between the time the participant had previously worked in the hospital and the skill regarding the information contained in the conference folders for preparing the tray surgical procedures (τb = -0.34, p=0.001). Conclusion: Almost a third of nursing professionals working in a CSSD are rehabilitated, with a high prevalence of WMSD and RSI. The commitment of managers to an internal health policy aimed at workers is necessary for health promotion.

Movement automatization: motor interactions and electroencephalogram application / Automatização do movimento: interações motoras e aplicação do eletroencefalograma

The specificities of the motor system lead people to present skills to perform some movements in an automatic way after learning. Acquiring the automaticity of the movements is usually associated with reducing the demands of attention control. Thus, automatization represents a reduction in interference that undermines performance in dual task conditions. It was carried out a search on the databases of Pubmed, Scopus, SciELO e Lilacs, to understand the physiology of automaticity and analyze the use of electroencephalogram as a means of research in automatization. In this context, the study aims to verify the employment of the electroencephalogram as a resource in the analysis of the motor skills involved in the movement automatization.

As especificidades do sistema motor levam às pessoas há apresentarem habilidades para realizar alguns movimentos de maneira automática depois de aprendidos. Adquirir a automaticidade dos movimentos geralmente está associadaà redução das demandas de controle da atenção. Assim, a automatização representa uma redução da interferência que prejudica o desempenho em condições de tarefa dupla. Para este estudo foi realizado uma revisão integrativa de estudos indexados nas bases de dados Pubmed, Scopus, SciELO e Lilacs, para compreender a fisiologia da automaticidade e analisar a utilização do eletroencefalograma (EEG) como meio de investigação na automatização. Neste contexto, o estudo tem por objetivo verificar o emprego do eletroencefalograma como recurso na análise das habilidades motoras envolvidas na automatização do movimento.

Early gastrostomy associated with speech therapy in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / Benefícios da gastrostomia precoce associada a terapêutica fonoaudiológica em pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrófica

Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA) é uma doença degenerativa que cursa com a deterioração dos neurônios motores. O início do comprometimento clínico pode ser bulbar com o tempo médio de vida após os primeiros sintomas de 2 à 5 anos, apresentando sérios distúrbios de deglutição, fala e respiração. Os transtornos de deglutição podem ocasionar desnutrição, desidratação, aspiração, desprazer, além de complicações mais graves como a pneumonia aspirativa e o óbito. Com a evolução da doença o paciente necessita de procedimentos que geram dúvidas nos profissionais e nos familiares como o momento correto de indicação do uso de vias alternativas de alimentação de longa duração denominada gastrostomia (GTT). O objetivo desse artigo é analisar o impacto da disfagia e o momento mais favorável para a colocação da gastrostomia. A colocação precoce da GTT pode auxiliar a evitar que o paciente se debilite clinicamente mais rapidamente, responda melhor as terapêuticas da equipe multidisciplinar e tenha mais conforto. (AU)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease that occurs with the deterioration of motor neurons. The beginning of clinical impairment may be bulbar with the average life time, after the first symptoms, between 2 to 5 years, presenting serious swallowing, speech and breathing disorders. Deglutition disorders can lead to malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration, displeasure, and more serious complications such as aspiration pneumonia and death. With the evolution of the disease, the patient needs procedures that generate doubts in the professionals and family, as the correct moment of indication of the use of alternative long-term feeding routes called gastrostomies (GTT). The objective of this article is to analyze the impact of dysphagias and the most favorable moment for the placement of gastrostomies. Early GTT placement may help prevent the patient from clinically debilitating more quickly, respond better to multidisciplinary team therapeutics, and feel more comfortable. (AU)

Low laser therapy (photobiomodulation) on bacteria of pressure ulcers: in vitro studies / Laser de baixa potência (fotobiomodulação) sobre bacterias de úlceras de pressão: estudos in vitro

Os efeitos biológicos promovidos pelo laser de baixa potência resultam em cicatrização mais rápida das feridas. No entanto, as feridas são sistemas muito complexos, tanto do ponto de vista microbiano quanto do hospedeiro. Como a infecção é uma causa comum de cicatrização retardada, é importante entender o efeito da terapia com laser de baixa intensidade no crescimento bacteriano. Esta mini-revisão resume as evidências atuais sobre os efeitos do laser de baixa intensidade em estudos de bactérias in vitro. (AU)

The biological effects promoted by low power laser result in faster wound healing. However, wounds are very complex systems from both host and microbial point of view. Since infection is a common cause of delayed wound healing, it is important to understand the effect of low-level laser therapy in bacterial growth. This mini-review summaries the current evidence about effects of low level laser on bacteria vitro studies. (AU)