Os reflexos da pandemia do novo coronavírus na judicialização do direito à saúde perante o Supremo Tribunal Federal / The effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the judicialization of the right to health before the Federal Supreme Court / Las reflexiones de la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus sobre la judicialización del derecho a la salud ante la Suprema Corte Federal

Objetivo: identificar se a situação pandêmica interferiu na extensão e no modo como as questões referentes ao direito à saúde foram apreciadas pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal. Metodologia: foi realizada pesquisa documental, que, após consulta na base de dados do Supremo Tribunal Federal, com o filtro pelo termo "saúde", retornou um total de 1.178 acórdãos, sendo 447 do período pré-pandêmico e 731 do período pandêmico, os quais foram analisados e classificados conforme a pertinência temática. Após os descartes da etapa de classificação, identificaram-se 70 acórdãos no período pré-pandêmico e 167 acórdãos no pandêmico que versam efetivamente sobre o direito à saúde. Resultados: a pandemia impôs inúmeros desafios ao sistema de saúde, de modo que o Poder Judiciário foi instado a se manifestar ante às controvérsias ora instauradas. Nessas manifestações, identificou-se que houve aumento nas demandas de controle concentrado e no quantitativo absoluto de decisões envolvendo o direito à saúde, bem como que qualitativamente, em geral, o padrão decisório anterior foi mantido, embora novos temas tenham surgido. Conclusão: o estudo concluiu que a tendência da Suprema Corte permanece favorável ao reconhecimento de direitos sanitários, tendo, para tal, argumentos como a não ofensa à separação de poderes e a impossibilidade de arguir a reserva do possível para impedir sua concessão.

Objective: to identify whether the pandemic situation interfered with the extent and way in which issues relating to the right to health were assessed by the Federal Supreme Court. Methodology: documentary research was carried out, which, after consulting the Federal Supreme Court database, with the filter using the term "health", returned a total of 1,178 rulings, 447 from the pre-pandemic period and 731 from the pandemic period, which were analyzed and classified according to thematic relevance. After the classification stage discards, 70 rulings were identified in the pre-pandemic period and 167 rulings in the pandemic that effectively deal with the right to health. Results: the pandemic imposed numerous challenges on the health system, so that the Judiciary was urged to speak out in the face of the now established controversies. In these manifestations, it was identified that there was an increase in demands for concentrated control and in the absolute quantity of decisions involving the right to health, as well as that qualitatively, in general, the previous decision-making pattern was maintained, although new themes have emerged. Conclusion: the study concluded that the Supreme Court's tendency remains in favor of the recognition of health rights, using arguments such as the non-offense of the separation of powers and the impossibility of arguing on the possible reservation to prevent their granting.

Objetivo: identificar si la situación de pandemia interfirió en el alcance y la forma en que las cuestiones relativas al derecho a la salud fueron evaluadas por el Supremo Tribunal Federal. Metodología: se realizó una investigación documental que, consultada la base de datos del Supremo Tribunal Federal, con el filtro del término "salud", arrojó un total de 1.178 sentencias, 447 del período prepandemia y 731 del período pandémico, que fueron analizados y clasificados según relevancia temática. Descartada la etapa de clasificación, se identificaron 70 sentencias en el período prepandemia y 167 sentencias en la pandemia que abordan efectivamente el derecho a la salud. Resultados: la pandemia impuso numerosos desafíos al sistema de salud, por lo que se instó al Poder Judicial a pronunciarse ante las controversias ahora establecidas. En estas manifestaciones se identificó que hubo un aumento en las demandas de control concentrado y en la cantidad absoluta de decisiones que abordan el derecho a la salud, así como que cualitativamente, en general, se mantuvo el patrón de toma de decisiones anterior, aunque han surgido nuevos temas. Conclusión: el estudio concluyó que se mantiene la tendencia de la Corte Suprema a favor del reconocimiento de los derechos a la salud, utilizando argumentos como la no infracción de la separación de poderes y la imposibilidad de argumentar la reserva de lo posible para impedir su otorgamiento.

The Physician Surprise Question in the Emergency Department: prospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to test the ability of the surprise question (SQ), when asked to emergency physicians (EPs), to predict in-hospital mortality among adults admitted to an emergency room (ER). METHODS: This prospective cohort study at an academic medical centre included consecutive patients 18 years or older who received care in the ER and were subsequently admitted to the hospital from 20 April 2018 to 20 October 2018. EPs were required to answer the SQ for all patients who were being admitted to hospital. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. RESULTS: The cohort included 725 adults (mean (SD) age, 60 (17) years, 51% men) from 58 128 emergency department (ED) visits. The mortality rates were 20.6% for 30-day all-cause in-hospital mortality and 23.6% for in-hospital mortality. The diagnostic test characteristics of the SQ have a sensitivity of 53.7% and specificity of 87.1%, and a relative risk of 4.02 (95% CI 3.15 to 5.13), p<0.01). The positive and negative predictive values were 57% and 86%, respectively; the positive likelihood ratio was 4.1 and negative likelihood ratio was 0.53; and the accuracy was 79.2%. CONCLUSIONS: We found that asking the SQ to EPs may be a useful tool to identify patients in the ED with a high risk of in-hospital mortality.

Decision tree algorithm to predict mortality in incurable cancer: a new prognostic model.

OBJECTIVES: To develop and validate a new prognostic model to predict 90-day mortality in patients with incurable cancer. METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, patients with incurable cancer receiving palliative care (n = 1322) were randomly divided into two groups: development (n = 926, 70%) and validation (n = 396, 30%). A decision tree algorithm was used to develop a prognostic model with clinical variables. The accuracy and applicability of the proposed model were assessed by the C-statistic, calibration and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULTS: Albumin (75.2%), C reactive protein (CRP) (47.7%) and Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥50% (26.5%) were the variables that most contributed to the classification power of the prognostic model, named Simple decision Tree algorithm for predicting mortality in patients with Incurable Cancer (acromion STIC). This was used to identify three groups of increasing risk of 90-day mortality: STIC-1 - low risk (probability of death: 0.30): albumin ≥3.6 g/dL, CRP <7.8 mg/dL and KPS ≥50%; STIC-2 - medium risk (probability of death: 0.66 to 0.69): albumin ≥3.6 g/dL, CRP <7.8 mg/dL and KPS <50%, or albumin ≥3.6 g/dL and CRP ≥7.8 mg/dL; STIC-3 - high risk (probability of death: 0.79): albumin <3.6 g/dL. In the validation dataset, good accuracy (C-statistic ≥0.71), Hosmer-Lemeshow p=0.12 and area under the ROC curve=0.707 were found. CONCLUSIONS: STIC is a valid, practical tool for stratifying patients with incurable cancer into three risk groups for 90-day mortality.

Medical students' and residents' views on euthanasia.

BACKGROUND: Doctors are increasingly faced with end-of-life decisions. Little is known about how medical students approach euthanasia. The objective of this study was to evaluate, among medical students and residents, the view on euthanasia and its variants; correlate such a view with empathy and religiosity/spiritualism; and with the stages of medical training in Brazil. METHODS: This is an exploratory cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire to be filled out on a voluntary basis among medical students and residents, consisting of: socio-demographic data, an empathy questionnaire and questions with elaborate clinical cases that typify situations of the variants of euthanasia. RESULTS: From 1550 invitations, 273 volunteer participants responded (17.6%). The percentages of strong agreement/agreement on the concepts were: passive euthanasia (72.9%); active euthanasia (22.3%), orthothanasia (90.1%), dysthanasia (18.7%), assisted suicide (33%) and sedation (82.8%). Passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, dysthanasia and assisted suicide showed greater refusal with increasing length of medical training. Religious belief and degree of empathy did not significantly influence the opinion about the concepts. Strong agreement/agreement were: passive euthanasia (72.9%); active euthanasia (22.3%), orthothanasia (90.1%), dysthanasia (18.7%), assisted suicide (33%) and sedation (82.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, dysthanasia and assisted suicide showed greater refusal with increasing length of medical training. The external validation of our findings relies on the distinct legal, cultural, and religious frameworks found across various countries.

Drivers linking farmers' decision-making with farm performance: A systematic review and future research agenda.

A strong aptitude for making sound decisions on a farm is closely linked to favorable farm outcomes, and this finding has been observed across diverse types of farm businesses and geographic locations. Traditionally, research in farm management has addressed the drivers of decision-making and performance as separate entities; however, this article presents novel evidence on the relationship between farmers' decision-making and farm performance. We also examine this association in various contexts of farm decision-making, spanning the past decade. Our comprehensive review encompasses 24 empirical studies conducted in accordance with the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The analysis focuses on research topics, performance measures, and methodological perspectives. The findings reveal seven key research topics: farmers' management capacity; the influence of management and farm structure; farmers' emotional attachment to their businesses; personal aspects, farm characteristics, and institutional settings; the significance of farm recordkeeping; joint decisions in farm decision-making processes; and rational inefficiencies in farm decisions. Most studies employed conventional farm performance measures, including financial indicators, technical efficiency, and productivity indicators. Existing studies have predominantly used quantitative methodologies. We also identified research gaps and provide suggestions for future investigations in this field. Our results underscore the pivotal role of decision-making ability in shaping farmers' managerial capacity and, consequently, farm performance.

Differences in decisions affected by cognitive biases: examining human values, need for cognition, and numeracy.

A better understanding of factors that can affect preferences and choices may contribute to more accurate decision-making. Several studies have investigated the effects of cognitive biases on decision-making and their relationship with cognitive abilities and thinking dispositions. While studies on behaviour, attitude, personality, and health worries have examined their relationship with human values, research on cognitive bias has not investigated its relationship to individual differences in human values. The purpose of this study was to explore individual differences in biased choices, examining the relationships of the human values self-direction, conformity, power, and universalism with the anchoring effect, the framing effect, the certainty effect, and the outcome bias, as well as the mediation of need for cognition and the moderation of numeracy in these relationships. We measured individual differences and within-participant effects with an online questionnaire completed by 409 Brazilian participants, with an age range from 18 to 80 years, 56.7% female, and 43.3% male. The cognitive biases studied consistently influenced choices and preferences. However, the biases showed distinct relationships with the individual differences investigated, indicating the involvement of diverse psychological mechanisms. For example, people who value more self-direction were less affected only by anchoring. Hence, people more susceptible to one bias were not similarly susceptible to another. This can help in research on how to weaken or strengthen cognitive biases and heuristics.

Direito à saúde, tratamentos experimentais e indústria farmacêutica: breves anotações / Right to health, experimental treatments and pharmaceutical industry: brief notes / Derecho a la salud, tratamientos experimentales y industria farmacéutica: brevesnotas

Objetivo: compreender o excesso de judicialização no Brasil e buscar algumas justificativas que levaram ao estado da arte. Metodologia: utilizou-se o método de pesquisa indutivo, realizando um levantamento bibliográfico e análise documental, com base em dados divulgados pelo Conselho Nacional de Justiça e, de forma complementar, em dados extraídos do sítio institucional da Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar. Resultados: a judicialização da saúde tem apresentado um caráter predominantemente individual, o que agrava o alcance da macrojustiça e do atendimento da coletividade. Além disso, as dificuldades estruturais do Sistema Único de Saúde tornam-se cada vez mais evidentes. Observa-se que a judicialização da saúde pode ser perversa do ponto de vista do excesso de concessão de tutelas de urgência, da prioridade da justiça individualizada e do destaque da microjustiça; elementos que prejudicam o funcionamento do sistema de saúde como um todo. Conclusão: a indústria farmacêutica apresenta intensa participação no processo de incorporação de medicamentos. No entanto, a complexidade e demora das etapas procedimentais da incorporação dessas novas tecnologias, não raro, resultam em demandas judiciais que derivam decisões polêmicas e nem sempre acertadas. Todo esse desenho acaba por desencadear pressão no órgão competente de incorporação, incompreensões sobre o funcionamento do SUS e fortalecimento da microjustiça.

Objective: to understand the excess of judicialization in Brazil and seek some justifications that led to the state of the art. Methods: an inductive research method was used, which involved conducting a bibliographic survey and documentary analysis of data released by the National Council of Justice and, in addition, data extracted from the institutional website of the National Supplementary Health Agency. Results: the judicialization of health has presented a predominantly individual aspect, which aggravates the reach of macrojustice and community care. In addition, the structural difficulties of the Unified Health System become increasingly evident. The judicialization of health can be perverse from the point of view of the excess of granting emergency guardianships, the priority of individualized justice, the prominence of microjustice; elements that undermine the functioning of the health system as a whole. Conclusion: the pharmaceutical industry plays an intense role in the drug incorporation process. However, the complexity and delay in the procedural stages of incorporating these new technologies often result in legal demands that result in controversial decisions that are not always correct. This entire design ends up triggering pressure on the competent incorporation body, misunderstandings about the functioning of the SUS and strengthening microjustice.

Objetivo: comprender el exceso de judicialización en Brasil y buscar algunas justificaciones que han llevado al estado del arte. Metodología: se utilizó el método de investigación inductivo, realizando un levantamiento bibliográfico y análisis documental, con base en datos divulgados por el Consejo Nacional de Justicia y, de forma complementaria, en datos extraídos del sitio web institucional de la Agencia Nacional de Salud Complementaria. Resultados: la judicialización de la salud ha presentado un carácter predominantemente individual, lo que agrava el alcance de la macrojusticia y de la atención de la colectividad. Además, las dificultades estructurales del Sistema Único de Salud son cada vez más evidentes. Se observa que la judicialización de la salud puede ser perversa desde el punto de vista de la concesión excesiva de tutelas de urgencia, de la prioridad de la justicia individualizada y del énfasis en la microjusticia; elementos que perjudican el funcionamiento del sistema de salud em su conjunto. Conclusión: la industria farmacéutica juega un papel intenso en el proceso de incorporación de medicamentos. Sin embargo, la complejidad y demora en las etapas procesales de incorporación de estas nuevas tecnologías derivan muchas veces en exigencias legales que derivan en decisiones controvertidas y no siempre correctas. Todo este diseño termina provocando presiones sobre el órgano constitutivo competente, malentendidos sobre el funcionamiento del SUS y fortalecimiento de la microjusticia.

Economic Decisions, Attractiveness, and Intrasexual Competition during Menstrual Cycle in the Ultimatum Game.

Introduction: it seems that, in the phase of greatest fertility, women's intrasexual competition (toward attractive women who live nearby) increases due to access to resources, status, and biologically desirable partners. Objective: to compare the economic decisions (ED) during the ovulatory (OP) and luteal (LP) phases of the menstrual cycle (MC) with exposure to two stimuli: a photograph of a more attractive woman and a photograph of a less attractive woman, through the ultimatum game (UG). Methodology: the research followed a cross-sectional design between subjects to see group differences by contrasting hypotheses. The sampling was probabilistic, with a sample of 100 heterosexual women, students at a public university with an age range of 18 to 24 years, with regular MC, who did not use hormonal contraceptive methods and did not have any endocrine condition. The inverse counting method with confirmation was applied to identify CM phases; and the UG to evaluate the DE. Results: the phases of the MC had no effect on the ED; the women behaved similarly in their decisions, regardless of the phase of the cycle they were in or the type of stimulus to which they were exposed. Conclusion: OP and LP do not affect the ED of women when they are exposed to an attractive stimulus. The discussion is made considering the evolutionary theory of the ovulatory shift hypothesis.

Introducción: parece ser que, en su fase de mayor fertilidad, la competencia intrasexual de la mujer (con mujeres atractivas y que viven cerca) aumenta por el acceso a recursos, estatus y parejas biológicamente deseables. Objetivo: comparar las decisiones económicas (DE) en las fases ovulatoria (FO) y lútea (FL) del ciclo menstrual (CM) con exposición a dos estímulos: fotografía de una mujer de mayor atractivo y fotografía de una mujer de menor atractivo, a través del juego del ultimátum (UG). Metodología: la investigación tuvo un diseño cross-sectional entre sujetos para ver diferencia de grupos mediante contraste de hipótesis. El muestreo fue probabilístico, con una muestra de 100 mujeres heterosexuales, estudiantes de una universidad pública con un rango de edad de 18 a 24 años, con CM regulares, que no usaran métodos anticonceptivos hormonales y no tuvieran ninguna afección endocrina. Resultados: las fases del CM no tuvieron efectos sobre las DE; las mujeres se comportaron de forma similar en sus decisiones, sin importar la fase del ciclo en la que se encontraban o el tipo de estímulo al que fueron expuestas. Conclusión: las FO y FL no afectan las DE de las mujeres cuando son expuestas a un estímulo atractivo. La discusión se hace a la luz de la teoría evolutiva de la hipótesis del cambio ovulatorio.

Conhecimento do cirurgião-dentista sobre as implicações judiciais embutidas na cirurgia estética de bichectomia / Knowledge of the dentist on the judicial implications embedded in aesthetic surgery of bichectomy

Objetivo: Analisar se os cirurgiões-dentistas têm conhecimento das implicações judiciais embutidas na cirurgia estética de bichectomia. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo no qual foi aplicado um questionário estruturado aos docentes cirurgiões-dentistas da Faculdade Maria Milza (FAMAM) que realizam bichectomia. Os dados do questionário foram organizados em forma de tabela, apresentando informações sociodemográficas e sobre o conhecimento deles em relação aos aspectos judicias embutidos neste tipo de cirurgia. Resultados: A amostra foi composta por 08 cirurgiões-dentistas, docentes da Faculdade Maria Milza. A maioria era do sexo masculino, com idade entre 29 a 39 anos, com tempo de docência menor igual a 5 anos e atuando em clínica privada. A maioria afirmou estar ciente das possíveis implicações judiciais e se previnir destas, no entanto, grande parte da amostra estudada não tinha conhecimento do Código Civil Brasileiro. Conclusão: A maioria dos dentistas não possuíam conhecimento sobre o Código Civil Brasileiro, mas sabem que podem responder processos movidos pelos pacientes. Frente a isso, eles estão se protegendo de possíveis implicações de ordem judicial relacionados a cirurgia de bichectomia.(AU)

Objective: To analyze whether dentists are aware of the judicial implications embedded in cosmetic surgery for bichectomy. Methods: This is a descriptive study in which a structured questionnaire was applied to the professors-dentists at Faculdade Maria Milza (FAMAM) who perform bichectomy. The questionnaire data were organized in form of a table, presenting sociodemographic information and their knowledge in relation to the judicial aspects embedded in this type of surgery. Results: The sample consisted of 08 dental surgeons, professors at Faculdade Maria Milza. Most were male, aged between 29 and 39 years old, with less than 5 years of teaching experience and working in a private clinic. The majority claimed to be aware of the possible legal implications and to prevent them, however, a large part of the sample studied was not aware of the Brazilian Civil Code. Conclusion: Most surgeons had no knowledge of the Brazilian Civil Code, but they know that they can respond to a lawsuit brought by patients. Faced with this, they are protecting themselves from possible implications of a court order related to bichectomy surgery.(AU)

Preference and actual place-of-death in advanced cancer: prospective longitudinal study.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the preferred place-of-death (PPoD) among patients with advanced cancer over time, and the concordance between preferred and actual place-of-death. METHODS: Prospective cohort study. A total of 190 patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers (n=190) were interviewed every 3 months, from study enrolment to 12 months (M0, M1, M2, M3, M4). PPoD data were obtained under four different end-of-life scenarios: (1) severe clinical deterioration without further specification; (2) clinical deterioration suffering from severe symptoms; (3) clinical deterioration receiving home-based visits; and (4) clinical deterioration receiving home-based visits and suffering from severe symptoms. RESULTS: Home was the most common PPoD over time among patients in scenarios 1 (n=121, 63.7%; n=77, 68.8%; n=39, 57.4%; n=30, 62.5%; n=23, 60.5%) and 3 (n=147, 77.4%; n=87, 77.7%; n=48, 70.6%; n=36, 75.0%; n=30, 78.9%). PPoD in palliative care unit (PCU) and hospital were most frequent at baseline in scenario 2 (n=79, 41.6%; n=78, 41.1%), followed by hospital over time (n=61, 54.5%; n=45, 66.2%; n=35, 72.9%; n=28, 73.7%). During the curse of illness, 6.3% of patients change their PPoD in at least one of end-of-life scenario. About 49.7%, 30.6% and 19.7% of patients died in PCU, hospital and home, respectively. Living in rural area (OR=4.21), poor health self-perception (OR=4.49) and pain at the last days of life (OR=2.77) were associated with death in PPoD. The overall agreement between last preference and actual place-of-death was 51.0% (k=0.252). CONCLUSION: Home death was not the preferred place for a large number of patients when this option was presented within a clinical context scenario. The PPoD and actual place-of-death were depending on the clinical situation.

Use of nutritional warning labels at the point of purchase: An exploratory study using self-reported measures and eye-tracking.

Nutritional warning labels are gaining relevance in the region of the Americas as a policy tool to reduce information asymmetry and encourage healthier food choices. However, empirical evidence about consumer experiences with warning labels after implementation is still scarce. In this context, the aim of the present work was to explore the use of nutritional warning labels after policy implementation in Uruguay, using a combination of eye-tracking and self-reported data. The study was conducted in three supermarkets, in two regional capitals, 19 months after the entry into force of the policy. A total of 224 participants were intercepted while entering the facilities of the supermarket and asked to wear a mobile eye-tracker while making their food purchases. Then, they were asked a series of questions about their awareness and use of warning labels. Although participants reported high awareness and understanding of the labels, active search and use at the point of purchase was low. Only 6% of the consumers declared having actively searched for the warning labels and 7% fixated their gaze on the labels. The majority of the participants (72%) who declared having seen the warnings on a product, purchased it anyway. However, 56% declared having changed their food choice decisions as a consequence of the implementation of the policy. Participants' accounts about reasons for (not) taking into account the warning labels provide relevant insights for the development of strategies to encourage citizens to increase policy effectiveness and encourage healthier food choices.

Atajos heurísticos en las decisiones políticas

R E S U M E N Las ciencias cognitivas, en especial la psicología y la neurociencia social en los últimos años han ofrecido gracias a los avances investigativos del cerebro y a las técnicas no invasivas de neuroimagen métodos novedosos para comprender los mecanismos neurobiológicos subyacentes a la toma de decisiones. Por tanto, en este documento, se busca entender y comprender en qué medida los atajos heurísticos contribuyen a la toma de decisiones políticas, al contrastar los diferentes atajos mentales y sesgos cognitivos que asumen lo votantes a la hora de elegir candidatos o partidos políticos.

R E S U M O As ciências cognitivas, especialmente a psicologia e as neurociências sociais, têm nos últimos anos oferecido novos métodos para a compreensão dos mecanismos neurobiológicos subjacentes à tomada de decisões graças aos avanços na investigação cerebral e às técnicas de neuroimagem não invasivas. Portanto, este artigo procura compreender até que ponto os atalhos heurísticos contribuem para a tomada de decisões políticas, contrastando os diferentes atalhos mentais e os preconceitos cognitivos que os eleitores assumem quando escolhem candidatos ou partidos políticos.

A B S T R A C T Cognitive sciences, especially psychology and social neuroscience, have offered in recent years, thanks to advances in brain research and non-invasive neuroimaging techniques, novel methods to understand the neurobiological mechanisms underlying decision making. Therefore, this paper seeks to understand the extent to which heuristic shortcuts contribute to political decision making, by contrasting the different mental shortcuts and cognitive biases assumed by voters when choosing candidates or political parties.

Toma de decisiones para la adecuación del esfuerzo terapéutico al final de la vida en pacientes oncológicos del instituto Nacional de Cancerología de Colombia

Propósito: la adecuación del esfuerzo terapéutico es una decisión clínica basada en la evidencia que pretende evitar la futilidad médica. Se han señalado diferentes factores que pueden influir en esta toma de decisiones los cuales se relacionan con el paciente, el profesional médico que toma de las decisiones, barreras del sistema, cultura y economía, entre otros. El presente estudio pretende identificar aquellos factores que influyen en los médicos especialistas que laboran en la institución referente del cáncer en Colombia, a fin de planear acciones que mejoren el abordaje de la toma de decisiones con respecto a la adecuación del esfuerzo terapéutico en pacientes con cáncer. Metodología: diseño cualitativo basado en 13 entrevistas en profundidad a médicos especialistas del Instituto Nacional de Cancerología de Colombia. Resultados: participaron 3 mujeres y 10 hombres, con un promedio de edad de 36 años, 7 pertenecientes a la especialidad de oncología de adultos, 2 a oncohematología pediátrica, 1 a cuidados intensivos de adultos y 3 a cuidados intensivos pediátricos. Los factores hallados se agruparon en cuatro categorías: 1) conocimiento, 2) aspectos relacionados con la toma de decisiones, 3) quién decide, 4) tipo de decisión que se toma; a su vez, estas categorías se agruparon en temas que hacen alusión a los factores que influyen en la toma de decisiones de los especialistas para adecuar los esfuerzos terapéuticos. Conclusión: la adecuación de los esfuerzos terapéuticos es importante para evitar procedimientos médicos fútiles que prolonguen el sufrimiento. Se evidenciaron algunos factores que influyen en la toma de decisiones de los especialistas: falta de preparación de los profesionales de salud en el tema de toma de decisiones al final de la vida, uso reducido de escalas que permitan mejorar la información del pronóstico y desconocimiento sobre voluntades anticipadas; estos son algunos de aquellos factores que deben fortalecerse para generar acciones que mejoren el abordaje de esta temática.

Purpose: Adjusting therapeutic efforts is an evidence-based clinical decision that aims to avoid medical futility. Varied factors that can influence this decision-making have been pointed out, related to the patient, the medical professional who makes the decisions, system barriers, culture, and the economy, among others. The present study aims to identify those factors that help the specialists working in a cancer referral institution in Colombia to plan actions that improve the approach to decision-making regarding the adequacy of therapeutic efforts in cancer patients. Methodology: This qualitative design is based on 13 in-depth interviews with Colombia's National Cancer Institute specialists. Results: Three women and ten men participated, with an average age of 36 years; seven belonged to the specialty of adult oncology, two to pediatric oncohematology, one to adult intensive care, and three to pediatric intensive care. The factors found were grouped into four categories: 1) knowledge, 2) aspects related to decision-making, 3) the decision-maker, and 4) the type of decision made. These categories were clustered into themes that allude to the factors swaying specialists' decision-making to adjust therapeutic efforts. Conclusion: Adjusting therapeutic actions is vital to avoid futile medical procedures that prolong suffering. Some factors that influence the specialists' decision-making were noted: lack of preparation of health professionals on end-of-life decision-making, reduced use of scales to improve prognostic information, and ignorance about advance directives. These factors must be strengthened to improve the approach to this issue.

Introdução: a adequação do esforço terapêutico é uma decisão clínica baseada em evidências que pretende evitar a futilidade médica. Diferentes fatores que podem influenciar nessa tomada de decisão vêm sendo identificados e estão relacionados com o paciente, com o profissional médico que toma as decisões, com as barreiras do sistema, com a cultura e a economia, entre outros. Objetivo: este estudo pretende identificar aqueles fatores que influenciam os médicos especialistas que trabalham na instituição referente do câncer na Colômbia, a fim de propor ações que melhorem a abordagem da tomada de decisões a respeito da adequação do esforço terapêutico em pacientes com câncer. Metodologia: desenho qualitativo baseado em 13 entrevistas em profundidade com médicos especialistas do Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia da Colômbia. Resultados: participaram 3 mulheres e 10 homens, com média de idade de 36 anos - 7 pertencentes à especialidade de oncologia de adultos; 2, onco-hematologia pediátrica; 1, terapia intensiva de adultos e 3, terapia intensiva pediátrica. Os fatores achados foram agrupados em quatro categorias: 1) conhecimento; 2) aspectos relacionados com a tomada de decisões; 3) quem decide; 4) tipo de decisão tomada. Por sua vez, essas categorias foram agrupadas em temas que fazem alusão aos fatores que influenciam a toma de decisões dos especialistas para adequar os esforços terapêuticos. Conclusões: a adequação dos esforços terapêuticos é importante para evitar procedimentos médicos fúteis que prolonguem o sofrimento. Foram evidenciados alguns fatores que influenciam a tomada de decisões dos especialistas: falta de preparação dos profissionais de saúde no tema, uso reduzido de escalas que permitam melhorar a informação do prognóstico e desconhecimento sobre vontades antecipadas; estes são alguns dos fatores que devem ser fortalecidos para gerar ações que melhorem a abordagem da temática.

Forensic odontology: Wrong convictions, "bad apples" and "the innocence files".

Forensic odontology (FO) provides expert testimony; however, new criticism has identified FO as one of the fields that must strengthen its scientific foundations. The recent Netflix documentary titled "The Innocence Files", featuring wrongful convictions, dedicates three of its nine episodes almost exclusively to bite mark identification (BMI), one of the most questioned tests performed by FO. Although most of the FO fields have an undoubted utility in forensic and juridical context, only BMI has been questioned in recent years; the derogatory expression "Junk science" is used continuously in the documentary almost as a synonym for FO. We present a scoping review of cases reported in the US National Registry of Exonerations in which FO was false or misleading forensic evidence (F/MFE) leading to wrongful convictions. Although in the 26 cases identified the only declared F/MFE was the BMI (excluding any other type of dental expertise), only in 2 cases (7.69%) was F/MFE the sole contributing factor, and in 4 cases (15.38%) there was F/MFE plus three additional factors. Official misconduct was detected in 19 cases (73.08%) and perjury or false accusation in 16 cases (61.54%). It has already been mentioned how dangerous it is to consider FO as synonymous with "bite mark identification", or even to publicly provide incorrect or decontextualized information. This review shows that erroneous convictions have been exclusively in the field of BMI, and that FO encompasses much more than just BMI. The relationship between the media and forensic sciences has been strained. The perspective of the new culture of risk management in forensics is also discussed.

Pharmacological Modulation of Temporal Discounting: A Systematic Review.

Temporal discounting is a phenomenon where a reward loses its value as a function of time (e.g., a reward is more valuable immediately than when it delays in time). This is a type of intertemporal decision-making that has an association with impulsivity and self-control. Many pathologies exhibit higher discounting rates, meaning they discount more the values of rewards, such as addictive behaviors, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders, social anxiety disorders, and major depressive disorder, among others; thus, many studies look for the mechanism and neuromodulators of these decisions. This systematic review aims to investigate the association between pharmacological administration and changes in temporal discounting. A search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct and Cochrane. We used the PICO strategy: healthy humans (P-Participants) that received a pharmacological administration (I-Intervention) and the absence of a pharmacological administration or placebo (C-Comparison) to analyze the relationship between the pharmacological administration and the temporal discounting (O-outcome). Nineteen studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The most important findings were the involvement of dopamine modulation in a U-shape for choosing the delayed outcome (metoclopradime, haloperidol, and amisulpride). Furthermore, administration of tolcapone and high doses of d-amphetamine produced a preference for the delayed option. There was a time-dependent hydrocortisone effect in the preference for the immediate reward. Thus, it can be concluded that dopamine is a crucial modulator for temporal discounting, especially the D2 receptor, and cortisol also has an important time-dependent role in this type of decision. One of the limitations of this systematic review is the heterogeneity of the drugs used to assess the effect of temporal discounting.

Freedom From Choice: The U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v.Jackson / Liberdadepara escolher: a decisão da Suprema Corte dos EUA no caso Dobbs v. Jackson / Liberdad de elegir: la decisión de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos en Dobbs v. Jackson

This article explores the last bastion of slavery in the USA­motherhood ­as circumscribed by two landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases about abortion:Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) and the case it overruled, Roe v. Wade (1973). These two cases bookend a half century fraught with controversy that began when Roe v. Wade allowed pregnant patients to decide whether they want a legal abortion under USA law. The contrary opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson allowing individual states of the USA to prohibit abortion in the same time frame in which Roe v. Wade allowed patients to have an abortion (and explicitly overruling Roe v. Wade) exploded when a draft opinion was released across international social media ­igniting protests at the gates of judges homes and during off duty activities such as eating in a restaurant. Beyond the implicationsof this unprecedented response towards legitimate juridical pronouncements in a democracy that prides itself on protecting free speech, the billions of dollars spent lobbying around abortion laws and the small number of pregnancies involved annually suggests that these cases are about unspoken issues that do not surface in the Supreme Court. This article therefore explores the notion that the public uproar about abortion masks the societal need for several important conversations that have not occurred. Under this view, close examination of cases that mark the beginning and end of U.S. Supreme Court case law regarding abortion posits a distraction from unresolved fundamental problems about public health. Achieving the goal of developing rational legislation that clarifies these issues to move towards resolution requires however a Constitutional base that presently does not exist in USA law. Therefore, this article proposes a U.S. Constitutional Amendment protecting the right to health that would provide a strong foundation for case law regarding medical decisions ostensibly protected by the abortion case law.

Este artigo explora o último bastião da escravidão nos EUA ­a maternidade ­,circunscrito por dois casos marcantes da Suprema Corte dos EUA sobre o aborto: Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) e o que foi anulado, Roe v. Wade (1973). Esses dois casos encerram meio século repleto de controvérsias que começaram quando Roe v. Wade permitiu que pacientes grávidas decidissem se queriam um aborto legal sob a lei dos EUA. A opinião contrária ao aborto em Dobbs v. Jackson­permitindo que estados dos EUA proíbam o aborto no mesmo período em que Roe v. Wade permitia que pacientes fizessem um aborto e, assim, anulando explicitamente Roe v. Wade ­foi maciçamente divulgada em toda a mídia internacional, iniciando protestos nos portões das casas dos juízes e em seus momentos de lazer. Além das implicações dessa resposta sem precedentes a pronunciamentos jurídicos legítimos em uma democracia que se orgulha de proteger a liberdade de expressão, os bilhões de dólares gastos com o lobby junto às leis de aborto e o pequeno número de gestações envolvidas anualmente sugerem que esses casos são sobre questões não ditas que não abordadas na Corte Suprema americana. Este artigo, portanto, explora a noção de que o alvoroço público sobre o aborto mascara a necessidade social de se discutir temas importantes. Sob esse ponto de vista, o exame minucioso dos casos que marcam o início e o fim da jurisprudência da Suprema Corte dos EUA em relação ao aborto se coloca como uma distração em relação aos problemas fundamentais não resolvidos sobre a saúde pública. Atingir o objetivo de desenvolver uma legislação racional que esclareça essas questões para avançar para a solução requer, no entanto, uma base constitucional que atualmente não existe na lei dos EUA. Este artigo propõe uma Emenda Constitucional nos EUA, que proteja o direito à saúde para fornecer uma base sólida para a jurisprudência sobre decisões médicas ostensivamente protegidas pela jurisprudência sobre o aborto.

Este artículo explora el último bastión de la esclavitud en los EE. UU., la maternidad, circunscrito por dos casos históricos de la Corte Suprema de los EE. UU. sobre el aborto: Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) y lo que fue anulado, Roe v. Wade (1973). Estos dos casos culminan medio siglo lleno de controversias que comenzaron cuando Roe v. Wade permitió que las pacientes embarazadas decidieran si querían un aborto legal bajo la ley estadounidense. La opinión contraria ao caso Dobbs v. Jackson­que permitió que los estados de EE. UU. prohíban el aborto en el mismo período que Roe v. Wade permitió que las pacientes abortaran, anulando así explícitamente Roe v. Wade ­ fue enorme cuando circuló en todas las redes sociales internacionales, lo que provocó protestas en las puertas de las casas de los jueces y durante sus descansos. Además de las implicaciones de esta respuesta sin precedentes a los pronunciamientos legales legítimos en una democracia que se enorgullece de proteger la libertad de expresión, los miles de millones de dólares gastados en cabildear las leyes de aborto y la pequeña cantidad de embarazos involucrados anualmente sugieren que estos casos se tratan de temas no expresados que no se abordan. por la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. Este artículo, por lo tanto, explora la noción de que el alboroto público sobre el aborto enmascara una necesidad social de discutir temas importantes. Desde este punto de vista, el escrutinio de los casos que marcan el principio y el final de la jurisprudencia de la Corte Suprema de los EE.UU. en relación con el aborto se presenta como una distracción de los problemas fundamentales no resueltos sobre la salud pública. Lograr el objetivo de desarrollar una legislación racional que aclare estos temas para avanzar hacia la resolución requiere, sin embargo, una base constitucional que actualmente no existe en la ley estadounidense. Este artículo propone una Enmienda Constitucional de los Estados Unidos que protege el derecho a la salud para proporcionar una base sólida para la jurisprudencia sobre las decisiones médicas ostensiblemente protegidas por la jurisprudencia sobre el aborto.

O direito à saúde e o déficit de profissionais de enfermagem nos hospitais públicos: uma análise das decisões do poder judiciário de Rondônia / The right to health and the deficit of nursing professionals in public hospitals: an analysis of the decisions of the judiciary of Rondônia / El derecho a la salud y el déficit de profesionales de enfermería en los hospitales públicos: un análisis de las decisiones del poder judicial de Rondônia

Objetivo: Analisar as decisões exaradas pelo Poder Judiciário de Rondônia, referente aos pedidos de provisão de profissionais de enfermagem para os hospitais públicos, com vistas a identificar qual tem sido a fundamentação predominante na litigância. Métodos: O procedimento adotado foi a análise documental indireta. Procurou-se explorar a análise sob uma abordagem quali-quantitativa. O recorte documental deteve-se na atuação do TRF1 Rondônia, quanto à 26 decisões, referentes a 23 processos judiciais. Resultados: Evidenciou-se que os pedidos de provisão de profissionais de enfermagem foram todos denegados na Seção Judiciária da capital do estado, enquanto foram deferidos nas Subseções do interior. Contudo, para o suprimento de um numerário específico de enfermeiros e/ou técnicos de enfermagem, foi indeferido em todos os juízos do TRF1. Prevaleceu o provimento do pedido de provisão de enfermeiros, fundamentado no princípio da legalidade. Conclusão: Não há um perfil decisório predominante no TRF1, haja vista ser todas as decisões de primeira instância, inexistindo decisões de mérito prolatadas pelo Tribunal em segunda instância. Dessa forma, cada juízo mantém seu próprio tracejado cognitivo jurisdicional, inexistindo uma uniformização para decisões sobre a mesma matéria. Prevaleceu o provimento do pedido de provisão de enfermeiros, fundamentado no princípio da legalidade. (AU)

Objective: To analyze the decisions issued by the Judiciary of Rondônia regarding requests for the provision of nursing professionals to public hospitals, in order to identify the predominant grounds in litigation. Methods: The procedure adopted was indirect documentary analysis. We sought to explore the analysis from a qualitativequantitative approach. The documentary cut focused on the performance of TRF1 Rondônia, regarding 26 decisions related to 23 judicial processes. Results: It was evidenced that requests for the provision of nursing professionals were all denied in the Judicial Section of the state capital, while they were granted in the Subsections of the interior. However, for the supply of a specific number of nurses and/or nursing technicians, it was denied in all the courts of TRF1. The provision of the request for nurses prevailed, based on the principle of legality. Conclusion: There is no predominant decision-making profile in TRF1, since all decisions are at the first instance, with no merit decisions made by the Court at the second instance. Thus, each judge maintains their own jurisdictional cognitive tracing, without there being a uniformity for decisions on the same subject. The provision of the request for nurses prevailed, based on the principle of legality. (AU)

Objetivo: Analizar las decisiones emitidas por el Poder Judicial de Rondônia, relativas a las solicitudes de provisión de profesionales de enfermería para los hospitales públicos, con el fin de identificar cuál ha sido la fundamentación predominante en la litigación. Métodos: El procedimiento adoptado fue el análisis documental indirecto. Se buscó explorar el análisis desde un enfoque cualitativo-cuantitativo. El recorte documental se centró en la actuación del TRF1 Rondônia, en relación con 26 decisiones relativas a 23 procesos judiciales. Resultados: Se evidenció que todas las solicitudes de provisión de profesionales de enfermería fueron denegadas en la Sección Judicial de la capital del estado, mientras que fueron concedidas en las Subsecciones del interior. Sin embargo, para el suministro de un número específico de enfermeros y/o técnicos de enfermería, se denegó en todos los juzgados del TRF1. Prevaleció la provisión de la solicitud de enfermeros, fundamentada en el principio de legalidad. Conclusión: No hay un perfil decisivo predominante en el TRF1, ya que todas las decisiones son de primera instancia, no existiendo decisiones de mérito pronunciadas por el Tribunal en segunda instancia. De esta manera, cada juez mantiene su propio trazado cognitivo jurisdiccional, sin haber una uniformidad para las decisiones sobre la misma materia. Prevaleció la provisión de la solicitud de enfermeros, fundamentada en el principio de legalidad. (AU)

Delayed radiation myelopathy: a case and treatment algorithm proposal.

Delayed radiation myelopathy is a rare but severe complication that causes progressive and irreversible patient deterioration. Although it is an exclusion diagnosis, there are factors associated with radiation doses and administration areas that may reduce the risk of its incidence. To date, there is no known first-line and effective treatment available to alleviate the symptoms.

Impact of a multifaceted strategy in end-of-life care in a tertiary hospital: A quasi-experimental study.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a multifaceted strategy for quality end-of-life care in a tertiary public hospital in Brazil. METHODOLOGY: The study design was quasi-experimental. The multifaceted strategy was applied between January and June 2017, and involved training the healthcare team in end-of-life discussions, the creation and documentation of advance directives, and consultation with the team specialized in palliative care. The periods analyzed were the pre-test period (Time 1, July 2015 to June 2016) and the post-test period (Time 2, July 2017 to June 2018). RESULTS: Time 1 involved 302 deaths, with an average hospital stay of 21 days; Time 2 involved 410 deaths, with an average hospital stay of 16 days. Patients were prescribed morphine (44.04% vs. 36.3% [p = 0.367]), methadone (9.60% vs. 4.39% [p = 0.247]), midazolam (43.05% vs. 47.80% [p = 0.73]), blood transfusions (31.13% vs. 24.63% [p = 0.828]), enteral feeding (56.62% vs. 38.54% [p = 0.59]) and antibiotic therapy (50.73% vs. 50.73% [p = 0.435]). CONCLUSION: This study found no changes in the end-of-life care quality indicators after the strategy was implemented. Multimodal educational strategies that develop communication skills in palliative care may enhance the quality of end-of-life care.

Effective interventions for the promotion of breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding in the context of Primary Health Care / Intervenções efetivas para a promoção da amamentação e da alimentação complementar saudável no contexto da Atenção Primária à Saúde

Abstract Objective: To develop a rapid review on effective actions for the promotion of breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding in primary health care and to summarize a list of actions and their elements for implementation. Data source: The review included systematic reviews on the effectiveness of interventions to promote breastfeeding and/or healthy complementary feeding for mothers and other caregivers, and/or professionals who work with this population, in comparison with any usual approach or none. Data synthesis: A total of 32 systematic reviews were included in the evidence synthesis. Ten types of interventions were evaluated in systematic reviews on promotion of breastfeeding and four types of interventions on promotion of healthy complementary feeding. The synthesis allowed six aspects to be discussed, and these must be considered to increase the chances of interventions' impact: type of intervention, target audience, timing of intervention, actors that can implement it, strategies and methods of intervention, and intensity of intervention. Conclusions: It was possible to assemble a list of actions whose effectiveness has already been demonstrated, providing elements for local adaptations. Evidence is expected to support and strengthen the implementation of programs aimed at promoting breastfeeding and complementary feeding in primary health care.

Resumo Objetivo: Desenvolver uma revisão rápida sobre intervenções efetivas para a promoção do aleitamento materno e da alimentação complementar saudável na Atenção Primária à Saúde e sintetizar um cardápio de ações e seus elementos para implementação. Fontes de dados: Foram incluídas revisões sistemáticas que avaliaram a efetividade de intervenções para promoção do aleitamento materno e/ou alimentação complementar saudável com mães e outros cuidadores e/ou profissionais que atuam com essa população em comparação com qualquer abordagem usual ou nenhuma. Síntese dos dados: Na síntese das evidências, foram incluídas 32 revisões sistemáticas. Nas revisões sistemáticas, foram avaliados dez tipos de intervenções no tema "promoção do aleitamento materno" e quatro tipos de intervenções no tema "promoção da alimentação complementar saudável". A síntese dos resultados permitiu discutir seis aspectos da implementação que devem ser considerados para aumentar as chances de impacto das intervenções: tipo de intervenção, público-alvo, momento da intervenção, atores que podem implementar, estratégias e métodos para conduzir a intervenção, e intensidade da intervenção. Conclusões: Os resultados permitiram apresentar um cardápio de ações cuja efetividade já foi demonstrada, fornecendo elementos para adaptações locais. Espera-se que as evidências apresentadas possam apoiar e fortalecer a implementação de programas de promoção do aleitamento materno e da alimentação complementar saudável na Atenção Primária à Saúde.