Semi-automated data collection from electronic health records in a stroke unit in Brazil / Coleta de dados semiautomáticos de registros eletrônicos de saúde na unidade de acidente vascular cerebral no Brasil

ABSTRACT Background: There is a high demand for stroke patient data in the public health systems of middle and low-income countries. Objective: To develop a stroke databank for integrating clinical or functional data and benchmarks from stroke patients. Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional, prospective study. A tool was developed to collect all clinical data during hospitalizations due to stroke, using an electronic editor of structured forms that was integrated with electronic medical records. Validation of fields in the electronic editor was programmed using a structured query language (SQL). To store the results from SQL, a virtual table was created and programmed to update daily. To develop an interface between the data and user, the Embarcadero Delphi software and the DevExpress component were used to generate the information displayed on the screen. The data were extracted from the fields of the form and also from cross-referencing of other information from the computerized system, including patients who were admitted to the stroke unit. Results: The database was created and integrated with the hospital electronic system, thus allowing daily data collection. Quality indicators (benchmarks) were created in the database for the system to track and perform decision-making in conjunction with healthcare service managers, which resulted in improved processes and patient care after a stroke. An intelligent portal was created, in which the information referring to the patients was accessible. Conclusions: Based on semi-automated data collection, it was possible to create a dynamic and optimized Brazilian stroke databank.

RESUMO Antecedentes: Há alta demanda de dados de pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) nos sistemas de saúde de países de baixa e média renda. Objetivo: Desenvolver um banco de dados de AVC para integrar dados clínicos ou funcionais e indicadores de qualidade de pacientes com AVC. Métodos: Estudo observacional, transversal e prospectivo. Foi desenvolvida uma ferramenta para coletar dados clínicos durante as internações por AVC por meio de um editor eletrônico de formulários estruturados integrado ao prontuário eletrônico. A validação dos campos no editor eletrônico foi programada em linguagem de consulta estruturada (SQL). Para armazenar os resultados da SQL, uma tabela virtual foi criada e programada para atualização diária. Para desenvolver interface entre os dados e o usuário, foram utilizados o software Embarcadero Delphi e o componente DevExpress para gerar informações apresentadas na tela. Os dados foram extraídos dos campos do formulário e também do cruzamento de outras informações do sistema informatizado, incluindo pacientes internados na unidade de AVC. Resultados: O banco de dados foi criado e integrado ao sistema eletrônico do hospital, permitindo coleta diária de dados. Indicadores de qualidade foram criados no banco de dados para que o sistema acompanhasse e realizasse a tomada de decisão com os gestores dos serviços de saúde, resultando em melhoria no processo e no atendimento ao paciente após AVC. Foi criado um portal inteligente, no qual eram registradas as informações referentes aos pacientes. Conclusões: Com a coleta de dados semiautomática, foi possível criar um banco de dados de AVC dinâmico e otimizado em unidade de AVC no Brasil.

Semi-automated data collection from electronic health records in a stroke unit in Brazil.

BACKGROUND: There is a high demand for stroke patient data in the public health systems of middle and low-income countries. OBJECTIVE: To develop a stroke databank for integrating clinical or functional data and benchmarks from stroke patients. METHODS: This was an observational, cross-sectional, prospective study. A tool was developed to collect all clinical data during hospitalizations due to stroke, using an electronic editor of structured forms that was integrated with electronic medical records. Validation of fields in the electronic editor was programmed using a structured query language (SQL). To store the results from SQL, a virtual table was created and programmed to update daily. To develop an interface between the data and user, the Embarcadero Delphi software and the DevExpress component were used to generate the information displayed on the screen. The data were extracted from the fields of the form and also from cross-referencing of other information from the computerized system, including patients who were admitted to the stroke unit. RESULTS: The database was created and integrated with the hospital electronic system, thus allowing daily data collection. Quality indicators (benchmarks) were created in the database for the system to track and perform decision-making in conjunction with healthcare service managers, which resulted in improved processes and patient care after a stroke. An intelligent portal was created, in which the information referring to the patients was accessible. CONCLUSIONS: Based on semi-automated data collection, it was possible to create a dynamic and optimized Brazilian stroke databank.

Visita domiciliar como suporte da enfermagem na diálise peritoneal: revisão integrativa / Visita domiciliaria como asistencia de enfermería en la diálisis peritoneal: revisión integradora / Home visit as a support for nursing in peritoneal dialysis: an integrative review

Resumo Objetivo Identificar na literatura como a visita domiciliar é utilizada pelo enfermeiro como ferramenta do cuidado em dialise peritoneal domiciliar. Métodos Revisão integrativa da literatura de artigos em periódicos, a partir de uma questão norteadora, no período de janeiro de 2014 a janeiro de 2019. A busca bibliográfica foi realizada nas bases Scielo; Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus, Embase e Cinahl. Resultados Identificaram-se 10 artigos de acordo com as etapas da revisão e as respostas à pergunta norteadora. A visita domiciliar realizada pelo enfermeiro foi descrita como ferramenta de adesão ao tratamento. A prevenção de complicações, como a peritonite, foi citada pelos autores, que em sua maioria, eram médicos e enfermeiros. Conclusão O enfermeiro assiste integralmente ao paciente e família e, assegura o tratamento proposto com fidedignidade. As intervenções de enfermagem no domicílio previnem eventos adversos e frequente avaliação de indicadores do tratamento. Estimular estudos primários nessa área é imprescindível, visto que poucos estudos sobre a temática foram identificados na presente revisão.

Resumen Objetivo Identificar en la literatura cómo se utiliza la visita domiciliaria del enfermero como herramienta de cuidado en diálisis peritoneal domiciliaria. Métodos Revisión integradora de la literatura de artículos en revistas especializadas, a partir de una pregunta orientadora, en el período de enero de 2014 a enero de 2019. La búsqueda bibliográfica fue realizada en las bases Scielo, Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus, Embase y Cinahl. Resultados Se identificaron diez artículos de acuerdo con las etapas de la revisión y las respuestas a la pregunta orientadora. La visita domiciliaria realizada por el enfermero se describió como herramienta de adherencia al tratamiento. La prevención de complicaciones, como la peritonitis, fue citada por los autores que, en su mayoría eran médicos y enfermeros. Conclusión El enfermero asiste al paciente y a la familia de forma integral y garantiza que el tratamiento propuesto sea fidedigno. Las intervenciones de enfermería en el domicilio previenen eventos adversos y una evaluación frecuente de indicadores del tratamiento. Es imprescindible estimular estudios primarios en esta área, ya que se identificaron pocos estudios sobre esta temática en la presente revisión.

Abstract Objective To identify in the literature how home visit is used by nurses as a tool of care in home peritoneal dialysis. Methods An integrative review of the literature of articles in journals, from a guiding question, from January 2014 to January 2019. The bibliographic search was carried out at Scielo, Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, and CINAHL databases. Results Ten articles were identified according to the review steps and the answers to the guiding question. The home visit performed by nurses was described as a treatment adherence tool. Complication prevention, such as peritonitis, was cited by the authors, who were mostly physicians and nurses. Conclusion Nurses assist patients and family members in full and ensure the proposed treatment with reliability. Nursing interventions at home prevent adverse events and frequent assessment of treatment indicators. Boosting primary studies in this area is essential, since few studies on the subject have been identified in the present review.

Left ventricular mass behaviour in hemodialysis patients during 17 years.

INTRODUCTION: Ventricular hypertrophy is frequent in dialysis patients and is associated with an ominous prognosis. It is not knowledge if this ventricular change is growing or decreasing in hemodialysis patients. OBJECTIVE: To assess left ventricular hypertrophy behaviour during 17 years in patients of a university dialysis center, as well as to verify the possible causes of this behavior. METHODS: There was performed a retrospective longitudinal study that evaluated the echocardiographic left ventricular mass in hemodialysis patients in our dialysis facility over 17 years. Examinations of 250 patients aged 18 years or more who underwent routine echocardiography were included. RESULTS: There was a progressive reduction of ventricular mass over studied period. This reduction was associated with blood pressure reduction. In multivariate analysis, ventricular mass was associated with blood pressure and hemoglobin. CONCLUSION: Left ventricular hypertrophy underwent significant reduction over 17 years in our hemodialysis patients. The factors associated with this reduction that could be identified in the current study were the progressive reduction of blood pressure and hemoglobin increase.

Comportamento do índice de massa do ventrículo esquerdo de pacientes em diálise no decorrer de 17 anos / Left ventricular mass behaviour in hemodialysis patients during 17 years

ResumoIntrodução:A hipertrofia ventricular esquerda (HVE) é alteração frequente em pacientes de diálise e imprime prognóstico sombrio. Não se conhece qual a tendência secular dessa alteração cardíaca em nossos pacientes.Objetivo:Avaliar o comportamento da HVE, pelo índice de massa do ventrículo esquerdo (IMVE), no decorrer de 17 anos em pacientes de um centro universitário de diálise, bem como verificar as possíveis causas desse comportamento.Métodos:Foi realizado um estudo longitudinal retrospectivo que avaliou, por meio de ecocardiografia, o IMVE em pacientes submetidos à hemodiálise em nosso Serviço de Diálise durante o período de 17 anos, de 1993 a 2010. Foram incluídos 250 exames de pacientes com doença renal crônica estágio V-D com idade superior a 18 anos que foram submetidos à avaliação ecocardiográfica de rotina.Resultados:Notou-se redução do IMVE à medida que os anos avançavam. Essa redução correlacionou-se à diminuição da pressão arterial e à elevação da hemoglobina. Em análise múltipla, a massa ventricular esquerda associou-se apenas à pressão arterial.Conclusão:A porcentagem de pacientes com HVE sofreu redução significante no decorrer de 17 anos em nossa Unidade de Diálise. O fator associado a essa redução foi a diminuição da pressão arterial.

AbstractIntroduction:Ventricular hypertrophy is frequent in dialysis patients and is associated with an ominous prognosis. It is not knowledge if this ventricular change is growing or decreasing in hemodialysis patients.Objective:To assess left ventricular hypertrophy behaviour during 17 years in patients of a university dialysis center, as well as to verify the possible causes of this behavior.Methods:There was performed a retrospective longitudinal study that evaluated the echocardiographic left ventricular mass in hemodialysis patients in our dialysis facility over 17 years. Examinations of 250 patients aged 18 years or more who underwent routine echocardiography were included.Results:There was a progressive reduction of ventricular mass over studied period. This reduction was associated with blood pressure reduction. In multivariate analysis, ventricular mass was associated with blood pressure and hemoglobin.Conclusion:Left ventricular hypertrophy underwent significant reduction over 17 years in our hemodialysis patients. The factors associated with this reduction that could be identified in the current study were the progressive reduction of blood pressure and hemoglobin increase.

Bibliometric indexes, databases and impact factors in cardiology.

Bibliometry is a quantitative statistical technique to measure levels of production and dissemination of knowledge, as well as a useful tool to track the development of an scientific area. The valuation of production required for recognition of researchers and magazines is accomplished through tools called bibliometric indexes, divided into quality indicators and scientific impact. Initially developed for monographs of statistical measures especially in libraries, today bibliometrics is mainly used to evaluate productivity of authors and citation repercussion. However, these tools have limitations and sometimes provoke controversies about indiscriminate application, leading to the development of newer indexes. It is important to know the most common search indexes and use it properly even acknowledging its limitations as it has a direct impact in their daily practice, reputation and funds achievement.