Infección y explante de DAI por decúbito, a propósito de un caso / Infection and explant of ICD due to decubitus, regarding a case

Se presenta el caso de un paciente varón de 73 años que, tras haberse implantado un desfibrilador automático interno (DAI), fue ingresado en el hospital por presentar decúbito del DAI con exposición de electrodos y presencia de exudado. Tras evidenciarse infección con diferentes pruebas analíticas y de imagen, se procedió a retirar el desfibrilador.Se realizó una valoración enfermera holística previa a la cirugía de explante del DAI por Patrones Funcionales de la Salud de Marjory Gordon y se llevó a cabo un plan de cuidados empleando la taxonomía diagnóstica de la North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), describiendo los resultados esperados según la Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) y enunciado las intervenciones necesarias según la Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC). Se identificaron dos diagnósticos enfermeros: [00214] Disconfort y [00161] Disposición para mejorar los conocimientos; y dos problemas de colaboración: [00046] Deterioro de la integridad cutánea y [00146] Ansiedad. A continuación se escogió una serie de Resultados NOC: Bienestar personal, Integridad tisular de piel y membranas mucosas, Conocimiento del control de la infección y Autocontrol de la ansiedad; con sus respectivos indicadores a los que se les asignó una puntuación inicial y una puntuación diana o esperada. Por último, se identificaron intervenciones enfermeras a llevar a cabo con sus correspondientes actividades.Al cabo de un mes, previamente al alta hospitalaria, se evaluaron de nuevo los indicadores obteniéndose una puntuación final igual a la puntuación diana y, en algún indicador, una puntuación final mayor a la esperada destacando el NOC Conocimiento del control de la infección.(AU)

Presenting the case of a male 73-year-old patient who, after Internal Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) implantation, was admitted to hospital due to ICD decubitus with electrode exposure and presence of exudate. After infection was confirmed through different lab and imaging tests, the defibrillator was removed.Holistic nursing assessment was conducted before the ICD explant surgery, through Marjory Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns, and a plan of care was conducted using the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) diagnostic terminology, describing the expected outcomes according to the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and stating the necessary interventions according to the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC). Two nursing diagnoses were identified: [00214] Discomfort and [00161] Readiness for Enhanced Knowledge; and two collaboration problems: [00046] Impairment of skin integrity, and [00146] Anxiety. A series of NOC outcomes was then selected: Personal wellbeing, Skin tissue and mucous membrane integrity, Knowledge of infection control, and Anxiety self-control, with their appropriate indicators these were assigned with an initial score and a target or expected score. Finally, nursing interventions to be carried out were identified with their corresponding activities.After one month, and before hospital discharge, the indicators were assessed again, and the final score obtained was equal to the target score; and in some indicator, there was a final score higher to the expected one, highlighting the NOC Knowledge of infection control.(AU)

Previously diagnosed cancer and mortality after ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty.

OBJECTIVE: We investigated if a previous cancer diagnosis influences the outcome of patients with STEMI treated with primary coronary intervention (PCI). BACKGROUND: ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI) and a history of cancer can coexist because both have a high incidence and prevalence. METHODS: Prospective cohort observational study, The primary end-point was total mortality. RESULTS: We included 917 patients, 53 of them (5.8%) were cancer survivors. During follow-up (median, 643 days [interquartile range, 258 to 1,015 days]), 100 patients died, 88 (10.2%) patients without a cancer diagnosis and 12 (22.6%) patients with a previous cancer diagnosis, which was significantly different (log-rank test = 8.4, p = .004). Cancer patients were older (73.4 (11.5) vs. 65.2 (13.8) years, p < .001), with a lower prevalence of previous stroke (1.1% vs. 2.2%, p = .002). Their hemoglobin concentration was also lower (13.4 (2.1) vs. 14.4 (1.7) g/L, p = .001). A trend towards a lower use of coronary stents in cancer survivors was noted (p = .061). Cancer was associated with a high probability of death (HR = 2.37, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30-4.34, p = .005). When confounding variables were included, this association was no longer significant (HR = 1.63, 95% CI 0.84-3.18, p = .150). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a previous cancer diagnosis who had an acute STEMI treated by primary PCI did not seem to have a worse prognosis. The difference in the crude mortality rate can be explained by the baseline differences between both groups. Previous cancer diagnosis should not be included in the clinical decision process when a patient is having an acute STEMI.