RESUMO

A complexidade do cuidado tem ultrapassado os saberes de uma única profissão, superando uma visão unicamente biológica, médico-sanitária e higienista das práticas de assistenciais. Iniciativas que promovam a segurança do paciente e a qualidade na assistência à saúde exigem articulação de uma terapêutica descentralizada. Afirma-se, assim, a necessidade de haver mecanismos de comunicação interdisciplinar que viabilizem um cuidado colaborativo e seguro. A corrida de leito é considerada uma das formas de interlocução interdisciplinar para assegurar o fluxo rápido de informações ligadas à assistência, se configuram, portanto, em um espaço para que os profissionais de diferentes categorias discutam e determinem condutas coletivamente. Apesar da prática interdisciplinar potencializar a integração no trabalho em saúde por articular diversos saberes e fazeres profissionais, no contexto hospitalar há relações próprias de uma organização, com lutas por espaços e defesa de interesses que conduzem a uma reflexão sobre como os agentes sociais se inserem num sistema de posições e relações de poder estabelecidas. Na perspectiva das relações de poder, acredita-se que o trabalho articulado entre as equipes de saúde se apresenta como uma fragilidade para que as condutas de saúde estejam alinhadas. Com o objetivo de analisar a configuração das corridas de leito sob a ótica das relações de poder constituídas nos e pelos saberes de médicos e enfermeiros em um setor aberto e um setor fechado de um hospital, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa qualitativa na perspectiva pós-estruturalista, com base no referencial teórico-metodológico de Michael Foucault. O cenário do estudo foi o Centro de Terapia Intensiva e o Posto 04 de uma Unidade de Internação de um hospital filantrópico geral, de grande porte, localizado na cidade de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Nos setores, procedeu-se à observação das corridas de leito e a realização de entrevistas com roteiro semiestruturado com 11 médicos, 18 enfermeiros e oito informantes-chaves (por terem apresentado comportamento em destaque durante a observação das corridas de leito nos setores). A partir da análise dos discursos constituídos, identificou-se três categorias empíricas principais: corrida de leito: elementos e circunstâncias; A corrida de leito na percepção e subjetivação dos agentes envolvidos; e Composição de forças interdisciplinares na corrida de leito. Os discursos dos participantes, associados ao que foi possível observar, retrataram a corrida de leito como um reflexo do ambiente relacional. Os resultados demonstraram que a estruturação da corrida de leito hospitalar não favorece a articulação do trabalho entre médicos e enfermeiros, inibe a circulação do poder prejudicando iniciativas interdisciplinares e mantém o médico como agente principal nas decisões clínicas, comprometendo a integralidade do cuidado. As relações de poder imbricadas no processo de corrida de leito interferem negativamente na interdisciplinaridade das práticas de saúde entre médicos e enfermeiros no ambiente hospitalar, acarretando prejuízo assistencial ao paciente. Estudos dessa natureza podem subsidiar reflexões sobre práticas individuais e coletivas na perspectiva de que seja possível estabelecer maior fluidez nas relações entre as equipes de saúde em prol de um cuidado cada vez mais qualificado e seguro.

The complexity of care has exceeded the knowledge of a single profession, overcoming a solely biological, medical-sanitary, and hygienist perspective on care practices. Initiatives promoting patient safety and healthcare quality demand coordination with a decentralized therapy. Therefore, there is a need for interdisciplinary communication mechanisms that enable collaborative and safe care. Bedside rounding is considered one of the forms of interdisciplinary dialogue to ensure the rapid flow of information linked to care. It is thus a space for professionals from different categories to collectively discuss and determine the conduct to be adopted. Although interdisciplinary practice enhances integration in healthcare work by articulating different knowledge and professional practices, in the hospital setting there are certain relationships typical of organizations, including the struggle for space and defense of interests that lead to a reflection on how social agents are inserted in a system of well-established positions and power relations. From the perspective of power relations, it is believed that the coordinated work between health teams presents itself as a weakness in guaranteeing that health behaviors are aligned. Aiming to analyze the configuration of bedside rounding from the power perspective of power relations formed in and by the knowledge of doctors and nurses in open and closed departments of a hospital, this study consists of qualitative research developed from a post-structuralist view based on Michael Foucault's theoretical-methodological framework. The chosen setting was the Intensive Care Unit and Station Four of an Inpatient Unit of a large philanthropic general hospital, located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bedside rounding was observed in the departments, and interviews with a semi-structured script were carried out with 11 doctors, 18 nurses, and eight key informants (as they stood out during the bedside rounding observation in the departments). Through discourse analysis, three main empirical categories were identified: bedside rounding: elements and conditions; bedside rounding in the perception and subjectivation of the involved agents; and interdisciplinary collaboration in bedside rounding. The participants' speeches, associated with what was observed, portray the bedside rounding as a reflection of the relational environment. The results demonstrated that the bedside rounding structure doesn't favor coordinating the work between doctors and nurses; it also hinders the circulation of power, damaging interdisciplinary initiatives and keeping doctors as the main agents in clinical decisions, compromising the comprehensiveness of care. The power relations involved in the bedside rounding process negatively interfere with the quality of interdisciplinarity in care practices between doctors and nurses in the hospital setting, affecting patient care. Studies of this nature might support reflections on individual and collective practices, considering that it is possible to establish greater fluidity in relationships between health teams towards increasingly modern and safe care.

Assuntos

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: Map, in the scientific literature, the actions taken to promote the safety of patients with covid-19 in the hospital context. METHODS: This is a scoping review according to the Joanna Briggs Institute, using the Checklist Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews. In April 2022, searches were performed on nine data sources. The results were summarized in a table and analyzed descriptively. RESULTS: Fifteen studies were selected to compose the final sample. Most articles refer to cohort studies, followed by clinical trials. As for the areas of activity, there was a predominance of surgical centers, followed by adult and pediatric Intensive Care Units. CONCLUSIONS: With this review, it was possible to map measures such as contingency plans and reorganization of beds, rooms, and operating rooms, in addition to the isolation and distancing practiced by patients and professionals.

Assuntos

RESUMO

This work proposes a system complexity metric and its application to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) system. The methodology for applying said complexity metric comprises: (i) parameters sensitivity indices calculation, (ii) mapping connections dynamics between system components, and (iii) system's complexity calculation. After simulating the ICU computer model and using the proposed methodology, we obtained results regarding: number of admissions, number of patients in the queue, length of stay, beds in use, ICU performance, and system complexity values (in regular or overloaded operation). As the number of patients in the queue increased, the ICU system complexity also increased, indicating a need for policies to promote system robustness.

Assuntos

RESUMO

Introdução: A busca pela judicialização da saúde vem crescendo exponencialmente no país e por isso uma análise de seus efeitos e resultados no sistema de saúde é de extrema importânciapara o correto planejamento em saúde pública. Objetivos: analisar o perfil dos processos de judicialização em saúde referentes às necessidades por leitos de Unidade de Tratamento Intensivo no estado de São Paulo.Métodos: Estudo transversal constituído por todos os acórdãos no Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de São Paulo, no período compreendido entre 2009 e 2019. Os dados foram analisados de forma descritiva e expressos em frequências absolutas. Resultados: Foram selecionadas 299 ações para a análise, sendo a maior demanda tendo como autor principal no âmbito privado (n=292). Houve aumento de 0,66% no número de processos de demanda de leitos de 2009 a 2019 (n=66).Conclusões: Apesar da maioria dos pedidos de processo de judicialização advirem de pacientes com origem na esfera pública de saúde, a maioria dos processos são iniciados pela iniciativa privada. Nesse contexto, o estado necessita elaborar uma maior padronização nos acórdãos de modo a viabilizar com precisão a caracterização do perfil de autoria (AU).

Introduction: The search for healthcare judicialization has been increasing exponentially nationwide. Accordingly, an analysis of its effects and results in the health system is of utmost importance for correct planning in public health.Objectives: To analyze the profile of health lawsuits related to the need for Intensive Care Unit beds in the state of São Paulo.Methods: Crosssectional study consisting of all the judgments in the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo from 2009 to 2019. The data were analyzed descriptively and expressed as absolute frequencies.Results: Two hundred ninety-nine (299) actions were selected for analysis, with the largest lawsuit having the private sector as the main plaintiff (n=292). There was a 0.66% increase in the number of bed cases from 2009 to 2019 (n=66).Conclusions: Although most lawsuit claims come from patients arising from the public health sphere, most lawsuits are initiated by the private sector. In this context, the state needs to elaborate a greater standardization in the judgments in order to make it possible to characterize plaintiffs' profiles accurately (AU).

Introducción: La búsqueda por la judicialización de la salud viene creciendoexponencialmente en el país y, por lo tanto, un análisis de sus efectos y resultados en el sistema de salud es de suma importancia para una correcta planificación en salud pública.Objetivos: Analizar el perfil de los procesos de judicialización de la salud con relación a las necesidades de camas de la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva en el Estado de São Paulo.Métodos: Estudio transversal compuesto por todas las sentencias del Tribunal de Justicia del Estado de São Paulo, en el período comprendido entre 2009 y2019. Los datos se analizaron descriptivamente y se expresaron en frecuencias absolutas.Resultados: Se seleccionaron para el análisis un total de 299 acciones, de las cuales la mayor demanda tenía como principal demandante el ámbito privado (n=292). Huboun aumento del 0,66% en el número de demandas de camas de 2009 a 2019 (n=66).Conclusiones: Aunque la mayoría de las solicitudes de procesos de judicialización provienen de pacientes procedentes del ámbito sanitario público, la mayoría de los procedimientos son iniciados por la iniciativa privada. En este contexto, el Estado necesita desarrollar juicios más normalizados para caracterizar con precisión el perfil de autoría (AU).

Assuntos

RESUMO

The collapse of the Maya civilization in the late 1st/early 2nd millennium CE has been attributed to multiple internal and external causes including overpopulation, increased warfare, and environmental deterioration. Yet the role hurricanes may have played in the fracturing of Maya socio-political networks, site abandonment, and cultural reconfiguration remains unexplored. Here we present a 2200 yearlong hurricane record developed from sediment recovered from a flooded cenote on the northeastern Yucatan peninsula. The sediment archive contains fine grain autogenic carbonate interspersed with anomalous deposits of coarse carbonate material that we interpret as evidence of local hurricane activity. This interpretation is supported by the correlation between the multi-decadal distribution of recent coarse beds and the temporal distribution of modern regional landfalling storms. In total, this record allows us to reconstruct the variable hurricane conditions impacting the northern lowland Maya during the Late Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic Periods. Strikingly, persistent above-average hurricane frequency between ~ 700 and 1450 CE encompasses the Maya Terminal Classic Phase, the declines of Chichén Itza, Cobá, and subsequent rise and fall of the Mayapán Confederacy. This suggests that hurricanes may have posed an additional environmental stressor necessary of consideration when examining the Postclassic transformation of northern Maya polities.

Assuntos

RESUMO

Resumo: Trata-se do desenvolvimento de tecnologia para assistência na saúde, com depósito de Patente ­ Modelo de Utilidade, denominado de Colchão Pneumático Ergonômico com Bolsões Insufláveis Individualmente. A finalidade dessa inovação tecnológica é auxiliar na mobilização e reposicionamento de pacientes com mobilidade física prejudicada, restritos ao leito, com alto risco de lesões cutâneas, complicações pulmonares e outros agravos à saúde. A mudança de decúbito, um dos principais cuidado de enfermagem, exige técnica adequada, disponibilidade de mais de um profissional qualificado e uso de dispositivos, como coxins de posicionamento convencionais ou improvisados. Tem como objetivo reduzir riscos de agravos à saúde do paciente e doenças ocupacionais, como lombalgia e doenças osteoarticulares nos profissionais de saúde ou cuidadores em domicílio. A tecnologia foi projetada com bolsões de diferentes dimensões, de acordo com cada região corporal, os quais possuem válvulas pneumáticas internas, que permitem insuflar individualmente as câmaras de ar presentes na estrutura. Um teclado matricial recebe comandos para insuflar e desinflar os bolsões de ar pela mangueira pneumática, de modo a permitir o reposicionamento do paciente sem necessidade de força própria. Baseado em conhecimento inédito, introduziu novidade, resultando em nova tecnologia para o ambiente social e produtivo. É uma inovação radical, disrruptiva com impacto significativo no ambiente de cuidado, a qual apresenta blocos em diferentes dimensões, insufláveis individualmente, com uma camada de espuma entre a câmara de ar e a cobertura externa, cintas de fixação para estabilidade do colchão, confeccionado com tecido macio, impermeável e de boa elasticidade. Caracteriza-se como tecnologia de alta complexidade, pois associa diferentes tipos de conhecimento e interage com múltiplos saberes, na solução do problema identificado na prática clínica. O impacto social e econômico ocorre pela melhoria da qualidade da assistência, redução de agravos e, consequentemente, redução de custos ao sistema de saúde. Aplicável em diversos cenários de cuidado, como hospitais, casas de longa permanência e domicílio, tem potencial para abrangência nacional e internacional. Atende uma demanda profissional, pois oferece condição ergonômica adequada para o manejo de pacientes restritos ao leito. Com depósito de Patente no Instituto de Propriedade Industrial (INPI), sob o Protocolo de Número BR202022008156-0, está disponível para transferência da tecnologia entre a organização pública (Universidade ­ Pós-Graduação) e a Indústria, resultando em inovação que necessariamente aperfeiçoa o processo de cuidar e o serviço de saúde.

Abstract: This is the development of technology for health care, with the filing of a Patent ­ Utility Model, called Ergonomic Pneumatic Mattress with Individually Inflatable Pockets. The purpose of this technological innovation is to assist in the movement and repositioning of patients with impaired physical mobility, restricted to bed, with a high risk of skin lesions, pulmonary complications and other health problems. Changing positions, one of the main nursing care procedures, requires adequate technique, the availability of more than one qualified professional and the use of devices, such as theoretical or improvised positioning pads. It aims to reduce risks of harm to the patient's health and occupational diseases, such as low back pain and osteoarticular diseases in health professionals or caregivers at home. The technology was designed with pockets of different dimensions, according to each body region, which have internal pneumatic valves, which allow individually inflating the air chambers present in the structure. A matrix keyboard receives commands to inflate and deflate the air pockets through the pneumatic hose, in order to allow the patient to be repositioned without the need for its own strength. Based on innovative knowledge, innovation, generated in new technology for the social and productive environment. It is a radical, disruptive innovation with a significant impact on the care environment, which features blocks in different dimensions, individually inflatable, with a layer of foam between the air chamber and the outer cover, fastening straps for the mattress pad, made with soft fabric, waterproof and good elasticity. It is characterized as a highly complex technology, as it associates different types of knowledge and interacts with multiple types of knowledge in order to solve the problem identified in clinical practice. The social and economic impact occurs by improving the quality of care, reducing injuries and, consequently, reducing costs to the health system. Applicable in different care settings, such as hospitals, long-term care facilities and at home, it has the potential for national and international coverage. It meets a professional demand, as it offers adequate ergonomic conditions for the management of bedridden patients. With a patent filed at the Industrial Property Institute (INPI), under Protocol Number BR202022008156-0, the technology is available for download between the public organization (University - Graduate) and the Industry, generated in innovation that necessarily improved the care process and the health service.

Assuntos

RESUMO

ANTECEDENTES: En el marco de la metodología ad hoc para evaluar solicitudes de tecnologías sanitarias, aprobada mediante Resolución del Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación N° 111-IETSI-ESSALUD-2021, se ha elaborado el presente dictamen, el cual expone la evaluación de la eficacia y seguridad del uso de colchoneta, cojinete y rodete de gel polímero viscoelástico para mesa de sala de operaciones, en pacientes de cualquier edad, que presentan indicación de cirugía cardiaca de alta complejidad. A través de la Nota N°548-DIR-INCOR-ESSALUD-2020, los médicos especialistas del Servicio de Anestesiología, del Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular (INCOR), a través de la gerencia de su dirección, solicitan al Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación (IETSI) la evaluación para la posible incorporación de los dispositivos: 1) colchoneta de polímero para mesa de sala de operaciones, 2) cojinete para mesa de operaciones, y 3) rodete circular; los cuáles, según los especialistas, son tecnologías fabricadas con gel polímero viscoelástico. Asimismo, debido a que son tecnologías de uso concomitante, para efectos del presente dictamen preliminar se les denominará como: "Colchoneta, cojinete y rodete de gel polímero viscoelástico para mesa de sala de operaciones". ASPECTOS GENERALES: Las úlceras de presión son lesiones de la piel que ocurren debido a isquemia y necrosis en zonas de la piel que se encuentran sometidas a fricción o presión constante sobre una superficie. Por ello, son comunes en personas postradas debido a condiciones incapacitantes y que generan dificultades motrices (Zaidi S and Sharma S 2021). En el año 2019 se estimó que casi 850,000 personas a nivel mundial tenían al menos una úlcera de presión, lo que representa poco más del doble del número reportado en el año 1990 (420,000) (Zhang et al. 2021). Asimismo, la mayoría de los casos se identificaron en Norteamérica (221,138), Europa Occidental (168,939) y Centroamérica (61,804) (Zhang et al. 2021). Las personas con úlceras de presión suelen presentar desde molestias hasta dolor en la zona afectada, lo que puede afectar su calidad de vida. Del mismo modo, una úlcera de presión puede convertirse en la vía de ingreso para una infección, que eventualmente podría convertirse en una sepsis (Zaidi S and Sharma S 2021). Un grupo particularmente vulnerable a presentar esta complicación son los pacientes sometidos a cirugía cardiaca; pues se estima que casi un tercio de ellos presentará una úlcera de presión luego de la intervención (Feuchtinger, Halfens, and Dassen 2005). Esto se atribuye a la larga duración de este tipo de cirugías y, consecuentemente, al contacto prolongado de la piel del paciente sobre la mesa de operaciones, así como a las fuerzas de cizallamiento ocurridas durante el acto quirúrgico (Chen et al. 2017). METODOLOGÍA: Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica exhaustiva con el objetivo de identificar la mejor evidencia disponible sobre la eficacia y seguridad del uso de colchonetas, cojinetes y rodetes de gel polímero viscoelástico, en comparación con la colchoneta estándar de mesa de operaciones y campos de tela enrollados, en pacientes de todas las edades sometidos a cirugía cardiaca de alta complejidad. La búsqueda bibliográficasse realizó en las bases de datos de PubMed, Cochrane Library y LILACS. Asimismo, se realizó una búsqueda manual en Google y dentro de las páginas web pertenecientes a grupos que realizan GPC y ETS, incluyendo el Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación (IETSI), Centro Nacional de Excelencia Tecnológica en Salud (CENETEC), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), The Guidelines International Network (GIN), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Base Regional de Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud de las Américas (BRISA), Comissáo Nacional de lncorporagáo de Tecnologías no Sistema Único de Saúde (CONITEC), Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud (IETS), Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS), Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Instituto de Calidad y Eficiencia en la Atención de la Salud (IQWiG, por sus siglas en alemán), y Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS). Además, se realizó una búsqueda de GPC en las páginas web de las principales sociedades o instituciones especializadas en cirugía cardiaca o en la prevención y/o tratamiento de las úlceras de presión, como: National Pressure lnjury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP), Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance (PPPIA), Japanese Society of Pressure Ulcers (JSPU), la American College of Cardiology (ACC), y la European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Por último, se realizó una búsqueda de estudios clínicos en ejecución o aún no terminados en ClinicalTrials.gov e International Clinical Trial Registry Platform (ICTRP). RESULTADOS: Luego de la búsqueda bibliográfica con fecha 16 de diciembre de 2021, se incluyeron para evaluación 2 GPC: NICE, y JSPU (Japanese Society of Pressure Ulcers 2016, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 2018), y una ETS elaborada por la Medical Advisory Secretariat (MAS) de Ontario, en Canadá (Medical Advisory Secretariat 2009). CONCLUSIÓN: Por lo expuesto, el Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación no aprueba la incorporación de las tecnologías colchoneta, cojinete y rodete de gel polímero viscoelástico al petitorio de dispositivos de EsSalud, para su uso en pacientes de cualquier edad con indicación de cirugía cardiaca de alta complejidad. Asimismo, se sugiere a los especialistas, que, de existir otro tipo de superficies de redistribución de presión cuyo uso consideren podría ser de beneficio para la prevención de la incidencia de úlceras de presión o quemaduras por cizallamiento, en los pacientes con indicación de cirugía cardiaca de alta complejidad, envíen sus solicitudes debidamente justificadas para ser valorados en una nueva ETS.

Assuntos

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of infant sofa-sleeping, recent use by caregivers of alcohol, cannabis, and/or other drugs, and bed type and pillows, on the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) in New Zealand. STUDY DESIGN: A nationwide prospective case-control study was implemented between March 2012 and February 2015. Data were collected during interviews with parents/caregivers. "Hazards" were defined as infant exposure to 1 or more of sofa-sleeping and recent use by caregivers of alcohol, cannabis, and other drugs. The interaction of hazards with tobacco smoking in pregnancy and bed sharing, including for very young infants, and the difference in risk for Maori and non-Maori infants, also were assessed. RESULTS: The study enrolled 132 cases and 258 controls. SUDI risk increased with infant sofa-sleeping (imputed aOR [IaOR] 24.22, 95% CI 1.65-356.40) and with hazards (IaOR 3.35, 95% CI 1.40-8.01). The SUDI risk from the combination of tobacco smoking in pregnancy and bed sharing (IaOR 29.0, 95% CI 10.10-83.33) increased with the addition of 1 or more hazards (IaOR 148.24, 95% CI 15.72-1398), and infants younger than 3 months appeared to be at greater risk (IaOR 450.61, 95% CI 26.84-7593.14). CONCLUSIONS: Tobacco smoking in pregnancy and bed sharing remain the greatest SUDI risks for infants and risk increases further in the presence of sofa-sleeping or recent caregiver use of alcohol and/or cannabis and other drugs. Continued implementation of effective, appropriate programs for smoking cessation, safe sleep, and supplying safe sleep beds is required to reduce New Zealand SUDI rates and SUDI disparity among Maori.

Assuntos

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of bed-sharing experiences in infancy on sleep patterns and sleep problems at 2 years of age. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 1564 children from an ongoing Shanghai Maternal-Child Pairs Cohort were included. Bed-sharing experiences were collected when children were 2, 6, and 24 months old via caregiver-completed questionnaires (whether caregivers shared a bed with children during the night), and children's bed-sharing experiences were classified as follows: no bed-sharing, early-only bed-sharing, late-onset bed-sharing, and persistent bed-sharing. Sleep outcomes at month 24 were assessed using the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire. Sleep patterns and problems were compared among the 4 types of bed-sharing experiences. RESULTS: Of the 1564 infants, 10.10% had no bed-sharing, 18.35% had early-only, 27.94% had late-onset, and 43.61% had persistent bed-sharing. Compared with children with no bed-sharing, children with late-onset and persistent bed-sharing had shorter nighttime sleep durations and longer daytime sleep durations (P < .05) and were more likely to snore (aOR 1.87 [95% CI 1.25-2.79]; aOR 1.68 [95% CI 1.14-2.47]) and have sleep onset difficulty (aOR 2.06 [95% CI 1.37-3.09]; aOR 2.07 [95% CI 1.41-3.05]). However, caregivers of infants in the late-onset and persistent bed-sharing groups perceived less problematic sleep (aOR 0.38 [95% CI 0.26-0.56] and aOR 0.40 [95% CI 0.28-0.58]). CONCLUSIONS: Bed-sharing is a common experience among Chinese children. Although bed-sharing may reduce caregivers' perception of children's problematic sleep, late-onset or persistent bed-sharing in infancy is associated with sleep problems at 2 years of age.

Assuntos

RESUMO

Bed bugs are hematophagous ectoparasites usually found in bedsteads mattresses, and sheets. The bed bug infestations have been increasing dramatically, but only a few cases have been reported in Brazil. We presented a case of a 49-year-old woman with diffuse, extremely itchy skin lesions, after she returned from an international travel.

Assuntos