Introduction: The Karnofsky Performance Status Scale is a relevant functional evaluation instrument that can be used to determine which patients should be followed by multidisciplinary palliative care teams. Objective: To analyze the clinical outcomes of patients with performance status lower than 70%, according to the Karnofsky Scale, who received care from a palliative care team compared to those who did not receive care from a palliative care team. Methods: In this retrospective cohort, follow-up of cancer patients by the palliative care team for 10 days was considered the exposure factor, while the dependent variable was patient survival. Data were extracted from medical records and descriptive and survival curve analyses were conducted. Results: Among 581 participants in the sample, 42.5% had metastasis, and the most prevalent medical diagnosis was gastrointestinal cancer (29.1%). Fifty-one (8.7%) were followed by the palliative care team. The mortality rate during the 10 days in the sample was 10.8%, and the rate was higher (15.7%) among patients followed by the palliative care team. Conclusion: Patients with a performance status below 70% who were followed by the palliative care team had poorer clinical conditions and a shorter survival than those who were not followed up by the team. Keywords: palliative care, cancer patients, Karnofsky Performance Status, survival analysis
Analisar a construção histórica entre a hipodermóclise e a enfermagem brasileira sob a ótica da dialética marxista. Métodos: Revisão integrativa com discussão sócio-histórica. A coleta de dados foi baseada em livros publicados no Brasil até o ano de 1949. Extraíram-se informações sobre o tema. As atribuições da enfermagem foram discutidas à luz do materialismo histórico-dialético. Resultados: Os autores disponibilizaram o posicionamento dos enfermeiros sobre conceito, indicação terapêutica, material de consumo, local de administração, precaução, evento adverso e cuidado. Houve maior ênfase a algumas atribuições em detrimento de outras, empoderando os enfermeiros preferencialmente nas questões operacionais. Esse fato influenciou as relações de produção e estabeleceu uma dialética entre o fazer de médicos e enfermeiros. Considerações finais: Dentro da produção econômica da hipodermóclise, houve visões convergentes que fizeram com que as atribuições da enfermagem ganhassem mais empoderamento profissional, situando a posição da enfermagem na infraestrutura do cuidado. Descritores: Cuidados de enfermagem; Enfermeiros e enfermeiras; História da enfermagem; Hipodermóclise; Relações médico-enfermeiro.
Introduction : L’échelle de l’indice fonctionnel de Karnofsky (Karnofsky Performance Status Scale) est un instrument d’évaluation pertinent et fonctionnel qui sert à déterminer quelles personnes devraient être suivies par des équipes multidisciplinaires de soins palliatifs. Objectif : Analyser les résultats cliniques de patients, suivis par une équipe de soins palliatifs, dont l’indice fonctionnel de Karnofsky est inférieur à 70 %, et les comparer aux résultats de personnes n’ayant pas bénéficié de ce type de soins. Méthodologie : Dans la présente étude de cohorte rétrospective, le suivi pendant 10 jours des patients par l’équipe de soins palliatifs constituait le facteur d’exposition et la survie, la variable dépendante. Des données ont été extraites des dossiers médicaux afin de réaliser des statistiques descriptives et des analyses des courbes de survie. Résultats : Parmi les 581 participants de l’échantillon, 42,5 % avaient des métastases. Le cancer gastro-intestinal était le diagnostic plus prévalent (29,1 %). Du groupe, 51 participants (8,7 %) étaient suivis par l’équipe de soins palliatifs. Le taux de mortalité pendant les 10 jours de suivi s’élevait à 10,8 %; il était plus élevé encore (15,7 %) chez les patients suivis par l’équipe de soins palliatifs. Conclusion : Les patients ayant un indice fonctionnel inférieur à 70 % qui étaient suivis par l’équipe de soins palliatifs présentaient un piètre état clinique et une période de survie plus réduite comparativement aux autres patients. Mots-clés : soins palliatifs, personnes atteintes de cancer, indice fonctionnel de Karnofsky, analyse du taux de survie
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