RESUMENObjetivo: Para comparar los efectos de la aplicación de las hamacas en los bebés prematuros después de cambiarles pañales, en comparación con el nido. Métodos: investigación casi experimental, cruzada con 30 recién nacidos prematuros en una unidad de cuidados intermedios en un hospital público en Brasilia-DF, a partir de noviembre de 2011 a marzo de 2012. Los efectos de las dos intervenciones (nido y la hamaca) después de cambiar pañales. Para el análisis de datos se utilizó la prueba t de Student con un nivel de confianza del 95% (p <0,05). Resultados: prematuros cuando posicionados en hamaca, estaban menos estresados (p = 0,002), tenían menos características definitorias para el diagnóstico de enfermería "Comportamiento Desorganizado del Bebé" (p = 0,05) y se mantuvo en la postura terapéutica en relación con el nido (p = 0,04). Conclusión: en comparación con el nido, los prematuros posicionados en hamaca estaban menos estresados, más organizados y con mejor posicionamiento terapéutico. Palabras clave: Prematuro. Posicionamiento del paciente. Estrés fisiológico.Costa KSF, Beleza LO, Souza LM, Ribeiro LM 2 Rev Gaúcha Enferm. 2016;37(spe):e62554

Background Early access to antenatal care and high-cost technologies for pregnancy dating challenge early neonatal risk assessment at birth in resource-constrained settings. To overcome the absence or inaccuracy of postnatal gestational age (GA), we developed a new medical device to assess GA based on the photobiological properties of newborns’ skin and predictive models. Objective This study aims to validate a device that uses the photobiological model of skin maturity adjusted to the clinical data to detect GA and establish its accuracy in discriminating preterm newborns. Methods A multicenter, single-blinded, and single-arm intention-to-diagnosis clinical trial evaluated the accuracy of a novel device for the detection of GA and preterm newborns. The first-trimester ultrasound, a second comparator ultrasound, and data regarding the last menstrual period (LMP) from antenatal reports were used as references for GA at birth. The new test for validation was performed using a portable multiband reflectance photometer device that assessed the skin maturity of newborns and used machine learning models to predict GA, adjusted for birth weight and antenatal corticosteroid therapy exposure. Results The study group comprised 702 pregnant women who gave birth to 781 newborns, of which 366 (46.9%) were preterm newborns. As the primary outcome, the GA as predicted by the new test was in line with the reference GA that was calculated by using the intraclass correlation coefficient (0.969, 95% CI 0.964-0.973). The paired difference between predicted and reference GAs was −1.34 days, with Bland-Altman limits of −21.2 to 18.4 days. As a secondary outcome, the new test achieved 66.6% (95% CI 62.9%-70.1%) agreement with the reference GA within an error of 1 week. This agreement was similar to that of comparator-LMP-GAs (64.1%, 95% CI 60.7%-67.5%). The discrimination between preterm and term newborns via the device had a similar area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (0.970, 95% CI 0.959-0.981) compared with that for comparator-LMP-GAs (0.957, 95% CI 0.941-0.974). In newborns with absent or unreliable LMPs (n=451), the intent-to-discriminate analysis showed correct preterm versus term classifications with the new test, which achieved an accuracy of 89.6% (95% CI 86.4%-92.2%), while the accuracy for comparator-LMP-GA was 69.6% (95% CI 65.3%-73.7%). Conclusions The assessment of newborn’s skin maturity (adjusted by learning models) promises accurate pregnancy dating at birth, even without the antenatal ultrasound reference. Thus, the novel device could add value to the set of clinical parameters that direct the delivery of neonatal care in birth scenarios where GA is unknown or unreliable. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR2-10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027442

Objetivo: discorrer sobre as recomendações para prática de enfermagem mais atuais no manejo de cateter central de inserção periférica (PICC) em recém-nascidos (RNs). Conteúdo: a assistência ao RN com PICC vem sofrendo diversas alterações em relação às formas de mensuração do tamanho do cateter a ser inserido e de visualização da veia a ser puncionada, aos fatores que influenciam a escolha do sítio de inserção, ao acompanhamento da migração do cateter, à confirmação da ponta do PICC e a outros cuidados de manutenção e remoção do dispositivo. Conclusão: houve uma grande evolução do conhecimento referente ao manejo do PICC na população neonatal, mas ainda existem lacunas de conhecimento a serem exploradas. Espera-se uma melhoria da assistência ao RN que receberá um PICC.

Objective: To identify the actual nursing workload, applying the Nursing Activities Score tool (NAS) in a neonatal unit of a reference hospital for prematurity and surgical pathologies of the Federal District, and propose the adequate downsizing of professionals for the neonatology unit. Methods: A quantitative and exploratory study, with a sample of 98 patients, the inclusion criteria were all patients hospitalized in the sector. The data were collected through a built instrument and the NAS tool, and then organized in spreadsheets of the Microsoft Excel ® 2010. At last, a descriptive statistics was performed with the software SPSS ® version 21. Research Ethics Committee of FEPECS, CAAE 37164714.5.0000.5553. Results: The NAS average showed a variation between 48.5% to 50% with complexity classified as semi-intensive. The Blue Ward showed the highest inadequacy rate of the professionals, averaging 51%. Conclusion: There was dissociation between clinical workload and the patient's clinical condition.

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