Objetivo: conhecer as atividades da vida diária através da percepção dos pacientes sobre os cuidados após o transplante pulmonar. Metodologia: estudo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, através de grupo focal com 10 pacientes, no período de março a abril de 2018. Na análise dos dados foi utilizada a análise do conteúdo. Respeitaram-se os princípios éticos da pesquisa envolvendo seres humanos e o estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética com o número 1.146.838. Resultados: emergiram três categorias temáticas: Atividades da vida diária; Cuidados após o transplante pulmonar e Nível de entendimento. Conclusão: o estudo identificou que os pacientes desenvolveram atividades de autocuidado como tomar banho sozinho e comer sem ajuda, modificaram hábitos alimentares, e aumentaram os cuidados com as medicações prescritas. .Descritores: Transplante de Pulmão, Autocuidado, Enfermagem.DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES OF PATIENTS AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATIONObjective: To know the activities of daily living through the perception of patients about care after lung transplantation. Methodolgy: a descriptive study with a qualitative approach through a focus group with 10 patients, from March to April 2018. In the data analysis was used the content analysis. The ethical principles of research involving human subjects were respected and the study was approved by the Ethics Committee under number 1.146.838. Results: three thematic categories emerged: instrumental activities of daily living; Care after lung transplantation and Level of understanding. Conclusion: The study found that patients developed self-care activities such as bathing alone and eating unaided, modified eating habits, and increased care with prescribed medications.Descriptors: Lung Transplantation, Self Care, Nursing.ACTIVIDADES DIARIAS DE LA VIDA DE LOS PACIENTES DESPUÉS DEL TRASPLANTE DE PULMÓNObjetivo: Conocer lãs actividades de la vida diária através de La percepción de los pacientes sobre la atención después del trasplante pulmonar. Metodología: um estúdio descriptivo com um enfoque cualitativo através de um grupo focal com 10 pacientes, de marzo a abril de 2018. En el análisis de datos se utilizo el análisis de contenido. Se respetaron los princípios éticos de la investigación en seres humanos y el estúdio fue aprobado por el Comitê de Ética con el número 1.146.838. Resultados: surgieron tres categorias temáticas: actividades de la vida diária; Atención después del trasplante de pulmón y nível de comprensión. Conclusión: el estúdio encontro que los pacientes desarrollaron actividades de autocuidado como bañarse solo y comer sin ayuda, hábitos alimentícios modificados y uma mayor atención con medicamentos recetados.Descriptores: Trasplante de Pulmón, Autocuidado, Enfermería.

Introduction: The lung transplant is the only option of survival of the patient affected by a deadly lung disease. The outpatient clinic follow-up requires the patient discipline and responsibility in the face of complex care suggested by the multidisciplinary team.Objectives: Meet aspects related to adhesion to treatment and selfcare of patients submitted to the lung transplant, accompanied, in outpatients, in a referral hospital in Fortaleza-Ceará-Brazil.Methods: Exploratory research with qualitative approach, in a referral hospital in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases in FortalezaCeará, in the period September 2015 to January 2016. 10 patients transplanted lung were interviewed, after approval by the ethics committee of this institution. The Organization and analysis of the data was backed up on phenomenological and theoretical saturation used to meet the significant units. Results:It was noticed the strong bond established by patients and professionals of the team that accompanies them. That bond is characterized by a relationship of trust between patient and professional, stimulating attendance and adhesion of the transplanted in outpatient visits. Outpatient consultations in lung transplant marked commitment, the accuracy of both periodical transplanted as part of some professional multidisciplinary team. On the other hand, it was observed the lack of autonomy of some categories.

Introduction. In El Salvador, encephalopathy is one of the clinical conditions with the greatest uncertainty when assessing the prognosis of a patient in the intensive care unit. The electroencephalogram offers a low cost, practical, non-invasive and highly available method through which an evaluation of the neurological status of the patient is achieved. Objective. Study was carried out with the aim of correlating electroencephalographic patterns and clinical evolution of patients with encephalopathy admitted to the medical and surgical intensive care unit during the months of September to December 2018, in National Hospital Rosales. Methodology. An observational, descriptive, longitudinal, prospective. Results. Patients with a diagnosis of encephalopathy were included and chronicled clinical and electroencephalographic variables,age, sex, comorbidities, cause of admission to the intensive care unit, medical or surgical, use of sedative or relaxing drugs, use of vasoactive amines, state of consciousness, complications during intrahospital stay, evolution and outcome: death, transfer or discharge. Conclusion: The most common pattern among patients was epileptiform, showing the highest degree of survival among them, when treated with antiepileptic drugs. The reactivity showed a prognostic value among the patients, 44.44% of 9 non-reactive patients died, and while the 6 reactive patients showed a 100% survival of patients with encephalopathy and EEG pattern with reactivity present during the period of time admitted.