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- Title
USE OF CATECHOLAMINES VIA CONTINUOUS INFUSION IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS.
- Authors
Mendonça, Larissa Bento de Araújo; Cláudio Madeiro, Antônio; Lima, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira; Barbosa, Islene Victor; de Brito, Maria Eliane Maciel; da Cunha, Lílian Gomes Pereira
- Abstract
Objective: to identify the incidence of the use of catecholamines in intensive care unit patients. Method: this is a quantitative descriptive research, carried out in the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The population consisted of all the patients admitted to the unit within the period from January to December 2009 with a sample of 53 medical records that met the inclusion criteria. The data collection was held on April and May 2010 through the consultation of the medical records and the filling in of a semi-structured script. The data were organized in tables. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Universidade Federal do Ceará, under the Protocol 29/10. Results: prevalent disease: neurological disorders (60.4%). prevalent age group: between 41 and 59 years (45.3%); prevalent gender: female (54.7%). The use of catecholamines was identified in 23% of patients. Most used catecholamines: dobutamine and noradrenalin, both used by 50% of patients. Conclusion: it was found an incidence of 23% in the use of catecholamines. The most used catecholamines were dobutamine and noradrenalin. It is believed that this research can contribute to the qualification of the nurse with regard to the administration of catecholamines.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CATECHOLAMINES; CRITICAL care medicine; INFUSION therapy; INTENSIVE care units; INTRAVENOUS therapy; RESEARCH methodology; QUANTITATIVE research; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 1, p26
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.2052-14823-1-LE.0601201204