Objective: to identify the most current scientific evidence related to the use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in coping with Covid-19. Methods: integrative review of the literature. We used selection criteria and descriptors controlled from the PICO strategy for the search for articles indexed in the Medline/Pubmed and Lilacs databases, until April 16, 2020. Results: 22 articles were identified, nine of which comprised the final selection, five narrative reviews, two case series, ...

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Objective: to report a professional experience of nurses working in an Intensive Care Unit, dedicated to COVID-19 patients, in a Portuguese hospital. Development: Portuguese government's measures aimed flattening cases progression curve and, simultaneously, provided health units some autonomy to adopt internal contingency measures. In our hospital, there was a reorganization of the Intensive Care Units (ICU), with a significant increase in available bed numbers. Within the scope of our ICU, a re...

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Objective: To reflect on the challenges faced by professors in nursing education before the new format of remote synchronous classes held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Development: This is a theoretical-reflective essay, constructed from the literature on the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing teaching and the authors’ experience. The sudden interruption of teaching activities generated impacts for professors, students, educational institutions, health services and users. Among th...

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Objective: To analyze the scientific evidence available in the literature on the use of dressings with silver nanoparticles. Methods: This is an integrative review. The search was carried out in March 2020, in the databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Web Of Science, SCOPUS, and Cinahl. The controlled descriptors used in Portuguese were: “Compostos de Prata”, “Nanoestruturas” e “Bandagens”. The descriptor...

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Objective: To investigate family farmers' self-rated health. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 63 family farmers who lived in a city in Minas Gerais. A data collection instrument was used, and anthropometric assessments were performed. The outcome variable was self-rated health, which could be categorized as good (very good and good) or poor (fair, poor, and very poor). The explanatory variables evaluated were sociodemographic characteristics, food consumption, and health status. Pear...

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Objective: to know the method of storage, reuse and disposal of sharp inputs under the perception of insulin-dependent people with Diabetes Mellitus. Method: descriptive study with a qualitative approach, developed with 18 participants diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus, living in a municipality in Mato Grosso do Sul. In order to collect data, we used semistructured interviews, audio-recorded, which were fully transcribed. The testimonies were organized by the Iramuteq？ software and categorized th...

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Objective: To identify the profile of patients and the most common complications in individuals undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. It was performed with 200 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in a hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected from patients' electronic medical records, from June to September 2018, using an instrument developed by the researchers. Results: The average age was 65.2 years old. T...

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Objective: to identify spiritual/religious habits and practices among high-risk pregnant women and to analyze their beliefs on the subject. Methods: descriptive and exploratory study of quantitative approach. Data collection occurred between November 2016 and February 2017, at a High-Risk Pregnancy Outpatient Clinic in inland S？o Paulo, through the application of the Duke-DUREL religiosity scale and questions about the evaluation of spirituality in health care. The participants were 104 high-ris...

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Objective: to identify the knowledge of puerperas about the performance of Guthrie test. Method: descriptive study, of qualitative nature, carried out in the maternity sector of a philanthropic hospital, located in the city of Guarapuava, southern Brazil. Data were collected in July 2015, through recorded interviews, which were submitted to Minayo’s thematic analysis. Results: fifteen puerperas were interviewed. From the analysis of the statements, two categories were constituted: 1) Mothers’ kn...

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Objective: To identify the profile of neonatal mortality in Foz do Igua？u/Paraná with a focus on identifying the avoidance of deaths. Method: Descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The data collected by the Death Certificate of neonates, with death occurring in the municipality between 2014 and 2018. The sample consisted of 183 death records. Results: Most deaths were of male neonates, white skin color/race, extremely preterm, and with extremely low weight at birth. The gestation of ...

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