Jornal de pediatria
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Jornal de pediatria · Mar 2005
Multicenter Study[Life support limitation at three pediatric intensive care units in southern Brazil].
To describe causes of death and factors involved in the decision-making process related to life support limitation at three university-affiliated pediatric intensive care units in the south of Brazil. ⋯ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is offered more frequently than is observed in northern countries. In contrast, life support limitation is offered through do-not-resuscitate orders. These findings and the low participation of the families in the decision-making process reflect the difficulties to be overcome by those professionals who are responsible for handling critically ill children in southern Brazil.
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Jornal de pediatria · Sep 2004
Multicenter Study[Assessment of intubation procedures at reference pediatric and neonatal intensive care units].
To describe intubation procedures in two pediatric and two neonatal intensive care units in the city of Porto Alegre. ⋯ There was no established routine for intubation procedures in the units studied, and the use of muscle relaxants was not usual. The absence of adequate muscle relaxation is associated with more intubation attempts, difficulties and hypoxemia during the intubation procedure.