BACKGROUND Data collection systems are very important for the practice of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). This study aimed to evaluate 3 PCA data collection systems and selected the most favorable system with the aid of multiattribute utility (MAU) theory. METHODS We developed a questionnaire with 10 items to evaluate the PCA data collection system and 1 item for overall satisfaction base...

Ao Editor, Lemos com grande interesse o artigo publicado na edição anterior relatado por Clemente e cols.1 sobre a análise de alguns parâmetros de repolarização ventricular em pacientes diabéticos (PD). No estudo, os autores dão novas informações sobre um tópico relevante e atual. O risco de desenvolver arritmias ventriculares e, posteriormente, morte súbita cardíaca (MSC) em PD tem sido demons...

BACKGROUND Clients with severe mental illness (SMI) who use substances are less engaged in treatment than those who do not use substances, and assertive community treatment (ACT) engages and retains clients with SMI and concurrent substance use at a higher rate compared with traditional treatment. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of being recruited to, and remaining in, A...