Browsing by Author "Amthauer Rojas, Macarena Paz"

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    Intensive care challenges for the next pandemic
    (2024) Vera Alarcón, María Magdalena; Alegría Vargas, Leyla; Avendaño Jara, Stefany Fernanda; Amthauer Rojas, Macarena Paz; Castro López, Ricardo Adolfo; Bugedo Tarraza, Guillermo Jaime
    Experience during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for crisis preparedness, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs). Addressing key challenges is vital for improving readiness and response, as well as ensuring better protection for vulnerable populations. Our review focuses on the recent literature examining the challenges in acute care settings during the pandemic. We aimed to identify lessons that could improve our ability to handle similar situations. Studies have highlighted the critical role of intensive care, responsiveness, and preparedness. The key challenges identified include a shortage of trained personnel to meet high demand without compromising care quality or overburdening healthcare workers. Resource scarcity during the pandemic emphasizes the importance of reasonable resource allocation to ensure sufficient care provision. Additionally, addressing post-ICU syndrome and early rehabilitation is crucial, as ICU treatment can lead to long-term physical, psychological, and cognitive issues that can affect patients' quality of life. Finally, fostering a culture of data sharing and research collaboration is essential for knowledge exchange and improving crisis management across healthcare centers.
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    Needs of relatives of critically ill patients in an academic hospital in Chile
    (2018) Padilla Fortunatti, Cristóbal Felipe; Rojas Silva, Noelia Pilar; Amthauer Rojas, Macarena Paz; Molina Muñoz, Y.
    Objective: To identify the importance of the needs of family members of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU).||Method: Descriptive, comparative and cross-sectional study based on a secondary data analysis of 251 relatives of ICU patients at a university hospital in Santiago, Chile. Using non-random sampling, the 'Critical Care Family Needs Inventory' was used to establish the family needs, as well as a sociodemographic questionnaire that included: age, gender, educational level, patient relationship and previous ICU experience. A descriptive statistical analysis, Student's T test and ANOVA were performed.||Results: The most important family needs related to the dimensions of 'security' (mean = 3.90) and 'information' (mean = 3.76), while those of minor importance with 'support' (mean = 3.09). In the latter, differences were observed at an older age (P<.05), an educational level (P<.001) and relationship with the patient (P<.05).||Conclusions: The most relevant needs for family members in the ICU are related to safety and information. Less important needs are influenced by certain sociodemographic variables. Identifying the degree of importance of family needs will allow the health team to improve its relationship with families in ICUs. (C) 2017 Sociedad Espanola de Enfermeria Intensiva y Unidades Coronarias (SEEIUC). Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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    Recomendaciones para el cuidado y acompañamiento de familiares de pacientes con diagnóstico COVID-19
    (2020) Amthauer Rojas, Macarena Paz; Espinoza, Jessica; Padilla Fortunatti, Cristóbal; Palma, Alejandra; Rojas Silva, Noelia Pilar; Rojas Abalos, Verónica Eugenia; San Martín, Kelly; Valdebenito Santelices, Carolina; Varela, Loreto; Vargas, Verónica