Nursing workload: is it a predictor of XXXX in intensive care unit?

@entity1 @entity281
UNASSIGNED: Objective To analyze the influence of nursing workload on the occurrence of @entity281 ( @entity281 ) in @entity1 in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to type of treatment. Method Retrospective cohort study developed in nine ICUs in S  o Paulo, Brazil, from September to December 2012. Nursing workload was measured by the Nursing Activities Score (NAS). The Student's t and Fisher's exact tests and logistic regressions were used in the analyses. Results The sample was composed of 835 @entity1 (54.3  17.3 years; 57.5% male), of which 12.5% acquired @entity281 in the ICU. The NAS of the @entity1 admitted for clinical treatment was 71.3  10.9, and for surgery 71.6  9.2. Length of stay in ICU and severity were predictive factors for occurrence of @entity281 in @entity1 admitted to the unit for clinical or surgical treatment, and male sex only for surgical @entity1 . When considering the admissions independent of type of treatment, in addition to the variables mentioned above, index of comorbidities also remained in the regression model. The NAS was not a predictive factor of @entity281 . Conclusion Nursing workload did not influence occurrence of @entity281 in the @entity1 included in this study.
