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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0864-0319</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Enfermería]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Enfermer]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-0319</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0864-03192019000100011</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Influencia de los procederes de enfermería en la sobrevivencia de los pacientes afectados por el Ébola]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Influence of Nursing Procedures in the Survival of Patients Affected by Ebola]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Fuentes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Reinaldo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jay Coirdies]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Benito]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico de Santiago de Cuba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba Policlínico Docente Ramón López Peña ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba Hospital Docente de Contramaestre ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-03192019000100011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-03192019000100011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-03192019000100011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El virus del Ébola causa una enfermedad grave sumamente infecciosa, que lleva rápidamente a la muerte, con una tasa de letalidad de hasta 90 %, pero puede prevenirse.  Objetivo:  Describir relevancia de los procederes de enfermería en la sobrevivencia de los pacientes afectados por el Ébola  Métodos:  Estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal en Liberia, África Occidental, en el periodo de noviembre 2014 a febrero 2015. El universo estuvo constituido por 203 pacientes a quienes se les aplicó procederes de enfermería por enfermeros que integraron la brigada médica cubana. La información se obtuvo de la observación directa y la revisión de la base de datos estadística de la misión cubana en Liberia, se procesó mediante el Sistema SPSSS versión 11,5 a través de técnicas de estadística descriptiva.  Resultados: Predominó el sexo masculino (55,66 %), diciembre fue el mes de mayor ingreso (36,45 %), la mayoría de los pacientes fueron ingresados en la salas de sospechosos (60,09 %), predominó la administración de medicamentos por vía oral, con 820 procederes (52,59 %), se logró que 51,25 % de los pacientes atendidos egresaran vivos, siendo el mes de enero el de mayor letalidad (66,70 %).  Conclusiones: La labor realizada por los enfermeros cubanos en la lucha contra el Ébola en Liberia, África Occidental, y el cumplimiento estricto de los protocolos según procederes de enfermería contribuyó al control hemodinámico de los pacientes atendidos y a la disminución paulatina de la epidemia, así como la letalidad por dicho evento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Ebola virus causes a highly infectious and serious disease, which quickly leads to death, with a death rate of up to 90%, but it can be prevented.  Objective: To describe the relevance of nursing procedures in the survival of patients affected by Ebola.  Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out in West Africa, Liberia in the period from November 2014 to February 2015. The study population consisted of 203 patients who were applied nursing procedures by personnel who were part of the Cuban medical brigade. The information was obtained by direct observation and review of the statistical database of the Cuban mission in Liberia; and processed through the system SPSSS version 11.5, through descriptive statistics techniques.  Results: The male sex predominated (55.66%). December was the month with highest admittance (36.45%); the majority of patients were admitted to the ward of suspects (60.09%). The administration of oral medications predominated, with 820 procedures (52.59%). It was achieved for 51.25% of the patients attended to be discharged alive, the month of January accounting for the highest mortality (66.70%).  Conclusions: The work carried out by the Cuban nurses in the fight against Ebola in West Africa, Liberia and the strict compliance with the protocols according to nursing procedures contributed to the hemodynamic control of the patients attended and the gradual reduction of the epidemic, as well as the mortality for the event.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ébola]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermería]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[procederes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ebola]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nursing]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[procedures]]></kwd>
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