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Hipomagnesemia en recién nacidos con encefalopatía hipóxico isquémica en hipotermia corporal total

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (1), 2020
Resumen: Introducción: En recién nacidos (RN) con encefalopatía hipóxico isquémica (EHI) en hipotermia se describen alte raciones metabólicas que se asocian a pronóstico neurológico. La hipomagnesemia ha sido reportada en la literatura, pero no es medida ni corregida en todos los centros de ate...

Caracterización de la adolescente materna grave en el Hospital General Docente "Dr. Agostinho Neto", Guantánamo 2019

Rev. inf. cient; 99 (1), 2020
RESUMEN Introducción: En el Hospital General Docente "Dr. Agostinho Neto" de Guantánamo no se han caracterizado las adolescentes maternas ingresadas en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI). Objetivo: Caracterizar la morbilidad materna en adolescentes ingresadas en la UCI del Hospital General Docen...

Reducing length of stay and improving quality of care by implementation of informatics system and care bundle in the intensive care unit

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Clinical situations in intensive care units (ICUs) change rapidly, and many factors may prolong the length of stay (LOS) of patients. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to examine the effects of implementing an electronic-ICU (e-ICU) and an informatics system in an ICU on...

Complement factor H levels are decreased and correlated with serum C-reactive protein in late-onset Alzheimer's disease

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (2), 2020
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. Despite numerous studies on the subject, the pathologies for AD are still unclear and there is still no ideal biomarker for diagnosis. The present study aimed to investigate clinical significance of human complement factor H (CFH) in...

Language evaluation in children with pre-lingual hearing loss and cochlear implant

Abstract Introduction The cochlear implant is an effective device for children with severe and/or profound prelingual hearing loss, since it provides considerable improvement in oral language acquisition through the auditory pathway. The use of a cochlear implant contributes to the development of audito...

Comparison between curettage adenoidectomy and endoscopic-assisted microdebrider adenoidectomy in terms of Eustachian tube dysfunction

Abstract Introduction Adenoidectomy can be performed with many ways, including curettage and microdebrider endoscopic-assisted adenoidectomy. Those two techniques have advantages and disadvantages. Objective The objective of this study is to research the effects of curettage adenoidectomy and endoscopi...

Inflammatory markers in palatine tonsils of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Abstract Introduction Obstrutive sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction, associated with intermittent hypoxia and hypercapnia, and the main risk factor in childhood is adenotonsillar hypertrophy. The lymphocytes in these structures are responsible for loca...

Subjective benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in patients with osteoporosis or migraine

Abstract Introduction Subjective benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a form of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in which during the diagnostic positional maneuvers patients only present vertigo symptoms with no nystagmus. Objective To study the characteristics of subjects with subjective benign...

Effects of oral isotretinoin therapy on the nasal cavities

Abstract Introduction Isotretinoin (13 cis-retinoic acid) is the most effective treatment for acne vulgaris and is the only treatment option that can provide either remission or a permanent cure. Objective The aim of this study was to use both subjective and objective methods to assess the nasal compla...

Prognostic Prediction of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Parameters in Heart Failure Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Arq. bras. cardiol; 114 (2), 2020
Abstract Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased mortality in heart failure (HF) patients. Objective: To evaluate whether the risk of AF patients can be precisely stratified by relation with cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) cut-offs for heart transplantation (HT) selection...