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Benefits of fasting abbreviation with carbohydrates and omega-3 infusion during cabg: a double-blind controlled randomized trial

Abstract Objective: To assess postoperative clinical data considering the association of preoperative fasting with carbohydrate (CHO) loading and intraoperative infusion of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFA). Methods: 57 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were r...

Treatment of pericardial effusion through subxiphoid tube pericardiostomy and computerized tomography- or echocardiography - guided percutaneous catheter drainage methods

Abstract Objective: In this retrospective study, we aimed to observe the efficacy of pericardial effusion (PE) treatments by a survey conducted at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University. Methods: In order to get comparable results, the patients with PE were d...

Endovascular repair of a penetrating axillary artery injury

Abstract We report a 16-year-old boy who sustained a gunshot injury on his upper left side of the chest that resulted in an injury to the left axillary artery and was treated with endovascular repair. An endovascular repair has been increasingly accepted for the management of hemorrhage in critically ill...

Diagnostic performance of qfr for the evaluation of intermediate coronary artery stenosis confirmed by fractional flow reserve

Abstract Introduction: Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is a novel method enabling efficient computation of FFR from three-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography (3D QCA) and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame counting. We decided to perform a systematic review and quantitative meta-...

Translation and cultural adaptation of Patient Perceptions of Hemodialysis Scale in Brazil

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To translate and adapt the Patient Perceptions of Hemodialysis Scale (PPHS) to the Brazilian context. Method: A methodological study, in which the stages of initial translation, synthesis of translations, back translation, evaluation by an expert committee and pre-test of the PPHS w...

Medication administration safety assessment tool: Construction and validation

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To build and validate the Patient Safety Assessment in Medication Administration (ASPAM - Avaliação da Segurança do Paciente na Administração de Medicamentos) tool. Method: Methodological study in which the construction, Content Validation Index (CVI), construct validation (fac...

Construction and validation of a tool to assess nursing interpersonal relations

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: construct and validate a tool to identify the factors that influence interpersonal relations and the health of nursing workers in a University Hospital in the South of Brazil. Method: methodological study, in nine steps. The face validation was carried out, with the participation of...

Hemoglobina glicada y ejercicio: una revisión sistemática

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Physical training is recommended in several studies and guidelines for the control of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and its complications. We performed a systematic review about the effects of aerobic training (AT), resistance (RT) or the combination of both (AT/ RT), on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in p...

Modelo de manejo en red y por telemedicina de la retinopatía diabética en dos comunas del Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Oriente

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Background: If we are able to increase the resolution of complex medical problems at primary health care levels, we would improve the efficiency of the health care systems and would reduce the burden of specialists. Aim: To describe the result of a telemedicine and network management of diabetic retinop...

Angioplastía con balón para el tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial pulmonar por enfermedad tromboembólica crónica. Resultados hemodinámicos y clínicos inmediatos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Background: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a therapeutic alternative for patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Aim: To report the initial experience with the "refined BPA technique" with the use of intravascular images. Patients and Methods: Between Jun...