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Redução da resistência à insulina após resposta virológica sustentada com agentes antivirais diretos: nem toda população melhora

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious public health problem, that affects approximately 170 million people worldwide. Chronic HCV infection is associated with hepatic insulin resistance and an increased risk of diabetes HCV-infected patients has been well documented. OBJE...

Meta, prescrição e infusão da terapia nutricional enteral de pacientes críticos em unidade de terapia intensiva

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Enteral nutritional therapy (ENT) is the best route for the nutrition of critically ill patients with improved impact on the clinical treatment of such patients. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the energy and protein supply of ENT in critically ill in-patients of an Intensive Care Unit...

Influência de estímulos cutâneos plantares sobre a sensibilidade e controle postural em idosos

Rev. Kairós; 21 (3), 2018
A diminuição da sensibilidade cutânea plantar pode resultar na redução do controle postural em idosos, tornando-os mais suscetíveis a quedas. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a influência de um programa de estimulação cutânea plantar, sobre o limiar de sensibilidade e controle postural em ...

Efectividad de cinco sesiones de rehabilitación vestibular en mujeres mayores de 60 años con hipofunción vestibular

RESUMEN Introducción: Los síntomas vestibulares son motivo frecuente de consulta en la atención médica, el adulto mayor y en especial el género femenino está expuesto a riesgo de caída por esta causa. Es común que el tratamiento de este grupo de pacientes sea los supresores vestibulares, y la te...

Presencia de Enterobacteriaceae y Escherichia coli multirresistente a antimicrobianos en carne adquirida en mercados tradicionales en Lima

RESUMEN Objetivos. El objetivo del presente estudio fue describir la presencia de Enterobacteriaceae en muestras de carne recolectadas en mercados tradicionales de Lima y establecer los niveles de resistencia a antimicrobianos y la presencia de betalactamasas de espectro extendido (BLEE) y AmpC en Esch...

Body image satisfaction, sociodemographic, functional and clinical aspects of community-dwelling older adults

Dement. neuropsychol; 12 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT: Body image, according to the definition by Ledoux et al.(1) is “the systematic, cognitive, affective, conscious, and unconscious representation that people have concerning their bodies during their biological development and throughout their social relationships”. Objective: To determine th...

Continence changes following transanal endoscopic microsurgery result from the impact on rectal capacity: clinical and functional evaluation before and after surgical treatment

ABSTRACT Introduction: Described in 1983 and with a stable clinical application, the impact of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery on anorectal function remains unknown. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the impact of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery on anorectal function according to ...

A prospective study of efficacy and safety of rubber band ligation in the treatment of Grade II and III hemorrhoids - a western Indian experience

ABSTRACT Background: Hemorrhoids are one of the most frequent diseases of the anal region with high prevalence involving all age groups. Multiple treatment options exist with none being perfect. Rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids is a non-operative treatment which can be performed on outpatient basis. ...

Risk assessment for preterm delivery using the fetal fibronectin test associated with the measurement of uterine cervix length in symptomatic pregnant women

Abstract Objective To analyze the use of the measurement of uterine cervix length (MUCL) and the fetal fibronectin (fFN) rapid test as predictors of preterm delivery (PTD) in symptomatic pregnant women assisted at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sobral Maternity Hospital. Methods This was a prospe...