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Escala pediátrica de disfunción multiorgánica secuencial: validación en pacientes pediátricos graves con leucemia linfoide aguda
Pediatric sequential multiorgan dysfunction scale: validation in critical pediatric patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia

Introducción: Los pacientes que ingresan a la unidad de cuidados intensivos pediátricos son aquellos con alto riesgo de mortalidad que pueden presentar síndrome de disfunción orgánica múltiple. Los pacientes que padecen leucemia linfoide aguda forman parte de este grupo. Objetivos: Validar la es...

Uso de solución salina hipertónica al 3 por ciento en niños con bronquiolitis aguda
Usage of 3 percent Hypertonic Saline Solution in Children with Acute Bronchitis

Introducción: La bronquiolitis aguda es la infección del tracto respiratorio inferior más frecuente en el lactante. Tiene una incidencia anual del 10 por ciento en los lactantes y una tasa de ingreso de entre el 2 y el 5 por ciento con un incremento importante en los últimos años. Objetivo: Determ...

Incidence of multimorbidity and associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 140 (3), 2022
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, access to healthcare services may have become difficult, which may have led to an increase in chronic diseases and multimorbidity. OBJECTIVES: To assess the incidence of multimorbidity and its associated factors among adults ...

The impact of multimodality integrated positron emission tomography-computed tomography on improving the staging and management of head and neck malignancy: a cross- sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 140 (3), 2022
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Clinical assessment of head and neck cancers is highly challenging owing to the complexity of regional anatomy and wide range of lesions. The diagnostic evaluation includes detailed physical examination, biopsy and imaging modalities for disease extent and staging. Appropriate imagi...

Oxidative stress in maternal milk and cord blood in gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective study

Säo Paulo med. j; 140 (3), 2022
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Reduced antioxidant defenses may reflect a poor protective response against oxidative stress and this may be implicated in progression of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Oxidative stress induced by hyperglycemia plays a major role in micro and macrovascular complications, which...

Echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness and immature granulocyte are novel inflammatory predictors of acute ischemic stroke: a prospective study

Säo Paulo med. j; 140 (3), 2022
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the most common type of stroke. Inflammation is the primary factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Use of immature granulocytes (IGs) has been recommended as a new indicator of systemic inflammation. However, data on the association between ech...

Factores de riesgo de bacteriemia en niños con cáncer y neutropenia febril

Med. infant; 29 (2), 2022
La bacteriemia representa una importante causa de morbimortalidad en pacientes oncológicos. Durante el episodio de neutropenia inducida por quimioterapia, un 15%–25% de los pacientes tendrá bacteriemia. Objetivo: identificar factores de riesgo asociados con bacteriemia en pacientes oncológicos pedi...

Perfil de egressos de um programa de pós-graduação em distúrbios da comunicação

Distúrb. comun; 34 (2), 2022
Introdução: A avaliação de alunos egressos pela CAPES é parte de um dos eixos de avaliação dos programas de pós-graduação. Investigar a formação e atuação dos egressos de um Programa de Pós-Graduação em Distúrbios da Comunicação e desenvolver uma forma c...

Evolución del crecimiento de una cohorte de recién nacidos de la maternidad del Hospital Dr. Manuel Quintela con bajo peso al nacer hasta los 12 meses de edad corregida

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 93 (1), 2022
Introducción: en Uruguay, la proporción de nacimientos con bajo peso al nacer (BPN) se mantiene cercana al 8%. En este grupo resulta un desafío conseguir un adecuado crecimiento y desarrollo enfocado a prevenir enfermedades a mediano y largo plazo. Objetivo: analizar la velocidad de crecimiento y los ...

Expression Levels of the CA9, WT1, and PRAME genes and genotyping-associated antigens for the diagnosis and prognosis of colorectal cancer

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent type of cancer worldwide, and is one of the major health problems in Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. The tumor antigens recently are of interesting indicators as diagnostic and prognostic tools, The aim of the present study is to detect t...