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Evaluating the disease and treatment information provided to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the time of discharge according to GOLD discharge guidelines

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the disease and treatment information provided to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at hospital discharge. Methods This was a cross-sectional study including hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at three tertiary hospitals. Th...

Mortalidad y fracaso renal agudo en pacientes con ventilación no invasiva
Mortality and acute kidney injury in patients with noninvasive ventilation

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (5), 2019
Se efectuó un estudio prospectivo observacional, obteniendo datos clínicos y analíticos de pacientes ingresados en la unidad de cuidados intensivos del Hospital Reina Sofía, que precisaron de ventilación mecánica no invasiva. El estudio se llevó a cabo desde el 1 de enero 2013 al 31 de diciembre d...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: perspectives for primary health care

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (1), 2019
Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become a major health challenge worldwide due to its increasing incidence and mortality, which have serious repercussions for health-care systems. Methods We conducted a review of international efforts to control COPD in primary care....

Estrategias de problematización e intervención de Kinesiología / Fisioterapia para un paciente con una afección ventilatoria crónica reagudizada

La Clasificación Internacional del Funcionamiento, de la Discapacidad y de la Salud (CIF), permite organizar la información mediante un lenguaje trans-disciplinario. Al respecto, es fundamental complementarlo con una epistemología propia para generar prácticas clínicas eficientes. La enfermedad pulm...

Update on the approach to smoking in patients with respiratory diseases

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Smoking is the leading cause of respiratory disease (RD). The harmful effects of smoking on the respiratory system begin in utero and influence immune responses throughout childhood and adult life. In comparison with "healthy" smokers, smokers with RD have peculiarities that can impede smoking c...

Multidisciplinary education with a focus on COPD in primary health care

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the use of video lessons on the topic of COPD as a training tool for a multidisciplinary team working in the primary health care sector. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study involving a multidisciplinary team working at a primary health care clinic. The level of ...

Prevención no farmacológica de las exacerbaciones en la EPOC: efecto antiinflamatorio de la actividad física
Non-pharmacological prevention of exacerbations in COPD: anti-inflammatory effect of physical activity

The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the chronic respiratory condition most prevalent in adults, caused mainly by smoking. Its burden is progressively increasing and, according to the World Health Organization, is one of the main causes of mortality and disability around th...

Internaciones en pacientes con ventilación domiciliaria crónica
Hospital admissions in patients with chronic home ventilation

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (6), 2018
La ventilación mecánica domiciliaria representa un estándar de cuidados en la insuficiencia de la bomba ventilatoria. El modelo de seguimiento podría modificar la tasa de internaciones. Con la finalidad de estudiar las internaciones en pacientes con ventilación mecánica domiciliaria se diseñó un ...

Impact of adherence to long-term oxygen therapy on patients with COPD and exertional hypoxemia followed for one year

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the impact of adherence to long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) on quality of life, dyspnea, and exercise capacity in patients with COPD and exertional hypoxemia followed for one year. Methods: Patients experiencing severe hypoxemia during a six-minute walk test (6MWT) perfo...