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Atención de los pacientes con trauma grave durante los primeros días: evolución entre la urgencia, el pabellón y la unidad de cuidados intensivos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (10), 2019
Background: Trauma is the main cause of death among people aged 5 to 44 years. Aim: To describe features, treatment and evolution of trauma patients admitted to an emergency room. Material and Methods: Adult patients admitted in the emergency department of a public hospital due to severe trauma were st...

Diferentes sistemas de pontuação na pancreatite alcoólica aguda: qual a seguir? Um dilema em curso

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis is a common disorder in medical practice. In recent times, management has changed drastically with majority of decisions like intravenous antibiotics, negative suction with Ryle's tube and surgical interventions like necrosectomy etc based on severity of the dise...

The role of maximum compressed thickness of the quadriceps femoris muscle measured by ultrasonography in assessing nutritional risk in critically-ill patients with different volume statuses

SUMMARY PURPOSE In this prospective observational study, we aimed to investigate the role of the maximum compressed (MC) and uncompressed (UC) thickness of the quadriceps femoris muscle (QFMT) measured by ultrasonography (USG) in the detection of nutritional risk in intensive care patients (ICPs) with ...

Hemodiafiltración intermitente en línea como terapia de reemplazo renal en paciente crítico: Experiencia en un centro de diálisis de agudo

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Background: In critical patients with acute renal failure, intermittent diffusive renal replacement techniques cause hemodynamic problems due to their high depurative efficiency. This situation is avoided using continuous low efficiency therapies, which are expensive, prevent patient mobilization and add...

Neumonía grave en la comunidad: ¿cuándo pensar en SAMR-AC?
Severe community pneumonia: when to think about CA-MRSA

Actual. SIDA. infectol; 27 (99), 2019
ntroducción: Aunque la incidencia de neumonía adquirida en la comunidad (NAC) por Staphylococcus aureus meticilino-resistente adquirido en la comunidad (SAMR-AC) es inferior al 10%, por su elevada mortalidad debe considerarse en los pacientes graves.Objetivo: Identificar ...

Características e desfechos de pacientes com sepse adquirida na comunidade e no hospital

RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar as características clínicas e os desfechos de pacientes com sepse adquirida na comunidade ou no hospital. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo retrospectivo de coorte, que incluiu todos os pacientes com diagnóstico de sepse detectada entre janeiro de 2010 e dezembro de 2015 em um h...

Características de óbitos dos pacientes internados em uma unidade de terapia intensiva de hospital terciário

Introdução: Estudos comparam taxa de óbitos de Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) no Brasil que se encontra acima da internacional, não se sabendo se isso é devido ao sistema público brasileiro ou a falhas de registro. Objetivo: Traçar uma relação entre mortalidade prevista e características do...

Critical illness polyneuromyopathy in septic patients: Is it possible to diagnose it in a bedside clinical examination?

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of peripheral and respiratory muscle strength tests in diagnosing critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM), compared with an electrophysiological examination. Methods: Fifty septic patients who required mechanical ventilation for at lea...

Lipid profile and statin use in critical care setting: implications for kidney outcome

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether pre-hospital statin use is associated with lower renal replacement therapy requirement and/or death during intensive care unit stay. Methods: Prospective cohort analysis. We analyzed 670 patients consecutively admitted to the intensive care unit of an academic t...

Virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana en la era TARGA. Experiencia en un hospital de referencia

Rev chil anest; 48 (5), 2019
INTRODUCTION: The cause of ICU admission of HIV patients has changed during the HAART era. OBJECTIVE: To analyze HIV + patients admitted in the ICU of a tertiary university hospital, reference in HIV patients, during the HAART era. To describe the epidemiology of the disease in the ICU, cause of admissio...