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Infectious complications associated with parenteral nutrition in intensive care unit and non-intensive care unit patients

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Malnutrition is associated with an increased risk of complications in hospitalized patients, and parenteral nutrition (PN) is used when oral or enteral feeding is not possible. This study aimed at analyzing associations between PN characteristics and infectious complications in ho...

Quilopericardio espontáneo en edad pediátrica ¿hay un algoritmo de manejo idóneo?
Spontaneous chilopericard in pediatric age is there an ideal management algorithm?

VozAndes; 31 (1), 2020
Introducción: El quilopericardio es la presencia de líquido quiloso en el espacio pericárdico. Las causas más frecuentes de esta rara entidad son secundarias a cirugía y otras técnicas invasivas sobre el tórax, seguidas de las idiopáticas, aunque también se han asociado a anomalías congénitas ...

Nutritional status and nutritional therapy in pediatric and adolescent patients submitted to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Clin. biomed. res; 40 (3), 2020
Introduction: To assess the use of nutritional support in children and adolescents submitted to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and analyze changes in nutritional status at hospital discharge after HSCT. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted on pediatric on...

Brazilian Nutritional Consensus in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Adults

ABSTRACT The nutritional status of patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplant is considered an independent risk factor, which may influence on quality of life and tolerance to the proposed treatment. The impairment of nutritional status during hematopoietic stem cell transplant occurs mainl...

Necessidades humanas básicas alteradas em neonatos com cateter central de inserção periférica

Objetivo: identificar as necessidades humanas básicas alteradas nos neonatos com cateter central de inserção periférica em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, à luz da Teoria das Necessidades Humanas Básicas. Método: estudo transversal de abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 108 recém-nascido...

Acute pancreatitis and recurrent acute pancreatitis: an exploration of clinical and etiologic factors and outcomes

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the epidemiology and clinical features of acute pancreatitis and recurrent acute pancreatitis in children. Methods: Observational and retrospective study with an analytical component. Patients were classified into two groups: Acute pancreatitis and recurrent pancreatitis...

Deuda calórica en una cohorte de pacientes hospitalizados en unidades de cuidado intensivo

Rev. chil. nutr; 46 (5), 2019
El soporte nutricional que se brinda a los pacientes críticos, constituye para la mayoría la única vía de acceso a través de la cual es posible cubrir sus requerimientos nutricionales diarios. Sin embargo, se ha identificado que la presencia de deuda calórica impide cubrir dichos requerimientos. Es...

Acumulación quilosa en el espacio mediastínico después de una revascularización miocárdica quirúrgica

CorSalud; 11 (3), 2019
RESUMEN El quilomediastino como complicación de la cirugía cardiovascular tiene una incidencia de menos del 0,5% y es extremadamente raro después de los procedimientos intrapericárdicos. El origen de esta complicación es una lesión directa en los vasos linfáticos del mediastino anterior, en el ár...

Low birth weight and the delay on the eruption of deciduous teething in children

Abstract Objectives: To analyze the association between low birth weight (LBW) and the occurrence of the delay on the eruption of deciduous teething (DEDT) in children from 04 to 30 months, living in Salvador, Bahia. Methods: A cross-sectional study involved 520 children at four to thirty months of age...

Severe malnutrition after bariatric surgery and clinic manifestations of infection

SUMMARY This report describes the post-bariatric-surgery evolution of an obese patient who had low adherence to the diet and micronutrient supplementation. Four years after two bariatric surgeries, the patient was admitted due to transient loss of consciousness, slow thinking, anasarca, severe hypoalbumi...