Results: 89

Causas de estridor congénito
Causes of congenital stridor

Cambios rev. méd; 20 (1), 2021
INTRODUCTION. Airway abnormalities are rare but potentially fatal. Stridor is a res-piratory noise with greater predominance in the inspiratory phase. OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the etiology of stridor, determine its comorbidities and mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Retrospective cross-sectional...

Puntuación de Mallampati modificada, como predictor de la presencia y la gravedad de la apnea obstructiva del sueño en pacientes que roncan
Modified Mallampati Score as a Predictor for the Presence and the Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Snoring Patients

Prensa méd. argent; 107 (4), 2021
Objetivo del estudio: evaluar si la puntuación de Mallampati modificada (MMS) puede predecir la presencia y la gravedad del síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño (AOS) en un grupo de pacientes que roncaban y presentaban apnea en los hospitales universitarios de Al-Azhar, El Cairo, Egipto y el Hospit...

Diagnostic challenges in paediatric foreign body aspiration: a case report

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 49 (2), 2021
Abstract Introduction Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a potentially fatal paediatric emergency. Our objective was to highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to difficult/doubtful diagnosis. Case report 34-month-old girl referred for urgent rigid bronchoscopy after suspected metallic b...

Adverse events related to mechanical ventilation in a pediatric intensive care unit

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with adverse events (AE) related to invasive mechanical ventilation in patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of a tertiary public hospital. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study from July 2016 to June 201...

Risk factors for recurrent wheezing in preterm infants who received prophylaxis with palivizumab

J. bras. pneumol; 47 (5), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of recurrent wheezing (RW) in preterm infants who received prophylaxis against severe infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and to identify genetic susceptibility (atopy or asthma) and risk factors for RW. Methods: This was a cross-sectional st...

El niño con estridor persistente

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (6), 2020
El estridor es un ruido respiratorio anormal generado por obstrucción o colapso de la vía aérea laringotraqueal, de manera aguda o de evolución crónica. Existen distintas causas tanto congénitas como adquiridas capaces de producir dificultad respiratoria, que puede llegar a ser grave y con potencia...

Avaliação do controle da asma em universitários no sul do Brasil

RESUMO: Objetivo: Mensurar o nível de controle da asma em estudantes com relato de chiado no peito no último ano através do Asthma Control Test (ACT). Método: Estudo transversal descritivo realizado com ingressantes na Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel) em 2017, incluindo 1.865 ...

Evaluation of treatment of the exacerbation of asthma and wheezing in a pediatric emergency department

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the treatment of wheezing and exacerbation of asthma in a pediatric emergency unit (ED), comparing it to that recommended by the guidelines for this purpose. METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional study through medical records survey of children and adolescents (0-15 years...

La auscultación pulmonar en el siglo 21

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (4), 2020
La auscultación pulmonar es parte fundamental del examen físico para el diagnóstico de las enfermedades respiratorias. La estandarización que ha alcanzado la nomenclatura de los ruidos respiratorios, sumado a los avances en el análisis computacional de los mismos, han permitido mejorar la utilidad d...

Fatores associados ao sexo para sibilância recorrente e asma

Nas últimas décadas, consolidou-se o conhecimento da heterogeneidade de fatores associados à asma. Sexo, condições ambientais, genética, raça, obesidade, questões hormonais e imunológicas influenciam sintomas e resposta ao tratamento da asma. Associação entre asma e obesidade é observada em a...