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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...

Linguistic and cultural adaptation to the Portuguese language of antimicrobial dose adjustment software

ABSTRACT Objective To adapt an antibiotic dose adjustment software initially developed in English, to Portuguese and to the Brazilian context. Methods This was an observational, descriptive study in which the Delphi method was used to establish consensus among specialists from different health areas,...

Correlation between nutritional assessment and oxidative stress in candidates for liver transplant

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the oxidative profile, nutritional status and food intake (caloric value; macronutrients; vitamins A, E and C; and zinc), and to correlate oxidative stress with nutritional status in patients who were candidates for liver transplant. Methods This is a cross-sectional, a...

Association of obesity and anovulatory infertility

ABSTRACT Objective To verify the association of obesity and infertility related to anovulatory issues. Methods This case-control study was carried out with 52 women, aged 20 to 38 years, divided into two groups (infertile − cases − and fertile − control), seen at outpatient clinics, i...

Evaluation of nutritional risk factors in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-eligible patients

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the nutritional risk factors in patients eligible for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted with patients recruited from an hematology outpatient clinic. Study variables included demographic and clinical data, pati...

Factors associated with bone mineral content in adults: a population-based study

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the association among bone mineral content, sociodemographic, anthropometric and behavioral factors, and health status of Brazilian adults. Methods This was a cross-sectional, population-based study including 701 individuals from both sexes aged between 20 and 59 years...

Mensuração da força de preensão palmar em indivíduos com hipermobilidade articular

Objetivos: Avaliar a força de preensão palmar de mulheres com hipermobilidade articular, comparando-as com as sem hipermobilidade articular, relacionando idade, dominância manual e comportamento da força de preensão palmar ao longo das mensurações. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo transversal de car...

Tipos craniofaciais e relação com a síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono

Introdução: fatores anatômicos, como obesidade e alterações craniofaciais, interagem na etiologia e na expressão da Síndrome da Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono. Dimensões cranianas e faciais são usadas para classificar os diferentes fenótipos mediante duas medidas antropométricas: o índice craniano...

Comparación de la utilidad clínica de datos antropométricos de recién nacidos prematuros empleando las gráficas Fenton e Intergrowth-21st
Comparison of the clinical utility of anthropometric data of preterm infants using Fenton and Intergrowth -21 st charts

Rev. ecuat. pediatr; 20 (2), 2019
Introducción: no existe consenso sobre la gráfica idónea para monitorizar el crecimiento de prematuros, sin embargo, Fenton es la más difundida. Desde el aparecimiento de INTERGROWTH-21st ésta se perfila como una herramienta eficaz. Nuestro objetivo fue comparar INTERGROWTH-21st y Fenton en la valor...

Informe de la situación nutricional de población atendida en Centros de Salud Nivel 1: Año 2018

En este informe se presenta información referida a la situación nutricional de la población menor de 19 años, adultos/as y embarazadas atendidas en los Centros de Salud Nivel 1 (CESACs) durante el período 2018. Los diagnósticos de malnutrición incluidos son: déficit, exceso de peso y anemia en po...