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Translation and cultural adaptation of Patient Perceptions of Hemodialysis Scale in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To translate and adapt the Patient Perceptions of Hemodialysis Scale (PPHS) to the Brazilian context. Method: A methodological study, in which the stages of initial translation, synthesis of translations, back translation, evaluation by an expert committee and pre-test of the PPHS w...

Estado nutricional de portadores de doença renal crônica em hemodiálise no Sistema Único de Saúde

Resumo A desnutrição é um fator relevante na evolução dos pacientes com doença renal crônica (DRC) em hemodiálise (HD), estando associada a maior frequência e duração de internações hospitalares. Objetivou-se avaliar o estado nutricional de pacientes com DRC em HD em unidades públicas ou pr...

Training of intensive care nurses to handle continuous hemodialysis: a latent condition for safety

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 72 (supl.1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the repercussions of the training of nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit for the management of continuous hemodialysis regarding the safety of critical patients with acute renal failure. Method: Qualitative research developed considering James Reason's reference in ...

Hipercalcemia severa en el curso de rabdomiolisis: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (1), 2019
Rhabdomyolysis (RD) is the process that leads to cell destruction of striated muscle. Causes include inherited metabolic defects or acquired disorders. RD is frequently associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) and disorders of calcium metabolism. We report a 33 year old man that after amphetamine consum...

Guía de práctica clínica hemodiálisis
Hemodialysis clinical practice guide

Generar recomendaciones basadas en la mejor evidencia disponible acerca del manejo de personas con Enfermedad Renal Crónica con especial enfoque en el apoyo a los equipos de salud en la toma de decisiones, respecto al tratamiento y derivación de las personas con ERC. Personas con Enfermedad Renal Crón...

Úlceras de quirodáctilos e dorso de mão esquerda ocasionadas por hipertensão venosa após confecção de fístula arteriovenosa braquiocefálica: relato de caso

Úlceras venosas decorrentes de hipertensão venosa por fístula arteriovenosa são raras. A investigação de sua etiologia é esclarecida pelo eco-Doppler vascular, que diferencia entre estenose de vasos centrais e sobrecarga hemodinâmica gerada pelo desenvolvimento de tributárias, a partir da veia r...

Sodium thiosulfate and pamidronate for treatment of calciphylaxis: case report

Colomb. med; 49 (4), 2018
Abstract Introduction: Calciphylaxis is an infrequent disease that almost exclusively affects patients with chronic kidney disease, although cases have been observed in patients without renal function impairment. The diagnosis is mainly made by clinical manifestations and subsequently confirmed by radio...

The body marked by the arteriovenous fistula: a phenomenological point of view

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the experience of people with chronic kidney disease using arteriovenous fistula. Method: Qualitative and exploratory study based on Social Phenomenology, conducted on 30 adults undergoing hemodialysis by using the fistula, interviewed in 2017. The interviews were anal...

Experiencia en el tratamiento de la hemorragia uterina anormal en adolescentes con enfermedad renal crónica

Resumen: Introducción: La enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) se asocia con alteraciones menstruales, y el manejo del sangrado uterino suele ser complejo por las condiciones de este grupo de pacientes. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir la respuesta clínica al tratamiento hormonal de las alteracion...

Malnutrition associated with inflammation in the chronic renal patient on hemodialysis

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Malnutrition-Inflammation-Atherosclerosis Syndrome is very frequent in patients with chronic kidney disease on haemodialysis. In these patients, the inflammation associated with malnutrition is observed by the Malnutrition-Inflammation Score. OBJECTIVE To analyse the relationship...