OBJECTIVES: This study explored the clinical efficacy of VitalStim electrical stimulation combined with swallowing function training for patients with dysphagia following an acute stroke. METHODS: Seventy-two patients with dysphagia following an acute stroke were admitted to our hospital and were furthe...
ABSTRACT Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of mortality and cardiometabolic diseases. The STOP-Bang questionnaire is a tool to screen populations at risk of OSA and prioritize complementary studies. Our objective was to evaluate the clinical utility of this qu...
Sosa, Fernando A;
Matarrese, Agustín;
Saavedra, Santiago;
Osatnik, Javier;
Roberti, Javier;
Oribe, Barbara Tort;
Ivulich, Daniel;
Durán, Ana Laura;
Caputo, Celeste;
Benay, Cristian.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the performance of lung ultrasound to determine short-term outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit. Methods This is a Prospective, observational study. Between July and November 2020, 59 patients were included and underwent at least two LUS ...
Abstract: This article aims to assess the relationship between an individual's socioeconomic status over their life-course and their body mass index (BMI) at 22 years of age, according to the hypotheses generated by risk accumulation, critical period, and social mobility models. This was a population-bas...
Antecedentes: en los últimos 40 años el cambio en las prácticas agrícolas ha llevado al consecuente uso de plaguicidas con el fin de incrementar las cosechas y evitar plagas que afecten la producción, siendo un procedimiento usual a nivel mundial. En Colombia la...
Introducción: la degeneración valvular protésica es un problema clínico; los métodos de imagen convencionales permiten diagnosticarla en las últimas etapas. La tomografía por emisión de positrones (PET) con 18Ffluoruro puede detectar de manera precoz la degeneración subclínica. Objetivo: correl...
Gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia are important causes of perinatal morbidity. The objective of the present study was to determine the increase in relative risk for developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy based on the evaluation of pregnant women between 20 and 25 weeks of gestation, and ...
Edad Gestacional,
Hipertensión Inducida en el Embarazo/epidemiología,
Hipertensión Inducida en el Embarazo/etiología,
Paridad,
Preeclampsia/epidemiología,
Preeclampsia/etiología,
Resultado del Embarazo,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Útero/fisiopatología,
Resistencia Vascular
Given the increase of women with excess weight or obesity and its possible effects on birth weight, the present study aimed to investigate the association between pregestational maternal body mass index (BMI) and birth weight in a birth cohort from Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. This was a prospective stud...
Bernardo, F M M;
Veiga, E C A;
Quintana, S M;
Camayo, F J A;
Batista, R F L;
Alves, M T S S B;
Bettiol, H;
Barbieri, M A;
Cardoso, V C;
Cavalli, R C.
A prospective cohort study was conducted on a convenience sample of 1370 pregnant women with a gestational age of 20 to 25 weeks in the city of Ribeirão Preto. Data on obstetrical history, maternal age, parity, smoking habit, and a history of preterm delivery was collected with the application of a soci...
