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Infecciones asociadas a diálisis peritoneal en el paciente pediátrico: diagnóstico y tratamiento

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (2), 2018
Resumen Las infecciones asociadas a diálisis peritoneal (DP), corresponden a la principal complicación de los pacientes pediátricos en esta terapia de reemplazo renal, disminuyendo la sobrevida de la membrana peritoneal y empeorando el pronóstico del paciente. El reconocimiento precoz y un tratamient...

Viremia en plasma como factor asociado a gravedad en la infección por el virus del dengue: revisión sistemática de la literatura

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (2), 2018
Resumen Introducción: La viremia plasmática es un factor cuyo rol en la gravedad de la infección por el virus del dengue se ha discutido ampliamente en los últimos años, siendo hallados resultados divergentes en los múltiples contextos evaluados. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión sistemática d...

Evaluation of prophylactic and therapeutic effects of sildenafil on acute radiation proctitis in rats

Acta cir. bras; 33 (4), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the prophylactic and therapeutical effects of sildenafil in a model of acute radiation proctitis (ARP). Methods: All experimental procedures of this study was examined by histopathological, immunohistochemical and transmission electron microscopic analysis. Results: ...

Overactive bladder syndrome and bladder wall thickness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the presence of overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome, nocturia, urgency, and urge incontinence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), and measure bladder wall thickness (BWT) in these patients. Materials and Meth...

Alternative approach to autonomic instability of very severe tetanus: stellate ganglion block

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 68 (2), 2018
Abstract Tetanus is an acute and deadly disease caused by Clostridium tetani. A 60-year-old male came to hospital after he injured his thumb with a knife. Ten days later, he returned to hospital with abdominal spasms. He was vaccinated against tetanus and referred to intensive care unit. As he had sudden...

Selenium, vitamin c and n-acetylcysteine do not reduce the risk of acute kidney injury after off-pump cabg: a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of perioperative administration of N-acetylcysteine, selenium and vitamin C on the incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury after off-pump coronary bypass graft surgery. Methods: 291 patients requiring elective off-pump corona...

Association of oscillatory ventilation during cardiopulmonary test to clinical and functional variables of chronic heart failure patients

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study is to characterize the presence of exercise oscillatory ventilation (EOV) and to relate it with other cardiopulmonary exercise test (CET) responses and clinical variables. Methods: Forty-six male patients (age: 53.1±13.6 years old; left ventricular ejection fr...

Miastenia gravis: resultados inmediatos y alejados de la timectomía transesternal extendida

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (4), 2018
Background: Thymectomy improves clinical outcomes and decreases the need for medical treatment in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Aim: To describe the immediate and long-term results of extended transsternal thymectomy (ETT) in patients with MG. Material and Methods: A review of databases, surgic...

Síntomas durante el sueño en pacientes con sospecha de Síndrome de Apnea e Hipopnea Obstruciva del sueño

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (4), 2018
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a frequent sleep-related breathing disorder being associated with cardiovascular, metabolic and neurobehavioral consequences. Most patients with OSAS are untreated because they are not timely diagnosed. Aim: to determine the association of sleep sym...

Argentina-Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative (Arg-ADNI): neuropsychological evolution profile after one-year follow up

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT The Argentina-Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative (Arg-ADNI) study is a longitudinal prospective cohort of 50 participants at a single institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Longitudinal assessments on a neuropsychological test battery were performed on 15 controls, 24 mild cognitive im...