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Epidemiological profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at a teaching-assistance unit in Northeast Brazil

HSJ; 14 (), 2024
Objective: To determine the epidemiological profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a teaching unit. Method: In this observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study, data from the medical records of consultations conducted between February 2020 and May 2022 at an endocrinolo...

Association between preoperative fasting time and clinical outcomes in surgical patients in a private general hospital

Acta cir. bras; 39 (), 2024
Purpose: Surgical patients are routinely subjected to long periods of fasting, a practice that can exacerbate the metabolic response to trauma and impair postoperative recovery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between preoperative fasting time and clinical outcomes in surgical patie...

Análisis clínicos en pediatría: la necesidad de minimizar las horas de ayuno

Med. infant; 30 (2), 2023
Los informes de laboratorio tienen impacto en las decisiones médicas. El ayuno es un factor preanalítico “controlable” que influye en los distintos parámetros bioquímicos. El objetivo del presente trabajo es poner en discusión la realización en pediatría de análisis clínicos con la indicaci...

Ensayo clínico aleatorizado. Efecto de dos tipos de ayuno en pacientes sometidos a procedimientos de intervencionismo percutáneo bajo anestesia local en un servicio de hemodinámica en Medellín, 2019

Med. U.P.B; 42 (1), 2023
Objetivo: determinar el efecto de dos tipos de ayuno sobre parámetros de satisfacción, náuseas, vómito, presión arterial y glucometría en pacientes sometidos a procedimientos de intervencionismo percutáneo bajo anestesia local en un servicio de hemodinámica en Medellín, 2019. Metodología: ensay...

El ayuno intermitente y sus efectos en la salud metabólica en humanos

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (1), 2023
Intermittent fasting (IF) has gained increasing scientific and general attention. Most studied forms of IF include alternate-day fasting, modified alternate-day fasting, and time-restricted eating (TRE). Several cardiometabolic effects of IF have been described in animal models and, to a lesser extent, i...

Motivos de interrupção da nutrição enteral em unidades de terapia intensiva
Reasons of interruption in enteral nutrition in intensive care units

Esta pesquisa busca identificar as causas de interrupção da administração da nutrição enteral em pacientes internados em unidades de terapia intensiva do Hospital de Urgências da cidade de Goiânia. Objetivo: Chegar às causas de interrupção da administração da nutrição enteral em pacientes ...

Hyperhomocysteinemia as an Independent Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease. Comparison with Conventional Risk Factors

Braz. j. biol; 83 (), 2023
Abstract The present study was designed to evaluate the strength of association of raised plasma homocysteine concentration as a risk factor for coronary heart disease independent of conventional risk factor. It was a case control study conducted at Punjab Institute of Cardiology Lahore. A total of 210 s...

Does fasting protect liver from ischemia and reperfusion injury?

Acta cir. bras; 38 (), 2023
Purpose: To evaluate local and systemic effects of 24-hour fasting in liver ischemia and reperfusion injury. Methods: Twenty-one adult male Wistar rats (330-390 g) were submitted to 60 minutes of hepatic ischemia followed by 24 hours of reperfusion. Before the day of the experiment, the animals fasted, ...

Efeito do jejum agudo no período ativo sobre os peptídeos gastrointestinais em mulheres eutróficas e com obesidade
Effect of acute fasting in the active period on gastrointestinal peptides in women eutrophic and with obesity

A prática do jejum tem mostrado resultados benéficos no que diz respeito aos parâmetros metabólicos e perda de peso. Essa prática tem sido frequentemente realizada ao longo do dia, durante as atividades de vida diária dos indivíduos. Dentre os efeitos do jejum sobre o metabolismo intermediário, d...

Preoperative fasting for the infusion of "yerba mate": a randomized clinical trial with ultrasound evaluation of gastric contents

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 72 (6), 2022
Abstract Background The traditional infusion of "yerba mate" is widely consumed in South America and exported to countries around the world. Although generally considered a "clear fluid", there is no data to date on the gastric emptying time of yerba mate and safe preoperative fasting intervals. The obj...