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Relationships between self-reported dyspnea, health conditions and frailty among Brazilian community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 140 (3), 2022
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Dyspnea is a symptom present in several chronic diseases commonly seen among older adults. Since individuals with dyspnea tend to stay at rest, with consequently reduced levels of physical activity, they are likely to be at greater risk of developing frailty, especially at older ages. ...

Dyspnea and COVID-19: A Review of Confounding Diagnoses during the Postpartum Period

Abstract The puerperium is a complex period that begins with placental delivery and lasts for 6 weeks, during which readaptation of the female organism and redistribution of blood volume occur. This period is conducive to the occurrence of thromboembolic events. In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic,...

Características clínicas de pacientes ingresados por COVID-19 en un Hospital de alta complejidad de la región de la Araucanía-Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (11), 2021
BACKGROUND: The Araucania region in Chile had the greatest COVID-19 incidence and lethality in Chile Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics and evolution of patients admitted for COVID-19 in a high complexity Hospital in the region of La Araucanía-Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Review of medical re...

Factores asociados a mortalidad en pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19: cohorte prospectiva en un hospital de referencia nacional de Perú

Medwave; 21 (6), 2021
Objetivos Describir las características clínicas y evaluar los factores asociados con la mortalidad de los pacientes adultos con la nueva enfermedad causada por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) ingresados a un hospital de referencia nacional de Perú. Métodos Se realizó un estudio de cohorte prospectivo. ...

Caracterización de pacientes con COVID-19 grave atendidos en un hospital de referencia nacional del Perú

RESUMEN Con el objetivo de describir las manifestaciones de pacientes con enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), se evaluaron variables sociodemográficas, antecedentes, manifestaciones clínicas y radiológicas, tratamientos y evolución en pacientes que ingresaron por emergencia, del 6 al 25 de ma...

Body mass index, asthma, and respiratory symptoms: a population-based study

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma, according to body mass index (BMI), as well as to evaluate factors associated with physician-diagnosed asthma, in individuals ≥ 40 years of age. Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study conducted ...

Escala Perme como preditor de funcionalidade e complicações após a alta da unidade de terapia intensiva em pacientes submetidos a transplante hepático

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a pontuação da escala Perme de mobilidade como preditor de funcionalidade e complicações no pós-operatório de pacientes submetidos a transplante hepático. Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 30 pacientes que realizaram transplante hepático. Os pacientes foram avaliados...

Axial Spondyloarthritis after bariatric surgery: a 7-year retrospective analysis

Adv Rheumatol; 59 (), 2019
Abstract Background: In recent decades, obesity has become a public health problem in many countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the main joint and extra-articular manifestations related to spondyloarthritis (SpA) after bariatric surgery (BS) in a retrospective cohort. Methods: Demogra...

Avaliação da capacidade funcional, qualidade de vida e do sono em indivíduos com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
Evaluation of functional capacity, quality of life and quality of sleep in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objetivo: Avaliar a capacidade funcional, a qualidade de vida e do sono em pacientes portadores de doença pulmonar obstru-tiva crônica (DPOC). Material e Métodos: Estudo quantitativo do tipo transversal, no qual foram avaliados 11 voluntários com diagnóstico clínico e espirométrico de DPOC em aten...

Prevalencia y espectro de las enfermedades que predisponen a la muerte súbita cardiaca en niños mexicanos: una muestra obtenida del Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 88 (4), 2018
Resumen Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y espectro de las enfermedades que predisponen la muerte súbita cardiaca en niños mexicanos e identificar los principales signos y síntomas tempranos que pueden permitir al personal de salud sospechar acerca de estas enfermedades y referir a los pacientes ...