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Hiperferritinemia: Experiencia de un Centro Universitario en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (4), 2023
INTRODUCTION: The distribution of causes of hyperferritinemia in international series is heterogeneous. Also, the association between ferritin and prognosis is controversial. This study aims to describe the diagnosis associated with hyperferritinemia in a retrospective cohort at an academic healthcare ne...

Association of inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers with mortality in patients aged 60 years or older and hospitalized with COVID-19

Objectives: To analyze the association of inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers with mortality in geriatric patients with COVID-19. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of 206 patients aged 60 years or older who were hospitalized with COVID-19 at an intensive care unit. The analyzed variables ...

Relación entre el consumo materno de carne vacuna durante el embarazo y los niveles de ferritina en el cordón umbilical

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 92 (2), 2021
Antecedentes: la nutrición durante el embarazo impacta en la salud del recién nacido, con efectos a nivel epigenético determinando consecuencias neurológicas a largo plazo. Las necesidades de hierro durante el embarazo se estiman en 27 mg/día. El hierro hemo que se absorbe mejor se encuentra en la c...

Utilidad clínica del equivalente de hemoglobina reticulocitaria en niños en hemodiálisis

Arch. argent. pediatr; 118 (6), 2020
Introducción. La anemia por deficiencia de hierro en hemodiálisis es frecuente. Para su detección se utiliza la ferritina sérica y la saturación de transferrina (ST). El equivalente de hemoglobina reticulocitaria (RET-He) es un análisis que no se modifica en estados inflamatorios y ...

Infusion of convalescent plasma is associated with clinical improvement in critically ill patients with Covid-19: a pilot study

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The ideal treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 has yet to be defined, but convalescent plasma (CoPla) has been successfully employed. Objective: The objective of the study was to study the safety and outcomes of the administration of CoPla to individuals with severe COVID-19...

Serum ferritin levels is associated with acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis

SUMMARY BACKGROUND An association between increased serum ferritin levels and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains controversial. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to confirm the association between increased serum ferritin levels and AMI. METHODS We searched PubMed and China National Knowledge...

Outpatient analytic assessment of anorexia nervosa — the importance of venous blood gases

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate serum biochemical parameters' evolution, especially venous blood gas (VBG), in anorexia nervosa (AN), correlating with clinical parameters. Methods: Retrospective study including out-patient AN adolescents, between January 2014 and May 2017. Three evaluations were compar...

Impacto nutricional da cirurgia bariátrica: estudo comparativo do Bypass gástrico em Y de Roux e do Sleeve entre pacientes dos sistemas público e privado de saúde

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivos: Comparar a evolução do perfil nutricional de pacientes submetidos ao bypass gástrico em Y de Roux (BGYR) e ao Sleeve, em hospitais dos setores público e privado da Saúde de Pernambuco. Método: O estudo incluiu pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica nos setores público e p...

Clinical and microbiological effects of dialyzers reuse in hemodialysis patients

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (3), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a high prevalence and is a worldwide public health problem. Reuse of dialyzers is a cost reduction strategy used in many countries. There is controversy over its effects on clinical parameters and microbiological safety. Methods: In this clinical ...

Tendências temporais da prevalência de Helicobacter pylori em Itajaí - SC: um estudo retrospectivo de 25 anos baseado em banco de dados endoscópicos

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is strongly associated with the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. Currently, the prevalence in developed countries is 40%, but this value increases considerably in developing countries, which can reach rates bigger than 90%. OBJECTIVE: The o...