Nutritional Risk
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1. Evaluation of malnutrition frequency and related factors of geriatric patients in need of home healthcare
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The nutritional status of frail elderly people receiving home health services should be evaluated. This study aimed to determine the nutritional status of patients aged ≥65 years registered in the Home Healthcare Services unit and investigate the factors that may be associated with malnutrition. METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptiv
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2023
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2. Vitamin D deficiency in bedridden elderly people at home
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum 25(OH)D concentrations in the homebound elderly people and relate them to level of dementia, nutritional risk, and route of dietary administration. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study involving 207 bedridden elderly people assisted by the Home Care Service in the city of Santo André – S
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2023
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3. Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in neonates receiving parenteral nutrition in the intensive care unit
Abstract Objective: The use of parenteral nutrition (PN) formulations that do not contain iodine can contribute to the deficiency of this mineral, potentially leading to hypothyroidism and, ultimately, neurocognitive impairments. This study aimed to evaluate TSH alterations in newborns receiving PN. Methods: Retrospective study of neonatal intensive care u
Jornal de Pediatria. Publicado em: 2023
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4. Effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on nutritional status in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on nutritional status in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. METHODS: The sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor treatment was initiated in 153 patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction who were symptomatic des
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2022
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5. The nutritional status of healthy children using bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurement
Abstract Objective: Monitoring of healthy children should include precise assessment of their nutritional status to identify children and adolescents at risk of nutrition disorders. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of healthy children using different nutritional risk screening tools. Method: The study sample consisted o
Jornal de Pediatria. Publicado em: 2022
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6. The effect of nutritional scores on mortality in COVID-19 patients
SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: While studies on the treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continue all over the world, factors that increase the risk of severe disease have also been the subject of research. Malnutrition has been considered an independent risk factor. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the clinical effect of dietary habits and
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2022
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7. Characteristics of patients receiving nutrition care and its associations with prognosis in a tertiary hospital
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the medical nutritional therapy (MNT) of adult non-critically ill hospitalization patients. METHODS: In a retrospective study, adults hospitalized for more than 48 h in non-intensive care unit medical and surgical areas that were classified as being at nutritional risk were included. Malnutrition was
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2022
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8. Comment on “Nutritional aspects and cardiovascular risk in systemic lupus erythematosus”
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2022
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9. Nutritional profile and outcomes of noncritical hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in a large tertiary hospital in southern Brazil
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, and old age, which are associated with a high risk of malnutrition and worse outcomes, are at a higher risk for developing the severe presentation of COVID-19. METHODS: This is an observational and cross-sectional study with a sample defined by convenience.
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2022
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10. Lifestyle Intervention in Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Students with Dyslipidemia and Abdominal Obesity: A Randomized Study
Abstract Background The long incubation periods of cardiovascular diseases offer opportunities for controlling risk factors. In addition, preventive interventions in childhood are more likely to succeed because lifestyle habits become ingrained as they are repeated. Objective To investigate the effects of recreational physical activities, in combination
International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. Publicado em: 2022
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11. Predictive factors for premature birth and respiratory exacerbation in pregnancies of women with cystic fibrosis
Abstract Objective: In this present study, the authors evaluated the predictive factors for adverse maternal-fetal outcomes in pregnancies of women with cystic fibrosis (CF). Patients were followed up by a referral center for adults in southern Brazil. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study that used data from electronic medical records regarding pr
Jornal de Pediatria. Publicado em: 2022
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12. Nutritional and immunological parameters as prognostic factors in patients with advanced oral cancer
Abstract Objective: The aim of the present study was to analyze the prognostic relationship of weight loss and preoperative hematological indexes in patients surgically treated for pT4a squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Methods: A retrospective cohort study. Results: Percent weight loss greater than 10% was identified in 49 patients (28.2%), and
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. Publicado em: 2022