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Implementação da Válvula Fonatória Passy-Muir® em doentes traqueostomizados e m...

A comunicação verbal e a otimização de sistemas alternativos de comunicação são um foco de atenção e um investimento em enfermagem. Para os doentes internados numa UCI, onde grande parte dos doentes estão entubados e ventilados, a incapacidade de se expressar, comunicar e participar ativamente no plano de cuidados pode levar a inseguranças emocionais, depressão, desinteresse na recuperação e abandono do plano t...

Aspergillus spp. and azole-resistance characterization on filtering respiratory...

Studies performed on the waste management industry have reported Aspergillus as the most frequent genera on waste-sorting, incineration and composting. Filtering respiratory protective devices (FRPD) are disposable after one-day use (workshift) and their use is mandatory in Portuguese wastesorting industries. During FRPD use, humidity and temperature conditions provide a favorable environment for Aspergillus gr...

Glutaminemia prognostic significance in critical surgical patients - An analysi...

Background: Glutamine depletion is common in the critically-ill patients. Glutaminemia lower than 420 μmol/l has been considered as an independent predictive factor of mortality, but the indications for exogenous glutamine supplementation remain controversial. This study intends to determine the glutaminemia profi le in critical surgical patients and to investigate its correlation with the severity indexes and ...

Intestinal dysfunction in the critical trauma patients - An early and frequent ...

Background: Small-bowel dysfunction exerts a relevant prognostic impact in the critically ill patients. Citrullinemia has been used in the evaluation of the intestinal function and it is considered an objective parameter of the functional enterocyte mass. Present study proposes to determine the intestinal dysfunction prevalence and the citrullinemia kinetic profi le in severe trauma patients and to investigate ...

Fungal contaminants: a paradoxal void in safety regulation of drinking water an...

Objectives: The United Nations sustainable development goal #3, aims to “By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination” (New York, September 2015). This study’s objective is to assess the European drinking and bathing water regulations and detect missing fungal parameters that may affect human health.

Detection of dermatophytes in the environment of a podiatry clinic

Podiatry is a healthcare profession that specializes in the management of disorders of the lower limb and foot. Podiatric treatments have the potential to generate substantial concentrations of organic dusts. Occupational exposure to bioaerosols in podiatry clinics has been studied, but it was never accessed in a deeply manner for fungi. The detection of dermatophytes in podiatric clinics is a matter of concern...

Aspergillus section Fumigati – Epidemiological trends: a perspective from a Nat...

Aspergillus species have emerged as an important cause of life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Aspergillus fumigatus is the most frequent agent of aspergillosis and reports on infections caused by this species or its siblings are becoming more frequent, together with the increasing number of at-risk patients. Nowadays, due to the rising concerns about emerging antifungal resistance, the ep...

Argininemia and plasma arginine bioavailability - predictive factors of mortali...

Background: Arginine is an amino acid determinant in the metabolic, immune and reparative responses to severe trauma. The present study aims to determine argininemia and plasma arginine bioavailability (PAB) in critical trauma patients and to analyze its correlation with prognosis. Methods: A prospective study of 23 critical trauma patients was undertaken. Aminoacidemias were determined, by ion exchange chromat...

The Priolo Atlas: A citizen science-based census initiative for supporting Pyrr...

Fungal contamination of sandpits from recreational parks and schools: a potenti...

Sandpits used by children are frequently visited by wild life which constitutes a source of fungal pathogens and allergenic fungi. This study aimed to take an unannounced snapshot of the urban levels of fungal contaminants in sands, using for this purpose two public recreational parks, three elementary schools and two kindergartens. All samples were from Lisbon and neighboring municipalities and were tested for...