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The impact of healthcare-associated infections on COVID-19 mortality: a cohort ...
Provenzano,Bruna Cuoco; Bartholo,Thiago; Ribeiro-Alves,Marcelo; Santos,Ana Paula Gomes dos; Mafort,Thiago Thomaz; Castro,Marcos Cesar Santos deSUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aims to analyze the risk factors for in-hospital mortality in a cohort of patients admitted to a newly adapted intensive care unit in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. METHODS: This was an observational, retrospective, and descriptive study. Data were obtained from electronic medical records. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was diagnosed by detecting viral ribonucleic acid u...
Validity of the Polar V800 heart rate monitor for assessing cardiac autonomic c...
Castro,Patrícia; Ferreira,Arthur de Sá; Lopes,Agnaldo José; Paula,Tainah de; Costa,Roberto Miranda Ramos; Cunha,Felipe A.; Vigário,Patrícia dos SantosAbstract Aim: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with changes in cardiac autonomic control, that can be evaluated by heart rate variability (HRV), for which the electrocardiogram (ECG) is the gold standard. However, the use of ECG is limited to laboratory environments, and new tools are needed for this purpose and that can be applied in the routine monitoring of individuals with SCI. The present study aimed...
RELATIONS BETWEEN ASTHMA AND OBESITY: AN ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE FACTORS
Madeira,Leticia Nabuco de Oliveira; Bordallo,Maria Alice Neves; Borges,Marcos Antonio; Lopes,Agnaldo José; Madeira,Isabel Rey; Kuschnir,Fábio ChigresABSTRACT Objective: Asthma and obesity are prevalent and interrelated diseases. In the pediatric population, the effect of systemic inflammation associated to obesity, leading to inflammation of the airways, is currently controversial. Our aim was to compare inflammatory, clinical and spirometric patterns between children with asthma and obesity and those within the normal weight status range. Methods: A total ...
Clinical and functional variables can predict general fatigue in patients with ...
Michalski,André da Cunha; Ferreira,Arthur de Sá; Kasuki,Leandro; Gadelha,Monica R.; Lopes,Agnaldo José; Guimarães,Fernando SilvaABSTRACT Objective To evaluate whether hormonal profile, arterial function, and physical capacity are predictors of fatigue in patients with acromegaly. Subjects and methods: This is a cross-sectional study including 23 patients. The subjects underwent a Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) assessment; serum growth hormones (GH) and IGF-1 measurements; pulse wave analysis comprising pulse wave velocity (PWV), a...
Microbiological contamination of nebulizers used by cystic fibrosis patients: a...
Riquena,Barbara; Monte,Luciana de Freitas Velloso; Lopes,Agnaldo José; Silva-Filho,Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira da; Damaceno,NeivaABSTRACT Objective: Home nebulizers are routinely used in the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This study aims to evaluate the contamination of nebulizers used for CF patients, that are chronically colonized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the association of nebulizer contamination with cleaning, decontamination and drying practices. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational, multicenter study wa...
Mecânica respiratória de pacientes com obesidade mórbida
Sant’Anna Jr,Mauricio de; Carvalhal,Renata Ferreira; Oliveira,Fernando da Franca Bastos de; Zin,Walter Araújo; Lopes,Agnaldo José; Lugon,Jocemir RonaldoRESUMO Objetivo avaliar os diferentes componentes da resistência do sistema respiratório e a força muscular respiratória, bem como investigar a ocorrência de limitação de fluxo expiratório (LFE) de pacientes obesos mórbidos (OM) na posição sentada. Métodos a amostra foi composta de OM (IMC ≥ 40 kg/m2) e de indivíduos não obesos (NO) com IMC entre 18 e 30 kg/m2. O protocolo foi composto de: avaliação antropométr...
Relationship between pulmonary and cardiac abnormalities in sickle cell disease...
Maioli,Maria Christina Paixão; Soares,Andrea Ribeiro; Bedirian,Ricardo; Alves,Ursula David; Marinho,Cirlene de Lima; Lopes,Agnaldo JoséABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between clinical, pulmonary, and cardiovascular findings in patients with sickle cell disease and, secondarily, to compare these findings between sickle cell anemia patients and those with other sickle cell diseases. Methods: Fifty-nine adults were included in this cross-sectional study; 47 had sickle cell anemia, and 12 had other sickle cell diseases. All patient...
Pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium kansasii: findings on computed tomo...
Mogami,Roberto; Goldenberg,Telma; Marca,Patricia Gomes Cytrangulo de; Mello,Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz; Lopes,Agnaldo JoséAbstract Objective: To describe the main tomography findings in patients diagnosed with pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium kansasii. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of computed tomography scans of 19 patients with pulmonary infection by M. kansasii. Results: Of the 19 patients evaluated, 10 (52.6%) were male and 9 (47.4%) were female. The mean age of the patients was 58 years (range, 33-76 y...
Changes seen on computed tomography of the chest in mildly symptomatic adult pa...
Alves,Ursula David; Lopes,Agnaldo José; Maioli,Maria Christina Paixão; Soares,Andrea Ribeiro; Melo,Pedro Lopes de; Mogami,RobertoAbstract Objective: To describe and quantify the main changes seen on computed tomography of the chest in mildly symptomatic adult patients with sickle cell disease, as well as to evaluate the radiologist accuracy in determining the type of hemoglobinopathy. Materials and Methods: A prospective study involving 44 adult patients with sickle cell disease who underwent inspiration and expiration computed tomograph...
Association Between Hemodynamic Profile, Physical Capacity and Quality of Life ...
Torres,Diego de Faria Magalhães; Zin,Walter Araujo; Lopes,Agnaldo José; Vigário,Patrícia dos Santos; Garcia,Marcelo Iorio; Waetge5,DanielBackground: No studies have described and evaluated the association between hemodynamics, physical limitations and quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) without concomitant cardiovascular or respiratory disease. Objective: To describe the hemodynamic profile, quality of life and physical capacity of patients with PH from groups I and IV and to study the association between these outcomes....