15 documents found, page 1 of 2
Improving Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Management Through Training in a Cohort of P...
Duque, Sofia; Pessoa, Ana Sofia; Pinho, João; Saraiva, Mariana; Almeida, PauloIntroduction: Although sarcopenia has been formally recognized in the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases, it is still underdiagnosed and undertreated in clinical practice. This study aimed to assess the current knowledge and management of sarcopenia in a cohort of Portuguese physicians and the effectiveness of a training session on sarcopenia diagnosis and treatment. Methods: Thi...
Design and Testing of a Wing with a Morphing Trailing Edge
Pinho, João; Camacho, Emanuel A. R.; Silva, A. R. R.In recent years, the interest in morphing technologies has been continuously growing. Many designs have been developed, but some are very complex to manufacture. The main goal of this paper is to present a wing design with a morphing trailing edge that is easy to manufacture and control while allowing the execution of appropriate aerodynamic studies in wind tunnel. Using computer-aided design and 3D printing, a...
Nationwide Access to Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Portugal
Dias, Mariana Carvalho; Reis, Ricardo Soares dos; Santos, João Vasco; Nunes, Ana Paiva; Ferreira, Patricia; Maia, Bruno; Fragata, Isabel; Reis, JoaoIntroduction: Since the publication of endovascular treatment trials and European Stroke Guidelines, Portugal has re-organized stroke healthcare. The nine centers performing endovascular treatment are not equally distributed within the country, which may lead to differential access to endovascular treatment. Our main aim was to perform a descriptive analysis of the main treatment metrics regarding endovascular ...
Ethics in Authorship: Considerations and Concerns
Pinho, Inês; Pinho, João; Nery, FilipeN/a.; N/a.
Feeding in Advanced Dementia: Consensus Report from the Portuguese Society of I...
Pessoa, Ana; Almeida, Paulo; Marinho, Ricardo; Duque, Sofia; F. Amaral, Teresa; Pinho, João; Santos, Mariana; Freire, Elga; Mendes, Lino; Santos, LèlitaDementia is a progressive neurological syndrome without cure whose prevalence is increasing due to population ageing. There is a lack of knowledge among healthcare professionals and caregivers regarding the best feeding approach in patients with advanced dementia. As there are no national recommendations on this subject, a consensus report from the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine and the Portuguese Ente...
Prevalence of nutritional risk at admission in internal medicine wards in Portu...
Marinho, Ricardo; Pessoa, Ana; Lopes, Marta; Rosinhas, João; Pinho, João; Silveira, Joana; Amado, Ana; Silva, Sandra; Oliveira, Bruno; Marinho, AníbalIntroduction: Disease-related undernutrition is highly prevalent and requires timely intervention. However, identifying undernutrition often relies on physician judgment. As Internal Medicine wards are the backbone of the hospital setting, insight into the prevalence of nutritional risk in this population is essential. We aimed to determine the prevalence of nutritional risk in Internal Medicine wards, to ident...
Prevalence of Nutritional Risk at Admission in Internal Medicine Wards in Portu...
Marinho, Ricardo; Pessoa, Ana; Lopes, Marta; Rosinhas, João; Pinho, João; Silveira, Joana; Amado, Ana; Silva, Sandra; Oliveira, Bruno; Marinho, AnibalIntroduction: Disease-related undernutrition is highly prevalent and requires timely intervention. However, identifying undernutrition often relies on physician judgment. As Internal Medicine wards are the backbone of the hospital setting, insight into the prevalence of nutritional risk in this population is essential. We aimed to determine the prevalence of nutritional risk in Internal Medicine wards, to ident...
Prevalence of Nutritional Risk at Admission in Internal Medicine Wards in Portu...
Marinho, Ricardo; Pessoa, Ana; Lopes, Marta; Rosinhas, João; Pinho, João; Silveira, Joana; Amado, Ana; Silva, Sandra; Oliveira, Bruno; Marinho, AnibalIntroduction: Disease-related undernutrition is highly prevalent and requires timely intervention. However, identifying undernutrition often relies on physician judgment. As Internal Medicine wards are the backbone of the hospital setting, insight into the prevalence of nutritional risk in this population is essential. We aimed to determine the prevalence of nutritional risk in Internal Medicine wards, to ident...
Understanding the impact of different landscape-level fuel management strategie...
Benali, Akli; Sá, Ana C.L.; Pinho, João; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Cardoso Pereira, José MiguelThe extreme 2017 fire season in Portugal led to widespread recognition of the need for a paradigm shift in forest and wildfire management. We focused our study on Alvares, a parish in central Portugal located in a fire-prone area, which had 60% of its area burned in 2017. We evaluated how different fuel treatment strategies may reduce wildfire hazard in Alvares through (i) a fuel break network with different ex...
High prevalence of malnutrition in Internal Medicine wards–a multicentre ANUMED...
Marinho, Ricardo; Pessoa, Ana; Lopes, Marta; Rosinhas, João; Pinho, João; Silveira, Joana; Amado, Ana; Silva, Sandra; Oliveira, Bruno M. P. M.Background Disease-related malnutrition is a significant problem in hospitalized patients, with high prevalence rates depending on the studied population. Internal Medicine wards are the backbone of the hospital setting. However, prevalence and determinants of malnutrition in these patients remain unclear. We aimed to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in Internal Medicine wards and to identify and charac...