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Advanced dementia in a sample of Brazilian elderly: Sociodemographic and morbid...
Cintra,Marco Túlio Gualberto; Rezende,Nilton Alves de; Torres,Henrique Oswaldo da GamaSummary Introduction: To investigate the sociodemographic and morbidity profile of advanced dementia patients and sociodemographic data of their primary caregivers. Method: Data was obtained from 67 elderly recruited for an observational prospective study, through interviews performed with primary caregivers. For statistical analysis, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS(r)) for Windowsr, versi...
Intestinal permeability in leukemic patients prior to chemotherapy
Leite,Juliana Brovini; Vilela,Eduardo Garcia; Torres,Henrique Oswaldo da Gama; Ferrari,Maria de Lourdes de Abreu; Cunha,Aloísio Sales daObjective:The objective of this study was to evaluate the intestinal barrier function in leukemia patients before the start of the chemotherapy with an intestinal permeability test using lactulose and mannitol as markers.Methods:The study enrolled 20 patients diagnosed with leukemia (acute and chronic). Ten healthy volunteers were also submitted to the test as a control group.Results:The median lactulose/mannit...
What is the most appropriate route to feed elderly patients with advanced demen...
Cintra,Marco Túlio Gualberto; Rezende,Nilton Alves de; Torres,Henrique Oswaldo da Gama<p><b>INTRODUCTION:</b> Care of the elderly with dementia in advanced stages has important knowledge gaps, especially in those with oropharyngeal dysphagia in whom tube feeding, rather than oral feeding, is used as an alternative route. There are controversies about the systematic use of gastrostomy or enteral feeding to feed this population.<br> <b>OBJECTIVES:</b> To verify, through literature overview, the ef...
Sobrevida e complicações em idosos com doenças neurológicas em nutrição enteral
Martins,Aline Stangherlin; Rezende,Nilton Alves de; Torres,Henrique Oswaldo da GamaOBJETIVO: Avaliar a sobrevida e complicações de pacientes idosos com doenças neurológicas em uso de nutrição enteral (NE). MÉTODOS: Avaliaram-se pacientes acima de 60 anos acompanhados pelo serviço de atenção domiciliar de um plano de saúde de Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. A avaliação ocorreu no domicílio após a alta hospitalar com NE, após três e seis meses e ao término do estudo. Foram realizadas avaliação nutr...