Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Observational StudyNutritional profile and outcomes of noncritical hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in a large tertiary hospital in southern Brazil.
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. ⋯ Reduced caloric intake and the presence of nutritional risk or its appearance during hospitalization seemed to be associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19 admitted outside the intensive care unit.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Behavioural intention of hand hygiene compliance in an average Ecuadorian hospital.
This study aimed to characterize hand hygiene behavioural intention by hospital services clusters in a medium-sized hospital in an Ecuadorian city. ⋯ The incorrect answer related to hand hygiene behavioural intention was high compared to other reports, and the worse situation was found in after contact with the environment of the patient and before patient contact. These data suggest the need of strengthening permanently the hand hygiene programme.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Epidemiological study on the lip and oral cavity cancer in Brazil: connecting science and clinical applicability.
The aim of this study was to describe and discuss the epidemiological indicators of lip and oral cavity cancer in Brazil, in 2017, according to data from the Global Burden of Disease data. ⋯ Epidemiological indicators of lip and oral cavity cancer were higher in men, with higher mortality indicators in individuals aged 50-69 years, and higher rates (incidence, prevalence, and mortality) in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil. From 2002-2015, there was a reduction in mortality; however, in the period from 2015-2017, there was a resumption in the growth of this indicator.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Importance of epicardial adipose tissue as a predictor of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Epicardial adipose tissue is a special form of visceral fat surrounding the heart. It is associated with cardiac and metabolic diseases. Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with risk factors for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and diabetes. In this study, we examined the importance of Epicardial adipose tissue as a predictor of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. ⋯ Epicardial adipose tissue was higher in patients with HF than in the control group, and Epicardial adipose tissue was a predictor of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, increased Epicardial adipose tissue means that Epicardial adipose tissue can be used as a biomarker of inflammation in the pathophysiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.