Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2022
Do biomarkers have predictive value in the treatment modality of the patients diagnosed with bowel obstruction?
This study aimed to investigate the ability of the biomarkers to predict the surgery treatment and mortality in patients above 18 years of age who were hospitalized with the diagnosis of bowel obstruction from the emergency department. ⋯ Biomarkers, especially procalcitonin, may be useful in bowel obstruction treatment management and may predict mortality.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2022
Characteristics of patients receiving nutrition care and its associations with prognosis in a tertiary hospital.
The aim of this study was to describe the medical nutritional therapy (MNT) of adult non-critically ill hospitalization patients. ⋯ Oral nutrition supplementation was the more frequent MNT prescribed. The frequency of malnutrition and percentage of prescribed energy and protein were higher in patients receiving PN and EPN compared with those receiving ONS.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2022
Risk of premature coronary atherosclerosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
In the current literature, there are few studies investigating the relationship between premature coronary atherosclerosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and premature coronary atherosclerosis. ⋯ The presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an important independent risk factor for the development of premature coronary atherosclerosis.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2022
Observational StudyBurnout syndrome in resident physicians of a Federal University.
The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of burnout, global, and by dimension, in resident physicians of Federal University of Piauí, and to identify possible factors associated with the presence of the syndrome. ⋯ Burnout syndrome was found in the majority of participating residents. There was an association between sociodemographic variables and the presence of isolated burnout dimensions, but not between sociodemographic variables and global burnout.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2022
Potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized elderly patients.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication prescription in hospitalized elderly patients according to the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria. ⋯ The study sample showed significant percentages of potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions for the elderly admitted to the hospital.