Jornal de pediatria
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Jornal de pediatria · Jul 2009
Comparative StudyDo not resuscitate orders: practice vs. medical record notes.
To evaluate the accuracy of pediatric patients' death records of a tertiary care center, comparing these records with data from a previous study. ⋯ There was a significant reduction of discrepancy between the medical procedure during a cardiac arrest and the death record entered on the medical chart.
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Jornal de pediatria · Jul 2009
Lipodystrophy in children and adolescents with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and its relationship with the antiretroviral therapy employed.
To evaluate the presence of clinical lipodystrophy in children with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and to relate it to the antiretroviral regimen employed, to changes in lipid profile and to insulin resistance. ⋯ The elevated prevalence of dyslipidemia and lipodystrophy observed among children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, which exhibited a relationship with the antiretroviral regimen employed, may represent an increased risk for future complications, in particular cardiovascular problems.