Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2016
[Intestinal failure due to short bowel syndrome: impact of a multidisciplinary intestinal rehabilitation program].
In patients suffering intestinal failure due to short bowel, the goal of an Intestinal Rehabilitation Program is to optimize and tailor all aspects of clinical management, and eventually, wean patients off lifelong parenteral nutrition. ⋯ Our Multidisciplinary Intestinal Rehabilitation Program, allowed weaning most of the studied patients off parenteral nutrition.
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Revista médica de Chile · Oct 2016
[Recommendations for the management of pancreatic cancer type adenocarcinoma: A consensus statement reached during the 2015 Latin American Symposium on Gastroenterological Oncology].
Pancreatic cancer is a malignancy of great impact in developed countries and is having an increasing impact in Latin America. Incidence and mortality rates are similar for this cancer. ⋯ During the Latin American Symposium of Gastroenterology Oncology (SLAGO) held in Viña del Mar, Chile, in April 2015, a multidisciplinary group of specialists in the field met to discuss about this disease. The main conclusions of this meeting, where practitioners from most of Latin American countries participated, are listed in this consensus that seek to serve as a guide for better decision making for patients with pancreatic cancer in Latin America.
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Revista médica de Chile · Oct 2016
[Effect of meal frequency and carbohydrate intake on the metabolic control of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus].
Increasing meal frequency is commonly used in the clinical practice as part of the nutritional treatment of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2), although its effect on metabolic control parameters is controversial. ⋯ Meal frequency showed no association with metabolic control parameters in DM2 patients.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2016
[Validation of the Borg scale in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus].
Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale (RPE) is a psychophysiological measurements that translates physical stimuli to a psychological construct, which is perceived exertion. Its use is simple and it represents the effort perception. Each number of the scale is associated with a heart rate or percentage of maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), which estimates the intensity of exercise. ⋯ RPE Scale is valid in patients with type 2 diabetes as an estimate of the intensity of physical activity.