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Liver failure often has rapid progression， multiple complications， and dangerous conditions. Acute pancreatitis is a common comorbidity during the progression of liver failure， and since acute pancreatitis has extremely similar clinical symptoms and signs to liver failure complicated by spontaneous peritonitis， it is often neglected in clinical practice. This article elaborates on the mechanisms of liver failure complicated by acute pancreatitis from the five aspects of inflammatory response， duodenal papillary dysfunction， gut microbiota dysbiosis， oxidative stress， and microcirculatory disturbance and proposes corresponding preventive measures based on these mechanisms.
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ABSTRACT. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is expressed with neurobehavioral symptoms of different degrees of intensity. It is estimated that, for every three cases detected, there are two cases that reach adulthood without treatment. Objective: To establish what challenges are still present in the implementation of early intervention (EI) and its effects on the prognosis of ASD. Methods: A systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (Prisma) methodology was carried out in the PubMed and ScienceDirect databases in January 2023. The search keywords were "autism spectrum disorder", "early intervention" and "prognosis". Results: Sixteen studies were included, two randomized and 14 non-randomized. Knowledge about the signs of ASD, diagnostic and therapeutic methods, age at the start of treatment, and socioeconomic factors were the main challenges encountered in the implementation of the EI. Conclusion: EI is capable of modifying the prognosis of ASD and challenges in its implementation persist, especially in developing regions with low socioeconomic status.
RESUMO. O transtorno do espectro autista (TEA) expressa-se com sintomas neurocomportamentais de diferentes graus de intensidade. Estima-se que, para cada três casos detectados, existam dois casos que atingem a idade adulta sem tratamento. Objetivo: Estabelecer quais são os desafios ainda presentes na implementação efetiva da intervenção precoce (IP) e quais são os seus efeitos no prognóstico do TEA. Métodos: Revisão sistemática com a metodologia Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (Prisma) foi realizada nos bancos de dados PubMed e ScienceDirect em janeiro de 2023. As palavras-chave da pesquisa foram "autism spectrum disorder", "early intervention" e "prognosis". Resultados: Dezesseis estudos foram incluídos, sendo dois randomizados e 14 não randomizados. O conhecimento sobre os sinais do TEA, os métodos diagnósticos e terapêuticos, a idade de início de tratamento e os fatores socioeconômicos foram os principais desafios encontrados na implementação da IP. Conclusão: A IP é capaz de modificar o prognóstico do TEA e os desafios em sua implementação ainda afetam, principalmente, regiões em desenvolvimento e de baixo status socioeconômico.
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Objective:To analyze the predictive factors of autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation and tentatively discuss the intervention timing of assisted maturation.Methods:It was a retrospective study. The data of patients with newly established AVF and regular follow-up in Haidian Hospital, the Third Hospital of Peking University from August 1, 2018 to March 31, 2022 were analyzed. The patients were divided into mature group and immature group based on whether they met clinical maturity or ultrasonic maturity criteria 3 months after AVF establishment.The general data, preoperative laboratory examination and postoperative ultrasonic examination parameters were compared between the two groups. Logistic regression analysis model was used to analyze the related factors of AVF maturation, and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC curve) was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of each factor for AVF maturation and intervention timing.Results:A total of 568 patients were included, with age of (56.86±13.82) years old, 339 males (59.68%), and 229 females (40.32%). There were 380 patients in the maturation group and 188 patients in the immature group. The total rate of AVF maturation was 66.90% (380/568). The anastomosis diameter ( t=9.732, P < 0.001), ln(anastomosis artery diameter)( t=10.116, P < 0.001), anastomosis vein diameter ( t=13.961, P < 0.001), ln(brachial artery diameter)( t=9.362, P < 0.001) and brachial artery blood flow ( t=16.542, P < 0.001) of postoperation one month, and anastomosis diameter ( t=7.356, P < 0.001), anastomosis artery diameter ( t=11.117, P < 0.001), anastomosis vein diameter ( t=12.332, P < 0.001), ln(brachial artery diameter) ( t=7.956, P < 0.001) and brachial artery blood flow ( t=13.803, P < 0.001) of postoperation three months in the mature group were significantly higher than those in the immature group. Logistic regression analysis models showed anastomosis vein diameter at 1 month after surgery ( OR=0.577, 95% CI 0.342-0.975, P=0.040), brachial arterial blood flow at 1 month after surgery ( OR=0.988, 95% CI 0.996-1.000, P=0.043) and brachial arterial blood flow at 3 months after surgery ( OR=0.997, 95% CI 0.995-0.999, P=0.002) were the independent relevant factors of AVF maturation. When the anastomosis vein diameter ≥ 3.90 mm at 1 month after AVF surgery ( AUC=0.842, 95% CI 0.809-0.871, P < 0.001), the blood flow of brachial artery ≥ 446.90 ml/min at 1 month after AVF surgery ( AUC=0.880, 95% CI 0.850-0.906, P < 0.001), the critical value of the combined index of anastomotic vein diameter and blood flow of brachial artery at 1 month after fitting ≥ 0.44 ( AUC=0.889, 95% CI 0.860-0.914, P < 0.001) and brachial arterial blood flow ≥ 595.00 ml/min ( AUC=0.857, 95% CI 0.822-0.888, P < 0.001), the unassisted maturation of AVF could be predicted. Conclusions:The anastomosis vein diameter ≥ 3.90 mm at 1 month after AVF surgery, and the blood flow of brachial artery ≥ 446.90 ml/min at 3 months after AVF surgery, or the critical value of combined index of both after fitting ≥ 0.44 can predict the unassisted maturation of AVF, and one month after surgery may be the opportunity for early intervention to promote maturation.
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Objective:To analyze the risk factors leading to the failure of early periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) treated by debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR) combined with intra-articular injection of antibiotics.Methods:A total of 100 patients who received DAIR combined with intra-articular injection of antibiotics between January 2010 and October 2020 in the Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, were retrospectively analyzed. There were 47 males and 53 females, with an average age of 62.8±13.0 years (26-84 years). 75 patients were diagnosed as PJI after primary surgery while 25 PJI after revision or debridement, involving 41 hips and 59 knees. According to the clinical outcomes, the patients were divided into the cured group (78 cases) and the uncured group (22 cases). Risk factors were screened by univariate analysis on their gender, age, body mass index, site of infection (hip/knee), synovial white blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C reactive protein (CRP), time of infection, types of pathogenic bacteria (gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria or fungi), preoperative sinus tract and previous surgical history. For the factors with P<0.20, multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the independent risk factors. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn and any cause that led to treatment failure was seen as the end point event. Calculate prosthetic survival time and 10-year survival rate. Results:The average follow-up was 59.8±40.6 months (0.3-129.0 months). The infection control rate of DAIR combined with intra-articular injection of antibiotics in the treatment of early PJI was 78% (78/100). The univariate analysis showed that the successful rate of non-fungal infection group (81%, 77/95) was significantly higher than the fungal infection group (20%, 1/5) and the successful rate of the group without previous surgical history (85.3%, 64/75) was significantly higher than that with previous surgical history (56.0%, 14/25, χ 2=7.07, P=0.008; χ 2=9.40, P=0.002). The multivariate binary Logistic regression analysis showed that fungal infection [ OR=0.08, 95% CI(0.01, 0.79), P=0.031] and history of previous surgical intervention [ OR=0.25, 95% CI(0.09, 0.73), P=0.001] were independent risk factors for treatment failure. Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that the survival time of the prosthesis was 96.83±5.30 months, and the 10-year survival rate was 68.1%. Meanwhile, the survival rate of patients with fungal infection and previous surgical history was significantly lower than that of patients without fungal infection or previous surgical history, the difference was statistically significant (χ 2=15.49, P<0.001; χ 2=8.91, P=0.030). Conclusion:The time of PJI, bacterial virulence and species, and preoperative inflammatory indicators had no effect on the outcome of DAIR combined with intra-articular injection of antibiotics in the treatment of early PJI. However, DAIR was not recommended for patients with a history of surgical intervention and fungal infection.
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Cerebral palsy is the most common childhood-onset neuromuscular disorder creating lifelong physical disabilities. It affects about 1 in 500 neonates with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 17 million. Cerebral palsy is not a specific disease, but a spectrum of clinical symptoms of permanent abnormalities of the development of movement and posture caused by non-progressive disturbances in a developing fetal or infant brain. Various musculoskeletal disorders are caused by cerebral palsy, hip displacement is one of the most common deformities, second only to equinus deformities of the foot and ankle.Based on the review of previous literatures, this paper summarized the pathophysiology, clinical symptoms, relationship with the gross motor functionclassification and orthopedic treatment of hip displacement in cerebral palsy. Hip displacement in cerebral palsy is mainly caused by the lack of normal stress stimulation in the early childhood and the continuous asymmetric muscle tone and muscle strength around the hip joint. Early hip displacement in cerebral palsy is usually asymptomatic, but without timely intervention hip subluxation/dislocation will cause hip pain and hip motion limitation and thus influence the patient's activity ability and increase the difficulty of daily caring. Hip displacement in cerebral palsy is closely related to the gross motor functionclassification, and the higher the classification of gross motor, the greater the risk of displacement, and hip monitoring can significantly reduce the incidence of hip dislocation. Therefore, a consensus has been reached that a standardized hip surveillance programs and timely intervention are important to prevent the occurrence of hip dislocation and pain. The surgical strategies for hip displacement in CP can be divided into three types: preventive surgery, reconstructive surgery and salvage surgery.
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Objective:To analyze the outcomes of extremely preterm infants (EPIs) after the implementation and quality improvement of an intervention program from the prenatal period to delivery room and the factors influencing the mortality of EPIs.Methods:This was a retrospective study involving 185 EPIs admitted to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2021. The intervention program from the prenatal period to delivery room was implemented in our hospital in January 2018, according to which, EPIs who were admitted before this time were grouped as the historical group ( n=45) and those who were admitted after as the program group ( n=140). The survival rate and morbidity of the two groups were analyzed and compared using t test, Mann Whitney U test, and Chi-square test. The factors influencing the mortality of EPIs were analyzed by univariate screening and logistic regression. Results:(1) The median gestational age of these EPIs was 26 +6 weeks, ranging from 23 +3 to 27 +6 weeks, and the median birth weight was 950 g, ranging from 390 g to 1 290 g. (2) After the intervention, the proportion of patients in whom the neonatologists were involved in prenatal consultation, women who received a full course of antenatal corticosteroid and magnesium sulfate, and cesarean delivery as well as the neonatal temperature on admission to NICU all increased significantly [77.1% (108/140) vs 8.9% (4/45); 67.9% (95/140) vs 35.6% (16/45); 67.1% (94/140) vs 48.9% (22/45); 44.3% (62/140) vs 17.8% (8/45); 36.6 ℃ (36.3-36.9 ℃) vs 35.2 ℃ (35.0-35.3 ℃), respectively, χ2 or Z values were 66.41, 14.81, 4.85, 10.17 and－9.34, respectively, all P<0.05]. Both delayed cord clamping (DCC) and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) were included in the intervention program, with implementation rates from zero before to 67.9% (95/140) and 89.3%(125/140), respectively. Compared to the historical group, the proportion of infants with 1-minute Apgar score ≤3, endotracheal intubation in the delivery room or mechanical ventilation within 72 h after birth were decreased in the program group [7.1% (10/140) vs 17.8% (8/45), 37.1% (52/140) vs 73.3% (33/45), 38.6% (54/140) vs 57.8% (26/45), χ2 values were 4.39, 17.96 and 5.12, respectively. all P<0.05]. (3) After the intervention, the overall survival rate of EPIs and that among those with gestational age from 27 to 27 +6 weeks were significantly improved [72.9% (102/140) vs 53.3% (24/45), OR=2.349, P=0.015; 84.1% (53/63) vs 56.6% (13/23), OR=4.077, P=0.007]. Although the incidence of periventricular and intraventricular hemorrhage, late-onset sepsis, and retinopathy of prematurity showed a downward trend, the differences were not statistically significant (all P>0.05) (4) Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that 1-minute Apgar score ≤3 ( OR=8.890, 95% CI:2.005-39.412), low 5-minute Apgar score ( OR=1.468, 95% CI:1.103-1.953), and higher rate of mechanical ventilation within 72 h ( OR=7.165, 95% CI:2.942-17.449) were independent risk factors for the mortality of EPIs; and using nCPAP in the delivery room ( OR=0.314, 95% CI:0.137-0.719) and birth weight ( OR=0.996, 95% CI:0.993-0.999) were protective factors. Conclusions:Early interventions for EPIs in the prenatal period or the delivery room, the quality improvement program, including intrapartum temperature management, DCC, and nCPAP, is likely to improve the survival rate and outcome of EPIs.
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Objective:To design a pediatric early warning score (PEWS) ruler and observe the effect of its application in the nursing of critically ill children hospitalized in neurology department.Methods:A total of 200 critically ill children admitted to Department of Neurology of Hunan Children′s Hospital from 2018 to 2019. 98 cases who were hospitalized from January to September 2019 were selected as the observation group, and 102 cases who were hospitalized from January to September 2018 were set as the control group. The control group received conventional care, while the observation group conducted PEWS ruler for nursing intervention on the basis of conventional care. The differences in hospital days, ICU transfer rate, and frequency of medical intervention between the two groups were compared.Results:The hospital days of the control group and observation group were 18.17 ± 6.33 and 13.33 ± 6.38 respectively, and the difference between the two groups was significant ( t=5.38, P<0.01). The ICU transfer rate was significantly different between the control group 17.6% (18/102) and observation group 8.2% (8/98) ( χ2=3.98, P<0.05). The reduction of increased intracranial pressure, cooling, calm, sedation and oxygen breathing in the control group were 6.86% (7/102), 13.73% (14/102), 6.86% (7/102), 7.84% (8/102), while the observation group were 17.35% (17/98), 27.55% (27/98), 24.49% (24/98), 28.57% (28/98), and the differences between the two groups were significant ( χ2 values were 5.20-14.55, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The application of PEWS ruler is helpful for nurses to recognize the progress of diseases of the critically ill children. Also, it can shorten the hospitalization days of these children, reduce the ICU transfer rate, as well as improve the nursing quality for them.
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RESUMEN Fundamento: la hipertensión arterial constituye uno de los problemas médico-sanitarios más prevalentes. Las estrategias de afrontamiento y el apoyo social desempeñan un rol importante en la adaptación y manejo de esta enfermedad crónica. Objetivo evaluar la efectividad de una intervención educativa para favorecer el afrontamiento de la hipertensión arterial en adultos mayores. Método: se realizó un estudio de intervención, entre enero y marzo de 2020. El universo estuvo constituido por 253 adultos mayores hipertensos del consultorio médico de familia 19, perteneciente al Policlínico Docente Mario Escalona Reguera de Alamar. La muestra fue de tipo no probabilística y estuvo conformada por 13 pacientes. Se analizaron como variables cualitativas: conocimiento de la enfermedad, estilos de vida, autocuidado, afrontamiento, recursos personológicos, autocontrol emocional, apoyo social, comunicación y adherencia terapéutica. Se calcularon las frecuencias absolutas y porcentajes de las variables cualitativas. Resultados con la aplicación del programa de intervención educativa los ancianos lograron cumplir los objetivos propuestos en cada sesión, adquirieron nuevos conocimientos y reflexionaron sobre la necesidad de modificar estilos de vida, ejercer mayor control sobre las emociones negativas, desarrollar el autocuidado y la adherencia terapéutica, para afrontar de una mejor manera la enfermedad. Conclusiones el programa de intervención educativa fue efectivo y tuvo un progreso favorable, en tanto modificó los estilos de afrontamiento a la enfermedad identificados. Se logró de ese modo, transformar en ellos, el problema de salud sobre el cual se intervino.
Background: arterial hypertension constitutes one of the most prevalent medical-sanitary problems. Coping strategies and social support play an important role in the adaptation and management of this chronic disease. Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention to promote coping with the disease in hypertensive older adults. Method: an intervention study was carried out between January and March 2020. The 253 hypertensive older adults from the family doctor's office 19, belonging to the Mario Escalona Reguera Teaching Polyclinic in Alamar, were the universe. The sample was non-probabilistic with 13 patients. Qualitative variables were analyzed: knowledge of the disease, lifestyles, self-care, coping, personological resources, emotional self-control, social support, communication and therapeutic adherence. The absolute frequencies and percentages of the qualitative variables were calculated. Results: with the application of the educational intervention program, the elderly managed to meet the objectives proposed in each session, acquired new knowledge and reflected on the need to modify lifestyles, exercise greater control over negative emotions, develop self-care and therapeutic adherence, to better cope with the disease. Conclusions: the educational intervention program was effective and had a favorable progress, while it modified the identified styles of coping with the disease. In this way, it was possible to modify in them the health problem.
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RESUMEN Fundamento la pandemia de COVID-19 causa la muerte de muchas personas, fundamentalmente adultos mayores. Conocer sobre ella es una forma de prevenirla. Objetivo describir los resultados de una intervención educativa sobre COVID-19, en adultos mayores. Métodos intervención educativa realizada en un universo constituido por 230 adultos mayores, del que se seleccionó una muestra de 178 ancianos dispensarizados pertenecientes al consultorio No. 4 del Consejo Popular Brisas, en Cumanayagua. Se realizó un diagnóstico para identificar el nivel de conocimientos sobre la COVID-19, en el que se indagó sobre aspectos acerca de la enfermedad, tales como: síntomas, medidas de prevención, vías de transmisión. También se les preguntó sobre el cumplimiento de las medidas de prevención. Sobre esa base se desarrolló una intervención educativa. Resultados el 50 % presenta factores de riesgo; el conocimiento sobre sintomatología aumentó de 10, 1 % antes de la intervención a 100 % después; sobre vías de transmisión de 35, 9 % a 83,7 % y el de las medidas preventivas de 53, 9 % a 91,7 %. Aprendieron a utilizar el nasobuco de manera correcta. La satisfacción de los adultos mayores con las acciones educativas fue alta. Conclusiones después de la aplicación de las acciones educativas existió un aumento en el conocimiento sobre la enfermedad, lo que puede ser favorable para su prevención en este grupo de ancianos.
ABSTRACT Background: the COVID 19 pandemic causes the death of many people, mainly older adults. Knowing about it is one way to prevent it. Objective: to describe the results of an educational intervention on COVId 19, in older adults Methods: educational intervention carried out in a universe of 230 older adults, from which a sample of 178 dispensed elderly people belonging to the Family Doctor´s Office No. 4 in Cumanayagua was selected. A diagnosis was made to identify the level of knowledge about COVID-19, in which aspects about the disease were investigated, such as: symptoms, prevention measures, transmission routes. They were also asked about compliance with prevention measures. On that basis, an educational intervention was developed. Results: The 50 % present risk factors; knowledge about symptoms increased from 10.1% before the intervention to 100% after; on transmission routes from 35.9 % to 83.7 % and that of preventive measures from 53.9 % to 91.7 %. They learned to use the mask correctly. The satisfaction of the elderly with the educational actions was high. Conclusions: after the application of educational actions, there was an increase in knowledge about the disease, which may be favorable for its prevention in this group of elderly.
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Un chequeo preventivo se define como el contacto entre un profesional de salud y una persona asintomática en el que se realizan varias pruebas de tamizaje para evaluar su salud con el objetivo de reducir la morbimortalidad. No obstante, la evidencia científica demuestra que realizar varias pruebas de tamizaje es poco probable que sea beneficioso para ese objetivo y cada examen debe ofrecerse de manera individualizada considerando riesgos y beneficios. Los objetivos de esta revisión son describir la utilidad de estos chequeos, revisar brevemente acciones preventivas y formular grados de recomendación, pudiendo así el lector reconocer las recomendaciones preventivas basadas en evidencia en un adulto sano. En el presente artículo se sintetizan recomendaciones utilizando la metodología GRADE en su formulación. Si bien la mayoría de las recomendaciones revisadas tienen evidencia de moderada a alta certeza, es importante considerar algunas distinciones al momento de ofrecer las acciones preventivas. Luego de este esfuerzo académico, queda en evidencia la necesidad de constituir una organización formal dedicada a la revisión, elaboración y actualización de recomendaciones preventivas en nuestro país, así como evaluar el impacto de estas acciones en cuanto a resultados de salud.
A general health check is defined as the contact between a health professional and an asymptomatic person where several screening tests are performed to assess general health with the aim of reducing morbidity and mortality. However, scientific evidence shows that performing several screening tests are unlikely to be beneficial for those outcomes and each test should be individualized considering risks and benefits.The objectives of this review are to describe the usefulness of these checks, briefly review preventive actions, and formulate degrees of recommendation, thus allowing the reader to recognize evidence-based preventive recommendations in a healthy adult.In this article, recommendations are synthesized using the GRADE methodology in its formulation. While most of the recommendations reviewed have moderate to high certainty evidence, it is important to consider some distinctions when offering preventive actions.After this academic effort, the need to establish a formal organization dedicated to the review, preparation and updating of preventive recommendations in our country is evident, as well as evaluating the impact of these actions in terms of health outcomes
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RESUMEN Fundamento: la esquizofrenia residual es un trastorno frecuente en los adultos mayores diagnosticados con esquizofrenia, enfermedad crónica, caracterizada por abulia, aplanamiento afectivo y aislamiento social. Objetivo: diseñar una intervención para lograr la independencia física en los adultos mayores con esquizofrenia residual. Métodos: se realizó un estudio de intervención y desarrollo que muestra la intervención de salud para lograr la independencia física en los adultos mayores con esquizofrenia residual del Hospital Psiquiátrico Docente de la provincia Sancti Spíritus, en el período comprendido entre septiembre 2016 a enero 2018. Variables de estudio independencia física se midió como independiente, mínimo dependiente y dependiente. Se aplicaron diferentes modalidades de rehabilitación. Se utilizó entrevista estructurada y la observación directa a los adultos mayores. Con análisis porcentual de la variable utilizada. La población estuvo constituida por 27 adultos mayores con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia residual. Se consultaron 18 expertos a los que se les aplicó el método Delphi. Resultados: la proporción de los adultos mayores que logro independencia física fue de 52,17 %, lo que obedeció a cambios de conductas generadoras de salud. Conclusiones: la intervención de salud para lograr la independencia física en los adultos mayores con esquizofrenia residual articula acciones y actividades educativas que favorecen la relación personal de salud-paciente-contexto sociocultural, para llevar la independencia física hasta una concepción sistémica que favorece el seguimiento y control de la enfermedad.
ABSTRACT Background: residual schizophrenia is a frequent disorder in older adults diagnoseds with schizophrenia, a chronic disease, characterized by apathy, affective flattening and social isolation. Objective: to design an intervention to achieve physical independence in older adults with residual schizophrenia. Methods: intervention and development study that shows the health intervention to achieve physical independence in older adults with residual schizophrenia at the Sancti Spíritus Provincial Teaching Psychiatric Hospital, in the period from September 2016 to January 2018. The physical independence Study variable was measured as independent, minimally dependent and dependent. Different rehabilitation modalities were applied. A structured interview and direct observation of the elderly were used. With percentage analysis of the variable used. The population consisted of 27 older adults with a diagnosis of residual schizophrenia. Eighteen experts to whom the Delphi method was applied were consulted. Results: the proportion of older adults who achieved physical independence was 52.17%, which was due to changes in health-generating behaviors. Conclusions: the health intervention to achieve physical independence in older adults with residual schizophrenia articulates actions and educational activities that favor the personal health-patient-sociocultural context relationship, to bring physical independence to a systemic conception that favors monitoring and disease control.
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RESUMEN Fundamento: el tabaquismo es un fenómeno social que afecta indistintamente a todos los sectores de la población y representa uno de los mayores problemas para las autoridades sanitarias. Se considera una epidemia de carácter universal y es una gravosa carga para el individuo, la familia y la sociedad. Objetivo: implementar una intervención educativa para modificar los conocimientos de adolescentes acerca de las consecuencias del tabaquismo. Métodos: se realizó un estudio de intervención en el Consultorio 21 del Policlínico Francisco Peña Peña, de Nuevitas, sobre 81 adolescentes que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión. Se utilizó la estadística descriptiva para analizar los resultados obtenidos al aplicar la encuesta antes y después de la intervención educativa, la cual contenía las siguientes variables: grupo de edades, sexo, nivel de escolaridad, enfermedades asociadas y conocimiento sobre tabaquismo. Resultados: predominó el sexo masculino y las edades de 18 a 20 años, grupo etario que también mostró el mayor conocimiento sobre los efectos del tabaquismo. Prevaleció el nivel de escolaridad de preuniversitario. El nivel de conocimientos evaluado de bien ascendió de 49,38 % antes de la intervención a 80 % después de esta; el de regular descendió de 45,67 % a solo 19 %; al terminar la intervención ningún adolescente se ubicó en la categoría de mal. Conclusiones: se logró modificar el nivel de los conocimientos sobre los efectos nocivos del tabaquismo en adolescentes, mediante la intervención educativa.
ABSTRACT Background: smoking is a social phenomenon that affects all the population sectors indistinctly and represents one of the biggest problems for health authorities. It is considered a universal epidemic and is a heavy burden for the individual, the family and society. Objective: to carry out educational intervention to modify the adolescents' knowledge about the smoking consequences. Methods: an intervention study was carried out in the doctor´s office 21 of the Francisco Peña Peña Polyclinic, in Nuevitas, on 81 adolescents who met the inclusion criteria. Descriptive statistic was used to analyze the results obtained by applying the survey before and after the educational intervention, which contained the following variables: age group, sex, educational level, associated diseases, and knowledge about smoking. Results: male sex and ages 18 to 19 predominated, an age group that also showed the greatest knowledge about the effects of smoking. The pre-university educational level prevailed. The level of knowledge evaluated as good rose from the 49.38% before the intervention to the 80% after it; that of regular fell from the 45.67% to only the 19%; At the end of the intervention, no adolescent was placed in the category of bad. Conclusions: it was possible to modify the knowledge level about the harmful effects of smoking in adolescents, through educational intervention.
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RESUMEN Fundamento: un tercio del total de muertes que ocurren en el mundo, por enfermedades no transmisibles, se deben a las enfermedades cardiovasculares que constituyen la primera causa de muerte a nivel mundial y en Cuba. Objetivo: caracterizar la mortalidad por enfermedades cardiovasculares en Cuba ocurridas en el período 2009-2018. Métodos: se realizó un estudio ecológico. Se utilizaron los anuarios estadísticos, publicados por el Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba y la Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades (CIE-10). Se consideraron las tasas de mortalidad por enfermedades del corazón y su comportamiento por provincias, así como, las tasas de mortalidad por enfermedades del sistema circulatorio y su distribución por grupo de edades. Las tasas usadas fueron las brutas. Resultados: en Cuba las enfermedades del sistema circulatorio aportan una tasa de mortalidad entre 299,4 y 360,0 por 100 000 habitantes con tendencia al incremento. Las tasas de mortalidad para las enfermedades del corazón y de las arterias, arteriolas y vasos capilares, desde el año 2009 hasta el 2018, fueron superiores en los hombres. En cuanto a las enfermedades cerebrovasculares excedieron en las mujeres, excepto en los años 2014, 2016-2018. En el año 2013 y 2015 fueron muy similares para ambos sexos. Dentro de las enfermedades cardiovasculares las del corazón aportaron más años de vida perdidos, secundadas por las cerebrovasculares y en menor magnitud las de las arterias, arteriolas y vasos capilares. Conclusiones: las enfermedades cardiovasculares son un grave problema de salud por lo cual se hace necesario accionar sobre las causas que las originan, para ganar en la percepción de riesgo cardiovascular, en la responsabilidad de cada persona y en el auto cuidado de la salud.
ABSTRACT Background: a third of the total deaths that occur in the world, due to non-transmissible diseases, are due to cardiovascular diseases. They constitute the first cause of death worldwide and in Cuba. Objective: to characterize the mortality from cardiovascular diseases in Cuba that occurred in the period 2009-2018. Methods: an ecological study was carried out. Statistical yearbooks published by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) were used. Mortality rates from heart diseases and their behavior by provinces were considered, as well as mortality rates from diseases of the circulatory system and their distribution by age group. The rates used were gross. Results: in Cuba, diseases of the circulatory system provide a mortality rate between 299.4 and 360.0 per 100 000 inhabitants with a tendency to increase. Mortality rates for diseases of the heart and arteries, arterioles, and capillaries, from 2009 to 2018, were higher in men. Regarding stroke diseases, they exceeded in women, except in the years 2014, 2016-2018. In 2013 and 2015 they were very similar for both sexes. Within cardiovascular diseases, heart diseases contributed more potentially lost years of life, supported by stroke diseases and to a lesser extent those of arteries, arterioles and capillaries. Conclusions: cardiovascular diseases continue to be a serious health problem, which is why it is necessary to act on the causes that cause them, gaining in the perception of cardiovascular risk and in the responsibility, of each person, in the self-care of the health.
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As the most important visceral organ in human body for metabolism, the liver is an important place for the synthesis and storage of nutrients. Patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure suffer from varying degrees of malnutrition due to abnormal metabolism of various nutrients, and malnutrition might accelerate the development and progression of liver diseases and lead to poor prognosis. Therefore, it is of great importance to perform early nutritional assessment and nutritional intervention. Although there are a variety of nutritional assessment methods, there are still defects in the nutritional assessment methods for patients with chronic liver diseases and liver cirrhosis, especially those with acute-on-chronic liver failure. This article elaborates on the nutritional assessment and clinical management of such patients, so as to provide a reference for related issues in clinical practice.
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Abstract Introduction: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) account for up to 30% of hospital -acquired infections. In this regard, several studies have reported the use of non-pharmacological interventions during urinary catheter insertion aimed at reducing the occurrence rate of CAUTI. Objective: To assess the safety and effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions during urinary catheter insertion aimed at reducing the risk of contracting infections in non-immunocompromised adults. Materials and methods: A literature review was conducted in the MEDLINE, Embase, and LILACS databases. Only randomized clinical trials comparing the use of non-pharmacological interventions to placebos, pharmacological interventions, or no intervention during catheter insertion were included. Results: Eight studies were retrieved (8 718 participants). Based on the evidence found in the review (low-quality and very low-quality evidence according to the GRADE system), using non-pharmacological interventions reduces the frequency of asymptomatic bacteriuria episodes (RR 0.67, 95%CI 0.48-0.94; 7 studies) or mild adverse events (RR 0.84, 95%CI 0.74-0.96; 2 studies), but does not reduce the occurrence rate of symptomatic urinary tract infections (RR 0.90, 95%CI 0.61-1.35; 4 studies) or improves quality-of-life scores (MD -0.01 EQ-5D scale; 95%CI (-0.03)-(0.01), 1 study). Conclusion: The use of non-pharmacological interventions during urinary catheter insertion does not pose any risk at all. Instead, it could help reduce the occurrence rate of infections associated with this procedure, such as asymptomatic bacteriuria and mild adverse events. However, there is very little evidence (in fact, low and very low-quality evidence) to make conclusions on the effectiveness of these interventions.
Resumen Introducción. La infección asociada al catéter urinario es responsable de hasta un 30% de las infecciones nosocomiales. Al respecto, se ha descrito el uso de intervenciones no farmacológicas durante la inserción del catéter urinario para reducir la frecuencia de infecciones asociadas. Objetivo. Evaluar la seguridad y la efectividad de intervenciones no farmacológicas durante la inserción del catéter urinario diseñadas para reducir el riesgo de infección en adultos inmunocompetentes. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos MEDLINE, Embase y LILACS. Se incluyeron ensayos clínicos aleatorizados que compararan el uso de intervenciones no farmacológicas con el uso de placebos, el uso de intervenciones farmacológicas o la ausencia de intervención durante la inserción del catéter. Resultados. Se encontraron ocho estudios (8 718 participantes). Con base en la evidencia encontrada (baja y muy baja calidad según la clasificación del sistema GRADE), el uso de intervenciones no farmacológica reduce la frecuencia de bacteriuria asintomática (RR 0.67; IC95%: 0.48-0.94; 7 estudios) o de eventos adversos menores (RR 0.84, IC95%: 0.74-0.96; 2 estudios), pero no disminuye la tasa de infecciones sintomáticas del tracto urinario (RR 0.90; IC95%: 0.61 a 1.35; 4 estudios), ni mejora las puntuaciones de calidad de vida (escala MD -0.01 EQ-5D, IC95%: (-0.03)-(0.01), 1 estudio). Conclusión. El uso de intervenciones no farmacológicas durante la inserción del catéter urinario no supone riesgo alguno y sí podría ayudar a disminuir la frecuencia infecciones asociadas a este procedimiento, tales como la bacteriuria asintomática y eventos adversos menores; sin embargo, hay poca evidencia, y de baja o muy baja calidad, para llegar a conclusiones sobre su efectividad.
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@#Informed consent has been recognised as an essential part of clinical practice, giving ethical and legal legitimacy to medical intervention. There is no universal standard on the amount and type of information that a patient is entitled to and needs to be adequately disclosed. This article proposes nine information that will assist the doctor in providing adequate information for a patient to evaluate whether to authorise medical intervention. The recommended information are: (i) diagnosis, prognosis and its uncertainties; (ii) nature of proposed medical intervention; (iii) the expected benefit of proposed medical intervention; (iv) the potential risk of proposed medical intervention; (v) alternative to proposed medical intervention; (vi) progress of proposed medical intervention; (vii) opportunity for a second medical opinion and to seek further details; (viii) costs of proposed and alternative medical intervention; and (ix) the person responsible for implementing medical intervention.
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Objective@#Tracking the information on 1.69 million fetal cases across Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guangxi) so as to study the occurrences of total and major birth defects in order to evaluate the ability on related prevention and control programs in Guangxi.@*Methods@#Using the self-developed "Gui Women’s System" to establish a database of 1.69 million fetal cases in Guangxi and to analyze the distribution of time, space and population, as well as the outcomes of pregnancy, using the big data.@*Results@#During the 29 months of observation, the overall live birth rate was 99.25%, with stillbirth rate during pregnancy as 0.44%, stillbirth rate during birth as 0.02%, and the 0-6 days mortality rate as 0.14%. The total detection rate on birth defects was 197.63/10 000; the incidence rate was 103.04/10 000, the birth rate was 102.55/10 000. The overall discovery rate of major birth defects was 48.33/10 000, with the incidence rate as 783 000, the birth rate as 0.58/10 000. The discovery rates of major birth defects in 14 cities were between 35 and 68/10 000, and the birth rate dropped significantly to less than 1.00 in 10 000. Nationalities showed that the number of pregnant women with birth defects more than 50 000 would include Hui (9.68/10 000), Yao (9.57/10 000), and Jing (9.37/10 000). With the increasing age of gestation, number of birth defects, incidence of major birth defects also increased. Ninety-five percent of the major birth defects were found within <28 weeks and with the top 5 kinds of major birth defects as complicated congenital heart disease (9.11/10 000), alpha thalassemia (8.36/10 000), and 21-trisomy syndrome (7.85/10 000), beta thalassemia (5.32/10 000) and fetal edema syndrome (4.92/10 000). The top 5 major birth defects appeared as complicated congenital heart disease (9.11/10 000), alpha thalassemia (8.36/10 000), and 21-trisomy syndrome (7.85/10 000), beta thalassemia (5.32/10 000) and fetal edema syndrome (4.92/10 000).@*Conclusion@#Programs leading to increase the rate on discovery of major birth defects were fundamental in effectively reducing the major birth defects.
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Objective To establish a quantitative evaluation method for medical treatment effect of anthrax aerosol terrorist attacks. Methods We established an evaluation framework for the medical treatment effect of anthrax events through constructing the decision tree model of medical intervention after anthrax exposure, the allocation model of key resources consumption and the model of population state transition under different intervention measures. Then, under the scenario of the anthrax terrorist attacks in the big cities of China, we analyzed and evaluated the effects of 52 intervention strategies on the number of cases, peak value, and deaths based on the discrete event simulation method. Results The intervention effect was sensitive to time delay in intervention and resource reserve. When time delay in intervention was 1 h after the attack, the resource stock increase from 25% to 100% could reduce the deaths by 59.91%; while only about 7.33% of the deaths were reduced when the intervention was performed at 145 h after the attack. The intervention strategy had little effect on the peak time of the morbidity, with the maximum value being 10.52 d and the minimum value being 9.67 d; but it had a greater impact on the peak number of patients, with the maximum value being 255 072 patients and the minimum value being 103 943 patients. Conclusion A quantitative evaluation method for medical treatment effect of anthrax aerosol terrorist attacks is established in this study, and it may be conducive to medical rescue capacity building and emergency strategy-making.
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La colecistitis aguda es la inflamación de la vesícula biliar, en la mayoría de los casos, explicada por la presencia de cálculos mixtos o de colesterol que producen obstrucción y desencadenan factores inflamatorios diversos. La colecistectomía por vía laparoscópica se ha convertido en su tratamiento estándar y definitivo. El procedimiento quirúrgico debe realizarse idealmente en las primeras 72 horas después de iniciados los síntomas, lo que habitualmente se denomina como cuadro agudo. Existe controversia sobre cuál es el manejo más adecuado cuando han pasado más de 72 horas del inicio de los síntomas, condición denominada 'colecistitis aguda tardía', cuando se considera que el proceso inflamatorio es mayor y, el procedimiento, técnicamente más complejo y peligroso.Para esta condición, se han establecido dos estrategias iniciales de manejo: la cirugía temprana durante la hospitalización inicial o el tratamiento conservador con antibióticos para la supuesta resolución completa de la inflamación, es decir, 'enfriar el proceso'; varias semanas después, se practica una colecistectomía laparoscópica tardía diferida o electiva. Existen muchas publicaciones sobre ambas estrategias, en las que se exponen los beneficios y probables complicaciones de cada una; en la actualidad, se sigue debatiendo sobre el momento óptimo para practicar la intervención quirúrgica. Los trabajos más recientes y con mayor peso epidemiológico, resaltan los beneficios de la cirugía temprana pues, aunque las complicaciones intraoperatorias ocurren en las mismas proporciones, la cirugía en la hospitalización inicial reduce los costos, los reingresos y los tiempos hospitalarios.Después de revisar la literatura disponible a favor y en contra, este artículo pretende recomendar el procedi-miento temprano, inclusive cuando hayan pasado más de tres días de iniciados los síntomas y, solo en casos muy seleccionados, diferir la cirugía (AU)
Acute cholecystitis is the inflammation of the gallbladder, in most cases explained by the presence of mixed or cholesterol stones that produce obstruction by triggering various inflammatory factors; for its definitive management, laparoscopic cholecystectomy became the gold standard, the surgical procedure should ideally be performed within the first 72 hours after the onset of symptoms, which is usually referred to as acute condition; There are controversies in what is the most appropriate management when more than 72 hours have elapsed from the onset of symptoms, a condition called late acute cholecystitis, at which time the inflammatory process is commonly believed to be greater and the procedure more technically complex and dangerous.For this condition, two management strategies have been defined, which consist of early surgery (during index hospitalization) versus initial conservative antibiotic treatment for the supposed complete resolution of the inflammation "cooling the process", followed by a late laparoscopic cholecystectomy several weeks later (deferred, elective); For both strategies, there is abundant literature exposing the benefits and probable complications that concern each one, but at the present time the optimal moment to practice the surgical intervention is still being debated. The most recent works show some benefits in favor of early surgery, since although intraoperative complications occur in the same proportions, surgery in the index hospitalization reduces costs, readmissions, and hospital times. The present article, reviewing the wide literature available for and against, has as main objective to recommend this procedure early, even when more than three days of symptoms have passed, and only in very selected cases, defer surgery (AU)