Abstract Background In recent decades, previous studies have noted the importance of frailty, which is a frequently used term in perioperative risk evaluations. Psychological and socioeconomical domains were investigated as part frailty syndrome. The aim this study was to assess these factors mortality after vascular surgery. Methods our prospective, observational (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier...

Coastal zones occupy a prominent position in the sustainable management perspective of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (TTA) region because they accommodate majority region’s population and contribute to economic wellbeing local communities. High demographic pressures associated climatic environmental factors increase intensify vulnerability these coastal areas. The latter are severely affected by c...

Back ground information: The aim of the study is to assess nutritional status among ESRD patients on Haemodialysis by means Subjective Global Assessment ( SGA) and also know impact comorbid illnesses status. Materials methods: group included respondents suffering from who were Dialysis centre at Vedanta Hospitals in Guntur. was conducted 50 36 men 14 women).Those met criteria enrolled into stud...

BACKGROUND The quality of dialysis care provided by specialists is expected to be superior to that by nonspecialists. However, little is known about the actual effect of specialist care on long-term prognosis in dialysis patients. We sought to determine whether specialist care can actually be associated with better survival rates in a nationwide Japanese dialysis cohort. METHODS The Japanese ...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the behavior of premature newborns in the first year of chronological age. METHODS This is a cross-sectional descriptive study, bound to a longitudinal study titled: "Comparison of visual behavior on the first quarter of year of life of premature nursling born at two maternities of Recife/PE." The sample was composed by 52 premature newborns selected from June, 2007 ...

The prevention of osteoporotic fracture is an essential socioeconomical priority, especially in the developed countries including Japan. Estrogen, selective estrogen-receptor modulators (SERMs), and bisphosphonate are potent inhibitors of bone resorption; and they have clinical relevance to reduce osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women. However, we can prevent at most 50% of vertebral f...

BACKGROUND Obstetric hysterectomy still complicates a substantial number of pregnancies in third world countries and is a significant cause of obstetric morbidity and mortality. This study was carried out to evaluate in our setup the frequency of obstetric hysterectomy, its indication, risk factors, complication, morbidity, mortality and avoidable factors. METHODS A descriptive study of all p...

INTRODUCTION Adherence, which is crucial to the success of antiretroviral therapy (HAART), is currently a major challenge in the care of children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of nonadherence to HAART using complementary instruments in a cohort of children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS followed in a reference service in Campinas, Brazil. METHODS ...