Introducción: las radiaciones ultravioletas representan un factor de riesgo para los trabajadores que por razones de su oficio deben laborar a cielo abierto. Objetivos: relacionar las radiaciones ultravioletas como factor de riesgo relacionado con la génesis del pterigión en personas expuestas laboral...
Introducción: el bajo peso al nacer guarda relación con la morbilidad, mortalidad y bienestar del binomio madre-hijo, el desconocimiento sobre sus factores de riesgo requiere de intervenciones educativas en las gestantes.
Objetivo: evaluar la efectividad de intervención educativa en el nivel de conoci...
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to investigate fall preventive behaviors in elderly patients who suffered hip fractures as a result of falling. Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed at a university hospital in Izmir, Turkey between January 2014 and December 2015....
Resume Objective: to identify the prevalence of falls among older adults and the extrinsic factors associated with them. Method: population-based cross-sectional study with 350 older adults. A household survey was conducted using a questionnaire addressing socio-demographic, clinical, and environmental...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify possible risk factors for acquisition of Enterobacterial strains with a marker for resistance to carbapenems. Methods: exploratory case-control study performed in hospital settings. The study sample consisted of patients with biological specimens that tested positive for...
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo y corte transversal de 229 pacientes ingresados en la
Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos de Ictus del Hospital General Docente “Enrique Cabrera”, La Habana,
Cuba, en el año 2008, para determinar la mortalidad por Enfermedad Cerebrovascular (ECV). La
histo...
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate problems associated with alcohol use among university students who reported binge drinking in comparison to students who consumed alcohol without binging. Method: a cross-sectional study among university students (N=2,408) who accessed the website about alcohol use. Logi...
Abstract OBJECTIVE Evaluating the occurrence of anxiety in pregnant women and the factors associated with its occurrence; comparing the presence of anxiety in each gestational trimester. METHOD A descriptive, correlational cross-sectional study. Data were collected from January to May 2013 using the Ho...
O objetivo deste texto foi apresentar uma análise-reflexiva sobre o evento adverso queda e suas peculiaridades
na doença renal crônica e tratamento hemodialítico a partir de publicações acerca do assunto. Verifica-se que a doença renal crônica e a hemodiálise adicionam particularidades na predi...
Resumo Objetivo Descrever os sinais clínicos de lesão de mucosa laringotraqueal e seus fatores associados. Métodos Estudo observacional, longitudinal, em pacientes intubados por ocasião da anestesia geral. Foram realizadas avaliações no pré-operatório, transoperatório, e nas 24, 48 e 72 hora...
