Publications by authors named "A Ceron"
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- - This study focuses on the experiences of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing kidney replacement therapy in Guatemala, highlighting their medical and social challenges.
- - Utilizing a photovoice method, eight children and their mothers shared their stories through pictures and interviews, leading to the identification of themes related to health system interactions, family dynamics, and social isolation.
- - The findings emphasize the need for improved healthcare quality and multidisciplinary support for affected children and families, taking into account the comprehensive impact of CKD on their lives.
Introduction: Ventricular assist devices represent a treatment option for patients with advanced heart failure, offering control over various haemodynamic variables. Similarly, the prescription of exercise within a cardiac rehabilitation programme for heart failure patients is recommended to reduce symptoms, and hospitalisations, improve cardiorespiratory fitness, and increase exercise tolerance. Therefore, exercise prescription can impact those with ventricular assist devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to determine the association between social and environmental indicators and high mortality rates from chronic kidney disease (CKD) in municipalities of Guatemala. An ecological study of municipal-level factors associated with CKD mortality in Guatemala was conducted. Crude mortality rates were calculated for the 2009-2019 period for each of the country's 340 municipalities, by gender and age groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChitosan microspheres (CMS) by the emulsion-chemical cross-linking method with and without lysozyme immobilization were synthesized and characterized. The technique conditions were adjusted, and spherical particles with approximate diameters of 3.74 ± 1.
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