Publications by authors named "A DUBON"

Article Synopsis
  • Red blood cell transfusions can be beneficial but come with potential risks, necessitating guidelines for their use in both adults and children.
  • Studies involved numerous randomized controlled trials which found that restrictive transfusion strategies (transfusing at lower hemoglobin thresholds) generally do not harm patient outcomes for most populations.
  • Recommendations include using restrictive strategies for stable adult patients, advising transfusions at hemoglobin levels below 7 g/dL, with some exceptions based on specific patient conditions like cardiac or orthopedic surgeries.
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Objective: The intervention of physical therapy in pediatric oncology is currently transmuting from a view based on the restriction of physical stress to an approach that advocates the practice of cardiorespiratory and motor interventions that provide a better prognosis for the patient. The objective of this study is to carry out a systematic review and to identify studies that address the performance of physical therapeutic practices in pediatric cancer patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: The stage of identification and selection of articles were carried out according to what was recommended by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyzes, on PubMed, Medline, and Scopus platforms, based on the PICO acronym, and were classified by the PeDRO quality scale.

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Objective: The objective of the study was to examine already published evidence on the level of physical activity and sedentary behavior in children during and after treatment for cancer. And, thusly to verify if patients are following the recommendations of the World Health Organization, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American College of Sports Medicine.

Methods: The platforms for searches were EBSCO, Web of Science and PubMed.

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Lipofibromatosis is a relatively new entity, considered in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumors in children, involving mainly the extremities. Most cases can be completely resected without recurrence. Atypical forms have been described and their highly infiltrative capability can lead to severe clinical impairment.

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