Publications by authors named "Ana Railka Oliveira-Kumakura"

Background: Plantago major is a medicinal plant that has been used for centuries to treat various health conditions including wounds.

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of the topical use of P major in healing skin wounds in animal models.

Methods: Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, a systematic review was conducted.

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Objective: To investigate the clinical indicators of the nursing diagnosis impaired swallowing in children with neurological disorders.

Methods: An integrative review was performed on the Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Lilacs and Cinahl databases; by crossing the terms impaired degluition, dyphagia, deglutition disorders, cerebral palsy, microcephaly, which resulted in 45 articles.

Results: Eighteen indicators were identified in the oral phase, ten in the pharyngeal phase, and nine in the esophageal phase.

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the accuracy of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis of impaired swallowing in children with encephalopathy. The measures of diagnostic accuracy for each indicator were verified through latent class analysis. The prevalence of swallowing impairment was 59.

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