Development of a digital memory and learning test for elderly individuals.

Background: Population aging and the increase in memory-related diseases have motivated the search for accessible cognitive screening instruments. To develop a digital memory and learning test (DMLT) based on Rey's Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) principles to assess cognition in the elderly and identify early cognitive decline.

Methods: The research was divided into two phases: developing the digital test and the experimental phase of comparison with a reference test.

Prevalence of sarcopenia components and associated socioeconomic factors among older adults living in rural areas in the state of Ceará, Brazil.

The aim is to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia components and associations with socioeconomic variables in older persons living in rural areas in the state of Ceará, Brazil. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 274 older adults. Muscle mass was assessed using muscle mass index (MMI), measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis and calf circumference.

A New Full-Face Mask for Multifunctional Non-Invasive Ventilation.

: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) provides positive pressure through different interfaces. A multifunctional full-face mask prototype was developed to provide NIV from three sources: ICU ventilators, portable ventilators, and high-flow medical gas pipeline systems. This study aimed to evaluate the usability of this prototype mask.

Prevalence of functional cognitive impairment and associated factors in Brazilian community-dwelling older adults.

Unlabelled: The identification of the prevalence of cognitive impairment and associated factors among older adults is important in countries facing rapid demographic transition, given the significant implications for public policy and health planning.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of functional cognitive impairment (FCI) and associated factors in Brazilian community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 461 elderly subjects residing in Fortaleza city, Ceará was conducted.

Pharmacist recommendations in an intensive care unit: three-year clinical activities.

Objective: To analyze the clinical activities performed and the accepted pharmacist recommendations made by a pharmacist as a part of his/her daily routine in an adult clinical intensive care unit over a period of three years.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study was conducted at a tertiary university hospital from June 2010 to May 2013, in which pharmacist recommendations were categorized and analyzed.

Results: A total of 834 pharmacist recommendations (278 per year, on average) were analyzed and distributed across 21 categories.

Gender and mortality in sepsis: do sex hormones impact the outcome?

Objective: Comparative assessment of the mortality rates of two septic patients' ages and/or gender subgroups, admitted to the intensive care unit of a university hospital.

Methods: From December 2005 to April 2008, from a total of 628 patients, 133 were admitted to the intensive care unit with sepsis and included into two age subgroups: (G1) 14 - 40 years old and (G2) more than 50 years old. Patients aged between 41 and 50 years old (n = 8) were excluded.

Validation of an early warning score in pre-intensive care unit.

Background And Objectives: Prognosis of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has a relation with their severity just before admission. The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) was used to evaluate the severe condition of patients 12, 24 and 72 hours before admission in the ICU, assess the most prevalent parameters and correlate the MEWS before ICU with the outcome (survival versus death).

Methods: Retrospective analyses of 65 patients consecutively admitted to the ICU from July to October, 2006 evaluating the physiological parameters 72 hours prior to admission.

[Base deficit at intensive care unit admission: an early mortality indicator].

Background And Objectives: Base deficit is considered an indicator of tissue injury, shock and resuscitation. The objective of this study was to establish an association between base deficit obtained on the admission of patients in intensive care unit (ICU) and their prognosis.

Methods: A retrospective study with analysis of 110 patients admitted consecutively in the ICU, during the period of June to December 2006.

[Morbidity and mortality of elderly patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital in Fortaleza].

Background And Objectives: To identify the severity of elderly patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital, relating it to the in-ICU mortality.

Methods: Retrospective study, with analysis of 130 patients admitted to ICU from March 2004 to July 2005.

Results: Of the 130 patients, there was a predominance of women, and mean 72.