Publications by authors named "Carlos D Martinez"
Article Synopsis
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) negatively impacts outcomes after cardiovascular surgery, prompting a study on prevention methods.
- A quasi-experimental study was conducted comparing patients who practiced enhanced oral hygiene (toothbrushing plus chlorhexidine rinse) to a historical control group with standard care.
- Results showed that the enhanced oral hygiene group had a significantly lower incidence of VAP (2.7% vs. 8.7%) and shorter hospital stays (9 days vs. 10 days), indicating the effectiveness of the intervention in preventing VAP after heart surgery.
Hypertension and cognitive decline: impact on executive function.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
October 2005
Hypertension is a risk factor for mild cognitive deterioration and vascular dementia. Cognitive deterioration attributable to normal aging was distinguished from cognitive deterioration related to hypertension by means of neuropsychologic tests. Sixty hypertensive patients, aged 65-80 years, were compared with 30 normotensive individuals.
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