Impact of Oral Care and Antisepsis on the Prevalence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of oral care and use of chlorhexidine gluconate on the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).

Materials And Methods: An evaluation was performed on 229 patients admitted to ICU in 2012 (before implementation of oral care protocol) and 329 in 2013 (after the protocol). Oral care was based on the removal of secretions from the oral cavity with 0.

Inflammatory markers in saliva for diagnosis of sepsis of hospitalizes patients.

Background: Inflammatory/immunological serum markers are useful for the early detection of organ dysfunction, helping the diagnosis of sepsis. Although the detection of blood biomarkers is a standard practice, the use of noninvasive samples (eg saliva) would be beneficial.

Aim: To investigate the saliva of hospitalized patients with and without sepsis and identify the levels of inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and nitric oxide (NO).

Periodontal disease and detection of human herpesviruses in saliva and gingival crevicular fluid of chronic kidney disease patients.

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have inability to maintain the normal levels of protein metabolism products, blood pressure and hematocrit. Periodontal disease involves an inflammatory destructive process. Identification of opportunistic viruses is extremely important as they are associated with co-morbidities.

Evaluation of periodontal condition and risk in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.

Objective: To establish a profile of periodontal conditions in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis and their periodontal risk.

Methods: We included 115 patients on hemodialysis. Clinical periodontal parameters assessed were: plaque index, gingival index, probing depth and clinical attachment level.

Medical and Periodontal Clinical Parameters in Patients at Different Levels of Chronic Renal Failure.

. To assess the clinical periodontal and medical parameters in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) at different levels of renal disease. .

Salivary markers in patients with chronic renal failure.

Introduction: Chronic renal failure (CRF) is a progressive loss of renal function over a period of months or years. The major function of the kidneys is the removal of metabolic waste products, electrolytes and water. When this function is impaired, systemic changes, oral complications and alterations in salivary composition may occur.

Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in patients with chronic renal disease identified by panoramic radiography.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) in the panoramic radiographs of patients with chronic renal disease and to ascertain the medical parameters.

Study Design: A total of 100 panoramic radiographs were observed. The division of patients according to renal disease was as follows: 37 in early-stage renal disease (ESG), 32 in predialysis (PDG), and 31 in hemodialysis (HDG).

Prospective study of 2151 patients with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment with multidisciplinary care in the Vale do Paraíba, SP.

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is common, severe and treatable. Its detection involves low cost tests.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of a multidisciplinary (nephrologist, social worker, nurse, nutritionist, and psychologist) intervention comparing clinical and laboratory parameters in patients with CKD.

Insulin resistance due to chronic salt restriction is corrected by alpha and beta blockade and by L-arginine.

Dietary salt restriction is associated with evidence of low insulin sensitivity. The current study was undertaken to investigate whether sympathetic nervous system and l-arginine-nitric oxide pathway activities are linked to insulin resistance in rats under chronic low salt intake. Male Wistar rats were fed a low (LSD) or normal (NSD) salt diet from weaning to adulthood.