Risk factors associated with the development of delirium in general ICU patients. A prospective observational study.

Objective: We aimed to analyze risk factors related to the development of delirium, aiming for early intervention in patients with greater risk.

Material And Methods: Observational study, including prospectively collected patients treated in a single general ICU. These were classified into two groups, according to whether they developed delirium or not (screening performed using CAM-ICU tool).

Limitation of life support techniques at admission to the intensive care unit: a multicenter prospective cohort study.

Purpose: To determine the frequency of limitations on life support techniques (LLSTs) on admission to intensive care units (ICU), factors associated, and 30-day survival in patients with LLST on ICU admission.

Methods: This prospective observational study included all patients admitted to 39 ICUs in a 45-day period in 2011. We recorded hospitals' characteristics (availability of intermediate care units, usual availability of ICU beds, and financial model) and patients' characteristics (demographics, reason for admission, functional status, risk of death, and LLST on ICU admission (withholding/withdrawing; specific techniques affected)).

[Functional status as an independent risk factor in elderly patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit].

Objective: To assess the association of previous functional status in elderly patients admitted to the ICU, estimated by the Barthel and Short Form-Late Life Function and Disability instrument scales, and the relationship with prognosis and functional capacity at hospital discharge.

Material And Methods: Observational prospective study of ICU-admitted patients older than 74 years, with a length of stay greater than 48hours. Demographic data, social background, comorbidities, disability questionnaire (Barthel, Short Form-Late Life Function and Disability instrument), main diagnosis and severity (SAPS 3) on ICU admission were recorded.

Alterations in Placental Gene Expression of Pregnant Women with Chronic Chagas Disease.

Trypanosoma cruzi infection in women of reproductive age is associated with congenital transmission and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The placenta is a key barrier to infection. Gene expression profiles of term placental environment from T.

Epidemiology of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis and Infection in the Northwestern Argentina.

. Endemic areas of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) in Salta, Argentina, present some overlap zones with the geographical distribution of Chagas disease, with mixed infection cases being often detected. .