Publications by authors named "Jose Gonzaga Teixeira de Camargo"
Background: Previous studies have shown a relationship between calf circumference (CC) and outcomes in hospitalized patients.
Aims: To investigate the relationship between CC and clinical and nutritional outcomes in older in-patients (OiP) in a surgery ward.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 417 OiP in a surgery ward.
Background: Esophageal trauma is considered one of the most severe lesions of the digestive tract. There is still much controversy in choosing the best treatment for cases of esophageal perforation since that decision involves many variables. The readiness of medical care, the patient's clinical status, the local conditions of the perforated segment, and the severity of the associated injuries must be considered for the most adequate therapeutic choice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Malnutrition is frequently observed in inpatients with malignant diseases and may contribute to longer hospital stays.
Objective: To compare the nutritional status, lymphocyte count, hemoglobin values and length of hospital stay of patients with and without malignant diseases.
Methods: This comparative study assessed indicators of nutritional status, namely body mass index, recent weight loss, lymphocyte count, hemoglobin and length of hospital stay, of 928 surgical patients with and without malignant diseases (50.
Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the associations between the nutritional status of elderly patients and length of hospital stay and presence of dental and gastrointestinal changes.
Casuistic And Method: This cross-sectional study analyzed anthropometric and food intake indicators, dental and gastrointestinal changes and length of hospital stay of 441 elderly patients of both genders. The Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to verify the correlation between the nutritional status of the elderly patients and length of hospital stay and presence of dental and gastrointestinal changes.