Mobility Levels of Critically Ill Adult Patients and Extubation Success: A Cohort Study.

The reduced mobility in critically ill patients is still a reality in many intensive care units. This study aims to investigate if mobility level is associated with extubation outcome in adult patients. Prospective cohort study which comprised adults who had undergone initial invasive mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours and were independently mobile before hospitalization.

Association of the mobility level of critically ill adult patients with the success of extubation: protocol for a cohort study.

Introduction: Several factors contribute to the reduction of the mobility in ICU), such as the use of sedatives, severity, invasive devices, acute clinical instability, lack of resources, the culture of immobility, architectural barriers and the own weakness developed in the ICU. The need for ventilatory support is common in most of patients, and weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV) is an arduous process that requires the commitment of the entire team. Instruments that objectively assess the mobility of patients admitted to the ICU can be useful to identify the existence or not of an association between mobility and prognosis.

Risk factors associated among respiratory health and banana farming.

Pesticides cause risks to the respiratory health of banana farming workers. To investigate the prevalence of ventilatory dysfunction in workers and characteristics of work in banana production in a region of the Ribeira Valley, Brazil. A questionnaire containing sociodemographic, work and health data was applied, as well as spirometry.

Genomic Instability and Cytotoxicity in Buccal Mucosal Cells of Workers in Banana Farming Evaluated by Micronucleus Test.

Background/aim: Studies have demonstrated the biological consequences of environmental contamination caused by human pesticide exposure following banana production. The aim of this study was to evaluate genomic instability and cytotoxicity in buccal mucosal cells of workers in banana farming.

Materials And Methods: For this purpose, a total of 21 male workers in banana farming in the Ribeira Valley were included in the experimental group.

Role of polyphenols and nonpolyphenols against toxicity induced by fluoride: a comprehensive review.

Since its discovery as an antimicrobial agent, fluoride has been used in the control of dental caries. Many studies have shown that the chronic exposure of fluoride in high concentrations causes adverse effects in multiple organs; the use of bioactive compounds present in foods as a tool to mitigate the effects of fluoride could potentially be useful for populations in different parts of the world are exposed to fluoride in a chronic and systemic way. Thus, the aim of this comprehensive review is to present and discuss the published papers that focused on the use of polyphenols and nonpolyphenols that can mitigate the harmful activities promoted by fluoride exposure.

Genotoxicity Induced by Dental Materials: A Comprehensive Review.

Genotoxicity is the capacity of an agent to produce damage in the DNA molecule. Considering the strong evidence for a relationship between genetic damage and carcinogenesis, evaluation of genotoxicity induced by dental materials is necessary for elucidating the true health risks to patients and professionals. The purpose of this article was to provide a comprehensive review of genotoxicity induced by dental materials.

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation after extubation: features and outcomes in clinical practice.

Objective: To describe post-extubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation use in intensive care unit clinical practice and to identify factors associated with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation failure.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included patients aged ≥ 18 years consecutively admitted to the intensive care unit who required noninvasive positive pressure ventilation within 48 hours of extubation. The primary outcome was noninvasive positive pressure ventilation failure.

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in clinical practice at a large university-affiliated Brazilian hospital.

Objectives: To describe noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation use in intensive care unit clinical practice, factors associated with NPPV failure and the associated prognosis.

Methods: A prospective cohort study.

Results: Medical disorders (59%) and elective surgery (21%) were the main causes for admission to the intensive care unit.