Publications by authors named "Nelson Dario Giraldo"
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- Intensive care unit-acquired weakness is a common complication that negatively impacts patients' recovery during and after hospital stays.
- A clinical trial assessed a multi-component early mobility protocol compared to standard care in ICU patients, focusing on pain control and delirium prevention.
- Results showed that the intervention group had significantly less muscle weakness and better mobility scores at discharge, although there were no notable differences in ventilation-free days or mortality rates.
Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy is expensive. There is evidence in the literature that it can be a cost-effective intervention in developed countries; however, in countries with low gross domestic product per capita, such as Colombia, there are still some doubts. Objective: To determine the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in Colombia.
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- Traffic accidents represent a significant public health issue, being the eighth leading cause of death worldwide, especially affecting pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, who account for half of all fatalities.
- A study of traffic accident patients at a hospital in Medellín, Colombia, analyzed data to identify patterns in injuries based on vehicle type and victim category, focusing on patients over 15 with multiple injuries and extended hospital stays.
- Findings revealed a high incidence of hospital admissions and mortality rates, particularly among pedestrians in car accidents, suggesting that targeted ER care based on injury clusters could improve health outcomes for affected individuals.
Introduction: Delayed graft function occurs in about 20 to 50 percent of kidney transplants.
Objective: To describe the behavior of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGALu) in deceased-donor renal transplant recipients and to compare this indicator with the percentage of creatinine decrease (PdC) for the early detection of delayed graft function.
Materials And Methods: NGALu levels were evaluated in a prospective cohort in the first, 12th, 24th and 48th hours after kidney transplant, and compared with the daily PdC until day 5.