Publications by authors named "Omar Pereira de Almeida Neto"
Objective: to investigate the association between central line-associated bloodstream infections and clinical and care variables of intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 hospitalized at a reference public health institution.
Method: a case-control study.
Results: the study sample consisted of 70 patients diagnosed with central line-associated bloodstream infections (case group) and 70 non-infected patients (control group).
Background: Patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure (HF) are subject to developing worsening episodes that require more complex interventions. The Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry (ADHERE) risk model was developed in the United States to predict the risk of in-hospital worsening HF.
Objective: To use the ADHERE risk model in the assessment of risk of in-hospital worsening HF and to determine its sensitivity and specificity in hospitalized patients.
Cardiac tumors are rare and myxomas are the most prevalent among them. Although it presents benign histology, they may be the cause of severe consequences due to intracardiac location. Nonspecific manifestations may hinder the diagnosis, which can lead to complications, such as changes in cardiac dynamics, thromboembolic events and death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Infections are surgical severe adverse events that pose risks to patient safety in health services, in addition to increasing costs and morbidity and mortality.
Aim: This study aims to describe the infectious profile of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and associate comorbidities and lifestyle habits with surgical wound infection.
Design: Observational and retrospective study.
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a severe and self-limiting syndrome. Its signs and symptoms are believed to predict poorer health-related quality of life scores, which are mainly influenced by deterioration in physical capacity. In the present study we try to analyze the influence of clinical and socioeconomic characteristics and physical capacity on the quality of life of people with HF diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) negatively affects the physical and biopsychosocial aspects of the lives of individuals with the disease, thereby affecting the quality of life (QOL) of patients and their families.
Objectives: This study aimed to measure the QOL of individuals with CKD and compare the QOL scores of patients with CKD to the scores of disease-free individuals to find factors associated with better QOL.
Method: The local Ethics Committee approved this cross-sectional study.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how both short-term (acute) and long-term (chronic) exercise affected red blood cell (erythrocyte) stability and various blood parameters in five elite male swimmers over an 18-week training period.
- Acute exercise led to temporary changes in blood markers like increased creatine kinase (CK) and leukocyte counts, while chronic training resulted in overall improvements in oxidative stability and blood lipid profiles.
- Interestingly, while acute training decreased the osmotic stability of red blood cells, chronic training improved it, suggesting that consistent training helps regulate cell membrane stability through changes in cholesterol levels.