Publications by authors named "Patricia P Mello"

Background: Metabolic bone disease (MBD) of newborns (NB) is characterized by tissue reduction and inadequate postnatal bone mineralization with clinical, laboratory, and/or radiologic repercussions between the third and twelfth weeks of postnatal life, which, in its most severe forms, can lead to a growth deficit and fractures. The aim of our study is to evaluate the incidence of MBD in premature patients receiving parenteral nutrition for >15 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and assess their clinical and laboratory characteristics.

Methods: Single-center retrospective cohort study.

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Objectives: Data on multidisciplinary programs dedicated to home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in Latin America are limited. This study describes the results of the first multidisciplinary pediatric intestinal rehabilitation program for HPN at a public tertiary hospital in Brazil.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients aged 0-18 years with intestinal failure (IF) who required parenteral nutrition (PN) for >60 days between January/2014 and December/2020.

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Objective: To test the hypothesis that azithromycin reduces the length of hospitalization and oxygen requirement in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis (AB).

Study Design: We performed a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial in southern Brazil, from 2009 to 2011. Infants (<12 months of age) hospitalized with AB were recruited in 2 hospitals.

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