IS THERE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GLIM AND THE NRS CRITERIA IN THE NUTRITIONAL DIAGNOSIS OF HOSPITALIZED SURGICAL PATIENTS? PILOT STUDY.

Background: There is no consensus on which nutritional diagnosis methods are most relevant in the hospital clinical practice.

Objective: This study investigated the agreement between the global leadership initiative on malnutrition (GLIM) criterion and the nutritional risk screening (NRS) instrument for the nutritional diagnosis of in-patients.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with 95 hospitalized surgical patients.

SEX AND ASA CLASSIFICATION, NOT FASTING TIME, ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF COMPLICATIONS IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD.

Background: According to the literature, some factors are associated with the development of postoperative complications including surgical approach, smoking, comorbidities, nutritional status, classification of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), fasting time period, and others. In the case of surgical patients, some factors are important for the assessment of the outcomes.

Aims: To investigate the factors associated with the likelihood of postoperative complications in surgical patients.

Association between Frequency of Seizures and Number of Antiseizure Medications (ASM) in Patients with Epilepsy.

The literature has shown the relevance of nutritional and metabolic aspects in patients with epilepsy. This study evaluated the relationship between clinical variables and plasma proteins and compared the variables between seizure frequency and neurological examination. A pilot study was carried out with eighty-four (n = 84) adults patients with epilepsy.

Family support in adults with epilepsy.

Background:  The perception of family support in chronic disease can be relevant.

Objective:  To assess the perception of family support in adult patients with epilepsy (PWEs) and relate it to quality of life (QoL) and clinical aspects.

Methods:  Data from the Perceived Family Support Inventory (IPFS) of 130 PWEs were related to the clinical variables, QOLIE-31 scores, and the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) with statistical tests, with  < 0.

IS CALF CIRCUMFERENCE ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL AND NUTRITIONAL OUTCOME IN OLDER PATIENTS?

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.