ANÁLISE DO MANEJO AGUDO DO ACIDENTE VASCULAR CEREBRAL NO HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE

Introdução: Acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) é a segunda causa de óbito no mundo e a terceira nos países industrializados. O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a qualidade do atendimento prestado aos pacientes vítimas de AVC no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). Poucos trabalhos descrevem o modo de atendimento ideal do AVC agudo, e a ausência de padronização de condutas muitas vezes implica em retardo diagnóstico e terapêutico. Materiais e métodos: trabalho retrospectivo onde foram analisados 55 pacientes (n: 55) admitidos na emergência do HCPA com diagnóstico de AVC agudo, através de suas características demográficas (sexo e idade), tempo de internação e mortalidade geral, indicadores de atendimento inicial (glicemia capilar [GC], pressão arterial [PA], perfil lipídico, eletrocardiograma [ECG], tomografia computadorizada [TC] de crânio), avaliação complementar (ecocardiograma,ecografia com doppler de carótidas, tomografia após 48 horas) e tratamento instituído (AAS, estatina, anticoagulação, trombolítico). Resultados: dos 55 pacientes, 45 (81,8%) apresentaram diagnóstico de AVC isquêmico e10 (18,2%) de AVC hemorrágico, sendo que a mortalidade do AVC hemorrágico foi significativamente maior (40% vs 4%). Mais de 90% obtiveram medidas de PA e ECG na chegada, e 100% dos pacientes realizaram TC de crânio nas primeiras 24 horas; medidas de GC foram feitas em 60% dos pacientes, e perfil lipídico em apenas 11%. Dos exames complementares destaca-se o ecocardiograma realizado em quase 90% dos casos (69% transtorácico e 18%transesofágico [TE]) e a ecodoppler de carótidas feita em 90%; menos de 30% dos pacientes obtiveram TC após 48 horas. Quanto ao tratamento, aproximadamente 80% receberam AAS e estatina; 20% receberam anticoagulação e nenhum recebeu trombolítico. As análises dos examescomplementares e do tratamento foram realizadas apenas nos pacientes com AVC isquêmico. Discussão: a análise dos dados demográficos e a caracterização do AVC (hemorrágico X isquêmico) foram similares aos encontrados na literatura. A falha do estudo foi não ter excluído os pacientes que foram a óbito na análise do tempo de internação, desta forma subestimando o resultado principalmente do AVC hemorrágico, que obteve maior mortalidade. A avaliaçãocomplementar foi satisfatória e condizente com a descrição da literatura. Quanto ao tratamento, apesar de fortes evidências validando o uso de trombolíticos, este não foi praticado neste hospital por norma interna do serviço; a prescrição de AAS e estatina foi adequada ao recomendado na literatura.Unitermos: acidente vascular cerebral; AVC; manejo agudo; indicadores assistenciais

Management of acute stroke in Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Introdução: Acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) é a segunda causa de óbito no mundo e a terceira nos países industrializados. O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a qualidade do atendimento prestado aos pacientes vítimas de AVC no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). Poucos trabalhos descrevem o modo de atendimento ideal do AVC agudo, e a ausência de padronização de condutas muitas vezes implica em retardo diagnóstico e terapêutico. Materiais e métodos: trabalho retrospectivo onde foram analisados 55 pacientes (n: 55) admitidos na emergência do HCPA com diagnóstico de AVC agudo, através de suas características demográficas (sexo e idade), tempo de internação e mortalidade geral, indicadores de atendimento inicial (glicemia capilar [GC], pressão arterial [PA], perfil lipídico, eletrocardiograma [ECG], tomografia computadorizada [TC] de crânio), avaliação complementar (ecocardiograma, ecografia com doppler de carótidas, tomografia após 48 horas) e tratamento instituído (AAS, estatina, anticoagulação, trombolítico) Resultados: dos 55 pacientes, 45 (81,8%) apresentaram diagnóstico de AVC isquêmico e 10 (18,2%) de AVC hemorrágico, sendo que a mortalidade do AVC hemorrágico foi significativamente maior (40% vs 4%). Mais de 90% obtiveram medidas de PA e ECG na chegada, e 100% dos pacientes realizaram TC de crânio nas primeiras 24 horas; medidas de GC foram feitas em 60% dos pacientes, e perfil lipídico em apenas 11%. Dos exames complementares destaca-se o ecocardiograma realizado em quase 90% dos casos (69% transtorácico e 18% transesofágico [TE]) e a ecodoppler de carótidas feita em 90%; menos de 30% dos pacientes obtiveram TC após 48 horas. Quanto ao tratamento, aproximadamente 80% receberam AAS e estatina; 20% receberam anticoagulação e nenhum recebeu trombolítico. As análises dos exames complementares e do tratamento foram realizadas apenas nos pacientes com AVC isquêmico. Discussão: a análise dos dados demográficos e a caracterização do AVC (hemorrágico X isquêmico) foram similares aos encontrados na literatura. A falha do estudo foi não ter excluído os pacientes que foram a óbito na análise do tempo de internação, desta forma subestimando o resultado principalmente do AVC hemorrágico, que obteve maior mortalidade. A avaliação complementar foi satisfatória e condizente com a descrição da literatura. Quanto ao tratamento, apesar de fortes evidências validando o uso de trombolíticos, este não foi praticado neste hospital por norma interna do serviço; a prescrição de AAS e estatina foi adequada ao recomendado na literatura.Background: Stroke is the second cause of death in the world and the third in industrialized countries. The main target of this study is to evaluate the quality of the management of stroke at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). There are very few studies in the literature describing the ideal management of the acute stroke, and the lack of management pattern implies in a late diagnosis and treatment. Materials and methods: analysed 55 patients (n: 55) received at emergency room at HCPA with stroke diagnosed, patient´s demographic details (age and sex), internment time and general mortality, fist management impressions (fingerstick glucose [FSG], blood pressure [BP], lipidic profile, eletrocardiogram [ECG], head CT scan), complementary evaluation (echocardiography, carotid US Doppler, head CT scan after 48 hours) and treatment applied (aspirin, statin, anticoagulation, thrombolytic). Results: from the 55 patients, 45 (81,8%) showed ischemic stroke and 10 (18,2%) the hemorrhagic stroke, and the number of deaths from hemorrhagic was significantly higher (40% vs 4%). More than 90% of the patients got BP and ECG measurements upon arrival, and 100% of them had head CT scan on the first 24 hours; FSG measurements were made in 60% of the patients, lipidic profile in only 11%. From the complementary exhaminations the echocardiography is highlighted as the one made in almost 90% of the cases (69% transthoracic and 18% transesophagic [TE]) and the carotide US doppler in 89%; less than 30% had CT scan after 48 hours. Regarding the treatment, approximately 80% received aspirin and statin; 20% received anticoagulation and none received thrombolytic. The analysis of the complementary exhaminations and of the treatment were made only in the patients with ischemic stroke. Discussion: the analysis of the demographic data and stroke type (hemorrhagic X ischemic) was similar to the ones found in the literature. The study failure was to use the patients that died at the internation time - this fact underestimated the results (number of days at the hospital) specially in hemorragic stroke, which got more number of deaths. The complementary evaluation was satisfactory and according to the literature. Regarding to the treatment, in spite of the strong evidences of the use of trombolitics, this was not used in this hospital following internal rules; the prescription of aspirin and statins was as per as recommended in the literature

Interleukin-18 Is a Potential Biomarker Linking Dietary Fatty Acid Quality and Insulin Resistance: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Italy

Dietary lipids are pivotal in modulating metabolic inflammation. Among the inflammatory mediators characterizing metabolic inflammation, interleukin 18 (IL-18) has been consistently associated with obesity and insulin resistance. This study aims to evaluate whether the quality of lipid intake impacts upon IL-18 plasma levels and the implications on insulin resistance computed by the homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Using a cross-sectional design, this study confirmed that IL-18 correlated positively with insulin resistance and individuals with a HOMA-IR ≥ 2.5 displayed higher circulating IL-18 levels compared with their insulin-sensitive counterparts. In terms of the effect of the quality of dietary lipids on IL-18 circulating levels, the ratio between monounsaturated, omega-3, polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids as well as the intake of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids correlated negatively with IL-18. Despite this, IL-18 circulating levels, but not dietary fatty acid quality, predicted insulin resistance. Nevertheless, the ratio between omega 3 and saturated fatty acids was a predictor of IL-18 plasma levels. Thus, the downregulation of IL-18 may underpin, at least partially, the beneficial metabolic effects of substituting omega 3 for saturated fatty acids with this cytokine potentially representing a biomarker linking dietary lipids and metabolic outcomes

Irisin Attenuates Muscle Impairment during Bed Rest through Muscle-Adipose Tissue Crosstalk

The detrimental effect of physical inactivity on muscle characteristics are well known. Irisin, an exercise-induced myokine cleaved from membrane protein fibronectin type III domain-containing protein-5 (FNDC5), mediates at least partially the metabolic benefits of exercise. This study aimed to assess the interplay between prolonged inactivity, circulating irisin, muscle performance, muscle fibers characteristics, as well as the FNDC5 gene expression (FNDC5ge) in muscle and adipose tissue among healthy subjects. Twenty-three healthy volunteers were tested before and after 14 days of Bed Rest, (BR). Post-BR circulating levels of irisin significantly increased, whereas body composition, muscle performance, and muscle fiber characteristics deteriorated. Among the subjects achieving the highest post-BR increase of irisin, the lowest reduction in maximal voluntary contraction and specific force of Fiber Slow/1, the highest increase of FNDC5ge in adipose tissue, and no variation of FNDC5ge in skeletal muscle were recorded. Subjects who had the highest FNDC5ge in adipose tissue but not in muscle tissue showed the highest circulating irisin levels and could better withstand the harmful effect of BR

Sarcopenia parameters in active older adults - an eight-year longitudinal study

BACKGROUD: Sarcopenia is a common skeletal muscle syndrome that is common in older adults but can be mitigated by adequate and regular physical activity. The development and severity of sarcopenia is favored by several factors, the most influential of which are a sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity. The aim of this observational longitudinal cohort study was to evaluate changes in sarcopenia parameters, based on the EWGSOP2 definition in a population of active older adults after eight years. It was hypothesized that selected active older adults would perform better on sarcopenia tests than the average population. METHODS: The 52 active older adults (22 men and 30 women, mean age: 68.4 ± 5.6 years at the time of their first evaluation) participated in the study at two time points eight-years apart. Three sarcopenia parameters were assessed at both time points: Muscle strength (handgrip test), skeletal muscle mass index, and physical performance (gait speed), these parameters were used to diagnose sarcop0enia according to the EWGSOP2 definition. Additional motor tests were also performed at follow-up measurements to assess participants' overall fitness. Participants self-reported physical activity and sedentary behavior using General Physical Activity Questionnaire at baseline and at follow-up measurements. RESULTS: In the first measurements we did not detect signs of sarcopenia in any individual, but after 8 years, we detected signs of sarcopenia in 7 participants. After eight years, we detected decline in ; muscle strength (-10.2%; p < .001), muscle mass index (-5.4%; p < .001), and physical performance measured with gait speed (-28.6%; p < .001). Similarly, self-reported physical activity and sedentary behavior declined, too (-25.0%; p = .030 and - 48.5%; p < .001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Despite expected lower scores on tests of sarcopenia parameters due to age-related decline, participants performed better on motor tests than reported in similar studies. Nevertheless, the prevalence of sarcopenia was consistent with most of the published literature. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The clinical trial protocol was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT04899531

The effects of two early parenting interventions on child aggression and risk for violence in Brazil (The PIÁ Trial): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Background Children in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at high risk for exposure to violence and later violent behaviour. The World Health Organization has declared an urgent need for the evaluation and implementation of low-cost parenting interventions in LMICs to prevent violence. Two areas of significant early risk are harsh parenting and poor child cognitive and socio-emotional development. Parenting interventions suitable for LMIC contexts have been developed targeting these risk factors and have been shown to have promising effects. However, their impact on child aggression, a key precursor of violence, has yet to be determined. The Pelotas Trial of Parenting Interventions for Aggression (PIÁ) has been designed to address this issue. Methods We are conducting a randomised controlled trial to evaluate two early parenting interventions for mothers of children aged between 30 and 42 months in a Brazilian city. The first of these, dialogic book-sharing (DBS), aims to promote child cognitive and socio-emotional development; and the second, the ACT Raising Safe Kids Program (ACT), is designed to reduce harsh parenting. These interventions are being compared with a control group receiving neither intervention. Three hundred and sixty-nine families in a birth cohort are being randomly allocated to one of the three groups (DBS, ACT, Control). Facilitators deliver the interventions to groups of five to 10 mothers at weekly sessions for 8 weeks in DBS and 9 weeks in ACT. Independent assessments of parenting and child development are being made before the interventions, shortly afterwards, and at follow-up 6 months later. The primary outcome is child aggression, and the two main secondary outcomes are: (1) child cognitive and socio-emotional development and (2) harsh parenting. Longer-term outcomes will be investigated as the birth cohort is followed into late childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Discussion The Pelotas Trial of Parenting Interventions for Aggression (PIÁ) aims to evaluate the impact of two early parenting interventions on child aggression and several other key risk factors for the development of violence, including aspects of parenting and child cognition and socio-emotional functioning. The study is being carried out in a LMIC context where violence constitutes a major social and health burden. Since the two interventions are brief and, with modest levels of training, readily deliverable in LMIC settings, a demonstration that they benefit parenting and reduce risk factors for violence would be of major significance

Are Baseline Levels of Gas6 and Soluble Mer Predictors of Mortality and Organ Damage in Patients with Sepsis? The Need-Speed Trial Database

Soluble tyrosine kinase receptor Mer (sMer) and its ligand Growth arrest-specific protein 6 (Gas6) are predictors of mortality in patients with sepsis. Our aim is to clarify whether their measurement at emergency department (ED) presentation is useful in risk stratification. We reanalyzed data from the Need-Speed trial, evaluating mortality and the presence of organ damage according to baseline levels of sMer and Gas6. 890 patients were eligible; no association with 7-and 30-day mortality was observed for both biomarkers (p > 0.05). sMer and Gas6 levels were significantly higher in acute kidney injury (AKI) patients compared to non-AKI ones (9.8 [4.1–17.8] vs. 7.9 [3.8–12.9] ng/mL and 34.8 [26.4–47.5] vs. 29.8 [22.1–41.6] ng/mL, respectively, for sMer and Gas6), and Gas6 also emerged as an independent AKI predictor (odds ratio (OR) 1.01 [1.00–1.02]). Both sMer and Gas6 independently predicted thrombocytopenia in sepsis patients not treated with anticoagulants (OR 1.01 [1.00–1.02] and 1.04 [1.02–1.06], respectively). Moreover, sMer was an independent predictor of both prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) > 1.4 (OR 1.03 [1.00–1.05]) and sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC) (OR 1.05 [1.02–1.07]). An early measurement of the sMer and Gas6 plasma concentration could not predict mortality. However, the biomarkers were associated with AKI, thrombocytopenia, PT-INR derangement and SIC, suggesting a role in predicting sepsis-related organ damage

ESPEN guidelines on definitions and terminology of clinical nutrition

BACKGROUND: A lack of agreement on definitions and terminology used for nutrition-related concepts and procedures limits the development of clinical nutrition practice and research. OBJECTIVE: This initiative aimed to reach a consensus for terminology for core nutritional concepts and procedures. METHODS: The European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) appointed a consensus group of clinical scientists to perform a modified Delphi process that encompassed e-mail communication, face-to-face meetings, in-group ballots and an electronic ESPEN membership Delphi round. RESULTS: Five key areas related to clinical nutrition were identified: concepts; procedures; organisation; delivery; and products. One core concept of clinical nutrition is malnutrition/undernutrition, which includes disease-related malnutrition (DRM) with (eq. cachexia) and without inflammation, and malnutrition/undernutrition without disease, e.g. hunger-related malnutrition. Over-nutrition (overweight and obesity) is another core concept. Sarcopenia and frailty were agreed to be separate conditions often associated with malnutrition. Examples of nutritional procedures identified include screening for subjects at nutritional risk followed by a complete nutritional assessment. Hospital and care facility catering are the basic organizational forms for providing nutrition. Oral nutritional supplementation is the preferred way of nutrition therapy but if inadequate then other forms of medical nutrition therapy, i.e. enteral tube feeding and parenteral (intravenous) nutrition, becomes the major way of nutrient delivery. CONCLUSION: An agreement of basic nutritional terminology to be used in clinical practice, research, and the ESPEN guideline developments has been established. This terminology consensus may help to support future global consensus efforts and updates of classification systems such as the International Classification of Disease (ICD). The continuous growth of knowledge in all areas addressed in this statement will provide the foundation for future revisions