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UNLABELLED: Introduction: Functional capacity is decreased in people with Cardiovascular Diseases and Chronic Respiratory Diseases. These diseases have also been associated with cognitive dysfunction. The study examines the efficacy of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program in the recovery of functional capacity and analyzes whether subjects with cardiopulmonary diseases suffer from cognitive dysfunction. Materials and methods: Participated 50 adults with medium-high education who completed a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program of between 3 and 6 months based on physical education, nutritional education, promotion of healthy habits and medication management...

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INTRODUCTION: In neonatal resuscitation, it is important to know whether the use of a combination of quality assessment tools has an impact on the preparation of the resuscitation bed and equipment, the correct performance of the procedure and the clinical outcomes of the most vulnerable neonates. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Multicentre, prospective, quasi-experimental interventional study in five level III-A neonatal units. In the pre- and post-intervention phases, both of which lasted 1 year, there were weekly random audits of the stabilization beds in the delivery room to assess their preparation...

INTRODUCTION: Training school children may help to increase the rate of citizen-initiated resuscitation. However, training in school settings exclusively by healthcare professionals would lead to high costs for the Portuguese National Health Service. The aim of this study was to assess the costs and effectiveness of training by school teachers, in comparison with training provided by healthcare professionals. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study was performed, with assessments before, immediately after, and two and a half months after the intervention...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the usefulness of heart rate (HR) response to exercise for risk stratification in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the association between HR response to exercise and the risk of total episodes of worsening heart failure (WHF) in symptomatic stable patients with HFpEF. METHODS: This single-center study included 133 patients with HFpEF (NYHA II-III) who performed maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing...

AIM: To analyse the caregivers' physical, anthropometrical and educational characteristics associated with adequate chest compression and full chest recoil during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). METHODS: An observational prospective research study was conducted. Emergency and critical care health professionals and students performed two minutes of chest compressions on a dummy. Depth and residual leaning after the compressions were assessed and their association with several variables (physical, anthropometrical, and educational) was analysed using logistic regression models...

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the quality indicators and technical content of the videos for lay people posted on the YouTube platform, on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and their audiovisual production regarding the principles of digital health literacy. METHOD: a descriptive and exploratory study, which selected videos recorded between December 2015 and April 2021. They were analyzed by indicators of the production of audiovisual material, considering the American Heart Association guidelines and the principles of digital health literacy...

BACKGROUND: There is evidence suggesting that a peak oxygen uptake (pVO2) cut-off of 10ml/kg/min provides a more precise risk stratification in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) patients. OBJECTIVE: To compare the prognostic power of several cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) parameters in this population and assess the discriminative ability of the guideline-recommended pVO2cut-off values. METHODS: Prospective evaluation of consecutive heart failure (HF) patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%...

This article in the series on safety in dermatologic procedures covers the delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation through basic life support (using no devices), advanced life support (using an automated external defibrillator), and injecting adrenaline. We provide a brief overview of the updated 2021 European Resuscitation Council guidelines and offer an algorithm and visual aids to support recommended practices.

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BACKGROUND: Frequently used reference values for clinical exercise testing have been derived from non-random samples and some with poorly defined maximal criteria. Our objective was to obtain population based reference values for peak oxygen uptake (V?O2 ) and work rate (WR) for cardiopulmonary exercise testing in a representative sample of Caucasian Spanish men and women. METHODS: 182 men and women, 20-85 years old, were included and exercised on cycle-ergometer to exhaustion...

BACKGROUND: Follow-up after hospital discharge of SARS-CoV-2 survivors represents a huge burden on the healthcare system. We attempt to assess the utility of symptoms and health-related quality of life questionnaire (SF-12) to identify SARS CoV2 pulmonary sequelae. METHODS: Prospective, non-interventional follow-up study. A cardiopulmonary exercise test, functional respiratory test (PFT), SF12 questionnaire were performed after hospitalization at six months after the first positive PCR smear...

Hantavirus infections occur through the inhalation of aerosols from the excreta of infected rodents. These viruses cause a cardiopulmonary syndrome in the case of the Andes Sur variant, with a mortality that can reach 50%. It occurs in sporadic cases or in small clusters, in which interhuman contagion predominates. In this historical cohort-type observational study, in people infected with Andes Sur hantavirus during the years 2009 to 2019 who was assisted in the public health subsector of San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina), it was sought to identify factors that could predict poor evolution (cardiopulmonary syndrome and death)...

Handheld 2D ultrasound devices (HUDs) have become available as an adjunct to physical examinations, visualizing the heart and lungs in real time and facilitating prompt patient diagnosis and treatment of cardiopulmonar.y disorders. These devices provide simple and rapid bedside alternatives to repetitive chest x-rays, standard ultrasound examinations and thoracic CT scans. Two currently available HUDs are described. This paper discusses the use of HUDs in the diagnosis of patients with pericardial effusion and tamponade, ventricular dilation, aortic and mitral regurgitation, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, viral and bacterial pneumonia, pleural effusion and pneumothorax...

Introduction: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome is an infection caused by rodents of the Bunyanvirales family towards humans. This disease in Chile is considered endemic, which has a high fatality rate. At present, some studies show the contagion between people of the Andes virus, whose locality is concentrated in Argentina and Chile. Objectives: Analyze the possibility of hantavirus transmission between humans using an SEIR-type mathematical model. Methods: An SEIR (Susceptible, Exposed, Infectious and Recovered) mathematical model to express the dynamics of hantavirus disease is proposed, including the possibility of human-to-human transmission and the perception of risk...

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a critical procedure with potential consequences over futu re vitality and functionality in survivors. In this document, we present a pragmatic and regional point of view on diagnosis, management, and prognostication in pediatric CPR developed by the Com mittee on CPR of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Intensive Care (SLACIP). We have chosen the main CPR topics with the aim of contribute for a better prevention and management of CPR, standardize the management of the post-cardiac arrest syndrome and neuro-prognostication, and identify opportunities for regional research...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of basic life support after a standardized training process and study their short-term evolution. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Experimental study with students from the training cycles of Higher Technician in Physical Conditioning and Higher Technician in Teaching and Socio-Sports Animation of the Colegio de la Trinidad from Córdoba. An initial evaluation is carried out, an evaluation of 15 days after training and another 30 days later; consisting of an evaluation by a theoretical test, and a practical evaluation of 2min of CPR...

This article in the series on safety in dermatologic procedures covers the delivery of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (using no devices), instrumental resuscitation (using an automated external defibrillator), and pharmacological resuscitation (using adrenaline). We provide a brief overview of the updated 2021 European Resuscitation Council guidelines and offer an algorithm and visual aids to support recommended practices.

BACKGROUND: The New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification is the most commonly used classification system for heart failure (HF), whereas cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the gold standard for functional status evaluation in HF. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze correlation and concordance between NYHA classes and CPET variables. METHODS: HF patients with clinical indication for CPET and ejection fraction (EF) < 50% were selected...

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