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Neuroleptic intolerance in the context of anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor encephalitis: A systematic review and synthesis of global case reports
No full textAnti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis presents commonly with psychiatric symptoms. One cohort of these patients reported that antipsychotic administration led to neuroleptic intolerance (NI) in 19% of them, which was preventable by a prompt encephalitis diagnosis. To date, there is no clear description of the “neuroleptic intolerance” spectrum in general or during anti-NMDAR encephalitis. We aimed to synthesize epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with NI and confirmed anti-NMDAR encephalitis, the time to the encephalitis diagnosis, the disease course, outcomes at discharge, and associated factors. We systematically searched three databases, to include clinical cases, case series, and observational studies. Additionally, we reported one clinical case. Results were summarized using narrative synthesis and the quality of the included studies was assessed. We included 22 records representing 40 patients (28 females; mean age, 24.6). Overall, the evidence quality was low. Initially, most cases were admitted in psychiatric wards (70%) with purely psychiatric symptoms (37.5%). However, most of them developed subtle concomitant neurological symptoms. The mean time to anti-NMDAR encephalitis diagnosis was 26.7 days, which was triggered by the NI in six patients. We found no association between clinical variables as delayed diagnosis, admission to psychiatric wards or the presence of malignancy with outcome variables as unfavorable outcomes at discharge, ICU, or mechanical ventilation requirement. A thorough neurological examination in young patients with new-onset psychiatric symptoms could help emergency physicians, neurologists, and psychiatrists suspect anti-NMDAR encephalitis earlier. Awareness of NI as a potential side effect during suspected or confirmed anti-NMDAR encephalitis is encouraged
Maniobra Kristeller, consecuencias físicas y éticas según sus protagonistas
Full text linkIntroducción:
La maniobra Kristeller consiste en hacer presión del fondo uterino en el período expulsivo, la segunda etapa del trabajo de parto.
Objetivo:
Determinar la prevalencia, características de la aplicación de la maniobra Kristeller y consecuencias físicas y éticas en puérperas de un hospital de alta complejidad en Lima, Perú.
Métodos:
Diseño descriptivo transversal y prospectivo. Se incluyeron 250 puérperas de parto vaginal, con gestación única a término, atendidas en el Hospital Nacional “Hipólito Unanue”, entre agosto y diciembre de 2016. Se usó cuestionario -Stop Kristeller- realizado por la Asociación Española “El parto es nuestro”. Se les aplicó un cuestionario validado por expertos a las puérperas durante su estancia. Se realizó análisis descriptivo mostrando los resultados en frecuencias y porcentajes.
Resultados:
Se evidenció que a 116 de ellas (46,4 %) se les realizó la maniobra Kristeller. Con respecto a las características de la realización de la maniobra 77,6 % refirió que se realizó con las palmas de las manos, más del 70 % refirió que fue entre una y tres veces y 75,9 % señaló que solo una persona la realizó. El 32,8 % reportó haber sufrido desgarro vaginal y 51,7 % refirió que no solicitaron su consentimiento para realizar la maniobra.
Conclusiones:
Existe elevada prevalencia de la utilización de la maniobra, las características de su aplicación siguen pautas descritas por Samuel Kristeller, entre las consecuencias físicas encontradas están los desgarros perineales superficiales y profundos y en muchos casos las condiciones bioéticas no se cumplieron
Eventos cerebro vasculares en pacientes Covid-19: Experiencia en un hospital de referencia nacional del Perú
Full text linkBackground: Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and the current COVID-19 pandemic has a great impact on the care of these patients. Aim: To describe the characteristics of patients with a cerebrovascular event in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the medical center with the highest hospital capacity in Peru. Material and Methods. We conducted a retrospective study and included patients older than 18 years hospitalized with the diagnosis of COVID-19 and stroke. Results. A total of 26 adults were included, the mean age was 69.8 years and the median time of admission was 24 hours. Mortality was high (42.3%) and was associated with age and respiratory compromise by COVID-19. The majority of survivors had a poor functional outcome. Conclusion. It is concluded that improvement in care processes is necessary in order to make an early diagnosis and timely treatment.Introducción: Los eventos cerebro vasculares son una de las principales causas de mortalidad a nivel mundial y la actual pandemia por la COVID-19 ha producido un gran impacto en la atención de estos pacientes. El objetivo es describir las características de los pacientes con evento cerebro vascular en pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19 en un hospital peruano de referencia. Material y Métodos. Estudio retrospectivo, se incluyó a pacientes mayores de 18 años hospitalizados con el diagnostico de COVID-19 y evento cerebro vascular. Resultados. Se incluyeron 26 pacientes con ECV y COVID-19, la edad promedio fue 69.8 años y la mediana del tiempo de admisión fue 24 horas. La mortalidad fue elevada (42.3%) y estuvo asociada a la edad y al compromiso respiratorio por COVID-19. La mayoría de sobrevivientes obtuvieron un pobre resultado funcional. Conclusión. Es necesaria la mejora en los procesos de atención para así realizar un diagnóstico precoz y un tratamiento oportuno
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Importancia de la limpieza hospitalaria para el control de infecciones intrahospitalarias: evaluación microbiológica de un hospital de Chiclayo, Perú
No full textAppropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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