Search Results - "Santana Porben, Sergio"

Cancer-Related Malnutrition: Epidemiological Results from the Latin American Study of Malnutrition in the Oncology Practice by Fuchs-Tarlovsky, Vanessa, Castillo Pineda, Juan Carlos, Rodríguez Veintimilla, Dolores, Calvo Higuera, Isabel, Grijalva Guerrero, Peter, Gómez García, Anel, Frias-Toral, Evelyn, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…Malnutrition can affect the patient diagnosed with, and treated for, cancer. However, until a dedicated study is completed, estimates of malnutrition rates…”
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State of malnutrition in cuban hospitals; a needed update by Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…The Cuban Study of Hospital Malnutrition, as conducted during 1999 - 2001 with 1,905 patients assisted in 12 hospitals from 6 provinces of the country,…”
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Costs analysis system; its location within a program for food, nutrition and metabolic intervention by Fernández Hernández, Ileana Sonia, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…Every medical surgical action implies costs. Costs of medical provisions should be translated into tangible, and thus, measurable, benefits for the health…”
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State of food and nutritional care in public hospitals of Ecuador by Gallegos Espinosa, Sylvia, Nicolalde Cifuentes, Marcelo, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…The ELAN Ecuadorian Study of Hospital Malnutrition returned a malnutrition rate of 37.1% in public hospitals of Ecuador [Gallegos Espinosa S, Nicolalde…”
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State of malnutrition in hospitals of Ecuador by Gallegos Espinosa, Sylvia, Nicolalde Cifuentes, Marcelo, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…Hospital malnutrition is a global health problem affecting 30-50% of hospitalized patients. There are no estimates of the size of this problem in Ecuadorian…”
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Comparison of parasitological techniques for the diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections in patients with presumptive malabsorption by Yanet, Fresco-Sampedro, Fidel Angel, Núñez-Fernández, Guillermo, Noa, Sergio, Santana-Porbén

“…Intestinal parasitic infections still remain a public health problem, overall in tropical and subtropical regions. Frequently, patients with malabsorption…”
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The Mini Nutritional Assessment of the elderly in the practice of a hospital geriatrics service: inception, validation and operational characteristics by Cuyac Lantigua, Magdalena, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…The results of the administration of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) of the Elderly to 197 patients (Women: 62.5%; Ages between 60-75 years: 55.4%; Older…”
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Nutrition in medical education in Latin America: Results of a cross‐sectional survey by Cardenas, Diana, Díaz, Gustavo, Cadavid, Jessika, Lipovestky, Fernando, Canicoba, Marisa, Sánchez, Paola, Álvarez, Ludwig, Duarte, Yan, Reyes, José Guillermo Gutiérrez, Noyola, Gilda Miranda, Maza, Claudia, Porbén, Sergio Santana, Bermúdez, Charles Elleri, García, Yawelida, Calvo, Isabel, Arenas, Humberto

“…Rationale The gap between the nutrition education provided to medical students and the nutrition competences and attitudes needed for doctors to provide…”
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Weight loss is correlated with disease severity in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2: a cross-sectional cohort study by Rodriguez-Graña, Tania, Rodríguez-Labrada, Roberto, Santana-Porbén, Sergio, Reynaldo-Cejas, Lorenzo, Medrano-Montero, Jacqueline, Canales-Ochoa, Nalia, Silva-Ricardo, Yanelis, Torres-Vega, Reidenis, González-Zaldivar, Yanetza, Almaguer-Gotay, Dennis, Auburger, Georg, Velázquez-Pérez, Luis

“…Body weight changes occur frequently during advanced stages of Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 2 (SCA2), nevertheless limited information exists on biomarkers of…”
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The state of the provision of nutritional care to hospitalized patients—Results from The Elan-Cuba Study by PORBEN, Sergio Santana

“…Current nutritional care provision to 1905 patients hospitalized in 12 Cuban hospitals is presented in this article, diagnosed after conducting the Hospital…”
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Nutritional status of Cuban elders in three different geriatric scenarios: community, geriatrics service, nursery home by González Hernández, Alina, Cuyá Lantigua, Magdalena, González Escudero, Hilda, Sánchez Gutiérrez, Ramón, Cortina Martínez, Rafael, Barreto Penié, Jesús, Santana Porbén, Sergio, Rojas Pérez, Alberto

“…The undernutrition rates observed in Cuban elders surveyed in three different geriatric scenarios: Community: coastal town of Cojímar (City of Havana);…”
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Estado nutricional de las personas con VIH/Sida: su relación con el conteo de las células T CD4 by Linares Guerra, Elisa Maritza, Santana Porbén, Sergio, Carrillo Fornés, Olimpia, León Sánchez, María Amparo, Sanabria Negrín, José Guillermo, Acosta Núñez, Nadia, Pla Cruz, Alina, Coniell Linares, Emilia

“…Justificación: La desnutrición puede presentarse en las personas con VIH/sida (PVIH/sida), y asociarse con deterioro del sistema inmune. Objetivo: Evaluar la…”
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Reference values for spirometric variables for allegedly healthy workers by Santana-Porbén, Sergio, González-Marrero, Adamara, Juan Pablo Valdivieso-Valdivieso, Álvarez-Porbén, Santiago

“…Introduction: Spirometry in workers exposed to air pollutants allows for early identification of lung function impairment. Reference values (RV) for…”
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Diagnóstico nutricional en el paciente oncológico: Importancia y Herramientas para realizarla by Rodríguez Veintimilla, Dolores, Frías-Toral, Evelyn, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…Debido a la alta incidencia de diferentes patologías oncológicas a nivel mundial y mortalidad relacionada a ellas resulta fundamental conocer formas de…”
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Francis D. Moore, cirujano maestro y líder Francis D. Moore, surgeon, teacher and leader by Sergio Santana Porben

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El bajo peso al nacer y la programación temprana de la vida, un problema de actualidad y del futuro by Jiménez García, Rafael, Alfonso Novo, Lázaro, Peñalver, Ronoel, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…El hecho de que el desarrollo fetal pueda ser un factor influyente en el desarrollo humano durante todo el ciclo de la vida ha sido explorado desde la primera…”
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Estado de los cuidados alimentarios y nutricionales en los hospitales públicos del Ecuador by Gallegos Espinosa, Sylvia, Nicolalde Cifuentes, Marcelo, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…Justificación: El Estudio ELAN Ecuatoriano de Desnutrición Hospitalaria en los hospitales públicos del Ecuador devolvió una tasa de desnutrición del 37.1%…”
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La Mini Encuesta Nutricional del Anciano en la práctica de un Servicio hospitalario de Geriatría: Introducción, validación y características operacionales by Lantigua, Magdalena Cuyac, Sergio Santana Porbén

“…Se presentan los resultados de la administración de la Mini Encuesta Nutricional del Anciano (MNA) a 197 pacientes (Mujeres: 62.5%; Edades entre 60 - 75 años:…”
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El soporte nutrimental y su relación con algunos indicadores pronósticos del niño quemado by Torres Amaro, Alejandro, Jiménez García, Rafael, Santana Porbén, Sergio

“…Introducción: las quemaduras constituyen una de las principales causas de accidentes en el niño. El tamaño de estas y el estado hipercatabólico son…”
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Metodología para la implementación del soporte nutricional enteral personalizado como alternativa de la nutrición enteral domiciliaria by Jiménez García, Rafael, Domínguez Jiménez, Rafael, Santana Porbén, Sergio, Alfonso Novo, Lázaro, Torres Amaro, Alejandro

“…Introducción: la nutrición enteral domiciliaria se realiza en la casa del paciente, y permite que disminuyan los costos hospitalarios como consecuencia de…”
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