Search Results - "Sergio Saldanha Menna Barreto"

Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index by Bertolazi, Alessandra Naimaier, Fagondes, Simone Chaves, Hoff, Leonardo Santos, Dartora, Eduardo Giacomolli, da Silva Miozzo, Ilsis Cristine, de Barba, Maria Emília Ferreira, Menna Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha

“…Abstract Introduction The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a questionnaire that assesses sleep quality and disturbances over a 1-month period. It is a…”
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Effects of Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure on Dynamic Hyperinflation During Exercise in Patients With COPD by BORBA MONTEIRO, Mariane, CORTOZIBERTON, Danilo, FONTOURA MOREIRA, Maria Angela, SALDANHA MENNA-BARRETO, Sergio, ZIMERMANN TEIXEIRA, Paulo Jose

“…Expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) is a form of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilatory support that, in spite of not unloading respiratory muscles…”
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High frequency hearing thresholds and product distortion otoacoustic emissions in cystic fibrosis patients by Geyer, Lucia Bencke, Menna Barreto, Sergio Saldanha, Weigert, Liese Loureiro, Teixeira, Adriane Ribeiro

“…The treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis involves the use of ototoxic drugs, mainly aminoglycoside antibiotics. Due to the use of these drugs,…”
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Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in a Cohort of Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: A 7-Year Follow-Up Study by Flores, Josani Silva, Rovedder, Paula Maria Eidt, Ziegler, Bruna, Pinotti, Antônio Fernando Furlan, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna, Dalcin, Paulo de Tarso Roth

“…Due to the heterogeneity of cystic fibrosis (CF), the longer survival observed in cohorts of adult subjects, and inter-population variations, there is a clear…”
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Effects of positive expiratory pressure on pulmonary clearance of aerosolized technetium-99m-labeled diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid in healthy individuals by Albuquerque, Isabella Martins de, Cardoso, Dannuey Machado, Masiero, Paulo Ricardo, Paiva, Dulciane Nunes, Resqueti, Vanessa Regiane, Fregonezi, Guilherme Augusto de Freitas, Menna-Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha

“…To evaluate the effects of positive expiratory pressure (PEP) on pulmonary epithelial membrane permeability in healthy subjects. We evaluated a cohort of 30…”
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Pulmonary epithelial permeability in patients treated with bleomycin containing chemotherapy detected by technetium-99m diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid aerosol (99mTc-DTPA) scintigraphy by de Azambuja, Evandro, Fleck, James Freitas, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna, Cunha, Rentato Duarte

“…To evaluate pulmonary epithelial permeability using 99mTc-DTPA scintigraphy in patients treated with bleomycin-containing regimens. Twelve non-smoking…”
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A clinical decision support system for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis at a general hospital in a middle-income country by Fuzinatto, Fernanda, Waldemar, Fernando Starosta de, Wajner, André, Elias, Cesar Al Alam, Fernandez, Juliana Fernándes, Hopf, João Luiz de Souza, Barreto, Sergio Saldanha Menna

“…To determine the impact that implementing a combination of a computer-based clinical decision support system and a program of training seminars has on the use…”
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Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use in Brazil by Bertolazi, Alessandra Naimaier, Fagondes, Simone Chaves, Hoff, Leonardo Santos, Pedro, Vinícius Dallagasperina, Menna Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha, Johns, Murray W

“…The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) for use in Brazil. The steps involved in creating the…”
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Peripheral muscle strength is associated with lung function and functional capacity in patients with cystic fibrosis by Rovedder, Paula Maria Eidt, Borba, Gabrielle Costa, Anderle, Mariluce, Flores, Josani, Ziegler, Bruna, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna, Roth Dalcin, Paulo de Tarso

“…Purpose Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that causes important multisystemic impairments. The present study aimed to evaluate the association of…”
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Risk factors for asthma in schoolchildren in Southern Brazil by Neto, Arnaldo Carlos Porto, Solé, Dirceu, Hirakata, Vânia, Schmid, Luiza Salvador, Klock, Caroline, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna

“…Due to the high prevalence of recurrent wheezing in the pediatric population, it is important to be able to identify environmental risk factors that may affect…”
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Exercise programme in patients with cystic fibrosis: A randomized controlled trial by Rovedder, Paula Maria Eidt, Flores, Josani, Ziegler, Bruna, Casarotto, Fernanda, Jaques, Patrícia, Barreto, Sergio Saldanha Menna, Dalcin, Paulo de Tarso Roth

“…Summary Objectives Assess the effects of a home exercise programme, based on aerobic training and muscle strength training, in patients with cystic fibrosis…”
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Incentive spirometry with expiratory positive airway pressure reduces pulmonary complications, improves pulmonary function and 6-minute walk distance in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery by Haeffener, Mauren Porto, PT, MSc, Ferreira, Glória Menz, PT, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna, MD, PhD, Arena, Ross, PT, PhD, Dall'Ago, Pedro, PT, ScD

“…Background The use of the incentive spirometry (IS) with expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC)…”
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Pulmonary hypertension as estimated by Doppler echocardiography in adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis and their relationship with clinical, lung function and sleep findings by Ziegler, Bruna, Perin, Christiano, Casarotto, Fernanda Cano, Fagondes, Simone Chaves, Menna-Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha, Dalcin, Paulo de Tarso Roth

“…In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, end stage of pulmonary disease is characterized by pulmonary hypertension (PH), hypoxemia, decrease in exercise tolerance,…”
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Perceptions of smokers in abstinence about the benefits from smoking cessation: a qualitative study by Echer, Isabel Cristina, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna, Motta, Giordana de Cássia Pinheiro da

“…This article has the objective of identify the benefits to health related to smoke quitting from the perspective of smokers in abstinence. Qualitative study in…”
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Determination and support as successful factors for smoking cessation by Echer, Isabel Cristina, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna

“…This study aimed to analyze determination and support as successful factors for smoking cessation. Qualitative study in which 16 individuals from Porto Alegre,…”
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A new approach to the determination of airway resistance: interrupter technique vs. plethysmography by Gritti, Leandro Antônio, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna

“…To determine the agreement between interrupter resistance (Rint) and airway resistance (Raw) by plethysmography in order to verify the clinical applicability…”
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Six-minute walk distance is not related to quality of life in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis by Jacques, Patrícia Santos, Gazzana, Marcelo Basso, Palombini, Dora Veronisi, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna, Dalcin, Paulo de Tarso Roth

“…To evaluate physical performance on the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis and to investigate its relationship…”
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Poor perception of dyspnea following methacholine challenge test in patients with asthma by Reck, Cláudia Loss, Fiterman-Molinari, Daniel, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna, Fiterman, Jussara

“…To determine the proportion of asthma patients with a poor perception of dyspnea, correlating the level of that perception with the severity of acute…”
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The role of the FEF50%/0.5FVC ratio in the diagnosis of obstructive lung diseases by Rodrigues, Marcelo Tadday, Fiterman-Molinari, Daniel, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna, Fiterman, Jussara

“…To evaluate the contribution of a new coefficient, the FEF50%/0.5FVC ratio, obtained from the maximal expiratory flow-volume curve, to the diagnosis of…”
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension and thyroid disease by Silva, Denise Rossato, Gazzana, Marcelo Basso, John, Angela Beatriz, Siqueira, Débora Rodrigues, Maia, Ana Luiza Silva, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna

“…Recent studies have suggested an association between pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and thyroid diseases (hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism). This…”
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