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2. More Breathing, Less Fitness: Lessons from Exercise Physiology in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Heart Failure Overlap
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Arce, Santiago C. and De Vito, Eduardo L.
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- 2017
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3. When should and when should not use oxygen in neuromuscular diseases?
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de Vito, Eduardo L.
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Hypercapnia ,Neuromuscular diseases ,Toxicidad por oxígeno ,Hipercapnia ,Enfermedades neuromusculares ,Narcosis por dióxido de carbono ,Oxygen toxicity ,Carbon dioxide narcosis - Abstract
Resumen A pesar de las referencias que advierten sobre los efectos adversos de la utilización de O2 suplementario sin asistencia ventilatoria en pacientes con enfermedades neuromusculares (ENM), aún hoy continúan ingresando pacientes en unidades de cuidados intensivos con hipercapnia grave y narcosis por CO2. Parecería que el problema es redescubierto según pasan los años y las generaciones. Muchos pacientes y su red de cuidadores formales e informales no son conscientes de este riesgo que puede llevar a un empeoramiento significativo de los síntomas, eventos agudos, ingresos hospitalarios y, en algunos casos, causar la muerte. Este artículo está centrado en los riesgos de la administración de O2, así como en sus indicaciones puntuales en personas con ENM. El problema central es que la administración de O2 puede quitar el impulso hipóxico para ventilar, aunque otros mecanismos podrían estar involucrados. El retiro completo de la oxigenoterapia sin apoyo de asistencia ventilatoria, es un error aún mayor. Es posible administrar O2 y controlar el CO2 de forma segura. Nunca se debe administrar O2 sin monitorear constantemente el nivel de CO2. La ventilación no invasiva binivelada (BiPAP) mediante interfaz nasal, bucal o boquilla, es la principal medida para revertir la hipoventilación y lograr el descenso de la PaCO2. Las indicaciones de oxigenoterapia en personas con ENM han sido consensuadas y están reservadas a situaciones específicas. Para mejorar la atención de aquellos enfermos con ENM y evitar intervenciones iatrogénicas, se requiere educación al equipo de salud y contención en el entorno del paciente. Abstract Although the references warn about the adverse effects of adding O2 without ventilatory assistance in patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMD), patients are still to be admitted to intensive care units with severe hypercapnia and CO2 narcosis. It seems that the problem is rediscovered as the years and generations go by. Unfortunately, many patients and their network of formal and informal caregivers are unaware of this risk, leading to significant worsening of symptoms, acute events, hospital admissions, and, in some cases, cause death. This article focuses on the dangers of O2 administration as well as its precise indications in people with NMD. The central problem is that the administration of O2 can remove the hypoxic impulse to ventilate, however, other mechanisms could be involved, but. The complete withdrawal of oxygen therapy is an even greater mistake if it is not supported by ventilatory assistance. It is possible to supply O2 and control CO2 safely. Oxygen should never be administered without constantly monitoring the CO2 level. Bi-level non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP) through a buccal, nasal interface or mouthpiece is the primary measure to reverse hypoventilation and achieve a decrease in PaCO2. The indications for oxygen therapy in people with NMD have been agreed upon and are reserved for specific situations. To improve the care of those with NMD and avoid iatrogenic interventions, education of the health team and support in the patient’s environment is required.
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- 2022
4. Evaluación del estado nutricional compartimental y de la función muscular respiratoria en sujetos con enfermedades neuromusculares
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De Vito, Eduardo L., Monteiro, Sergio G., and Arce, Santiago C.
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy ,Neuromuscular diseases ,Distrofia muscular de Duchenne ,Valoración nutricional ,Prueba de función pulmonar ,Enfermedades neuromusculares ,Pulmonary function testing ,Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica ,Nutritional assessment ,Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Abstract
There are few data devoted to the combined assessment of the nutritional and respiratory status of subjects with neuromuscular diseases. The objective was to establish correlations between com partmental nutritional variables and respiratory variables to identify respiratory muscle weakness determinants of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Cross-sectional study with ALS and DMD patients included in an Institutional Registry of Neuromuscular diseases. Nutritional status was assessed through body mass index (BMI), expected weight for zero muscle mass (ZMM%) and creatinine-height index (CHI%). Respiratory indices evaluated were spirometry, maximal static inspiratory and expiratory pressures at the mouth (MIP and MEP), and peak cough flow (PCF). A total of 36 ALS and 34 DMD patients were included. Both groups showed a decrease in the body muscle mass and an excess in body fat (p < 0.001). Only in the ALS group was there a weak uphill relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the respiratory variables. In both groups, the ZMM% index did not correlate with any respiratory variable. The CHI% showed the strongest (r > 0.700) positive linear relationship with FVC%, MIP%, MEP%, and PCF% in both ALS and DMD patients (p < 0.001).In this study our patients, BMI did not accurately reflect body composition and underestimated excess fat. This study puts into perspective the relevance of compartmental evaluation to assess respiratory muscle function and establishes that body muscle mass is the most relevant nutritional parameter in relation to respiratory muscle strength. Resumen Hay pocos datos relativos a la evaluación combinada del estado nutricional y respiratorio de sujetos con enfermedades neuromusculares. El objetivo fue establecer correlaciones entre las variables nutricionales compartimentales y las variables respiratorias para identificar los determinantes de la debilidad de los músculos respiratorios de los pacientes con esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) y distrofia muscular de Duchenne (DMD). Estudio transversal con pacientes con ELA y DMD incluidos en el Registro Institucional de Enfermedades Neuromusculares. El estado nutricional se evaluó mediante el índice de masa corporal (IMC), el peso esperado para masa muscular cero (ZMM%) y el índice de creatinina-talla (CHI%). Los índices respiratorios evaluados fueron espirometría, presiones inspiratorias y espiratorias estáticas máximas en la boca (MIP y MEP) y flujo espiratorio pico tosido (PCF). Se incluyeron un total de 36 pacientes con ELA y 34 con DMD. Ambos grupos mostraron una disminución de la masa muscular corporal y un exceso de grasa corporal (p 0.700) con FVC%, MIP%, MEP% y PCF% tanto en pacientes con ELA como con DMD (p < 0.001). El IMC no reflejó con precisión la composición corporal y subestimó el exceso de grasa. Este estudio pone en perspectiva la relevancia de la evaluación compartimental para evaluar la función de la musculatura respiratoria y establece que la masa muscular corporal es el parámetro nutricional más relevante en relación a la fuerza de la musculatura respiratoria.
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- 2022
5. Parsonage-Turner and Lyme disease. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
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De Vito, Eduardo L., Arce, Santiago C., Vaca Ruiz, Gustavo, Salutto, Valeria, and Monteiro, Sergio G.
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- 2021
6. Parálisis diafragmática bilateral y neuroborreliosis de Lyme. Diez años de seguimiento
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Monteiro, Sergio G., Arce, Santiago C., Vaca Ruiz, Gustavo, Salutto, Valeria, and de Vito, Eduardo L.
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Enfermedad de Lyme ,Ventilación no invasiva ,Lyme disease ,Parálisis respiratoria ,Amiotrofia neurálgica ,Respiratory paralysis ,Brachial plexus neuritis ,Noninvasive ventilation - Abstract
Borrelia burgdorferi infection (Lyme disease) is one of the few identifiable causes of neuralgic amyotrophy (AN). Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis is considered rare in borreliosis, and the pattern of long-term recovery of diaphragm function is also uncertain. Transdiaphragmatic pressure is the gold standard for diagnosing bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis, a study that has been reported on a few occasions. We pres ent a case of AN associated with borrelia infection and bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis that provides a detailed follow-up of the spirometric evolution, the maximum static pressures in the mouth, and the transdiaphragmatic pressure from the onset of symptoms and in the long term. This case allows us to know one of the possible evolutionary profiles of diaphragmatic dysfunction in AN due to borreliosis. Resumen La infección por Borrelia burgdorferi (enfermedad de Lyme) es una de las pocas causas identificables de amiotrofia neurálgica. La parálisis diafragmática bilateral es considerada rara en la borreliosis y el patrón de recuperación a largo plazo de la función del diafragma también es incierto. La presión transdiafragmática es el patrón de oro para el diagnóstico de parálisis diafragmática bilateral, un estudio que ha sido informado en pocas ocasiones. Se presenta un caso de amiotrofia neurálgica asociado a infección por Borrelia y parálisis diafrag mática bilateral, que aporta un seguimiento detallado de la evolución espirométrica, de las presiones estáticas máximas en la boca y de la presión transdiafragmática desde el inicio de los síntomas y a largo plazo. Este caso permite conocer uno de los posibles perfiles evolutivos de la disfunción diafragmática en la amiotrofia neurálgica por borreliosis.
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- 2021
7. Dead Space Volume in N95 Masks
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Arce, Santiago C., primary, Chiodetti, Fernando, additional, and De Vito, Eduardo L., additional
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- 2021
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8. Análisis de los resultados de un programa de calidad en cuidados paliativos para los ó;ºltimos días de vida: Diez aó;±os de experiencia
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Tripodoro, Vilma A, Goldraij, Gabriel, Daud, María L, Veloso, Veró, nica I, ©rez, Marisa Del V, De Vito, Eduardo L, and De Simone, Gustavo G
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Calidad de cuidado ,Quality care ,Cuidado terminal ,Clinical pathways ,Palliative care ,Terminal care ,Secuencias clínicas ,End of life care ,Cuidados paliativos - Abstract
Las secuencias integradas de cuidado para ó;ºltimos días de vida proponen estándares de calidad para optimizar la atenció;n de pacientes y familias. Se implementó; el Programa Asistencial Multidisciplinario Pallium (PAMPA©) basado en estándares del International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person en cuatro fases: inducció;n, implementació;n, diseminació;n y sustentabilidad, en cinco centros de salud en Argentina, entre 2008 y 2018. Se incluyeron 1237 pacientes adultos en situació;n de ó;ºltimos días de vida, en seguimiento por equipos de cuidados paliativos entrenados en el PAMPA©. Se efectuó; una auditoría antes y despuó;©s de la ejecució;n del programa, aó;ºn en curso. El rango de medianas de permanencia en los cinco centros desde el inicio de la secuencia hasta el fallecimiento fue de 16 a 178 horas. Se compararon objetivos de cuidado: control de síntomas, comunicació;n, necesidades multidimensionales, hidratació;n y nutrició;n, documentació;n de intervenciones y cuidados post mortem. El análisis conjunto mostró; una mejoría del nó;ºmero de registros (p = 0.001). La comunicació;n del plan de cuidados con el paciente no mostró; diferencias (p = 0.173). Se realizó; capacitació;n y supervisió;n permanente a los equipos profesionales de quienes se registraron percepciones de la implementació;n. Los principales emergentes de este análisis cualitativo fueron: actitudes ante el programa, aportes fundamentales, fortalezas, debilidades y definició;n subjetiva del programa, reconocimiento de las singularidades culturales institucionales y su influencia en el cuidado. El PAMPA© demostró; la factibilidad de un modelo de atenció;n para pacientes y familias en final de vida, basado en estándares de calidad internacionales. The integrated care pathways for the last days of life propose quality standards optimizing the care of patients and families. The Pallium Multidisciplinary Assistance Program (PAMPA©) was implemented based on standards of the International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person in 4 phases: induction, implementation, dissemination and sustainability, in five health centres in Argentina, between 2008 and 2018. A total of 1237 adult patients in the last days of life were included and cared for by palliative care teams trained in PAMPA©. An audit was conducted before and after the implementation of the Program, which is still going on. The median range of follow up into five centres from the beginning of the pathway until death varied from 16 to 178 hours. Care goals were compared: symptom control, communication, multidimensional needs, hydration and nutrition, documentation of interventions and post-mortem care. The overall analysis showed an improvement in the number of records (p = 0.001). The goal of communication on care plan to the patient showed no difference (p = 0.173). Continuous training, support and permanent teams supervision were carried out and perceptions and impact of the implementation were registered. The main emerging items of the qualitative analysis were: attitudes towards the program, fundamental contributions, strengths, weaknesses and subjective definition of the program, recognition of institutional cultural singularities and its influence on care. PAMPA© demonstrated its feasibility as a model of end of life care for patients and families, based on international quality standards.
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- 2019
9. Sci-Hub. Eliminando barreras al acceso a la información científica: Entre la ilegalidad y la legitimidad
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De Vito, Eduardo L
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- 2019
10. The use of full-setting non-invasive ventilation in the home care of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-motor neuron disease with end-stage respiratory muscle failure: a case series
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De Vito Eduardo L, Suárez Adrián A, and Monteiro Sergio G
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Abstract Introduction Little has been written about the use of non-invasive ventilation in the home care of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-motor neuron disease patients with end-stage respiratory muscle failure. Nocturnal use of non-invasive ventilation has been reported to improve daytime blood gases but continuous non-invasive ventilation dependence has not been studied in this regard. There continues to be great variation by country, economics, physician interest and experience, local concepts of palliation, hospice requirements, and resources available for home care. We report a case series of home-based amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-motor neuron disease patients who refused tracheostomy and advanced non-invasive ventilation to full-setting, while maintaining normal alveolar ventilation and oxygenation in the course of the disease. Since this topic has been presented in only one center in the United States and nowhere else, it is appropriate to demonstrate that this can be done in other countries as well. Case presentation We present here the cases of three Caucasian patients (a 51-year-old Caucasian man, a 45-year-old Caucasian woman and a 57-year-old Caucasian woman) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who developed continuous non-invasive ventilation dependence for 15 to 27 months without major complications and were able to maintain normal CO2 and pulse oxyhemoglobin saturation despite a non-measurable vital capacity. All patients were wheelchair-dependent and receiving riluzole 50 mg twice a day. Patient one developed mild-to-moderate bulbar-innervated muscle weakness. He refused tracheostomy but accepted percutaneous gastrostomy. Patient two had two lung infections, acute bronchitis and pneumonia, which were treated with antibiotics and cough assistance at home. Patient three had three chest infections (bronchitis and pneumonias) and asthmatic episodes treated with antibiotics, bronchodilators and cough assistance at home. All patients had normal speech while receiving positive pressure; they died suddenly and with normal oxygen saturation. Conclusions Although warned that prognosis was poor as vital capacity diminished, our patients survived without invasive airway tubes and despite non-measurable vital capacity. No patient opted for tracheostomy. Our patients demonstrate the feasibility of resorting to full-setting non-invasive management to prolong survival, optimizing wellness and management at home, and the chance to die peacefully.
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11. Consenso argentino sobre enfermedad de Pompe de inicio tardío
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Dubrovsky, Alberto, Fulgenzi, Ernesto, De Vito, Eduardo L, Barroso, Fabio, Berardo, Andrés, Bettini, Mariela, Binaghi, Daniela, Calabrese, Esteban, Carlés, Daniel, Chaves, Marcelo, Chloca, Fernando, Conti, Eugenia, Corderi, Jose, Di Gennaro, Federico, Ferradás, Nélida, Jáuregui, Agustín, Lubieniecki, Fabiana, Mazia, Claudio, Medina, Marta, Pirra, Laura, Politei, Juan, Reisin, Ricardo, Rosa, Alberto L, Rugiero, Marcelo, Salutto, Valeria, Schenone, Andrea, Sussini, Mario, and Taratuto, Ana L
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Enfermedad de Pompe ,Consensus ,Consenso ,Glucogenosis tipo II ,Alfa-glucosidase ,Type II glycogenosis ,Enzyme replacement therapy ,Acid lisosomal maltase deficiency ,Alfa-glucosidasa ácida ,Deficiencia de maltasa ácida lisosomal ,Pompe’s disease ,Terapia de reemplazo enzimático - Abstract
La enfermedad de Pompe (EP) es un desorden metabólico autosómico recesivo infrecuente, producido por la ausencia o deficiencia de la enzima lisosomal alfa-glucosidasa ácida en los tejidos de los individuos afectados. Se considera enfermedad de Pompe de inicio tardío (EPIT) en aquellos individuos de más de un año de edad al comienzo de los síntomas. El objetivo del presente consenso es el de actualizar las pautas y recomendaciones para un correcto tratamiento de los pacientes con EPIT, tomando como referencia los lineamientos del Consenso Argentino para el diagnóstico, seguimiento y tratamiento de la enfermedad de Pompe publicado en el año 2013. Se organizó un consenso que reunió profesionales con experiencia en la EP en las áreas de clínica médica, diagnóstico de laboratorio, neuropatología, neumonología, nutrición, neurología, enfermedades metabólicas, enfermedades neuromusculares y rehabilitación. Se realizó una actualización de la bibliografía sobre EPIT, con especial atención en las publicaciones relevantes de los últimos cuatro años. Los términos finales del documento fueron consensuados por todo el grupo de trabajo. Cada participante proporcionó su declaración de conflicto de intereses. El resultado es una actualización del último Consenso Argentino para la EP, con particular enfoque en su forma de comienzo tardío. Tratándose de una afección infrecuente, en la que los datos disponibles son limitados, las presentes recomendaciones deben ser consideradas como opinión de expertos. Pompe’s disease (PD) is an infrequent metabolic autosomic recessive disorder produced by the lack or deficiency of the acid alpha-glucosidase lysosomal enzyme in tissues of involved individuals. Delayed-onset PD is considered whenever symptoms onset start after one year of age. We present an update of the recommendations for the management of delayed-onset PD, taking as reference the guidelines from the Argentine Consensus for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of PD published in 2013. The present consensus gathered several experts in PD in the areas of internal medicine, laboratory diagnosis, neuropathology, pulmonology, nutrition, neurology, metabolic and neuromuscular disorders as well as rehabilitation to perform an update of the literature of delayed-onset PD, with special attention on relevant information published within the last 4 years. The entire working group approved the final version of the consensus. Each participant provided a declaration of conflict of interest. As a result, it is an update of the previous Argentine PD Consensus with focus on the delayed-onset presentation of the disease. Being such infrequent disorder, available data were rather limited and thus, the recommendations represent expert opinions.
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- 2018
12. Predictive equations not always overestimate the resting energy expenditure in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients
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Escobar Miguel A, Guastavino Sabrina, Liberé Guillermo P, and De Vito Eduardo L
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Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 ,Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,RC620-627 - Published
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13. Making it possible to measure knowledge, experience and intuition in diagnosing lung injury severity: a fuzzy logic vision based on the Murray score
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De Vito Eduardo L and D'Negri Carlos E
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Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ,R858-859.7 - Abstract
Abstract Background Murray score is the result of an equation that gives all its variables the same linear contribution and weight and makes use of consented cut-offs. Everyday physicians' vocabulary is full of terms (adjectives) like: little, small, low, high, etc. that they handle in an intuitive and not always linear way to make therapeutic decisions. The purpose of this paper is to develop a fuzzy logic (FL) vision of Murray's score variables to enable the measurement of physicians' knowledge, experience and intuition in diagnosing lung injury and test if they followed Murray's equation predictions. Methods For a prospective survey carried out among a team of professionals (aged 29 to 53) in a University Hospital Intensive Care Unit, twelve physicians filled in two questionnaires. In the first one they had to define the ranks which should be categorized as normal, moderate and severe for three of four Murray variables. In another questionnaire, which represented all probable combinations of those categories, they had to tick the pulmonary condition as: no injury, mild, moderate, and ARDS. This procedure gave rise to a Fuzzy Inference System designed to provide the degree of severity as sensed by the group. Results The survey showed fuzzy frontiers for the categories and fuzzy diagnosis. In all, 45% of the hypothetical patients (n 18,013) were equally diagnosed by the survey and Murray's equation, whereas another 51% was overestimated in one level by the survey. Physicians agreed with 96.5% of ARDS cases according to Murray's test but only 11.6% of its mild cases were equally diagnosed by the survey. Nonlinearity of the survey reasoning (high relevance to gas exchange and chest film) was apparent. Conclusions The contiguous categories of the variables confirm the existence of fuzzy frontiers. An overestimation was found in the surveyed group's interpretation of severity. This overestimation was mainly due to the different weight assigned to PO2/FiO2 and chest film variables. The FL approach made it possible to measure knowledge, experience and intuition as they appear in physicians' thinking. FL methodology could overcome a series of restrictions that current tests have due to cut-offs
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14. Linfoma primario de pulmón: Serie de casos
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VILLARROEL S, JULIO C, ROMANCZUK, MÁXIMO, WAINSTEIN, ESTEBAN J, LAS HERAS, MARCOS, DE VITO, EDUARDO L, SVETLIZA, GRACIELA, and PRECERUTTI, JUAN A
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positron emission tomography ,Lymphoma ,Linfoma ,Hodgkin, no Hodgkin ,Hodgkin's ,tomografía por emisión de positrones ,primary pulmonary lymphoma ,intravascular lymphoma ,non Hodgkin's ,linfoma intravascular ,linfoma pulmonar primario - Abstract
Los linfomas primarios de pulmón (LPP) son infrecuentes. Sus manifestaciones clínicas y las imágenes son inespecíficas. El retraso diagnóstico puede ser considerable. Objetivo: Analizar los LPP durante el período 2003-2013 en nuestra institución. Sobre 1892 linfomas, 4 fueron LPP (0,21%): 1) linfoma no Hodgkin (n = 2); 2) linfoma Hodgkin (n= 1); 3) linfoma intravascular pulmonar (n = 1). Las manifestaciones clínicas y radiológicas fueron inespecíficas (masa pulmonar y derrame pleural, consolidación con broncograma aéreo y cavitación o bien ausencia de lesiones). Los métodos diagnósticos fueron: 1) punción guiada bajo TAC; 2) videotoracoscopía (VATS) y 3) VATS orientada por PET (tomografia por emisión de positrones) y 4) toracotomía. El tiempo entre la consulta inicial hasta el diagnóstico fue de 45 a 90 días. Este reporte confirma la baja incidencia de LPP, y sus manifestaciones clínicas y radiologías poco específicas. Esto puede contribuir a las demoras en el diagnóstico. El PETpuede mejorar el rendimiento diagnóstico, en especial en ausencia de compromiso pulmonar radiológico evidente. Primary Pulmonary Lymphomas (LPP) are infrequent and their clinical manifestations and images are usually nonspecific. Diagnostic delay may be important. The objective of this study was to analyze the LLP in our institution. Between 2003 and 2013, over 1,892 lymphomas were analyzed in our institution. Only 4 of them (0.21% incidence) were detected as LPP: Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma (n = 2), Hodgkin's Lymphoma (n = 1), and Intravascular Pulmonary Lymphoma (n = 1). Clinical manifestations of the 4 cases presented were unspecific: 1) pulmonary mass and pleural effusion; 2) consolidation with air bronchogram and cavitations; 3) normal images and 4) pulmonary mass. Given these clinical settings, 4 diagnostic methods were used: 1) Computed Tomography-Guided Puncture, 2) Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS); 3) VATS guided by positron emission tomography (PET) and 4) thoracotomy. Hence, diagnosis was successfully made between 45 to 90 days from the initial consultation. This report confirms the low incidence of LPP, and its unspecific clinical and radiographic manifestations that may cause delay in diagnosis. PET can contribute to improve diagnostic performance, especially in patients without apparent lung involvement.
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15. Influence of FIO2on PaCO2in COPD Patients With Chronic CO2Retention
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González, Romina N, primary, Morel Vulliez, Gastón G, additional, and De Vito, Eduardo L, additional
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- 2014
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16. Blunted Hypercapnic Respiratory Drive Response in Subjects With Late-Onset Pompe Disease.
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De Vito, Eduardo L., Monteiro, Sergio G., and Aruj, Patricia K.
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AIRWAY (Anatomy) ,ARTERIES ,BLOOD gases analysis ,CAPNOGRAPHY ,CARBON dioxide ,FISHER exact test ,GLYCOGEN storage disease ,MUSCLE strength ,PROBABILITY theory ,RESPIRATION ,RESPIRATORY measurements ,RESPIRATORY insufficiency ,RESPIRATORY muscles ,T-test (Statistics) ,CASE-control method ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MANN Whitney U Test ,DISEASE complications - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with Iate-onset Pompe disease develop progressive hypercapnic respiratory failure that can be disproportionate to the respiratory muscle compromise and/or thoracic restriction. Although recent studies have reported the presence of a blunted hypercapnic respiratory response in some subjects with neuromuscular disorders and chronic hypercapnia, no study has evaluated the integrity of the respiratory drive in subjects with late-onset Pompe disease. Thus, we endeavor to determine the CO
2 rebreathing response in subjects with late-onset Pompe disease. METHODS: Respiratory muscle strength was assessed by measuring the maximum inspira tory pressure, and the maximum expiratory pressure. The maximum inspiratory pressure reflects the strength of the diaphragm and other inspiratory muscles, whereas the maximum expiratory pressure reflects the strength of the abdominal muscles and other expiratory muscles. We studied the hypercapnic drive response (measured as the ratio of the change in airway-occlusion pressure 0.1 s after the start of inspiration and end-tidal P... in 13 subjects with late-onset Pompe disease and 51 healthy controls. RESULTS: Overall inspiratory muscle strength was within normal limits or slightly diminished in the late-onset Pompe disease group. Five subjects (38.5%) were chronically hypercapnic, and 9 (69.2%) had an increased breath-holding time. Compared with controls, the change in airway-occlusion pressure 0.1 s/change in end-tidal CO2 pressure slope (hypercapnic respiratory drive) was lower in the late-onset Pompe disease group (median 0.050 [interquartile range 0.027-0.118] vs 0.183 [0.153-0.233], P < .001). Nine subjects (69.2%) had a blunted change in airway-occlusion pressure 0.1 s/change in end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure slope. CONCLUSIONS: Subjects with late-onset Pompe disease had an impaired hypercapnic respiratory drive response. The clinical impact of this phenomenon in this subject subset deserves further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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17. Predictive equations not always overestimate the resting energy expenditure in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients
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Liberé, Guillermo P, primary, Guastavino, Sabrina, additional, Escobar, Miguel A, additional, and De Vito, Eduardo L, additional
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- 2011
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18. Making it possible to measure knowledge, experience and intuition in diagnosing lung injury severity: a fuzzy logic vision based on the Murray score
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D'Negri, Carlos E, primary and De Vito, Eduardo L, additional
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- 2010
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19. Influence of F(IO2) on Pa(CO2) in COPD patients with chronic CO2 retention.
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González RN, Vulliez GG, and De Vito EL
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- Female, Humans, Male, Carbon Dioxide blood, Noninvasive Ventilation, Oxygen administration & dosage, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive blood, Pulmonary Gas Exchange physiology
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- 2014
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