enero 2013 – Página 30 – Cátedra Internacional de Estudios Avanzados en Hidratación

CHANGES IN FOOD AND NUTRIENT INTAKE OF 6- TO 17-YEAR-OLD GERMANS BETWEEN THE 1980S AND 2006.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the food consumption and nutrient intakes of German children and adolescents in the 1980s with present dietary habits. DESIGN: Two cross-sectional representative surveys, the German National Food Consumption Study (Nationale Verzehrsstudie, NVS) from 1985-8 and the nutrition module 'EsKiMo' of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:46+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Children, Scientific papers|0 Comments

FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES IN THE ELDERLY

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The intake of water and electrolytes is inseparable from the ingestion of nutrients by normal or artificial means. Recent reports have agreed in criticizing the poor standards of practice and of training in the management of fluid and electrolyte balance, resulting in a large amount of avoidable morbidity, particularly in the elderly [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:46+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Age and the elderly, Scientific papers|0 Comments

SPANISH BOTTLED AND TAP WATER ANALYSIS AND THEIR RELATION WITH URINARY LITHIASIS

OBJECTIVE: To perform a chemical analysis of all the available waters in Spain with the idea of offering consume recommendations to lithiasic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Information research of the chemical composition of Spanish tap and bottled water in publications, supermarkets and Internet. A descriptive study, and a correlation study between water components by means [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:46+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Scientific papers, Water intake recommendations|0 Comments

(AB)NORMAL SALINE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL HARTMANN’S SOLUTION: A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND CROSSOVER STUDY

In this double-blind crossover study, the effects of bolus infusions of 0.9% saline (NaCl) and Hartmann's solution on serum albumin, haematocrit and serum and urinary biochemistry were compared in healthy subjects. Nine young adult male volunteers received 2-litre intravenous infusions of 0.9% saline and Hartmann's solution on separate occasions, in random order, each over 1h. [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:46+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Gastrointestinal health and function; oral rehydration therapy, Scientific papers|0 Comments

DRINKING WATER FROM PRIVATE WELLS AND RISKS TO CHILDREN.

Drinking water for approximately one sixth of US households is obtained from private wells. These wells can become contaminated by pollutant chemicals or pathogenic organisms and cause illness. Although the US Environmental Protection Agency and all states offer guidance for construction, maintenance, and testing of private wells, there is little regulation. With few exceptions, well [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:46+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Children, Scientific papers|0 Comments

A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING THE EFFECT OF MATERNAL INTRAVENOUS HYDRATION AND PLACEBO ON THE AMNIOTIC FLUID INDEX IN OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS

OBJECTIVE: To compare the treatment of acute intravenous hydration with placebo in term pregnant women manifesting oligohydramnios. METHODS: All patients with oligohydramnios who met the inclusion criteria were offered participation in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. After ruling out rupture of membranes and maternal and fetal complications, we recruited 44 women with third trimester singleton [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:46+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Pregnancy and infancy, Scientific papers|0 Comments

THE THERMAL ERGONOMICS OF FIREFIGHTING REVIEWED.

The occupation of firefighting is one that has repeatedly attracted the research interests of ergonomics. Among the activities encountered are attention to live fires, performing search and rescue of victims, and dealing with emergencies. The scientific literature is reviewed to highlight the investigative models used to contribute to the knowledge base about the ergonomics of [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:46+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Occupational tasks, Scientific papers|0 Comments

HYDRATION OF FAT-FREE MASS IN HEALTHY WOMEN WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EFFECT OF PREGNANCY

Background: Knowledge of the biological variability of the hydration factor (HF), ie, the ratio between total body water and fat-free mass, is important when calculating total body fat by means of the commonly used two-component model, which is based on estimates of body weight and total body water. The effect of pregnancy on the biological [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:46+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Assessment methodologies, Scientific papers|0 Comments

NURSING PRACTICE AND ORAL FLUID INTAKE OF OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

AIM: This paper describes the findings of a descriptive study about what nurses do to ensure that older people with dementia have adequate hydration. BACKGROUND: Frail nursing home residents, particularly those who cannot accurately communicate their thirst as a result of Alzheimer's disease and who depend on nursing staff for their fluid intake, are at [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:45+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Age and the elderly, Scientific papers|0 Comments

THE EFFECT OF PREOPERATIVE FASTING ON POSTOPERATIVE THIRST, HUNGER AND ORAL INTAKE IN PAEDIATRIC AMBULATORY TONSILLECTOMY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective study was to examine whether preoperative face-to-face counselling about a child's fasting and active preoperative nutrition have an effect on thirst, hunger and postoperative oral intake in paediatric ambulatory tonsillectomy. Families, whose child was admitted for ambulatory tonsillectomy, participated in the study (n = 116; 58/58). BACKGROUND: [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2013-01-31T18:34:21+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Clinical care, Scientific papers|0 Comments