Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí

Development and Validation of an Educational Game to Assist Nurses in Assessing, Preventing, and Treating Intestinal Peristomal Skin Complications in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an educational game to guide nurses in the assessment, prevention, and treatment of intestinal peristomal skin complications. METHODS: The game was evaluated by 67 nurses using the Delphi technique and the Content Validity Index (CVI) test. RESU...

Hypokalemic Hypochloremic Metabolic Alkalosis in Cystic Fibrosis: A Retrospective Observational Study with Clinical Characterization, CFTR Genetic Profiling, and a Comparative Genetic Analysis with Patients from a Brazilian Reference Center

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene and may be complicated by hypokalemic hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis (HHMA), resulting from excessive electrolyte loss through sweat. This...