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Objectives: Limited data on performing bilateral pulmonary artery banding (BPAB) before stage 1 Norwood procedure suggest that some patients may benefit through the postponement of the major cardiopulmonary bypass procedure. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of BPAB in the surgical management of high-risk patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Methods: A retrospective review of all high-risk neonates with HLHS who underwent BPAB at our institution was performed. No patients, including those with intact or highly restrictive atrial septum (IAS), were excluded. Results: Between October 2015 and April 2021, 49 neonates with HLHS (including 6 with IAS) underwent BPAB, 40 of whom progressed to the Norwood procedure. Risk factors for not progressing to the Norwood procedure after BPAP include low birth weight (P = .043), the presence of multiple extracardiac anomalies (P = .005), and the presence of genetic disorders (P = .028). Operative mortality was 7.5% (3/40). IAS was associated with operative mortality (P = .022). Conclusions: The strategy of BPAB prestage 1 Norwood procedure was successful in identifying at-risk patients and improving Norwood survival. Although not all patients will need this hybrid approach, a significant number can be expected to benefit from this tactic. These results support the need for a substantial hybrid strategy, in addition to a primary stage 1 Norwood surgical strategy, in the management of HLHS.
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OBJETIVO: Describir el perfil de las personas que viven con VIH/sida (PVVS) que se contactan con asociaciones de lucha contra el VIH/sida en Ecuador e identificar los factores relacionados con dicho contacto. MÉTODOS: En 2011, se realizó un estudio transversal comunitario en dos hospitales de Guayaquil. Con base en un cuestionario de 125 preguntas administrado a 300 PVVS adultas, se realizó un análisis de regresión multivariada ponderada para identificar los factores relacionados con el contacto con una asociación. RESULTADOS: De los 300 participantes, 34 (11,3%) estuvieron en contacto con una asociación. Tener más de 35 años, obtener un puntaje elevado en la escala de autoeficacia, haber padecido consecuencias sociales graves tras la revelación de su estatus serológico, poder conversar con sus amistades sobre su vida con el VIH, expresar la necesidad de hablar de su vida con el VIH con un profesional de la salud y obtener un puntaje bajo en el índice del esfuerzo de control de la revelación del estatus serológico se relacionaron con dicho contacto. CONCLUSIONES: Las características de las PVVS en contacto con una asociación fueron tener más de 35 años, haber padecido consecuencias sociales graves tras la revelación de la seropositividad y sentir necesidades no satisfechas por el sistema de salud en términos de acompañamiento psicosocial. Estas personas manejaban mejor su estatus serológico con el entorno y manifestaban una mayor facilidad para hablar con las amistades sobre su seropositividad. Estos elementos son de utilidad para los actores comunitarios, en aras de mantener y apoyar la movilización sobre el VIH en Ecuador.
OBJECTIVE:To describe the profile of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) who contact HIV/AIDS associations in Ecuador and to identify the factors related to that contact. METHODS: In 2011, a cross-sectional community study was conducted in two hospitals in Guayaquil. Based on a 125-question survey administered to 300 adult PLHA, a weighted multivariate regression analysis was performed to identify the factors related to contact with an association RESULTS: Of the 300 participants, 34 (11.3%) were in contact with an association. Being over the age of 35, scoring high on the self-efficacy scale, having suffered serious social consequences after disclosing their HIV status, being able to talk to friends about living with HIV, expressing the need to talk about living with HIV with a health professional, and scoring low on the index of the HIV status disclosure control effort were related to that contact. CONCLUSIONS: The characteristics of the PLHA in contact with an association were: being over the age of 35, having suffered serious social consequences following disclosure of seropositivity, and feeling that their psychosocial needs were not being met by the health system in terms of the services provided. These people more easily managed their HIV status in their social milieu and displayed a greater ability to talk to friends about their seropositivity. This information is useful for community actors to maintain and support mobilization on HIV in Ecuador.
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Infecções por HIV/transmissão , HIV , EquadorRESUMO
Objetivo. Describir el perfil de las personas que viven con VIH/sida (PVVS) que se contactan con asociaciones de lucha contra el VIH/sida en Ecuador e identificar los factores relacionados con dicho contacto. Métodos. En 2011, se realizó un estudio transversal comunitario en dos hospitales de Guayaquil. Con base en un cuestionario de 125 preguntas administrado a 300 PVVS adultas, se realizó un análisis de regresión multivariada ponderada para identificar los factores relacionados con el contacto con una asociación. Resultados. De los 300 participantes, 34 (11,3%) estuvieron en contacto con una asocia¬ción. Tener más de 35 años, obtener un puntaje elevado en la escala de autoeficacia, haber padecido consecuencias sociales graves tras la revelación de su estatus serológico, poder conversar con sus amistades sobre su vida con el VIH, expresar la necesidad de hablar de su vida con el VIH con un profesional de la salud y obtener un puntaje bajo en el índice del esfuerzo de control de la revelación del estatus serológico se relacionaron con dicho contacto. Conclusiones. Las características de las PVVS en contacto con una asociación fueron tener más de 35 años, haber padecido consecuencias sociales graves tras la revelación de la seroposi¬tividad y sentir necesidades no satisfechas por el sistema de salud en términos de acompañamiento psicosocial. Estas personas manejaban mejor su estatus serológico con el entorno y manifestaban una mayor facilidad para hablar con las amistades sobre su seropositividad. Estos elementos son de utilidad para los actores comunitarios, en aras de mantener y apoyar la movilización sobre el VIH en Ecuador.
Objective. To describe the profile of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) who contact HIV/AIDS associations in Ecuador and to identify the factors related to that contact. Methods. In 2011, a cross-sectional community study was conducted in two hospitals in Guayaquil. Based on a 125-question survey administered to 300 adult PLHA, a weighted multivariate regression analysis was performed to identify the factors related to contact with an association Results. Of the 300 participants, 34 (11.3%) were in contact with an association. Being over the age of 35, scoring high on the self-efficacy scale, having suffered serious social consequences after disclosing their HIV status, being able to talk to friends about living with HIV, expressing the need to talk about living with HIV with a health professional, and scoring low on the index of the HIV status disclosure control effort were related to that contact. Conclusions. The characteristics of the PLHA in contact with an association were: being over the age of 35, having suffered serious social consequences following disclosure of seropositivity, and feeling that their psychosocial needs were not being met by the health system in terms of the services provided. These people more easily managed their HIV status in their social milieu and displayed a greater ability to talk to friends about their seropositivity. This information is useful for community actors to maintain and support mobilization on HIV in Ecuador.