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PubMed, May 1, 1999
Pharmacological interaction is identified among other aspects when the effects of a drug are sign... more Pharmacological interaction is identified among other aspects when the effects of a drug are significantly altered clinically by the presence of food. The most important clinical significance in the history of drug-food interactions occurred in the fifties, the vitamin B6 deficiency when administering the tuberculostatic isoniazide, but there is no doubt that the interaction in the sixties between drugs that were inhibitors of the enzyme mono-amine oxidase and the biogenic amines tyramine and histamine had an important clinical significance due to the increase in hypertension and deaths due to cerebro-vascular accidents. In the seventies the types of interactions were due to the chelation between tetracyclines and the calcium of milk products, influencing the bioavailability of the antibiotic, and from this point on, studies explore in depth the interaction of foods with the different steps in the pharmacokinetics of the drugs (absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion), and these have helped to explain the metabolization interactions of drugs like the clinical significance between grapefruit juice whose naringenine flavonoid is a powerful inhibitor of cytochrome 450, particularly the CYP3A4 family, and terfenadine (antihistamine), with an increase in the plasma levels of the drug and patient death due to ventricular arrhythmia. In the USA the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization (JCAHO) has recommended monitoring of the possible drug and food interactions since 1985, and recommends that patients be informed of this. Despite the recommendations of the JCAHO, few American hospitals have protocolized these interactions and even fewer comply with these, and according to some authors, this is due to the lack of motivation caused by the lack of clinical significance. In this chapter we will study the effect of foods on drugs in two aspects: at the pharamcokinetic level with the possible alterations in absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion, and at the pharamcodynamic level, by alterations in the action of the drug. Also, based on a study by Delgado, which we have changed somewhat, we will report how the drugs should be taken to avoid interactions with foods. As a conclusion, it is difficult to establish which are the relevant drug-food interactions, unless they have given clinical problems. The following are important: a) drugs with a narrow therapeutic margin in which an absorption problem or a metabolization problem may disrupt the plasma levels and the patient needs (digoxin, teophylline, cyclosporin, etc). And b) the drugs like some antibiotics that, because of their action mechanisms, need to maintain adequate plasma concentrations.
PubMed, May 14, 1998
Despite the fact that glutamine is not considered to be an essential amino acid, it is the amino ... more Despite the fact that glutamine is not considered to be an essential amino acid, it is the amino acid found in the greatest concentration both in plasma (26%) as in skeletal muscle (75%). These levels may decrease in post-operative, trauma, or critical patients. Glutamine performs many functions in which its demand may be increased, such as: it is a precursor of the synthesis of nucleotides; it is an activator of the protein synthesis and at the same time it inhibits the degradation; it is an activator of glycogen synthesis; it is a metabolic substrate for rapidly replicating cells; it is an energy source for the enterocyte which is so important for maintaining the integrity and the function of the intestinal barrier, and the consumption thereof may be increased under conditions of stress. The administration of glutamine intravenously leads to two physical-chemical problems; the first is its low solubility in water; at 20 degrees C this is only 36 g/l, and the second problem is its low chemical stability in an aqueous solution at 22-24 degrees C, this being 11 days. This problem has led the industry to research two dipeptides of glutamine; L-alanyl-glutamine, and L-glycyl L-glutamine, both of which are much more soluble and much more stable. At present there is still a controversy regarding the dosage of glutamine and its dipeptides, with the dose being 0.19-0.29 g/kg/day of L-glutamine or its dipeptide forms, in surgical post-operative periods or to prevent bacterial translocation, and in patients who are candidates for bone marrow transplants, the administered dose has been 0.37-0.57 g/kg/day. The purpose of this study is to review the existing bibliography regarding the efficacy of L-glutamine or its dipeptides in four possible indications for its application in the daily clinical practice, such as: a) In post-operative surgical patients of major or medium surgery, glutamine or its dipeptides reduces the losses of muscular glutamine and its catabolism, showing a less negative nitrogen balance. b) Whether it avoids bacterial translocation. c) Whether it favors the response of the immunological system. d) Whether in patients who are candidates for bone marrow transplants this decreases the side effects due to chemotherapy and radiotherapy such as mucositis, or whether it decreases the number of days of neutrophil recovery. At present, on the European market there are two commercially available brands of glutamine dipeptides: Dipeptiven, by Fresenius Laboratories, Germany. A 100 ml vial which corresponds to 20 g of L-alanyl L-glutamine (8.2 g of alanine + 13.46 g of L-glutamine). This is added to the standard amino acid solution. Glamin, Pharmacia and Upjohn Laboratory, Sweden. This is an amino acid solution with 13.4% essential and non-essential amino acids which are equivalent to 22.4 g of nitrogen/l, and which contain 30.27 g L-glycyl-L-glutamine (10.27 g of glycine + 20 g of L-glutamine).
Nutricion Hospitalaria, Jan 19, 2023
Book.Miscel.lània d'Estudis Santjustencs.Volum III.Edita:Ajuntament de Sant Just Desvern i Centre d'Estudis Santjustencs. , 1991
Based on a document found in the archive of Can Cardona, Sant Just Desvern "Register of all the l... more Based on a document found in the archive of Can Cardona, Sant Just Desvern "Register of all the lands in the district of Sant Just Desvern, from the year 1839". The document reports the percentage of cultivated area in "mujades" , (1 mujada=4896 m2) of vineyard (53%), fields, mainly cereals (20%), forest (20%) and wasteland (4%) of each owner.
Important information before of 1887 he was heavily affected by the phylloxera plague
Clinical Nutrition, 2005
ABSTRACT Background & aims: One of the most frequent complications in patients with cancer and m... more ABSTRACT
Background & aims: One of the most frequent complications in patients with cancer and malnutrition is the surgical wound healing delay or failure. Some studies have shown that arginine improves wound healing in rodents and in healthy human beings. The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of early postoperative enteral immunonutrition on the wound healing process in patients undergoing surgery for gastric cancer.Methods: Sixty six patients with gastric cancer were randomized to receive early postoperative enteral immunonutrition (formula supplemented with arginine, omega-3 fatty acids and ribonucleic acid (RNA)) or an isocaloric-isonitrogenous control. Assessment of wound healing process: (1) Quantification of hydroxyproline deposition in a subcutaneously placed catheter, (2) occurrence of surgical wound healing complications.Results: Sixty patients were analyzed. Patients fed with immunonutrion (n=30) showed higher local hydroxyproline levels (59.7nmol (5.0–201.8), vs. 28.0nmol (5.8–89.6) P=0.0018) and significantly lower episodes of surgical wound healing complications (0 vs. 8 (26.7%) P=0.005) when compared to patients fed with the control formula (n=30).Conclusions: Early postoperative enteral nutrition with a formula supplemented with arginine, omega 3 fatty acids and RNA increased hydroxyproline synthesis and improved surgical wound healing in patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
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Nutricion hospitalaria: organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Nutricion Parenteral y Enteral, 1999
ABSTRACT Pharmacological interaction is identified among other aspects when the effects of a dru... more ABSTRACT
Pharmacological interaction is identified among other aspects when the effects of a drug are significantly altered clinically by the presence of food. The most important clinical significance in the history of drug-food interactions occurred in the fifties, the vitamin B6 deficiency when administering the tuberculostatic isoniazide, but there is no doubt that the interaction in the sixties between drugs that were inhibitors of the enzyme mono-amine oxidase and the biogenic amines tyramine and histamine had an important clinical significance due to the increase in hypertension and deaths due to cerebro-vascular accidents. In the seventies the types of interactions were due to the chelation between tetracyclines and the calcium of milk products, influencing the bioavailability of the antibiotic, and from this point on, studies explore in depth the interaction of foods with the different steps in the pharmacokinetics of the drugs (absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion), and these have helped to explain the metabolization interactions of drugs like the clinical significance between grapefruit juice whose naringenine flavonoid is a powerful inhibitor of cytochrome 450, particularly the CYP3A4 family, and terfenadine (antihistamine), with an increase in the plasma levels of the drug and patient death due to ventricular arrhythmia. In the USA the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization (JCAHO) has recommended monitoring of the possible drug and food interactions since 1985, and recommends that patients be informed of this. Despite the recommendations of the JCAHO, few American hospitals have protocolized these interactions and even fewer comply with these, and according to some authors, this is due to the lack of motivation caused by the lack of clinical significance. In this chapter we will study the effect of foods on drugs in two aspects: at the pharamcokinetic level with the possible alterations in absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion, and at the pharamcodynamic level, by alterations in the action of the drug. Also, based on a study by Delgado, which we have changed somewhat, we will report how the drugs should be taken to avoid interactions with foods. As a conclusion, it is difficult to establish which are the relevant drug-food interactions, unless they have given clinical problems. The following are important: a) drugs with a narrow therapeutic margin in which an absorption problem or a metabolization problem may disrupt the plasma levels and the patient needs (digoxin, teophylline, cyclosporin, etc). And b) the drugs like some antibiotics that, because of their action mechanisms, need to maintain adequate plasma concentrations
Nutrición hospitalaria, 2000
The components used in parenteral nutrition mixtures are subject to oxidation. The oxidation of p... more The components used in parenteral nutrition mixtures are subject to oxidation. The oxidation of polyunsaturated lipids leads to the formation of toxic lipoperoxides. This toxicity is of particular significance in new-born children, because of the lack of maturity of their defensive systems against oxidative processes, and also in critically-ill patients, whose oxidative metabolism is increased. A review of the literature is effected to assess the following: toxicity of lipoperoxides, factors involved in the oxidation of parenteral nutrition mixtures and the analytical methods used to determine the peroxides present in parenteral nutrition mixtures. The factors influencing the oxidation of parenteral nutrition mixtures include: the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids, the presence of bisulphite, vitamin complexes and their polysorbate content, temperature, type of bag and exposure to light. The analytical methods found for the analysis of peroxides in TPN mixtures are: iodine measurement analysis, high resolution liquid chromatography, the thiobarbituric acid test, and oxidation of the ferrous cation in the presence of xylenol orange. Depending on the method, it is possible to determine total peroxides or only lipoperoxides. The literature reviewed does not establish a threshold level of peroxide concentration below which a parenteral nutrition mixture can be considered safe.
Nutrición hospitalaria, 1998
Despite the fact that glutamine is not considered to be an essential amino acid, it is the amino ... more Despite the fact that glutamine is not considered to be an essential amino acid, it is the amino acid found in the greatest concentration both in plasma (26%) as in skeletal muscle (75%). These levels may decrease in post-operative, trauma, or critical patients. Glutamine performs many functions in which its demand may be increased, such as: it is a precursor of the synthesis of nucleotides; it is an activator of the protein synthesis and at the same time it inhibits the degradation; it is an activator of glycogen synthesis; it is a metabolic substrate for rapidly replicating cells; it is an energy source for the enterocyte which is so important for maintaining the integrity and the function of the intestinal barrier, and the consumption thereof may be increased under conditions of stress. The administration of glutamine intravenously leads to two physical-chemical problems; the first is its low solubility in water; at 20 degrees C this is only 36 g/l, and the second problem is its .
Ayuda. Buscador. Ver el registro completo y el enlace al documento. Registro completo. Recurso de... more Ayuda. Buscador. Ver el registro completo y el enlace al documento. Registro completo. Recurso de origen, Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert (RACO). Identificador, http://www.raco.cat/index.php/MEST/article/view/40755. Título, ...
Miscel Lania D Estudis Santjustencs, 2009
Pharmaceutical, 2024
Ceftolozane-tazobactam (CT) is used for the treatment of complicated infections and for multidrug... more Ceftolozane-tazobactam (CT) is used for the treatment of complicated infections and for multidrug-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- producing enterobacteria. In certain cases, simultaneous administration of CT and parenteralnutrition (PN) may be required, but compatibility of Y-site co-administration is unknown. The aim of this study was to analyse the physicochemical compatibility of CT Y-site administered with PN. We evaluated a protocolized PN approach for critical patients in our center. We studied both bolus infusion (2 g ceftolozane/1 g tazobactam in 1 h) and continuous infusion (CI) (6 g cefto1ozane/3 g tazobactam) strategies. Samples were visually observed against light, microscopically inspected, and pH was analysed using a pH meter. The mean lipid droplet diameter (MDD) was determined via dynamic light scattering. CT concentration was quantified using HPLC—HRMS. No alterations were observed through visual or microscopic inspection. Changes in pH were <0.2, and changes in osmolarity were less than 5%. MDD remained below 500 rim (284.5 2.1 for bolus CT and 286,8 7.5 for CI CT). CT concentrations at t = 0 h and t = 24 h remained within prespecified parameters in both infusion strategies. CT is physiochemically compatible with PN during simulated Y-site administration at the tested concentration and infusion rates.
Miscel·lània d'estudis santjustencs, 2004
on es descriuen diferents fórmules farmacèutiques que es comparen amb la farmacopea actual. Només... more on es descriuen diferents fórmules farmacèutiques que es comparen amb la farmacopea actual. Només hem pogut traduir onze fórmules de les setze. Les cinc restants són, en part, il•legibles a causa del seu mal estat; tot i així, es pot concloure que un document tracta sobre la hipopresia, un altre sobre el dolor i la debilitat i un tercer sobre sobre el dolor de cor. Els dos títols restants són il•legibles. INTRODUCCIÓ. El document no porta cap data i sols tenim la informació de les unitats de pes i volum emprades, el tipus de lletra i els fàrmacs que s'utilitzen. Pel que fa a les unitats de pes, cal recordar que el sistema ponderal salernità de base decimal, s'utilitza pel Col•legi d'Apotecaris de Barcelona el 1513; en aquest sistema el pes de 1 unça equivalia a 9 dracmes i 1 escrúpol a 20 grans.
Nutricion Hospitalaria, 2021
AIM to present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENP... more AIM to present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE group for the years 2018 and 2019. MATERIAL AND METHODS from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019 the home enteral nutrition registry was recorded, and afterwards a further descriptive and analytical analysis was done. RESULTS in 2018, 4756 active patients were registered and the prevalence was 101.79 patients per one million inhabitants; in 2019 there were 4633 patients with a prevalence of 98.51 patients per one million inhabitants. They originated in 46 hospitals: 51.3 % were male, and median age was 71.0 years in both periods. The most frequent diagnosis was a neurological disorder that presents with aphagia or severe dysphagia - 58.7 % and 58.2 %, respectively. The main cause of episode termination was death. A total of 116 pediatric patients were registered in 2018 and 115 in 2019. Females represented 57.8 % and 59.1 %, respectively, in each of the periods. Median age at the beginning of HEN was 5 and 7 months. The most commonly recordered diagnostic group (42.2 % and 42.6 %) was included within the other pathologies group, followed by neurological disorders that present with aphagia or severe dysphagia in 41.4 % and 41.7 % of children. The route of administration was gastrostomy in 46.6 % and 46.1 %, respectively, in each of the periods. CONCLUSIONS the NED registry of the NADYA-SENPE group continues to operate uninterruptedly since its inception. The number of registered patients and the number of participating hospitals remained stable in the last biennium analyzed.
Nutricion hospitalaria, 2021
AIM to present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENP... more AIM to present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE group for the years 2018 and 2019. MATERIAL AND METHODS from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019 the home enteral nutrition registry was recorded, and afterwards a further descriptive and analytical analysis was done. RESULTS in 2018, 4756 active patients were registered and the prevalence was 101.79 patients per one million inhabitants; in 2019 there were 4633 patients with a prevalence of 98.51 patients per one million inhabitants. They originated in 46 hospitals: 51.3 % were male, and median age was 71.0 years in both periods. The most frequent diagnosis was a neurological disorder that presents with aphagia or severe dysphagia - 58.7 % and 58.2 %, respectively. The main cause of episode termination was death. A total of 116 pediatric patients were registered in 2018 and 115 in 2019. Females represented 57.8 % and 59.1 %, respectively, in each of the periods. Median age at the begi...
Nutrición hospitalaria, 2015
To communicate the results of the Spanish Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) registry of the NADYA-S... more To communicate the results of the Spanish Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE group for the year 2013. Data was recorded online by NADYA group collaborators that were responsible of the HPN follow-up from 1st January to 31st December 2013. A total of 197 patients and 202 episodes of HPN were registered from 35 hospitals that represents a rate of 4,22 patients/million habitants/year 2013. The median age was 53 years (IQR 40-64) for 189 adult patients and 7 months (IQR 6-35,5) for children. The most frequent disease in adults was neoplasm (30,7%) followed by other diseases (20,1%) and mesenteric ischemia (12,7%). Short bowel syndrome and intestinal obstruction (25,9%) were in 35.7% cases the indications for HPN. The most frequent diagnosis for children were the congenital intestinal disorders and other diagnosis, both with a (37,5%) and short bowel syndrome and intestinal obstruction were the indication for treatment, each was present in 50% of the sample. Tunn...
Nutrición hospitalaria, 2015
To present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE gr... more To present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE group for the year 2013. From January 1st to December 31st 2013 data was recorded for the HEN registry and further descriptive and analytical analysis was done. In this period 3 223 patients (50.6% men) and a total of 3 272 episodes of HEN were registered in 33 Spanish hospitals. The rate of prevalence was of 67,11 patients/million habitants/ year 2013. A high percentage of patients (98,24%) were older than 14 years. Adult's mean age was 69,14 years (sd 17,64) and men were younger than women p-value <0,001. Children mean age was 2,38 years (sd 4,35). The most frequent indication for HEN was neurological disease for children (49,1%). and for adults (60,6%). Gastrostomy was the most used administration route for children (51%) while younger ones were fed with NGT (p-value 0,003) also older adults (48%) were fed with this type of tube (p-value <0,001). The most frequent reasons for ...
Nutricion hospitalaria: organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Nutricion Parenteral y Enteral
Anorexia is one of the most common symptoms of patients with advanced cancer and it presents as l... more Anorexia is one of the most common symptoms of patients with advanced cancer and it presents as loss of appetite due to satiety. On the other hand, cachexia is described in those patients with unwanted weight loss. Cancerous processes produce an energy unbalance by decreased food intake and increased catabolism, resulting in a clearly negative balance. Several factors determining cachexia are observed, from metabolic unbalances produced by tumoral products and endocrine impairments or the inflammatory response produced by cytokines, all of them leading to higher lipolysis, loss of muscle protein, and anorexia. Besides, causes of anorexia are multiple, from chemotherapy agents, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy, which may produce different degrees of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and also leading to impairments of taste and smell, to obstruction of the digestive tract, pain, depression, constipation, etc. From the knowledge of the different mechanisms producing the anorexia-cachexia syndrome, hypercaloric diets for artificial nutrition have been studied with varying success, and different drugs with a positive effect on appetite gain such as progestogens, steroids, and with lesser clinical evidence cannabinoids, cyproheptadine, mirtazapine (antidepressant), and olanzapine (antipsychotic). Other drugs have been studied because of their anti-inflammatory properties, anti-cytokine, such as melatonin, polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, pentoxifylline, and thalidomide; with the exception of the latter, clinical data are still scant for daily usage. Similarly happens with testosterone-derived anabolic drugs or with metabolism inhibitors such as hydrazine sulfate. With no doubt, progestogens, especially megestrol, and corticosteroids will be first-line therapies for anorexia-cachexia syndrome to stimulate the appetite and increase weight (megestrol), and have an effect on quality of life improvement and comfort in patients with advanced cancer.
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PubMed, May 1, 1999
Pharmacological interaction is identified among other aspects when the effects of a drug are sign... more Pharmacological interaction is identified among other aspects when the effects of a drug are significantly altered clinically by the presence of food. The most important clinical significance in the history of drug-food interactions occurred in the fifties, the vitamin B6 deficiency when administering the tuberculostatic isoniazide, but there is no doubt that the interaction in the sixties between drugs that were inhibitors of the enzyme mono-amine oxidase and the biogenic amines tyramine and histamine had an important clinical significance due to the increase in hypertension and deaths due to cerebro-vascular accidents. In the seventies the types of interactions were due to the chelation between tetracyclines and the calcium of milk products, influencing the bioavailability of the antibiotic, and from this point on, studies explore in depth the interaction of foods with the different steps in the pharmacokinetics of the drugs (absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion), and these have helped to explain the metabolization interactions of drugs like the clinical significance between grapefruit juice whose naringenine flavonoid is a powerful inhibitor of cytochrome 450, particularly the CYP3A4 family, and terfenadine (antihistamine), with an increase in the plasma levels of the drug and patient death due to ventricular arrhythmia. In the USA the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization (JCAHO) has recommended monitoring of the possible drug and food interactions since 1985, and recommends that patients be informed of this. Despite the recommendations of the JCAHO, few American hospitals have protocolized these interactions and even fewer comply with these, and according to some authors, this is due to the lack of motivation caused by the lack of clinical significance. In this chapter we will study the effect of foods on drugs in two aspects: at the pharamcokinetic level with the possible alterations in absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion, and at the pharamcodynamic level, by alterations in the action of the drug. Also, based on a study by Delgado, which we have changed somewhat, we will report how the drugs should be taken to avoid interactions with foods. As a conclusion, it is difficult to establish which are the relevant drug-food interactions, unless they have given clinical problems. The following are important: a) drugs with a narrow therapeutic margin in which an absorption problem or a metabolization problem may disrupt the plasma levels and the patient needs (digoxin, teophylline, cyclosporin, etc). And b) the drugs like some antibiotics that, because of their action mechanisms, need to maintain adequate plasma concentrations.
PubMed, May 14, 1998
Despite the fact that glutamine is not considered to be an essential amino acid, it is the amino ... more Despite the fact that glutamine is not considered to be an essential amino acid, it is the amino acid found in the greatest concentration both in plasma (26%) as in skeletal muscle (75%). These levels may decrease in post-operative, trauma, or critical patients. Glutamine performs many functions in which its demand may be increased, such as: it is a precursor of the synthesis of nucleotides; it is an activator of the protein synthesis and at the same time it inhibits the degradation; it is an activator of glycogen synthesis; it is a metabolic substrate for rapidly replicating cells; it is an energy source for the enterocyte which is so important for maintaining the integrity and the function of the intestinal barrier, and the consumption thereof may be increased under conditions of stress. The administration of glutamine intravenously leads to two physical-chemical problems; the first is its low solubility in water; at 20 degrees C this is only 36 g/l, and the second problem is its low chemical stability in an aqueous solution at 22-24 degrees C, this being 11 days. This problem has led the industry to research two dipeptides of glutamine; L-alanyl-glutamine, and L-glycyl L-glutamine, both of which are much more soluble and much more stable. At present there is still a controversy regarding the dosage of glutamine and its dipeptides, with the dose being 0.19-0.29 g/kg/day of L-glutamine or its dipeptide forms, in surgical post-operative periods or to prevent bacterial translocation, and in patients who are candidates for bone marrow transplants, the administered dose has been 0.37-0.57 g/kg/day. The purpose of this study is to review the existing bibliography regarding the efficacy of L-glutamine or its dipeptides in four possible indications for its application in the daily clinical practice, such as: a) In post-operative surgical patients of major or medium surgery, glutamine or its dipeptides reduces the losses of muscular glutamine and its catabolism, showing a less negative nitrogen balance. b) Whether it avoids bacterial translocation. c) Whether it favors the response of the immunological system. d) Whether in patients who are candidates for bone marrow transplants this decreases the side effects due to chemotherapy and radiotherapy such as mucositis, or whether it decreases the number of days of neutrophil recovery. At present, on the European market there are two commercially available brands of glutamine dipeptides: Dipeptiven, by Fresenius Laboratories, Germany. A 100 ml vial which corresponds to 20 g of L-alanyl L-glutamine (8.2 g of alanine + 13.46 g of L-glutamine). This is added to the standard amino acid solution. Glamin, Pharmacia and Upjohn Laboratory, Sweden. This is an amino acid solution with 13.4% essential and non-essential amino acids which are equivalent to 22.4 g of nitrogen/l, and which contain 30.27 g L-glycyl-L-glutamine (10.27 g of glycine + 20 g of L-glutamine).
Nutricion Hospitalaria, Jan 19, 2023
Book.Miscel.lània d'Estudis Santjustencs.Volum III.Edita:Ajuntament de Sant Just Desvern i Centre d'Estudis Santjustencs. , 1991
Based on a document found in the archive of Can Cardona, Sant Just Desvern "Register of all the l... more Based on a document found in the archive of Can Cardona, Sant Just Desvern "Register of all the lands in the district of Sant Just Desvern, from the year 1839". The document reports the percentage of cultivated area in "mujades" , (1 mujada=4896 m2) of vineyard (53%), fields, mainly cereals (20%), forest (20%) and wasteland (4%) of each owner.
Important information before of 1887 he was heavily affected by the phylloxera plague
Clinical Nutrition, 2005
ABSTRACT Background & aims: One of the most frequent complications in patients with cancer and m... more ABSTRACT
Background & aims: One of the most frequent complications in patients with cancer and malnutrition is the surgical wound healing delay or failure. Some studies have shown that arginine improves wound healing in rodents and in healthy human beings. The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of early postoperative enteral immunonutrition on the wound healing process in patients undergoing surgery for gastric cancer.Methods: Sixty six patients with gastric cancer were randomized to receive early postoperative enteral immunonutrition (formula supplemented with arginine, omega-3 fatty acids and ribonucleic acid (RNA)) or an isocaloric-isonitrogenous control. Assessment of wound healing process: (1) Quantification of hydroxyproline deposition in a subcutaneously placed catheter, (2) occurrence of surgical wound healing complications.Results: Sixty patients were analyzed. Patients fed with immunonutrion (n=30) showed higher local hydroxyproline levels (59.7nmol (5.0–201.8), vs. 28.0nmol (5.8–89.6) P=0.0018) and significantly lower episodes of surgical wound healing complications (0 vs. 8 (26.7%) P=0.005) when compared to patients fed with the control formula (n=30).Conclusions: Early postoperative enteral nutrition with a formula supplemented with arginine, omega 3 fatty acids and RNA increased hydroxyproline synthesis and improved surgical wound healing in patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
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Nutricion hospitalaria: organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Nutricion Parenteral y Enteral, 1999
ABSTRACT Pharmacological interaction is identified among other aspects when the effects of a dru... more ABSTRACT
Pharmacological interaction is identified among other aspects when the effects of a drug are significantly altered clinically by the presence of food. The most important clinical significance in the history of drug-food interactions occurred in the fifties, the vitamin B6 deficiency when administering the tuberculostatic isoniazide, but there is no doubt that the interaction in the sixties between drugs that were inhibitors of the enzyme mono-amine oxidase and the biogenic amines tyramine and histamine had an important clinical significance due to the increase in hypertension and deaths due to cerebro-vascular accidents. In the seventies the types of interactions were due to the chelation between tetracyclines and the calcium of milk products, influencing the bioavailability of the antibiotic, and from this point on, studies explore in depth the interaction of foods with the different steps in the pharmacokinetics of the drugs (absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion), and these have helped to explain the metabolization interactions of drugs like the clinical significance between grapefruit juice whose naringenine flavonoid is a powerful inhibitor of cytochrome 450, particularly the CYP3A4 family, and terfenadine (antihistamine), with an increase in the plasma levels of the drug and patient death due to ventricular arrhythmia. In the USA the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization (JCAHO) has recommended monitoring of the possible drug and food interactions since 1985, and recommends that patients be informed of this. Despite the recommendations of the JCAHO, few American hospitals have protocolized these interactions and even fewer comply with these, and according to some authors, this is due to the lack of motivation caused by the lack of clinical significance. In this chapter we will study the effect of foods on drugs in two aspects: at the pharamcokinetic level with the possible alterations in absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion, and at the pharamcodynamic level, by alterations in the action of the drug. Also, based on a study by Delgado, which we have changed somewhat, we will report how the drugs should be taken to avoid interactions with foods. As a conclusion, it is difficult to establish which are the relevant drug-food interactions, unless they have given clinical problems. The following are important: a) drugs with a narrow therapeutic margin in which an absorption problem or a metabolization problem may disrupt the plasma levels and the patient needs (digoxin, teophylline, cyclosporin, etc). And b) the drugs like some antibiotics that, because of their action mechanisms, need to maintain adequate plasma concentrations
Nutrición hospitalaria, 2000
The components used in parenteral nutrition mixtures are subject to oxidation. The oxidation of p... more The components used in parenteral nutrition mixtures are subject to oxidation. The oxidation of polyunsaturated lipids leads to the formation of toxic lipoperoxides. This toxicity is of particular significance in new-born children, because of the lack of maturity of their defensive systems against oxidative processes, and also in critically-ill patients, whose oxidative metabolism is increased. A review of the literature is effected to assess the following: toxicity of lipoperoxides, factors involved in the oxidation of parenteral nutrition mixtures and the analytical methods used to determine the peroxides present in parenteral nutrition mixtures. The factors influencing the oxidation of parenteral nutrition mixtures include: the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids, the presence of bisulphite, vitamin complexes and their polysorbate content, temperature, type of bag and exposure to light. The analytical methods found for the analysis of peroxides in TPN mixtures are: iodine measurement analysis, high resolution liquid chromatography, the thiobarbituric acid test, and oxidation of the ferrous cation in the presence of xylenol orange. Depending on the method, it is possible to determine total peroxides or only lipoperoxides. The literature reviewed does not establish a threshold level of peroxide concentration below which a parenteral nutrition mixture can be considered safe.
Nutrición hospitalaria, 1998
Despite the fact that glutamine is not considered to be an essential amino acid, it is the amino ... more Despite the fact that glutamine is not considered to be an essential amino acid, it is the amino acid found in the greatest concentration both in plasma (26%) as in skeletal muscle (75%). These levels may decrease in post-operative, trauma, or critical patients. Glutamine performs many functions in which its demand may be increased, such as: it is a precursor of the synthesis of nucleotides; it is an activator of the protein synthesis and at the same time it inhibits the degradation; it is an activator of glycogen synthesis; it is a metabolic substrate for rapidly replicating cells; it is an energy source for the enterocyte which is so important for maintaining the integrity and the function of the intestinal barrier, and the consumption thereof may be increased under conditions of stress. The administration of glutamine intravenously leads to two physical-chemical problems; the first is its low solubility in water; at 20 degrees C this is only 36 g/l, and the second problem is its .
Ayuda. Buscador. Ver el registro completo y el enlace al documento. Registro completo. Recurso de... more Ayuda. Buscador. Ver el registro completo y el enlace al documento. Registro completo. Recurso de origen, Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert (RACO). Identificador, http://www.raco.cat/index.php/MEST/article/view/40755. Título, ...
Miscel Lania D Estudis Santjustencs, 2009
Pharmaceutical, 2024
Ceftolozane-tazobactam (CT) is used for the treatment of complicated infections and for multidrug... more Ceftolozane-tazobactam (CT) is used for the treatment of complicated infections and for multidrug-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- producing enterobacteria. In certain cases, simultaneous administration of CT and parenteralnutrition (PN) may be required, but compatibility of Y-site co-administration is unknown. The aim of this study was to analyse the physicochemical compatibility of CT Y-site administered with PN. We evaluated a protocolized PN approach for critical patients in our center. We studied both bolus infusion (2 g ceftolozane/1 g tazobactam in 1 h) and continuous infusion (CI) (6 g cefto1ozane/3 g tazobactam) strategies. Samples were visually observed against light, microscopically inspected, and pH was analysed using a pH meter. The mean lipid droplet diameter (MDD) was determined via dynamic light scattering. CT concentration was quantified using HPLC—HRMS. No alterations were observed through visual or microscopic inspection. Changes in pH were <0.2, and changes in osmolarity were less than 5%. MDD remained below 500 rim (284.5 2.1 for bolus CT and 286,8 7.5 for CI CT). CT concentrations at t = 0 h and t = 24 h remained within prespecified parameters in both infusion strategies. CT is physiochemically compatible with PN during simulated Y-site administration at the tested concentration and infusion rates.
Miscel·lània d'estudis santjustencs, 2004
on es descriuen diferents fórmules farmacèutiques que es comparen amb la farmacopea actual. Només... more on es descriuen diferents fórmules farmacèutiques que es comparen amb la farmacopea actual. Només hem pogut traduir onze fórmules de les setze. Les cinc restants són, en part, il•legibles a causa del seu mal estat; tot i així, es pot concloure que un document tracta sobre la hipopresia, un altre sobre el dolor i la debilitat i un tercer sobre sobre el dolor de cor. Els dos títols restants són il•legibles. INTRODUCCIÓ. El document no porta cap data i sols tenim la informació de les unitats de pes i volum emprades, el tipus de lletra i els fàrmacs que s'utilitzen. Pel que fa a les unitats de pes, cal recordar que el sistema ponderal salernità de base decimal, s'utilitza pel Col•legi d'Apotecaris de Barcelona el 1513; en aquest sistema el pes de 1 unça equivalia a 9 dracmes i 1 escrúpol a 20 grans.
Nutricion Hospitalaria, 2021
AIM to present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENP... more AIM to present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE group for the years 2018 and 2019. MATERIAL AND METHODS from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019 the home enteral nutrition registry was recorded, and afterwards a further descriptive and analytical analysis was done. RESULTS in 2018, 4756 active patients were registered and the prevalence was 101.79 patients per one million inhabitants; in 2019 there were 4633 patients with a prevalence of 98.51 patients per one million inhabitants. They originated in 46 hospitals: 51.3 % were male, and median age was 71.0 years in both periods. The most frequent diagnosis was a neurological disorder that presents with aphagia or severe dysphagia - 58.7 % and 58.2 %, respectively. The main cause of episode termination was death. A total of 116 pediatric patients were registered in 2018 and 115 in 2019. Females represented 57.8 % and 59.1 %, respectively, in each of the periods. Median age at the beginning of HEN was 5 and 7 months. The most commonly recordered diagnostic group (42.2 % and 42.6 %) was included within the other pathologies group, followed by neurological disorders that present with aphagia or severe dysphagia in 41.4 % and 41.7 % of children. The route of administration was gastrostomy in 46.6 % and 46.1 %, respectively, in each of the periods. CONCLUSIONS the NED registry of the NADYA-SENPE group continues to operate uninterruptedly since its inception. The number of registered patients and the number of participating hospitals remained stable in the last biennium analyzed.
Nutricion hospitalaria, 2021
AIM to present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENP... more AIM to present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE group for the years 2018 and 2019. MATERIAL AND METHODS from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019 the home enteral nutrition registry was recorded, and afterwards a further descriptive and analytical analysis was done. RESULTS in 2018, 4756 active patients were registered and the prevalence was 101.79 patients per one million inhabitants; in 2019 there were 4633 patients with a prevalence of 98.51 patients per one million inhabitants. They originated in 46 hospitals: 51.3 % were male, and median age was 71.0 years in both periods. The most frequent diagnosis was a neurological disorder that presents with aphagia or severe dysphagia - 58.7 % and 58.2 %, respectively. The main cause of episode termination was death. A total of 116 pediatric patients were registered in 2018 and 115 in 2019. Females represented 57.8 % and 59.1 %, respectively, in each of the periods. Median age at the begi...
Nutrición hospitalaria, 2015
To communicate the results of the Spanish Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) registry of the NADYA-S... more To communicate the results of the Spanish Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE group for the year 2013. Data was recorded online by NADYA group collaborators that were responsible of the HPN follow-up from 1st January to 31st December 2013. A total of 197 patients and 202 episodes of HPN were registered from 35 hospitals that represents a rate of 4,22 patients/million habitants/year 2013. The median age was 53 years (IQR 40-64) for 189 adult patients and 7 months (IQR 6-35,5) for children. The most frequent disease in adults was neoplasm (30,7%) followed by other diseases (20,1%) and mesenteric ischemia (12,7%). Short bowel syndrome and intestinal obstruction (25,9%) were in 35.7% cases the indications for HPN. The most frequent diagnosis for children were the congenital intestinal disorders and other diagnosis, both with a (37,5%) and short bowel syndrome and intestinal obstruction were the indication for treatment, each was present in 50% of the sample. Tunn...
Nutrición hospitalaria, 2015
To present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE gr... more To present the results of the Spanish home enteral nutrition (HEN) registry of the NADYA-SENPE group for the year 2013. From January 1st to December 31st 2013 data was recorded for the HEN registry and further descriptive and analytical analysis was done. In this period 3 223 patients (50.6% men) and a total of 3 272 episodes of HEN were registered in 33 Spanish hospitals. The rate of prevalence was of 67,11 patients/million habitants/ year 2013. A high percentage of patients (98,24%) were older than 14 years. Adult's mean age was 69,14 years (sd 17,64) and men were younger than women p-value <0,001. Children mean age was 2,38 years (sd 4,35). The most frequent indication for HEN was neurological disease for children (49,1%). and for adults (60,6%). Gastrostomy was the most used administration route for children (51%) while younger ones were fed with NGT (p-value 0,003) also older adults (48%) were fed with this type of tube (p-value <0,001). The most frequent reasons for ...
Nutricion hospitalaria: organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Nutricion Parenteral y Enteral
Anorexia is one of the most common symptoms of patients with advanced cancer and it presents as l... more Anorexia is one of the most common symptoms of patients with advanced cancer and it presents as loss of appetite due to satiety. On the other hand, cachexia is described in those patients with unwanted weight loss. Cancerous processes produce an energy unbalance by decreased food intake and increased catabolism, resulting in a clearly negative balance. Several factors determining cachexia are observed, from metabolic unbalances produced by tumoral products and endocrine impairments or the inflammatory response produced by cytokines, all of them leading to higher lipolysis, loss of muscle protein, and anorexia. Besides, causes of anorexia are multiple, from chemotherapy agents, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy, which may produce different degrees of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and also leading to impairments of taste and smell, to obstruction of the digestive tract, pain, depression, constipation, etc. From the knowledge of the different mechanisms producing the anorexia-cachexia syndrome, hypercaloric diets for artificial nutrition have been studied with varying success, and different drugs with a positive effect on appetite gain such as progestogens, steroids, and with lesser clinical evidence cannabinoids, cyproheptadine, mirtazapine (antidepressant), and olanzapine (antipsychotic). Other drugs have been studied because of their anti-inflammatory properties, anti-cytokine, such as melatonin, polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, pentoxifylline, and thalidomide; with the exception of the latter, clinical data are still scant for daily usage. Similarly happens with testosterone-derived anabolic drugs or with metabolism inhibitors such as hydrazine sulfate. With no doubt, progestogens, especially megestrol, and corticosteroids will be first-line therapies for anorexia-cachexia syndrome to stimulate the appetite and increase weight (megestrol), and have an effect on quality of life improvement and comfort in patients with advanced cancer.
Progress in Clinical Pharmacy VI.Proceedings of the 12th European Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy.Barcelona 1983.Ed. Bonal J and Poston JW., 1983
It is well established that insulin(I) has affinity for plastic or glass. Thus, when(I) is mixed ... more It is well established that insulin(I) has affinity for plastic or glass. Thus, when(I) is mixed with solutions contained in plastic o glass containers it may adhere to these materials with decrease in this delivery from there solutions.
In present study we have assayed the degree of adherence of (I) to diferent plastics containers when mixed with five types of Total Parenteral Nutrition(TPN) solutions. Adherence has been evaluated as percentatge of (I) delivered from these containers and solutions