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Epidemiological profile, referral routes and diagnostic accuracy of cases of acute cholangitis among individuals with obstructive jaundice admitted to a tertiary-level university hospital: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Obstructive jaundice may lead to ominous complications and requires complex diagnostic evaluations and therapies that are not widely available. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiological profile, referral routes and diagnostic accuracy at admittance of cases of acute cholangitis a...

Association of vitamin d with mild cognitive impairment and alzheimer's dementia in older mexican adults

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Background It has been proposed that Vitamin D helps reduce the accumulation of cerebral β-amyloid-42 by innate immune stimulation and phagocytosis activation. An association between low Vitamin D levels and Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) has been established. We determined the association bet...

Adherence to post colorectal cancer surveillance colonoscopy guidelines at a tertiary care center

Abstract Background: Surveillance colonoscopy 1 year after resection of colorectal cancer is recommended by all major societies, including National Comprehensive Cancer Network and United States Multi Society Task Force. Study objectives: Our study assesses adherence to post colorectal cancer resection...

Profile of women with anal neoplasia associated with cervical neoplasia receiving care at a tertiary healthcare facility in northeastern Brazil

Abstract Objective: To describe the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory profiles of women with anal neoplasia associated with cervical neoplasia attending a tertiary healthcare facility in northeastern Brazil. Methods: This epidemiological, descriptive study was conducted using a database from a c...

Mortality in adolescents and young adults with chronic diseases during 16 years: a study in a Latin American tertiary hospital

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate mortality in adolescents and young adult patients with chronic diseases followed in a Latin American tertiary hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was performed in a tertiary/academic hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Death occurred in 529...

Reabilitação com uso de realidade virtual: atividade física para pacientes admitidos na unidade de terapia intensiva

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar o nível de atividade que o uso do videogame Nintendo WiiTM pode provocar em pacientes na unidade de terapia intensiva, além dos níveis de segurança do método e da satisfação do paciente. Métodos: Ensaio experimental em centro único conduzido em um hospital terciário. ...

Fatores de risco associados a mortalidade precoce após gastrostomia endoscópica percutânea em pacientes em um centro terciário no Brasil: um estudo retrospectivo de sobrevida em um único centro

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the main accepted method for long-term tube feeding. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors associated with early mortality after PEG. METHODS: Retrospective survival analysis in a tertiary-level center in Recife, Brazil. We revi...

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae in adult patients in Mexico

Rev. argent. microbiol; 51 (3), 2019
The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors and clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adult patients in Mexico. Streptococcus pneumoniae classified as the causative agent of CAP in adult patients and patients with invasive S. pneumoniae isolates pr...

Incidencia de los problemas relacionados con los medicamentos antirretrovirales para el tratamiento de la infección por HIV en pacientes hospitalizados en el Hospital Santa Clara de Bogotá

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (3), 2019
Resumen Introducción. El tratamiento antirretroviral de la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (HIV) se ha relacionado con diversos problemas de los medicamentos que causan o pueden causar la aparición de resultados negativos. En este contexto, es importante determinar su incidencia...