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Coronary involvement in behçet's disease: what are its risks and prognosis? (rare cases and literature review)

Abstract Objective: In our clinic, we aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative risk factors and postoperative complications on reoperation and mortality in cases with Behçet's disease which presents very rare coronary artery involvement. Methods: Thirteen patients with Behçet's Disease who h...

Intervenção de enfermagem baseada na teoria de Neuman mediada por jogo educativo

Resumo Objetivo Avaliar intervenção de enfermagem baseada na teoria de Betty Neuman mediada por jogo educativo no que tange à redução dos níveis de ansiedade e estresse vivenciados pelos usuários submetidos à revascularização miocárdica. Métodos Trata-se de estudo de intervenção, realizad...

Validação de instrumento para registro da sistematização da assistência de enfermagem perioperatória

Rev. SOBECC; 24 (4), 2019
Objetivos: Construir e validar conteúdos de um instrumento para registro da sistematização da assistência de enfermagem perioperatória. Método: Estudo metodológico realizado em um hospital-escola do sul do Brasil que incluiu revisão de literatura, mapeamento cruzado entre observação não estrut...

Effects of the transobturator tape procedure on overactive bladder symptoms and quality of life: a prospective study

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of transobturator tape (TOT) on overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms and quality of life. Materials and Methods: Patients with stress-predominant mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) who had undergone TOT procedures were considered candidates for...

Evaluation of three superior oblique surgical weakening procedures for A-pattern strabismus

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate three superior oblique surgical weakening procedures for correcting A-pattern strabismus: tenectomy, superior oblique hang-back recession, and that involving the use of superior oblique suture spacers. Methods: The inclusion criteria were A-pattern strabismus ≥10[...

Is hypoalbuminemia a predictor for acute kidney injury after coronary bypass grafting in diabetes mellitus patients?

Abstract Objective: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most important complications after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedure. Serum albumin, which is an acute phase reactant, is suggested to be associated with AKI development subsequent to various surgical procedures. In this study, w...

Preoperative carotid duplex scanning in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of carotid artery stenosis (CAS) using carotid duplex ultrasound in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2017 and January 201...

The factors affecting rhythm control for cryoablation of atrial fibrillation in mitral valve surgery

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the factors impacting on the conversion to sinus rhythm and on the postoperative rhythm findings in the six-month follow-up period of a mitral valve surgery combined with cryoablation Cox-Maze III procedure, in patients with atrial fibrillation. Methods: In this study, w...

Predictors of Unfavourable Outcomes in Children and Adolescents Submitted to Surgical Mitral Valvuloplasty Secondary to Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

Arq. bras. cardiol; 113 (4), 2019
Abstract Background: Mitral valve repair in paediatric patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease is superior to valve replacement and has been used with good results. Objective: To identify predictors of unfavourable outcomes in children and adolescents submitted to surgical mitral valvuloplasty se...

Effects of turbinoplasty versus outfracture and bipolar cautery on the compensatory inferior turbinate hypertrophy in septoplasty patients

Abstract Introduction: The most common cause of septoplasty failure is inferior turbinate hypertrophy that is not treated properly. Several techniques have been described to date: total or partial turbinectomy, submucosal resection (surgical or with a microdebrider), with turbinate outfracture being som...