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Survival analysis of children and adolescents with melanoma

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the survival in juvenile melanoma. Methods: retrospective study conducted by hospital record review and cancer records of patients aged 0 to 19 years, with histologically proven melanoma and treated between 1997 and 2017 at the Erasto Gaertner Hospital in Curitiba-PR. ...

Edentulism and all-cause mortality among Brazilian older adults: 11-years follow-up

Abstract We assessed the association between edentulism and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older adults from São Paulo, Brazil, from 2006 to 2017. This prospective cohort study used data from the Health, Well-being and Aging Study (SABE, Portuguese acronym). Edentulism was evaluated by mea...

Strategies to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract The World Health Organization declared a COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020, when there were 4,293 confirmed cumulative deaths. By May 17, 2020 this number increased to 315,005. The risk of death is higher above the age of 60, but there are many deaths below 60 (for example, in Sao Paulo, 25%)....

Risk factors associated with mortality among patients who had candidemia in a university hospital

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Bloodstream infection due to Candida spp. is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in tertiary hospitals. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we included patients with a positive blood culture for Candida spp. after 48 h of hospitalization. RESULTS A total of 335 patie...

La autopsia clínica como herramienta diagnóstica imprescindible para la crisis sanitaria por la COVID-19
Clinical autopsy as an essential diagnostic tool in the sanitary crisis due to COVID-19

Rev. cuba. salud pública; 46 (supl.1), 2020
Estimado Editor: Desde hace diez siglos se ha demostrado la importancia de la autopsia clínica en el diagnóstico de disimiles enfermedades. Los beneficios de la correlación clinicopatológica son bien conocidos y ampliamente divulgados en la literatura especializada. Desde el microorganismo que causa ...

Narrativas sobre a morte: a gripe espanhola e a covid-19 no brasil

Psicol. soc. (Online); 32 (), 2020
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é discutir narrativas sobre a morte em duas pandemias, a Gripe Espanhola (1918-1920) e a Covid-19 (2020), no contexto brasileiro. O desenho teórico-metodológico está assentado na revisão narrativa de bibliografia selecionada do Portal de Periódicos Capes e da coleçã...

Mortality due to congenital heart disease in Pernambuco from 1996 to 2016

SUMMARY BACKGROUND To determine the magnitude and temporal trends of deaths due to congenital heart disease (CHD) in Pernambuco between 1996 and 2016. METHODS This was an ecological, time-series study, involving all cases of deaths from congenital cardiovascular malformations in the state of Pernambu...

Impact of antihypertensive agents on clinical course and in-hospital mortality: analysis of 169 hypertensive patients hospitalized for COVID-19

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992); 66 (Suppl 2), 2020
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging health threat caused by a novel coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Previous studies have noted hypertension is associated with increased mortality due to COVID-19; however, it is not clear ...

Artificial intelligence & COVID-19: (bio)ethical aspects of end of life

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992); 66 (Suppl 2), 2020

The effect of abo and rh blood group antigens on admission to intensive care unit and mortality in patients with COVID-19 infection

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992); 66 (Suppl 2), 2020
SUMMARY AIM The aim of this study is to analyze the prognostic significance of ABO and Rh blood group antigens along with various parameters in patients followed-up with the diagnosis of COVID-19. METHODS We evaluated 397 patients who were follow-up and treated due to COVID-19 infections. The ages, g...