ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare therapeutic outcomes between trabeculectomy and medical therapy in patients with open-angle glaucoma. Methods: In the present retrospective comparative study, the medical charts of 284 patients (eyes) newly diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma who had received conventional me...
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/tratamiento farmacológico,
Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/cirugía,
Presión Intraocular,
Curva ROC,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo,
Trabeculectomía/métodos,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Agudeza Visual/fisiología,
Campos Visuales/fisiología
ABSTRACT Introduction: Skeletal Class III malocclusion is often referred for orthodontic treatment combined with orthognathic surgery. However, with the aid of miniplates, some moderate discrepancies become feasible to be treated without surgery. Objective: To report the case of a 24-year-old man with...
ABSTRACT This report describes the correction of a clinical case of malocclusion with anteroposterior discrepancy and transverse, sagittal and vertical deficiencies. A nonextraction technique was used to preserve space in the dental arches and control facial growth for the correction of the sagittal skel...
Abstract Background: QoR-40, a 40-item questionnaire on quality of recovery from anaesthesia, has been shown to measure health status after surgery. Our aim was to evaluate the incidence of poor quality of recovery in our Post Anaesthesia Care Unit and to compare their QoR-40 scores before surgery and 3...
Anestesia/métodos,
Periodo de Recuperación de la Anestesia,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Estado de Salud,
Incidencia,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Portugal/epidemiología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Calidad de Vida,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Operativos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Abstract Background and objectives: A high sodium concentration is known to antagonize local anesthetics when infiltrated around neural tissue. Thus, we hypothesized that the onset time for sensory and motor blockade, in supraclavicular brachial plexus block using ropivacaine diluted with dextrose would...
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between frailty with hospitalization and institutionalization in a follow-up study of elderly residents. Method: the follow-up study was performed in 2008 and 2013 with elderly of both genders, aged 65 years and older who were living in the community-d...
Abstract Background: The outcome of Chagas disease patients after receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is still controversial. Objective: To compare clinical outcomes after ICD implantation in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) and ischemic heart disease (IHD). Metho...
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/mortalidad,
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/terapia,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Desfibriladores Implantables/estadística & datos numéricos,
Supervivencia sin Enfermedad,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Isquemia Miocárdica/mortalidad,
Isquemia Miocárdica/terapia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Tasa de Supervivencia,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients, but there is little information about underlying risk factors. Objectives: Evaluate the association between clinical and echocardiographic variables with SCD on HD patients. Method...
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Muerte Súbita Cardíaca/etiología,
Complicaciones de la Diabetes,
Ecocardiografía Doppler,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Atrios Cardíacos/patología,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/complicaciones,
Hipertrofia Ventricular Izquierda/complicaciones,
Infarto del Miocardio/complicaciones,
Diálisis Renal/efectos adversos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Caudal septal dislocation is a respiratory and cosmetic problem. The correction of caudal septal dislocation is a challenging issue. Although different modalities have been described for the treatment, it is still controversial. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to describe a two-lev...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Malignant tumors of the temporal bone are rare, with an estimated incidence of about 0.8-1.0 per 1,000,000 inhabitants per year. The vast majority of these tumors are squamous cell carcinomas and their treatment is eminently surgical. OBJECTIVE: This study is an attempt at syst...
