Abstract The major infectious diseases in Chile encompass the periodontal diseases, with a combined prevalence that rises up to 90% of the population. Thus, the population-based surveillance of periodontal diseases plays a central role for assessing their prevalence and for planning, implementing, and ev...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of age, creatinine and ejection fraction (ACEF) score and the modified ACEFCG model, incorporating creatinine clearance, to predict immediate operative mortality risk of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. A retrospective analysis was per...
Factores de Edad,
Argentina/epidemiología,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos/mortalidad,
Creatinina/sangre,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos/mortalidad,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Curva ROC,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Volumen Sistólico/fisiología
Abstract: Objectives: To examine both body mass index (BMI) status and waist circunference (WC) in a large international sample of adult Special Olympics participants from Latin America. It also explored the association of age and sex with obesity in this population. Materials and methods: BMI and WC...
Factores de Edad,
Atletas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Comorbilidad,
Salud Global,
Discapacidad Intelectual/epidemiología,
América Latina/epidemiología,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Obesidad/prevención & control,
Obesidad Abdominal/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/prevención & control,
Factores Sexuales,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
Abstract: Background: Many factors are currently being identified as potential inductors of skin cancer in patients after a liver transplant, among them, immunosuppressive regimen. Objective: To study the factors that influence the incidence of skin cancer in patients after liver transplant. Methods: ...
Carcinoma Basocelular/epidemiología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/epidemiología,
Terapia de Inmunosupresión/efectos adversos,
Trasplante de Hígado/efectos adversos,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/epidemiología,
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Carcinoma Basocelular/etiología,
Carcinoma Basocelular/patología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/etiología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología,
Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiología,
Inmunosupresores/uso terapéutico,
Incidencia,
Modelos Logísticos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/etiología,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología
ABSTRACT Purpose: To study the technique of eye drop instillation in glaucoma patients and identify independent factors that may influence their performance. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 71 consecutive patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension, self-administering topical anti-glaucoma me...
Factores de Edad,
Estudios Transversales,
Glaucoma/tratamiento farmacológico,
Instilación de Medicamentos,
Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos,
Hipertensión Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico,
Soluciones Oftálmicas/administración & dosificación,
Cooperación del Paciente,
Educación del Paciente como Asunto,
Factores de Tiempo,
Agudeza Visual
ABSTRACT Purpose: We evaluated dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis (TDH), malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and catalase (CAT) activity in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). All analyzes were conducted on plasma samples. Methods: Thirty-two patients with AMD and 38 age-matched healthy co...
Factores de Edad,
Antioxidantes,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Catalasa/metabolismo,
Disulfuros/sangre,
Homeostasis,
Degeneración Macular/sangre,
Malondialdehído/sangre,
Estrés Oxidativo/fisiología,
Compuestos de Sulfhidrilo/sangre
Introducción: La población chilena, al igual que la mundial, ha presentado un importante envejecimiento en los últimos 25 años. El cáncer gástrico ocupa la primera causa de mortalidad por tumores malignos en Chile. Objetivo: Determinar la mortalidad operatoria de la gastrectomía total o subtotal e...
Morais, Silvia Helena de Oliveira;
Segheto, Wellington;
Silva, Danielle Cristina Guimarães da;
Coelho, France Araújo;
Reis, Vanessa Guimarães;
Ferreira, Fabrícia Geralda;
Martinho, Karina Oliveira;
Rocha, Anna Lígia Cabral da;
Pessoa, Milene Cristine;
Longo, Giana Zarbato.
Summary Objective: To analyze factors associated with chronic joint symptoms (CJS) in adults. Method: A population-based, cross-sectional study was performed with a sample of 1,217 adults aged between 20 and 59 years, in the city of Viçosa, in 2014. The sampling process was performed by conglomerates ...
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedad Crónica,
Métodos Epidemiológicos,
Artropatías/epidemiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Obesidad,
Sobrepeso,
Enfermedades Reumáticas/epidemiología,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Abstract Introduction: The distribution, concentration and function of glycosaminoglycans in the various vocal fold tissues are still unclear. Objective: To evaluate the distribution and concentration of sulfated glycosaminoglycans in different layers of the human vocal fold according to gender and age...
O uso de anticoagulantes tem papel essencial na prevenção de eventos tromboembólicos
em pacientes com fibrilação atrial (FA). Entretanto, esse tratamento pode ter consequências
graves, como eventos hemorrágicos. Por este motivo, é importante classificar
os pacientes quanto ao risco de acidente va...
Tromboembolia/complicaciones,
Tromboembolia/terapia,
Fibrilación Atrial/complicaciones,
Fibrilación Atrial/terapia,
Hemorragia/complicaciones,
Factores de Riesgo,
Pacientes,
Curva ROC,
Factores de Edad,
Hipertensión/complicaciones,
Factores Sexuales,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/complicaciones,
Anticoagulantes/efectos adversos,
Biomarcadores
