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Características epidemiológicas de accidentes por mordeduras caninas y felinas en Lima Metropolitana

Introducción: Las características epidemiológicas de los accidentes por mordeduras caninas y felinas han sido poco estudiados en el Perú. Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia y los factores de riesgo asociados con las mordeduras caninas y felinas en Lima Metropolitana, durante el año 2016. Métodos: E...

Importancia de la hipertensión pulmonar relativa en la lesión renal aguda posterior al trasplante cardíaco

Exposure to indoor air pollution/outdoor air pollution: the silent killers – A pilot study

Objective: To identify possible risks factors of exposure to indoor air pollution (IAP)/outdoor air pollution (OAP) and their relationship with noncommunicable diseases in men and women treated by primary care physicians. Method: In total, 551 patients (382 women) attended three basic health units in Uru...

Suicide cases in developed and emerging countries: an analysis using wavelets

J. bras. psiquiatr; 70 (3), 2021
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to use a wavelet technique to determine whether the number of suicides is similar between developed and emerging countries. METHODS: Annual data were obtained from World Health Organization (WHO) reports from 1986 to 2015. Discrete nondecimated wavelet transform was u...

Ideação suicida e fatores associados entre estudantes de ensino médio e superior: uma análise hierarquizada

J. bras. psiquiatr; 70 (3), 2021
OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência e analisar os fatores associados à ideação suicida em estudantes de ensino médio e superior. MÉTODOS: Estudo epidemiológico, transversal, analítico, realizado em Montes Claros, MG, Brasil. Para a coleta de dados, aplicou-se um questionário contendo questões relat...

Caracterização dos óbitos por suicídio entre 2013-2017

J. bras. psiquiatr; 70 (3), 2021
OBJETIVO: Descrever a frequência, a distribuição e as principais características dos casos de suicídio no Rio Grande do Sul. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal que incluiu todos os óbitos por suicídio notificados de 01/01/2013 a 31/12/2017. A análise compreendeu a descrição dos casos, a verificação...

A scoring system to predict the risk of surgical site infections after spinal surgery

Coluna/Columna; 20 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective This retrospective clinical study was carried out to generate and cross-validate a scoring system for the identification of patients at risk of SSIs after spinal surgery. Methods A retrospective study was conducted, which included patients who underwent spinal surgery. The potentia...

Prevalence of low back pain and evaluation of risk factors in hospitalized patients

Coluna/Columna; 20 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the prevalence of low back pain and to establish a correlation with risk factors for the development of low back pain in a teaching hospital in the East Zone of São Paulo. Method This is a cross-sectional, observational, analytical study, in which 90 patients from the...

Acute kidney injury in patients with Covid-19 in a Brazilian ICU: incidence, predictors and in-hospital mortality

J. bras. nefrol; 43 (3), 2021
Abstract Introduction: There is little data in the literature on acute kidney injury (AKI) in Covid-19 cases, although relevant in clinical practice in the ICU, especially in Brazil. Our goal was to identify the incidence of AKI, predictive factors and impact on hospital mortality. Method: Retrospectiv...