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Prostate cancer in Brazil and Latin America: epidemiology and screening

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the tumors with higher incidence and mortality among men in the World. Epidemiological data are influenced by life expectancy of population, available diagnostic methods, correct collection of data and quality of health services. Screening of the disease ...

Prescripción inapropiada en adultos mayores hospitalizados
Inappropriate prescription in elderly inpatients

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
Una de las causas prevenibles de los eventos adversos a medicamentos (EAM) en la población adulta mayor es la prescripción inapropiada, (PIM), es decir aquella prescripción donde los riesgos superan los beneficios clínicos. Se propone conocer la incidencia de PIM con los criterios de Beers, los Scree...

Brucelosis: zoonosis de importancia en México

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (6), 2016
Introduction: Brucellosis is one of the most frequent zoonosis in most parts of the world. This zoonosis remains a great problem to public health in developing countries, although developed countries have successfully controlled it. Mexico still shows a high annual brucellosis incidence in humans; thus, ...

Notificación de accidentes de trabajo y posibles enfermedades profesionales en Ecuador, 2010-2015

Cienc. Trab; 18 (57), 2016
OBJETIVO: Describir la evolución de notificaciones por accidentes de trabajo y posibles enfermedades profesionales en Ecuador para el período desde 2010 a 2015. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio descriptivo a partir de fuentes secundarias reportadas al Seguro General de Riesgos de Trabajo del Instituto...

Fatores associados à recorrência de quedas em uma coorte de idosos

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é analisar os fatores associados à recorrência de quedas de idosos na comunidade em Cuiabá. Estudo epidemiológico, prospectivo, de coorte concorrente e seguimento de dois anos, por meio de inquéritos domiciliares em 2012 e em 2013, utilizaram-se os programas Epi Info ...

Capítulo 6: Costo-efectividad de las pruebas de tamizaje del cáncer colorrectal en Argentina©
Chapter 6: Cost-effectiveness of cancer screening tests colorectal in Argentina©

Evolution to permanent or transient conditions in children with positive neonatal TSH screening tests in Sergipe, Brazil

ABSTRACT Objectives To assess the evolution to permanent or transient conditions in children with positive neonatal TSH tests in Sergipe, Brazil, from 2004 to 2010. Subjects and methods Out of 193,794 screened newborns, 713 presented a neonatal TSH level higher than the local cutoff (5.2 µU/mL). Fro...

The effect of passive exposure to tobacco smoke on perioperative respiratory complications and the duration of recovery

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (5), 2016
Abstract Background: The incidence of perioperative respiratory complications and postoperative care unit recovery time investigated in patients with passive tobacco smoke exposure according to the degree of exposure. Methods: Total 270 patients ranging in age from 18 to 60 years with the ASA physical ...

Effects of hydrogen peroxide mouthwash on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (5), 2016
Abstract Aims The aim of the study was to determine the effect of hydrogen peroxide (HP) mouthwash on the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods This was a randomized clinical trial conducted on 68 patients. The intervention gro...