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Adverse events in the intensive care unit: impact on mortality and length of stay in a prospective study

Abstract: This study sought to evaluate the occurrence of adverse events and their impacts on length of stay and mortality in an intensive care unit (ICU). This is a prospective study carried out in a teaching hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The cohort included 355 patients over 18 years of age admit...

Incidence and endoscopic characteristics of acute laryngeal lesions in children undergoing endotracheal intubation

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Acute laryngeal lesions after intubation appear to be precursors of chronic lesions. OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence and type of acute laryngeal lesions after extubation in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS: A cohort study involving children from birth to <...

Comportamiento epidemiológico del osteosarcoma en la población mexicana entre 2005 y 2014

Introducción: El osteosarcoma representa el 15% de las neoplasias óseas. En México, constituye el 4,5% de las neoplasias y el 46,6-74% de los tumores óseos malignos, con ligero predominio en los varones adolescentes y el 50-80% en rodilla y húmero proximal. Objetivo: Identificar la distribución, la...

Nuevas posibilidades terapéuticas en melanoma metastásico
Novel therapeutics possibilities for metastatic melanoma

El melanoma ha experimentado un aumento constante en su tasa de incidencia en las últimas cinco décadas a nivel mundial. El pronóstico del paciente con melanoma se relaciona con el estadio de la enfermedad al momento del diagnóstico, con una sobrevida global media de 6,2 meses en pacientes con melano...

Caliciviruses in hospitalized children, São Luís, Maranhão, 1997-1999: detection of norovirus GII. 12

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases during childhood, with norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) being two of its main causes. This study reports for the first time the incidence of these viruses in hospitalized children with and without gastroenteritis in São Luís, Maranhão. A t...

Disparities in cancer epidemiology and care delivery among Brazilian indigenous populations

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess aspects related to cancer in indigenous population. Methods: This is a retrospective study developed in a public university hospital. We included patients with 18 or more years of age, diagnosed with solid tumors, and followed between 2005 and 2015. Clinical features were ...

Spatial distribution of scorpions according to the socioeconomic conditions in Campina Grande,State of Paraíba, Brazil

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Due to its frequency and morbidity, such as that caused by scorpions have achieved public health importance in certain regions of the world. The present exploratory ecological study aimed to characterize the epidemiological profile and spatial distribution of scorpion stings in C...