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How can new technologies help reduce absenteeism in pediatric consultation?

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the most effective form of contact, as a possible intervention to reduce absenteeism in consultations of children with suspected or confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted with prospective data collection, between March 2017 a...

Drug-related problems in cardiac neonates under intensive care

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency and nature of the Drug Related Problems (DRP) in neonates with cardiac diseases admitted to an Intensive Care Unit. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was developed at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a teaching maternity hospital in...

¿Cúan segura es la dermatología quirúrgica?. Trabajo de investigación prospectivo sobre sus complicaciones realizado en una sala de procedimientos

Dermatol. argent; 26 (1), 2020
Antecedentes: Aunque las complicaciones globales en la dermatología quirúrgica referidas en la bibliografía mundial son bajas (1,64- 4,58%), las publicaciones regionales con datos prospectivos sobre ellas son escasas y, a nivel nacional, inexistentes. Objetivos: Estimar la incidencia de complicaciones...

Edentulism and all-cause mortality among Brazilian older adults: 11-years follow-up

Abstract We assessed the association between edentulism and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older adults from São Paulo, Brazil, from 2006 to 2017. This prospective cohort study used data from the Health, Well-being and Aging Study (SABE, Portuguese acronym). Edentulism was evaluated by mea...

Occurrence and Severity of Oral Mucositis in Brazilian Pediatric Cancer Patients

Abstract Objective: To determine the occurrence and severity of oral mucositis (OM) and the factors associated with the onset of severe oral mucositis (SOM) in pediatric cancer patients. Material and Methods: This was a longitudinal and prospective study with 85 children and adolescents (aged 0 to 19 y...

Safe surgery: analysis of physicians adherence to protocols, and its potential impact on patient safety

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives : to identify surgeons' knowledge and compliance rate to the Safe Surgery Protocol, as well as to assess the incidence of surgery-related adverse events, including patients' knowledge about the protocol. Methods: this is a cross-sectional and prospective study. An instrument was de...

Postoperative aesthetic and healing features of postectomy using three different surgical techniques: a randomized, prospective, and interdisciplinary analysis

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: to compare the postoperative esthetic and healing aspects of postectomy performed by different surgical techniques, based on the evaluation of different specialty expert professionals. Methods: prospective and randomized clinical trial enrolling 149 preschool children with a medic...

Predictors of difficulty in bedside percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: pilot study

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is currently one of the main procedures performed in an intensive care unit (ICU). However, there are no well-defined indicators of technical difficulty in performing the procedure. Objectives: to define predictors of difficulty in perform...

Uso da realimentação pós-operatória ultra precoce e seu impacto na redução de fluidos endovenosos

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo: investigar em uma série de casos de pacientes submetidos a operações de médio porte em cirurgia geral, o uso da conduta de realimentação pós-operatória "ultra precoce"(dieta oral líquida oferecida na recuperação pós-anestésica), avaliando-se o volume de fluidos endovenosos ...