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Complications of otitis media - a potentially lethal problem still present

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: It is an erroneous but commonly held belief that intracranial complications (ICCs) of chronic and acute otitis media (COM and AOM) are past diseases or from developing countries. These problems remain, despite improvements in antibiotic care. OBJECTIVE: This paper analyzes the ...

Adolescentes con autolesiones e ideación suicida: un grupo con mayor comorbilidad y adversidad psicosocial
Adolescents with self-harm and suicidal ideation: a group with greater comorbidity and psychosocial adversity

Salud pública Méx; 58 (3), 2016

Consistent declining trends in stroke mortality in Brazil: mission accomplished?

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Stroke mortality rates are declining in Brazil, but diferences among regions need to be better investigated. The age-adjusted stroke mortality trends among adults (30-69 years-old) from Brazilian regions were studied between 1996 and 2011. Method Data were analyzed after: 1) reallocation of de...

Egresos hospitalarios por enfermedad cerebrovascular en el período 2001-2010 en el Servicio de Salud Araucanía Sur

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (5), 2016
Background: Stroke is the most common specific cause of death in Chile since 2008, representing roughly 10% of total deaths in the country. Aim: To analyze hospital discharges with a diagnosis of stroke in the period 2001-2010 in a regional Chilean health service. Material and Methods: Analysis of hospit...

Uso de estatinas e o risco de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2: Revisão Baseada na Evidência

Objetivo: Determinar se existe relação entre o uso de estatinas e a incidência de Diabetes Melittus tipo 2 (DM2). Métodos: Foram realizadas pesquisas nas bases de dados National Guidelines Clearinghouse, Cochrane Lybrary, Trip database, PubMed e MedLine utilizando os termos MeSH “Diabetes Mellitus ...

Two decades of tuberculosis in a city in Northeastern Brazil: advances and challenges in time and space

Abstract: INTRODUCTION This study presents two decades of epidemiological data on tuberculosis (TB), in order to understanding the disease profile and its spatiotemporal dynamics. METHODS This descriptive study was performed in the City of Olinda/Pernambuco, Brazil, from 1991-2010, and it analyzed ne...

Hospital-based surveillance of intussusception among infants

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: Intussusception surveillance was initiated after the nationwide introduction of live attenuated monovalent rotavirus vaccine (RV1). The objective is to assess the epidemiology of intussusception and compare the number of cases before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine. ...

Prophylactic use of pregabalin for prevention of succinylcholine-induced fasciculation and myalgia: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Succinylcholine is commonly used to achieve profound neuromuscular blockade of rapid onset and short duration. OBJECTIVE: The present study compared the efficacy of pregabalin for prevention of succinylcholine-induced fasciculation and myalgia. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, ...

Perioperative cardiac arrest: an evolutionary analysis of the intra-operative cardiac arrest incidence in tertiary centers in Brazil

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Great changes in medicine have taken place over the last 25 years worldwide. These changes in technologies, patient risks, patient profile, and laws regulating the medicine have impacted the incidence of cardiac arrest. It has been postulated that the incidence of intraoperative ca...

Orotracheal intubation and temporomandibular disorder: a longitudinal controlled study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder in elective surgery patients who underwent orotracheal intubation. METHODS: This was a longitudinal controlled study with two groups. The study group included patients who underwent orot...