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Cost-benefit analysis of pharmacist interventions over 36 months in a university hospital

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To perform a cost-benefits analysis of a clinical pharmacy (CP) service implemented in a Neurology ward of a tertiary teaching hospital. METHODS: This is a cost-benefit analysis of a single arm, prospective cohort study performed at the adult Neurology Unit over 36 months, which has...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and lung transplantation: initial experience at a single brazilian center

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: To report initial experience from the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients who received lung transplantation. METHODS: Retrospective study of a single tertiary center in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, a national reference in lung transplantation, based on the pros...

A cross-sectional approach including dog owner characteristics as predictors of visceral leishmaniasis infection in dogs

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is relevant for human and animal public health. Several factors have been associated with the risk of Leishmania infantum infection in dogs. However, dog owner characteristics have been rarely explored. OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence and to identify the as...

Effectiveness of a comprehensive blood pressure control program in primary health care in Peru

ABSTRACT Objective. To assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive blood pressure (BP) control program on improving lifestyle indicators, BP levels, and laboratory examination results among people living in low-income urban areas of Peru. Methods. A prospective before-and-after study design was applied...

Associação entre nível de sedação e mortalidade de pacientes em ventilação mecânica em terapia intensiva

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 54 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo Associar nível de sedação, critérios de desligamento diário das drogas sedoanalgésicas e mortalidade de pacientes em ventilação mecânica em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Método Estudo prospectivo, longitudinal e quantitativo, realizado com pacientes, por meio da Escala de Ag...

Differences between the oral changes presented by patients with solid and hematologic tumors during the chemotherapeutic treatment

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Objective: This study sought to identify the differences between the oral changes presented by patients with solid and hematologic tumors during chemotherapeutic treatment. Methodology: This is an observational, prospective and quantitative study using direct documentation by follow-up of 105 ...

Clinical profile of children with and without comorbidities hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the clinical profile of children and adolescents hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). They were divided into two groups: those with and those without comorbidities. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study with prospective data col...

Hiponatremia em pacientes internados

Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de hiponatremia em pacientes internados, determinando seu perfil epidemiológico. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo, observacional e longitudinal. Utilizou-se o banco de dados do hospital no período entre março e maio de 2017, com total de 320 indivíduos. A análise estatÃ...

Conduta terapêutica em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica: monoterapia ou terapia cominada?

Objetivo: Comparar a dupla terapia broncodilatadora com glicopirrônio mais indacaterol à monoterapia com glicopirrônio em pacientes portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica. Métodos: Estudo clínico prospectivo, unicêntrico, controlado, cruzado, randomizado e duplo-cego realizado com 14...

Efectos de la expansión rápida del maxilar sobre el flujo aéreo nasal en pacientes entre 6 y 14 años de edad, con compresión maxilar, medido a través de un flujómetro nasal portátil

El objetivo de nuestro estudio de tipo longitudinal prospectivo simple de medidas repetidas fue determinar la variación del flujo aéreo nasal medido con un flujómetro nasal portátil, en niños entre 6 y 14 años de edad con compresión maxilar, después de la expansión rápida del maxilar (ERM). El ...