RESUMO O Brighton Paediatric Early Warning Score (BPEWS) é um instrumento construído para identificar sinais de alerta para deterioração clínica em crianças hospitalizadas. Objetivo: traduzir e adaptar o BPEWS para o português a fim de verificar sua aplicabilidade no contexto brasileiro estudado....
ABSTRACT Aim: Investigation of the erectile functions in partners of women with urinary incontinence problems. Materials and Methods: Sexually active female patients over the age of 18 years with complaints of urinary incontinence (n=30) (Group-1), and without urinary incontinence (n=30) (Group-2, cont...
ABSTRACT Objective: To report our experience of minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy(MPCNL) in managing upper urinary tract calculi complicated with severe spinal deformity. Materials and Methods: Between August 2001 to December 2012, 16 upper urinary calculi in 13 patients with severe spina...
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Nefrostomía Percutánea/métodos,
Posicionamiento del Paciente/métodos,
Punciones/métodos,
Radiografía,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Curvaturas de la Columna Vertebral/complicaciones,
Curvaturas de la Columna Vertebral/diagnóstico por imagen,
Curvaturas de la Columna Vertebral/patología,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Ultrasonografía Intervencional/métodos,
Cálculos Urinarios/diagnóstico por imagen,
Cálculos Urinarios/patología,
Cálculos Urinarios/cirugía
ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess patient satisfaction and quality of life and factors that may be related to these outcomes. Materials and Methods: Between 2000 and 2008 a retrospective chart review and telephone survey of all surgeries for male SUI was performed. Average age at times of operation was 69...
Ejercicio Físico/psicología,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Pañales para la Incontinencia/estadística & datos numéricos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Satisfacción del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Prostatectomía/efectos adversos,
Calidad de Vida,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Cabestrillo Suburetral,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Teléfono,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Incontinencia Urinaria de Esfuerzo/etiología,
Incontinencia Urinaria de Esfuerzo/cirugía
Background: Metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent among adults in Chile and represents a health risk. Aim: To determine the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components, with C reactive protein levels (CRP) as an inflammation marker. Material and Methods: The population studied cons...
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Síndrome Metabólico/sangre,
Glucemia/análisis,
Chile,
HDL-Colesterol/sangre,
Estudios Transversales,
Hipertensión,
Obesidad Abdominal/complicaciones,
Valores de Referencia,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Triglicéridos/sangre,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
ABSTRACT Objective: To propose a novel ultrasound scoring system for hand and wrist joints (US10) for evaluation of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to correlate the US10 with clinical, laboratory and functional variables. Methods: Forty-eight early RA patients underwent clinical and l...
ABSTRACT Introduction: This study, developed in a federal hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, has aimed to analyze the social representation of chronic disease and its treatment, in the perspective of adolescents and their caregivers. Methods: The sample consisted of 31 adolescents (11–21 yea...
ABSTRACT Orofacial manifestations occur frequently in rheumatic diseases and usually represent early signs of disease or of its activity that are still neglected in clinical practice. Among the autoimmune rheumatic diseases with potential for oral manifestations, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory m...
Abstract: Background: C-reactive protein is an inflammatory biomarker and its level increases in the serum of psoriatic patients. Its level is also associated with Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the decrement of serum C-reactive protein level wit...
Abstract: Background: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a chronic, autoimmune blistering skin disease that affects patients' daily life and psychosocial well-being. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of life, anxiety, depression and loneliness in BP patients. Methods: Fifty-seven BP ...
