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The Portuguese version of "The Utrecht questionnaire for outcome assessment in aesthetic rhinoplasty": validation and clinical application

Abstract Introduction: The evaluation of surgical outcomes measured by patient satisfaction or quality of life is very important, especially in plastic surgery. There is increasing interest in self-reporting outcomes evaluation in plastic surgery. Objective: The aim of this study was to perform the tra...

Correlation analysis between short-term insulin-like growth factor-I and glucose intolerance status after transsphenoidal adenomectomy in acromegalic patients: a large retrospective study from a single center in China

ABSTRACT Objectives: Our study aimed to investigate the associations of glucose tolerance status with insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and other clinical laboratory parameters of acromegalic patients before and after the patients underwent transsphenoidal adenomectomy (TSA) by conducting a single-ce...

Preoperative detection of TERT promoter and BRAFV600E mutations in papillary thyroid carcinoma in high-risk thyroid nodules

ABSTRACT Objectives: This observational study analyzed telomerase reverse transcriptase (pTERT) mutations in 45 fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens obtained from thyroid nodules followed by postoperatively confirmation of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) diagnosis, examining their relationship with cli...

Predictors of normalization of circulating interleukin-6 after cardiac myxoma resection

Abstract Objective: To disclose the relationships between the anatomic features of cardiac myxomas and plasma interleukin (IL)-6 levels. Methods: Twelve patients undergoing cardiac myxoma resection at The First Hospital of Putian, Teaching Hospital, Fujian Medical University were enrolled into this stu...

Lipoabdominoplasty: repercussions for diaphragmatic mobility and lung function in healthy women

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of lipoabdominoplasty on diaphragmatic mobility (DM) and lung function in healthy women. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study using high-resolution ultrasound and forced spirometry to assess DM and lung function, respectively, prior to lipoabdominoplas...

Goma de mascar mentolada no manejo da sede pré-operatória: ensaio clínico randomizado

Objetivo avaliar a efetividade da goma de mascar mentolada em aliviar a intensidade e o desconforto da sede do paciente cirúrgico no período pré-operatório. Método ensaio clínico controlado randomizado, com 102 pacientes em período pré-operatório, aleatorizados em grupo-controle, com cuidado ...

A presença do familiar/acompanhante da criança submetida à cirurgia ortopédica: implicações para a enfermagem

Introdução: Quando a criança é submetida à cirurgia, a presença do familiar transmite segurança e tranquilidade nos momentos que perpassam o período perioperatório. Objetivos: Descrever as experiências do familiar/acompanhante da criança submetida à cirurgia ortopédica no período perioperat...

Tiempo para el trasplante como predictor de la recurrencia del Carcinoma Hepatocelular después del trasplante hepático: Un estudio de cohorte retrospectivo
Time to transplantation as predictor of hepatocellular recurrence after liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

VozAndes; 30 (1), 2019
Hepatocellular recurrence after liver transplantation (LTx) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate the association between waiting time and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence in patients undergoing LTx for HCC. We studied 250 patients who underwent LTx between 2007-20...

Avaliação da acurácia do exame ultrassonográfico em pacientes portadores de hérnia inguinal

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 46 (2), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a acurácia da ultrassonografia no diagnóstico de hérnia inguinal no pré-operatório de pacientes submetidos à herniorrafia inguinal. Métodos: estudo retrospectivo descritivo, analítico, baseado em dados obtidos dos prontuários de pacientes submetidos à herniorrafia ing...

Nursing diagnoses in adults and elderlies in the preoperative period: a comparative study

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the nursing diagnoses of NANDA-I Taxonomy in hospitalized adults and elderlies in preoperative of general surgery and proctology. Method: cross-sectional study, exploratory, quantitative approach, developed in the general surgery ward, between March and August, 2017. Inferen...