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Clinical impact of the Model for End Liver Disease (MELD) score on the presence of microvascular invasion and on the postoperative outcome in patients undergoing liver transplantation

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: to correlate clinical and epidemiological data with the pathological analysis of liver explants from patients undergoing liver transplantation for hetapocarcinoma in the UNICAMP HC and to verify whether the MELD and MELD-Na scores are reliable factors to predict a worse post-transpl...

Speech-language-hearing instruments to assess peripheral facial palsy: an integrative literature review

Rev. CEFAC; 23 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Purpose: to describe and analyze the clinical instruments that assess peripheral facial palsy through an integrative literature review. Methods: the precepts for this type of review were followed: research question, identification, selection of studies, and critical analysis. The Virtual Healt...

International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health in adult and older users of audiology services

Rev. CEFAC; 23 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT Purpose: to describe aspects of functioning and disability related to hearing and sociodemographic factors of audiology service users. Methods: an exploratory study with a probabilistic sample comprising 152 participants who answered a socioeconomic and assistance questionnaire. The functionin...

Clinical manifestations of children and adolescents with covid-19: report of the first 115 cases from sabará hospital infantil

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the clinical manifestations and severity of children and adolescents affected by COVID-19 treated at Sabará Hospital Infantil. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, retrospective, and observational study. All cases of COVID-19 confirmed by RT-qPCR of patients seen at th...

Carbohydrate antigen 15-3 as a marker of disease severity in patients with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis*

J. bras. pneumol; 47 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: Biomarkers associated with mucin 1, such as Krebs von den Lungen-6 and carbohydrate antigen (CA) 15-3, are increased in various interstitial lung diseases. Our aim was to determine whether CA 15-3 could be considered a biomarker of disease severity in patients with chronic hypersensi...

Charlson Comorbidity Index and other predictors of in-hospital mortality among adults with community-acquired pneumonia

J. bras. pneumol; 47 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the performance of Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) with those of the mental Confusion, Urea, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, and age = 65 years (CURB-65) score and the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as predictors of all-cause in-hospital mortality in patients with commu...

Factors associated with food neophobia in children: systematic review

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the factors associated with food neophobia in children through a systematic review. Data sources: This research was based on the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The research was carried out in the PubMed, Scien...

Behavioral characteristics of children with sickle cell disease

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate sociodemographic and clinical aspects of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and their behavioral characteristics. Methods: Interview with parents of patients with SCD from four to ten years old, addressing socioeconomic aspects and other health conditions, and usi...

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of sars-cov-2 infection in children and adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: To present the current evidence on clinical and laboratory characteristics of infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during childhood and adolescence. Data source: This is a narrative review conducted in the databases: Medical Literature Analysis...