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Evaluation of body image, quality of life, tactile sensitivity and pain in women with breast cancer submitted to surgical intervention

SUMMARY Breast cancer is one of the most common types of tumor in the world and the most common among women. There are several treatments for breast cancer; however, the condition often can be accompanied by severe complications in a woman's life. OBJECTIVE: o evaluate and compare body image perception,...

Spiritual well-being and hope in the preoperative period of cardiac surgery

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize relations between spiritual well-being and hope of patients in the preoperative period of cardiac surgery. Method: Exploratory cross-sectional study with quantitative approach, performed in the infirmaries of a reference hospital in cardiology. We evaluated 69 patien...

Outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with mild preoperative renal insufficiency

Abstract Introduction: Preoperative renal insufficiency is an independent predictor of mortality after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. However, there are few reports aimed to evaluate the impact of mild preoperative renal insufficiency on long-term follow-up outcomes after isolated CABG sur...

Comparación preoperatoria entre pruebas de coagulación y tromboelastografía en pacientes con cirrosis hepática sometidos a trasplante hepático

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (3), 2018
Background: Compared to standard coagulation essays (SCE), such as international normalized ratio (INR), prothrombin activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), or platelet count, thromboelastograhy (TEG) offers precise and real-time information about hemostasis. TEG tests both platelet function and co...

Fatores de risco pré-operatórios para lesão renal aguda após transplante hepático: resultados de um estudo transversal no Nordeste do Brasil

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in the immediate postoperative period of patients undergoing liver transplantation. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative risk factors for AKI after liver transplantation. METHODS: A cross-sectional stud...

Role of preoperative air-bone gap in tinnitus outcome after tympanoplasty for chronic otitis media with tinnitus

Abstract Introduction Previous reports indicated that middle ear surgery might partially improve tinnitus after surgery. However, until now, no influencing factor has been determined for tinnitus outcome after middle ear surgery. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the association be...

Preoperatively undiagnosed papillary thyroid carcinoma in patients thyroidectomized for benign multinodular goiter

ABSTRACT Objective Incidental thyroid cancers (ITCs) are often microcarcinomas; among them, the most frequent histotype is the papillary one. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rate of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in patients thyroidectomized for benign multinodular goiter. Subject and met...

Momento anestésico-cirúrgico: transitando entre o conhecimento dos(as) enfermeiros (as) e o cuidado de enfermagem

Rev. SOBECC; 23 (1), 2018
Objetivo: Verificar o conhecimento dos enfermeiros(as) de um hospital público da região oeste do estado de Santa Catarina sobre o cuidado de enfermagem no momento anestésico-cirúrgico. Método: Estudo de campo, descritivo-exploratório, qualitativo, utilizando-se entrevista semiestruturada com sete e...

Percepção do acompanhante do paciente pediátrico durante a indução e o despertar da anestesia

Rev. SOBECC; 23 (1), 2018
Objetivo: Conhecer as percepções de acompanhantes das crianças na indução anestésica e no despertar da anestesia. Método: Estudo exploratório, descritivo, qualitativo, realizado em um centro cirúrgico (CC) de um hospital pediátrico de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, com sete mães pres...

Ansiedade no pré-operatório de cirurgias cardíacas: como a enfermagem pode atuar?

Objetivo: Discutir por meio da literatura sobre ansiedade no pré-operatório de cirurgias cardíacas e a importância da enfermagem neste processo. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão da literatura, onde foi realizado buscas online nas bases de dados Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Base de ...