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Avaliação das lesões pigmentadas e isoladas da face por microscopia confocal: desenvolvimento de um nomograma preditivo de melanoma

INTRODUÇÃO: O lentigo maligno (LM) é o subtipo do melanoma mais comum da face. O LM apresenta-se clinicamente como uma mácula acastanhada na sua fase inicial, sendo difícil sua diferenciação com lesões pigmentadas benignas da face ao exame clínico. A face, por apresentar particularidades anatôm...

Estudo prospectivo de avaliação de sarcopenia em pacientes com câncer do aparelho digestivo

Introdução: A sarcopenia é um distúrbio muscular esquelético progressivo e generalizado, associado ao aumento da probabilidade de resultados adversos e piora de desfechos clínicos. Objetivo: Avaliar evolutivamente a sarcopenia e sua influência em desfechos clínicos de pacientes com câncer do apa...

Influência da mídia no diagnóstico de câncer de mama por estadio clínico

Introdução: Os meios de comunicação estão presentes na rotina das mulheres que são diagnosticadas com câncer. Dentre todas as neoplasias, o câncer de mama é a mais frequente na cobertura jornalística feita por veículos impressos, televisivos, de radiodifusão, online e pelas mídias sociais. O...

Epidemiological and clinical profile of infective endocarditis at a Brazilian tertiary care center: an eight-year prospective study

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a systemic infectious disease requiring a multidisciplinary team for treatment. This study presents the epidemiological and clinical data of 73 cases of IE in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS This observational prospective cohort study of endocardit...

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...

Do N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels determine the prognosis of community acquired pneumonia?

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, especially in the elderly. The use of clinical risk scores to determine prognosis is complex and therefore leads to errors in clinical practice. Pneumonia can cause increases in the levels of cardiac biomarkers such as N-terminal ...

Disability and its clinical correlates in pulmonary hypertension measured through the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2 0: a prospective, observational study

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterise the degree of disability in pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients based on the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). Method: A prospective and observational study of patients with documented PH (N = 46). Patients completed the WHOD...

Transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) versus open Lichtenstein hernia repair. Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response and the postoperative pain

Acta cir. bras; 34 (2), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To compare open Lichtenstein repair and laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair to treat primary unilateral hernia, regarding systemic inflammatory response, postoperative pain, and complications. Methods: A non-randomized prospective cohort study, with the preoperati...

Unexpectedly prolonged fasting and its consequences on elderly patients undergoing spinal anesthetics. A prospective observational study

Acta cir. bras; 34 (3), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To measure the preoperative fasting durations with respect to time of the day and its effect on vital parameters and electrocardiogram in elderly patients undergoing surgery under spinal anesthesia. Methods: This study investigated 211 patients older than 60 years undergoing elective ...

Bioceramic cement in the filling of bone defects in rats

Acta cir. bras; 34 (6), 2019
Abstract Purpose To evaluate PBS®MCIMMO cement in the filling of bone defects. Methods Thirty-six adult male Wistar rats were divided into three groups of twelve individuals each (group 1, group 2 and group 3). In all groups, a bone failure in the femur was induced, 2.0 mm wide and 7.0 mm deep. In g...