ABSTRACT Objective: Validate the content of an instrument that assesses the quality of a software applied to the risk classification of patients. Method: Methodological study, conducted in three stages: adaptation of the instrument, content validation through Delphi technique and pre-test. The results ...
ABSTRACT Objective: to elaborate and validate a protocol for the care of the nurse to the septic patient in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Method: instrument validation study. Two steps were followed: instrument development and content validation according to the Delphi technique. Results: the validatio...
ABSTRACT Objective: to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - (RHDS) Adult Form for use in Brazil. Method: a methodological study was conducted in 2015, in Brazil's federal capital, following the eight stages scientifically established. Results: analysis ...
Abstract Introduction: Internal lymphedema is one of the sequelae of head and neck cancer treatment that can lead to varying degrees of swallowing, speech, and respiration alterations. The Radiotherapy Edema Rating Scale, developed by Patterson et al., is a tool used to evaluate pharyngeal and laryngeal...
Abstract Introduction: The auditory processing is related to certain skills such as speech recognition in noise. The HINT-Brazil test allows the measurement of the Speech/Noise ratio however there are no studies in the national literature that establish parameters for the child population. Objective: T...
Research in diagnostic accuracy studies (DAS) is a rapidly developing area in medicine, but there are only three instruments used in this scenario. The aim of this study was to design and validate a scale to determine methodological quality (MQ) of DAS. Scale validation study. A systematic literature rev...
ABSTRACT Case Hypothesis: Surgical removal is the standard treatment for artificial sphincter extrusion. However in some specific situations is possible to maintain the prosthesis with good results. Case report: We report a 60 years old patient presenting sphincter pump extrusion one month after artifi...
Cartapatti, Marcelo;
Machado, Roberto Dias;
Muller, Roberto Lodeiro;
Magnabosco, Wesley J;
Santos, Alexandre César;
Chapin, Brian Francis;
Melani, Armando;
Talvane, Antonio;
Tobias-Machado, Marcos;
Faria, Eliney Ferreira.
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose: Recent advances in cancer treatment have resulted in bet- ter prognosis with impact on patient's survival, allowing an increase in incidence of a second primary neoplasm. The development of minimally invasive surgery has provided similar outcomes in comparison to open su...
Neoplasias Abdominales/cirugía,
Pérdida de Sangre Quirúrgica,
Brasil,
Carcinoma/cirugía,
Laparoscopía/métodos,
Tiempo de Internación,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Neoplasias Primarias Múltiples/cirugía,
Nefrectomía/métodos,
Tempo Operativo,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Prostatectomía/métodos,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Centros de Atención Terciaria,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Surgical correction is the most efficient treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and transobturator sling (TO) has optimal results. The high cost of commercially available sling kits makes it difficult the access in most Brazilian public health services. Hand-made polypropylene slings,...
Brasil,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Tempo Operativo,
Polipropilenos,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Diseño de Prótesis,
Implantación de Prótesis/métodos,
Calidad de Vida,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Cabestrillo Suburetral/efectos adversos,
Cabestrillo Suburetral/normas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Incontinencia Urinaria de Esfuerzo/cirugía
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the role of high-barrier plastic wrap in reducing the number and size of polyps, as well as decreasing the inflammation and allergic reactions in exstro- phy cases, and to compare the results with the application of low-barrier wrap. Materials and Methods Eight patients wit...
Biopsia,
Extrofia de la Vejiga/patología,
Extrofia de la Vejiga/cirugía,
Epispadias/patología,
Epispadias/cirugía,
Hipersensibilidad/prevención & control,
Polietileno/uso terapéutico,
Pólipos/patología,
Pólipos/terapia,
Cuidados Preoperatorios/instrumentación,
Cuidados Preoperatorios/métodos,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Enfermedades de la Piel/prevención & control,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
