Results: 3610

Evaluation of the Cutaneous Lymphoma International Prognostic Index in patients with early stage mycosis fungoides

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (5), 2018
Abstract: Background: Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. TNMB system is the staging method used in MF, and it not only guides therapeutic management, but represents the main prognostic factor. In order to improve the prognostic evaluation, the Cutaneous Lymph...

Valor de la Escala de Rockall en la predicción de la mortalidad de la Hemorragia digestiva alta
Value of the Rockall score in predicting mortality from Upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Introducción: La hemorragia digestiva alta (HDA) presenta una incidencia mundial entre 50 y 140 pacientes por cada 100 000 habitantes al año; la mortalidad varía de un país a otro, pero en Cuba en las últimas décadas oscila entre 4 y 10 por ciento en los de origen no varicoso y alcanza 30 por cient...

Asociación de factores obstétricos y neonatales con casos de sepsis neonatal temprana. Cartagena, Colombia
Association of obstetric and neonatal factors with cases of early neonatal sepsis. Cartagena, Colombia

Introducción: La sepsis neonatal temprana es un problema de salud pública y es la principal causa de complicaciones y fallecimientos en las unidades de cuidado intensivo neonatales. Objetivo: Asociar factores de riesgo obstétrico y neonatal con la presencia de sepsis temprana en Cartagena (2014-201...

Asthma mortality in Brazil, 1980-2012: a regional perspective

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate asthma mortality rates in Brazil for the period 1980-2012. Methods: On the basis of data from the Brazilian National Ministry of Health Mortality Database, we estimated mortality rates by calculating moving averages from a municipal perspective that would allow an evalua...

Smoking cessation before initiation of chemotherapy in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: influence on prognosis

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (5), 2018

Theoretical pneumococcal vaccine coverage: analysis of serotypes isolated from inpatients at a tertiary care hospital

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes isolated from an inpatient population at a tertiary care hospital, in order to determine the theoretical coverage of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23). Met...

Relación entre la saturación central venosa de oxígeno >_ 70% y la mortalidad en el choque séptico
Determination of the ratio of central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) > 70% mortality in septic shock. Patients admitted to pediatric intensive care unit

Prensa méd. argent; 104 (8), 2018
Objetivo: Determinar la Relación de la saturación central venosa de oxígeno (ScvO2) >_70% con la mortalidad, en el choque séptico en pacientes que ingresan al servicio de terapia intensiva pediátrica del HGR 36, Puebla. Métodos: Estudio, descriptivo, longitudinal, observacional. Se identificaron to...

Câncer pancreático no Brasil: tendências e projeções da mortalidade até 2029. Arq Gastroenterol

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is one of the main cancer-related causes of death in developed countries, and one of the most lethal malignant neoplasms. This type of cancer is classified as the ninth most frequent in the world. OBJECTIVE: Analyze temporal trends for pancreatic cancer in Brazi...

Metástase hepática colorretal metacrônica tem melhor prognóstico - é verdade?

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Liver metastases from colorectal cancer are an important public health problem due to the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer worldwide. Synchronous colorectal liver metastasis has been associated with worse survival, but this prognosis is controversial. OBJECTIVE: The obje...