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Changes in bacterial number at different sites of oral cavity during perioperative oral care management in gastrointestinal cancer patients: preliminary study

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to clarify differences in bacterial accumulation between gastrointestinal cancer patients who underwent severely invasive surgery and those who underwent minimally invasive surgery. Material and Methods We performed a preliminary investigation of gas...

Impact of bariatric surgery on the inflammatory state based on cpr value

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 31 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: PCR (C-reactive protein), produced in the liver after stimuli of inflammatory mediators, is determined as a marker of inflammatory activity (adipocytokines) and is present within adipocyte cells; besides being an inflammatory product, many studies have shown to be a predictor of com...

Deficiências de micronutrientes após cirurgia bariátrica: análise comparativa entre gastrectomia vertical e derivação gástrica em Y de Roux

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (6), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: comparar a prevalência das deficiências de micronutrientes nos pacientes submetidos à gastrectomia vertical (GV) e à derivação gástrica em Y de Roux (DGYR). Métodos: estudo comparativo de 576 pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica, 338 através de GV e 238 de DGYR e avali...

Anxiety and knowledge of patients before being subjected to orthognathic surgery

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the correlation between anxiety level and degree of knowledge in patients before they are subjected to orthognathic surgery. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study with 40 patients in the preoperative period before orthognathic surgery of a private clinic in the city of...

Guided imagery relaxation therapy on preoperative anxiety: a randomized clinical trial

Objective to evaluate the effect of relaxation therapy with guided imagery on state anxiety and cortisol in the immediate preoperative period in patients submitted to bariatric surgery by videolaparoscopy. Method a randomized, triple-blind clinical trial in a large teaching hospital in the interior of...

Desconfortos esperados e vivenciados por pacientes no pós-operatório imediato

Objetivo verificar os desconfortos esperados e vivenciados por pacientes no pós-operatório imediato. Método estudo descritivo, quantitativo, pré e pós-teste, realizado em dois hospitais públicos. No pré-operatório, os pacientes enumeraram os desconfortos que esperavam vivenciar, dentre dez des...

Functional capacity and mental state of patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Fisioter. Mov. (Online); 30 (4), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are a serious public health problem in Brazil. Myocardial revascularization surgery (MRS) as well as cardiac valve replacement and repair are procedures indicated to treat them. Thus, extracorporeal circulation (ECC) is still widely used in these surgeries...

Tibial tunnel enlargement and joint instability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A prospective comparison between autograft and allograft

Acta cir. bras; 32 (12), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To investigate tibial tunnel widening and knee instability after ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft or irradiated soft tissue allograft. Methods: Eight-two patients were divided into two groups: autograft group and allograft group. Radiographic and clinical evaluations were...

B-Type natriuretic peptide as a predictor of short-term mortality in on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Abstract Objective: The present study refers to a determination of the preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide is a predictor of short-term all-cause mortality in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgeries. Methods: Two hundred and twenty-one patients undergoing on-pump coronary...

Controversies in presacral tumors management

ABSTRACT Presacral tumors are rare lesions of the retrorectal space that can present diagnostic and therapeutic difficulty because of their anatomic location and the different tissue types and etiology. Although the diagnosis and management of these tumors has evolved in recent years, several points stil...