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Capacidade pulmonar e funcional no pós-operatório de mulheres submetidas à mastectomia: série de casos

Mulheres submetidas à cirurgia de mastectomia podem apresentar algumas complicações, dentre elas, alterações respiratórias e prejuízo funcional. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a cinemática da parede torácica e a capacidade funcional no pós-operatório de pacientes mastectomizadas sem trata...

A Retrospective Study on Unfractionated Bovine Heparin Safety in On-Pump Cardiac Surgery

Abstract Background: Heparin decreases the risks of thrombotic phenomena in extracorporeal circulation. However, it must present a robust safety profile itself, especially for bleeding. Contamination of porcine heparin demands an alternative source and consequent assessment of safety. Objective: To eva...

Evaluation of perioperative high-sensitive cardiac troponin i as a predictive biomarker of major adverse cardiovascular events after noncardiac surgery

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Various studies suggest that perioperative concentrations of high-sensitivity troponins are incremental and predictive factors of a major adverse cardiac event (MACE) and all-cause mortality. Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the predictive value of high-sensiti...

Recommendations for local-regional anesthesia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (2), 2020
Abstract Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many questions have come up regarding safe anesthesia management of patients with the disease. Regional anesthesia, whether peripheral nerve or neuraxial, is a safe alternative for managing patients with COVID-19, by choosing modalities that mitigate...

Comparing the postoperative refractive predictability of Pentacam HR and IOLMaster 500 after a multifocal intraocular lens implantation

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the postoperative refractive predictability of IOLMaster 500 and Pentacam HR on the basis of keratometry and anterior chamber depth values in eyes with an indication for multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted on 118...

A fisioterapia no pós-operatório de revascularização do miocárdio: reflexões sobre a reabilitação no enfoque da integralidade em saúde

Fisioter. Bras; 21 (1), 2020
Introdução: A cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio (CRM) é um procedimento recomendado para pacientes com estreitamentos ou bloqueios importantes das artérias coronárias. No pósoperatório, a fisioterapia cardiorrespiratória é parte essencial no processo de reabilitação, pois objetiva r...

Effect of incentive spirometry after cardiac surgery: protocol for a systematic review

Fisioter. Bras; 21 (1), 2020
Introduction: Patients receiving cardiac surgeries present high risk of developing postoperative complications. Incentive spirometry (IS) is used for the prevention and treatment of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries. Publications have suggested that IS is inef...

Effect of a Stoma Nursing Care Program on the Adjustment of Patients with an Ostomy

Aquichan; 20 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of a stoma nursing care program on the personal adjustment to an ostomy. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental study with a control group. The sample of 105 patients with stoma was divided into two groups (intervention group and control group), with as...

Cumulative incidence and risks factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting in adult patients undergoing cholecystectomy under balanced general anesthesia: a prospective cohort study

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 48 (1), 2020
Abstract Introduction: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common issues arising after general anesthesia, for which several independent risk factors (RF) have been described. Objective: To determine the accumulated incidence of PONV during the first 24hours of the postoperative period. Metho...