Introducción: La diabetes mellitus de tipo 2 es una enfermedad crónica, considerada como un importante problema de salud a nivel mundial por su alta prevalencia y repercusión socioeconómica. Objetivo: Caracterizar a pacientes con diabetes mellitus de tipo 2 según variables clínicas y epidemioló...
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Patients with bilateral kidney stones and burdened by large stones are challenging cases for endourologists. Simultaneous bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy (sbPCNL) is an option; however, it may be accompanied by important morbidity. An alternative is a staged PCNL, operating ...
Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the most frequent surgical emergencies and is a common cause
of non-traumatic acute abdominal emergencies that require surgical intervention. Most complicated
appendicitis started de novo as simple appendicitis raising the notion that it is a disease in evolution
...
Abstract Background Malnutrition can affect the clinical course of hospitalized patients, increasing hospital stay, infections, mortality, and hospital costs. Among heart disease patients, the malnutrition prevalence ranges from 25 to 51.9%. Objective To assess the prevalence of malnutrition and its ...
Abstract Objectives: Describe the results of the red reflex test in full-term newborns, as well as identify factors associated with red reflex test outcome and compare hospital length of stay between patients with inconclusive and normal red reflex test results. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional stu...
INTRODUCCIÓN: La deshidratación hipernatrémica neonatal es una condición grave y su incidencia se ha incre mentado en los últimos años, repercutiendo en complicaciones que llevan a la hospitalización del recién nacido. OBJETIVO: Describir las características clínicas y de laboratorio de recién...
Deshidratación/diagnóstico,
Hospitalización,
Hipernatremia/diagnóstico,
Peso al Nacer,
Lactancia Materna,
Deshidratación/epidemiología,
Deshidratación/terapia,
Hipernatremia/epidemiología,
Hipernatremia/terapia,
Tiempo de Internación,
Madres,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Pérdida de Peso
Resumo
Introdução: Devido aos diversos danos gerados pela imobilidade no leito, faz-se necessária uma avaliação precoce do estado muscular dos pacientes críticos.
Objetivo: Comparar as imagens ultrassonográficas e correlacionar a espessura muscular com a ecointensidade do músculo reto femoral ...
ABSTRACT Population ageing is a global phenomenon, and life expectancy in Brazil is growing fast. Epilepsy is the third most important chronic neurological disorder, and its incidence is higher among elderly patients than in any other segment of the population. The prevalence of epilepsy is greater among...
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common cause of surgical acute abdomen. Postoperative complications in emergency care are reflections of the surgical procedure and pre- and postoperative factors. OBJECTIVE: Define prognostic factors for patients who underwent appendectomy, com...
Apendicectomía,
Apendicitis/epidemiología,
Apendicitis/cirugía,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Laparoscopía,
Tiempo de Internación,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología,
Pronóstico,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Resultado del Tratamiento
RESUMO: Introdução: A encefalite viral é uma condição com altas taxas de morbimortalidade, e um melhor entendimento de sua epidemiologia pode colaborar para a construção de estratégias de prevenção e controle. Diante disso, este estudo se propôs a traçar um perfil epidemiológico para a encef...
