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Predictors of mortality among intensive care unit patients coinfected with tuberculosis and HIV

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify factors predictive of mortality in patients admitted to the ICU with tuberculosis (TB)/HIV coinfection in the Manaus, Amazon Region. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of TB/HIV coinfected patients over 18 years of age who were admitted to an ICU in the city ...

Evolution of incidence, mortality and cost of nontraumatic abdominal emergencies treated in Brasil in a period of nine years

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence, mortality and cost of non-traumatic abdominal emergencies treated in Brazilian emergency departments. METHODS: This paper used DataSus information from 2008 to 2016 (http://www.tabnet.datasus.gov.br). The number of hospitalizations, costs - AIH length of st...

Neuroaxial anesthesia for gynecological surgeries: meta-analysis

Intervenciones efectivas para la reducción de mortalidad y lesiones por accidentes de tránsito: policy brief y diálogo deliberativo
Effective interventions for the reduction of mortality and injuries due to traffic accidents: policy brief and deliberative dialogue

Las lesiones y muertes por accidentes de tránsito representan un problema global de salud pública. En Perú preenta una alta tasa de lesiones y muertes por accidentes de tránsito. Por ello, resulta necesario contar con evidencia acerca de intervenciones efectivas para prevenirlas. Este policy brief y ...

SOFA nas primeiras 24 horas como preditor de desfecho em insuficiência hepática aguda

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever uma coorte de doentes com insuficiência hepática aguda, e analisar os fatores demográficos e clínicos associados à mortalidade. Métodos: Estudo de coorte retrospectivo em que todos os pacientes admitidos por insuficiência hepática aguda foram incluídos no período de...

Hepatitis C: evaluation of outcomes and georeferencing of cases in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil, between 2002 and 2015. A cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease, with high death rates. The aim here was to analyze case outcomes, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and spatial distribution among patients diagnosed with hepatitis C in the city of Santa Cr...

Survival outcome among patients with Ewing's sarcoma of bones and joints: a population-based cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim here was to elucidate the current survival condition of patients diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma of the bones and joints and determine independent risk factors associated with the prognosis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective cohort study based on the Surveillance, Epidemio...

Mortality in children, adolescents and adults with sickle cell anemia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract Objective: To determine the mortality rate of children, adolescents and adults with sickle cell anemia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Methods: The number of deaths, the mortality rate and the causes of deaths in patients with sickle cell anemia who were treated and followed up at our institution f...

Cancer incidence estimates and mortality for the top five cancer in Colombia, 2007-2011

Colomb. med; 49 (1), 2018
Abstract Objectives: To describe the incidence and mortality for the five main types of cancer in Colombia, from 2007-2011. Methods: We estimated cases and cancer incidence rates standardised by age, based on incidence/mortality ratios; and we calculated the observed deaths and mortality rates standa...

Trends in cancer incidence and mortality over three decades in Quito - Ecuador

Colomb. med; 49 (1), 2018
Abstract Introduction: The National Registry of Tumors has collected, processed, analyzed and regularly disseminated information on new cases of cancer diagnosed in the city of Quito, Ecuador over the last three decades. Aim: This article analyzed the trend of cancer incidence and mortality rates for...