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Protocolo de Atenção à Saúde: saúde de adolescentes do Distrito Federal
Protocolo de Atenção à Saúde: protocolo clínico - omalizumabe
Protocolo de Atenção à Saúde: uso de oxicodona na dor crônica moderada a intensa
Protocolo de Atenção à Saúde: uso de sugamadex para reversão de bloqueio neuromuscular induzido por rocurônio
Use of the complete Rockall score and the Forrest classification to assess outcome in patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding subject to after-hours endoscopy: a retrospective cohort study
West Indian med. j; 63 (1), 2014
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the usefulness of the Forrest classification and the complete Rockall score with customary cut-off values for assessing the risk of adverse events in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGI-B) subject to after-hours emergency oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (E-EGD) within...
Comparative evaluation of Ziehl Neelsen staining and knowledge, attitudes and practices of laboratory personnel in relation to Ziehl Nielsen
West Indian med. j; 63 (1), 2014
OBJECTIVE: To describe laboratory personnel's attitude and practices toward phenol exposure during Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) acid fast staining method and to evaluate the feasibility of an alternate modified Kinyoun cold (MKC) stain. METHOD: A total of 187 sputum samples were collected from suspected tuberculos...
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud, Personal de Laboratorio Clínico, Estudios Transversales, Encuestas y Cuestionarios, Colorantes/efectos adversos, Coloración y Etiquetado/métodos, Esputo/microbiología, Fenol/efectos adversos, Exposición Profesional/prevención & control, Sensibilidad y Especificidad, Tuberculosis Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen
Blood use in neurosurgical cases at the University Hospital of the West Indies
West Indian med. j; 63 (1), 2014
OBJECTIVE: Many neurosurgical cases are done without the need for blood transfusion, yet blood is unnecessarily cross-matched, resulting in wasted resources. This study was undertaken to document and compare the number of units of blood components requested, cross-matched and transfused in neurosurgical ...
Laparoscopic excision of a renal subcapsular abscess presenting as a subcapsular haematoma
West Indian med. j; 63 (1), 2014
Renal subcapsular abscess is a very rare entity that is defined by a suppurative process localized to a space between the renal capsule and the renal parenchyma. The pathogenesis and aetiology of this entity remain speculative. To our knowledge, only five cases have been reported in the English literatur...
Fluoroscopy-guided intra-articular sacroiliac joint steroid injection for sacroiliitis in ankylosing spondylitis: a Case Report
West Indian med. j; 63 (1), 2014
Sacroiliitis, a condition commonly seen in ankylosing spondylitis, is well known to be one of the main pain generators of low back pain, which may result in difficulty with walking. A 20-year old male with history of ankylosing spondylitis presented to the University Hospital of the West Indies, Physical...