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Smoking, mortality, access to diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer in Brazil

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Lung cancer (LC) is a relevant public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, given its high incidence and mortality. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the distribution of smoking and smoking status according to sociodemographic characteristics and disparities in acc...

Assessing the level of evidence of presented studies at the Brazilian Congress of Coloproctology

Introduction: Scientific studies in Brazil grew around 10.7% compared to previous years. However, the level of quality of evidence has been decreasing. The aim in our study is to examine the meeting abstracts of the Brazilian congress of coloproctology and analyze the level of evidence in trends and vari...

Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders - The Impact of the Creation of a Multidisciplinary Team on Maternal Outcomes in Portugal

Abstract Objective To describe a cohort of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) cases from a tertiary care institution and compare the maternal outcomes before and after the creation of a multidisciplinary team (MDT). Methods Retrospective study using hospital databases. Identification of PAS cases with pat...

Correlation between Anatomopathological Aspects and Pelvic Pain in Women with Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis

Abstract Objective To correlate the morphological aspects with pelvic pain in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis. Methods A retrospective study with 67 women with deep endometriosis who underwent surgical treatment in a tertiary hospital from 2007 to 2017. The following variables were considere...

Distribution of cases of congenital heart disease in a hospital in Oeste Paulista

The aim of this research was to conduct a comprehensive spatial-temporal analysis of the population affected by congenital heart anomalies assisted at the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Department at the distinguished Western Paulista reference hospital. We conducted a retrospective study involving the ...

Registro multicéntrico impella CP para shock cardiogénico o angioplastía de alto riesgo protegida en Chile

Rev. chil. cardiol; 42 (3), 2023
Antecedentes: El Shock Cardiogénico (SC) y las Angioplastías de Alto Riesgo (AAR) están asociadas con altas tasas de mortalidad. El uso del dispositivo Impella CP podría reducir el riesgo de muerte en estos escenarios. En Chile no existen reportes evaluando el uso del dispositivo Impella CP. Objetivo...

Analysis of pulmonary function in post-Covid-19 patients at a university hospital

Objective: Evaluate the spirometry pattern of patients who persisted with respiratory symptoms after infection with SARS-Cov-2. Methods: Cross-sectional, observational, retrospective study in a single center, approved by the local Ethics Committee (registration number: 5,120,720). Patients who underwent ...

Radiofármacos en medicina nuclear del INAMEN en la gestión 2021

Con-ciencia (La Paz); 11 (2), 2023
Introducción : Una de las áreas de la farmacia vinculadas a la radiación ionizante es la Radiofarmacia que se refiere al estudio, preparación, control y dispensación de los radiofármacos a nivel industrial y hospitalaria. Se entiende como radiofármaco a cualquier producto que esté preparado para ...

Microcirugía transanal endoscópica en el tratamiento para el cáncer del recto
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery for Treating Rectal Cancer

Rev. cuba. cir; 62 (3), 2023
Introducción: La microcirugía transanal endoscópica es un procedimiento mínimamente invasivo que se aplica para el tratamiento local del cáncer del recto en estadios iniciales. Su utilización en estadios más avanzados del cáncer del recto resulta controversial. Sin embargo, con el uso rutinario d...

Comparison of Surgical Procedures in the Treatment of Hip Periprosthetic Infection

Abstract Objective The present study aimed to compare the cure rate recovery time and Merle d'Aubigné-Postel functional (MAPF) score after single-stage surgery (C1T) or two-stage surgery (C2T) to treat prosthetic infections of the hip considering sociodemographic and clinical features of the patients. M...