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Treatment of individual predictors with neural network algorithms improves Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events score discrimination

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 91 (1), 2021
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to develop, train, and test different neural network (NN) algorithm-based models to improve the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) score performance to predict in-hospital mortality after an acute coronary syndrome. Methods: We analyzed a pros...

Incidencia de infarto agudo de miocardio en Chile, 2008-2016

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (3), 2021
Background: There is no recent information on the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Chile. Aim: To describe and evaluate the temporal incidence trend of AMI in Chile between 2008 and 2016. Material and Methods: A time series study. We included all AMI cases (ICD10 = I21) that were registe...

Firearm-associated ocular injuries: analysis of national trauma data

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Purpose: The United States of America has the highest gun ownership rate of all high-income nations, and firearms have been identified as a leading cause of ocular trauma and visual impairment. The purpose of this study was to characterize firearm-associated ocular injury and identify at-risk g...

Recovering records on cancer of the larynx from anonymous health information databases

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 24 (), 2021
ABSTRACT: Objective: To develop a linkage algorithm to match anonymous death records of cancer of the larynx (ICD-10 C32X), retrieved from the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SIH-SUS) in Brazil. Methodology: Death r...

Transparencia de datos para construir un sistema de salud más sólido: estudio de caso de bases de datos administrativas argentinas sobre utilización de medicamentos

Salud colect; 17 (), 2021
RESUMEN Para realizar un inventario de fuentes de datos nacionales sobre utilización de medicamentos en Argentina y verificar las fuentes de datos disponibles públicamente, llevamos a cabo un estudio transversal que investiga la existencia de bases de datos nacionales y provinciales sobre utilización ...

Registros nacionais de anomalias congênitas no mundo: aspectos históricos e operacionais

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 30 (4), 2021
Objetivo: Identificar registros de anomalias congênitas com cobertura nacional existentes no mundo, destacando suas principais características históricas e operacionais. Métodos: Revisão documental, mediante busca na base Medline/Pubmed e consulta a dados provenientes de relatórios, documentos o...

Clinical and epidemiological analysis of suicide attempts in children assisted by a poison control center

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess suicide attempts in children seeking care at a Poison Control Center. Methods: Cross-sectional study with children (<12 years old) that attempted suicide and were cared at the Poison Control Center in Londrina, Paraná, Southern Brazil, from April 1985 to December 201...

Concordância e validade dos diagnósticos de cânceres associados ao asbesto no sistema de informação hospitalar do Sistema Único de Saúde

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 24 (), 2021
RESUMO: Objetivo: Estimar o grau de concordância e validade dos diagnósticos de neoplasias malignas relacionadas à exposição ao asbesto registrados no Sistema de Informação Hospitalar do Sistema Único de Saúde (SIH/SUS), em comparação aos Registros Hospitalares de Câncer do Estado de São ...

Corona Mortis: a systematic review of literature

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
Our systematic review evaluates surgically relevant information about corona mortis (CM), such as anatomical structure, size, laterality, incidence, and anthropometric correlations. This study aimed to provide data about anastomosis in an attempt to avoid iatrogenic damage during surgery. Articles were s...