Abstract Since the detection of the Chikungunya virus in America in 2013, two million cases of the disease have been notified worldwide. Severe cases and deaths related to Chikungunya have been reported in India and Reunion Island, estimated at 1 death per 1,000 inhabitants. Joint involvement in the acut...
Berra, Thaís Zamboni;
Queiroz, Ana Angélica Rêgo de;
Yamamura, Mellina;
Arroyo, Luiz Henrique;
Garcia, Maria Concebida da Cunha;
Popolin, Marcela Paschoal;
Santos, Danielle Talita dos;
Ramos, Antonio Carlos Vieira;
Alves, Luana Seles;
Fronteira, Inês Estevinho;
Chiaravalloti Neto, Francisco;
Palha, Pedro Fredemir;
Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common infectious disease in the world. We aimed to analyze the spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and to verify associations in high-risk areas with social vulnerability. METHODS: This was an ecological study. The scan statistic was used to de...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Demografía,
Sistemas de Información Geográfica,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Análisis Espacial,
Tuberculosis/etiología,
Tuberculosis/mortalidad,
Poblaciones Vulnerables/estadística & datos numéricos
Abstract Background: QRS fragmentation (fQRS) is classically defined as the presence of slurred QRS morphology in at least two contiguous leads, and its prognostic importance has been shown in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, no study has investigated the significance of single lead ...
In early 2016, it was suspected that there were more deaths in Pernambuco than in previous years during an epidemic of chikungunya. This study tested whether there was an increased number of deaths and, if so, whether this increase could be related to a chikungunya epidemic. Indeed, there was an increase...
Abstract Introduction: Kidney transplantation is considered a cost-effective treatment compared to dialysis but accounts for a significant percentage of the public health care resources. Therefore, efficient systems capable of performing high number of procedures are attractive and sustainable. Objecti...
Abstract Introduction: Data on impact of high body mass index (BMI) on mortality of patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD), especially among elderly, are inconsistent. Objective: To evaluate impact of BMI on cohort of incident elderly PD patients over time. Methods: Prospective multicenter cohort study (...
A síndrome de desregulação imune, poliendocrinopatia e enteropatia ligada ao X (IPEX) é uma síndrome de imunodeficiência primária rara, de herança recessiva, que afeta lactentes do sexo masculino. A doença cursa com enteropatia perdedora de proteínas, dermatite eczematosa e poliendocrinopatias,...
Introducción: la relación entre el índice de masa corporal y la insuficiencia cardiaca es compleja. Las personas con mayor índice tienen más riesgo de presentarla pero presentan menor mortalidad durante la evolución de la enfermedad que los sujetos con peso normal.
Objetivo: evaluar la influencia d...
ABSTRACT Background: The cholecistojejunal bypass is an important resource to treat obstructive jaundice due to advanced pancreatic cancer. Aim: To assess the early morbidity and mortality of patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent cholecystojejunal derivation, and to assess the success of this p...
Anastomosis Quirúrgica,
Vesícula Biliar/cirugía,
Ictericia/etiología,
Ictericia/cirugía,
Yeyuno/cirugía,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Cuidados Paliativos/métodos,
Neoplasias Pancreáticas/complicaciones,
Neoplasias Pancreáticas/mortalidad,
Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patología,
Neoplasias Pancreáticas/cirugía,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Background: Laparoscopic hepatectomy has presented great importance for treating malignant hepatic lesions. Aim: To evaluate its impact in relation to overall survival or disease free of the patients operated due different hepatic malignant tumors. Methods: Thirty-four laparoscopic hepatectom...
