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Factors affecting visual acuity after accelerated crosslinking in patients with progressive keratoconus

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: The present study aimed to report the outcomes of patients with progressive keratoconus who were treated via accelerated crosslinking (CXL) 6 months earlier and to determine the factors that promoted improved visual acuity after treatment. Methods: This retrospective study included 35...

Effect of macular hole volume on postoperative central macular thickness

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the association between macular hole volume (MHV) and postoperative central macular thickness (CMT) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods: Thirty-three eyes of 30 patients with a large full-thickness idiopathic macular hole with or without vi...

Fila cirúrgica digital como instrumento auxiliar de gestão hospitalar: Sugestões de adequações propostas por um serviço universitário de oftalmologia

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (3), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar, através de busca na internet, quais os serviços públicos com atendimento oftalmológico no Brasil que possuem um pacote digital composto de página da instituição na rede digital, prontuário eletrônico, sistema de regulação de atendimento e fila de espera cirúrgica di...

Comparative evaluation of ventilatory function through pre and postoperative peak expiratory flow in patients submitted to elective upper abdominal surgery

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the ventilatory function by Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) in the immediate pre and postoperative periods of patients undergoing elective surgical procedures in the upper abdomen. Methods: we conducted a prospective cohort study including 47 patients admitted to the Hospit...

Self-care agency and quality of life in the preoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (2), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze basic self-care conditioning factors and quality of life associated with health, relating them to self-care capacity among individuals in the preoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. METHOD Descriptive study with a quantitative approach, theoretically a...

Ansiedade no período pré-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca

Rev. bras. enferm; 69 (2), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: caracterizar a ansiedade dos pacientes no pré-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca. Método: Foi realizado um estudo de corte transversal no qual 106 pacientes, entre um e cinco dias da data da cirurgia, foram entrevistados utilizando-se um questionário sócio-demográfico próprio e o ...

Use of preoperative embolization prior to transplant nephrectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction After a failed transplant, management of a non-functional graft with pain or recurrent infections can be challenging. Transplant nephrectomy (TN) can be a morbid procedure with the potential for significant blood loss. Embolization of the renal artery alone has been proposed as a ...

Avaliação do limiar de dor a pressão (LDP) e fadiga mastigatória em indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica: análise da inatividade mastigatória

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o limiar de dor a pressão (LDP) e a percepção de dor orofacial através do teste de fadiga mastigatória após um período de inatividade da mastigação. Estudo caracterizado como de coorte, prospectivo e observacional. Composto por 30 indivíduos obesos mórbidos,...

Avaliação das dimensões das fissuras labiopalatinas por meio de exame de imagem

As fissuras lábiopalatinas consistem em anormalidades craniofaciais congênitas comuns quando comparada as demais anomalias, que podem acometer o lábio, rebordo alveolar, palatos duro e mole, resultantes da falta de nivelamento dos processos nasais mediais entre si, e destes com os processos maxilares ...

Prevalence and factors associated with preoperative anxiety in children aged 5-12 years

Abstract Objective: to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with preoperative anxiety in children who wait for outpatient surgery. Method: cross-sectional analysis of baseline data of a prospective cohort study that investigates the predictors of postoperative pain in children aged 5-12 years...