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Un caso de amiloidosis AL
A case report of AL amyloidosis

Antecedentes: la amiloidosis es una enfermedad sistémica que resulta del depósito de proteínas mal plegadas; en la amiloidosis de cadena ligera de la inmunoglobulina (AL), las fibrillas están compuestas de fragmentos de cadenas ligeras monoclonales. En la Argentina, la densidad de incidencia de amilo...

Surveillance of deaths caused by arboviruses in Brazil: from dengue to chikungunya

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (8), 2017
Did death occur DUE TO dengue, or in a patient WITH dengue virus infection? It seems a matter of semantics, but in fact, it underscores how challenging it is to distinguish whether the disease contributed to death, or was itself the underlying cause of death. Can a death be attributed to chikungunya viru...

Balance de líquidos y lesión renal aguda en el choque séptico

Resumen: Introducción: En el paciente con choque séptico, la administración excesiva de líquidos puede incrementar la morbilidad y mortalidad. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la asociación entre el balance de líquidos, la lesión renal aguda y la mortalidad en pacientes con choque séptic...

Importancia de las co-morbilidades en la insuficiencia cardiaca
Importance of the co morbidities in the heart failure

Rev. medica electron; 39 (4), 2017
La insuficiencia cardíaca afecta aproximadamente a 5.1 millones de adultos en los Estados Unidos de América, con expectativas de alcanzar a casi 8 millones de adultos para 2030. Los pacientes portadores de insuficiencia cardiaca están en mayor riesgo de sufrir una mayor morbilidad y mortalidad que la ...

Aborto, ¿es un problema de salud pública en Chile en el campo de la salud materno-perinatal?

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (8), 2017
Background: The World Health Organization, by 2014, estimates that approximately 22 million unsafe abortions take place every year in the world, almost all of them in developing countries. The Millennium Goals, as part of the fifth compendium, focused on maternal health by proposing that member states sh...

Retrospective analysis of hepatitis B virus chronic infection in 247 patients: clinical stages, response to treatment and poor prognostic factors

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (4), 2017
Abstract Background: Chronic hepatitis B is a major cause of cirrhosis, and the natural history of the disease has several clinical stages that should be thoroughly understood for the implementation of proper treatment. Nonetheless, curing the disease with antiviral treatment remains a challenge. Aims:...

Independent early predictors of mortality in polytrauma patients: a prospective, observational, longitudinal study

Clinics; 72 (8), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Trauma is an important public health issue and associated with substantial socioeconomic impacts and major adverse clinical outcomes. No single study has previously investigated the predictors of mortality across all stages of care (pre-hospital, emergency room, surgical center and intensive ...

Bacterial translocation and mortality on rat model of intestinal ischemia and obstruction

Acta cir. bras; 32 (8), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To develop an experimental model of intestinal ischemia and obstruction followed by surgical resection of the damaged segment and reestablishment of intestinal transit, looking at bacterial translocation and survival. Methods: After anesthesia, Wistar rats was subject to laparotomy,...

Deaths among the elderly with ICU infections

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the clinical outcome of elderly patients admitted to intensive care units who had nosocomial infection, correlating the findings with sociodemographic and clinical variables. Method: descriptive research, performed with 308 elderly patients. The collection was made from ...

Does index tumor predominant location influence prognostic factors in radical prostatectomies?

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To find any influence on prognostic factors of index tumor according to predominant location. Materials and Methods Prostate surgical specimens from 499 patients submitted to radical retropubic prostatectomy were step-sectioned. Each transverse section was subdivided into 2 anterolat...