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Avaliação da reprodutibilidade de um instrumento para medição da força axial da língua

CoDAS; 30 (3), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a reprodutibilidade do Forling, instrumento portátil para medição da força axial da língua. Método Foi realizada a medição da força axial da língua de 49 participantes, 30 mulheres e 19 homens, com idades entre 18 e 25 anos por meio do Forling portátil. As mediçõe...

Limiares de audibilidade de altas frequências em indivíduos adultos normo-ouvintes

CoDAS; 30 (4), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar os limiares auditivos nas altas frequências, buscando comparar as respostas entre as orelhas, verificar a correlação do nível de audibilidade com o aumento da idade e analisar as respostas por frequência para adultos normo-ouvintes. Método Este estudo foi prospectivo, qu...

Multifactorial intervention for diabetes control among older users of insulin

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the closer follow-up with the supply of insulin pens and the measurement of capillary blood glucose improve the management of older patients with type 2 diabetes without adequate glycemic control despite extensive therapy. METHODS: This is a prospective, non-randomize...

[RETRACTED ARTICLE] Comparison of Arndt-endobronchial blocker plus laryngeal mask airway with left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube in one-lung ventilation in thoracic surgery in the morbidly obese

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (2), 2018
This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and performance of Arndt-endobronchial blocker (Arndt) combined with laryngeal mask airway (LMA) compared with left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube (L-DLT) in morbidly obese patients in one-lung ventilation (OLV). In a prospective, randomized double-blin...

Radiotherapy modulates expression of EGFR, ERCC1 and p53 in cervical cancer

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (1), 2018
Cervical cancer is a public health problem and the molecular mechanisms underlying radioresistance are still poorly understood. Here, we evaluated the modulation of key molecules involved in cell proliferation, cell cycle and DNA repair in cervical cancer cell lines (CASKI and C33A) and in malignant tiss...

Effectiveness of preoperative decolonization with nasal povidone iodine in Chinese patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery: a prospective cross-sectional study

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (2), 2018
Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the nares of patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery increases the potential risk of surgical site infections. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has gained recognition as a pathogen that is no longer only just a hospital-acquired pathogen. Patients posit...

Pérdida celular endotelial corneal asociada a facoemulsificación y experiencia del oftalmólogo: análisis prospectivo de datos secundarios individuales

Medwave; 18 (6), 2018
Resumen Introducción La facoéresis es el procedimiento en que se extrae quirúrgicamente el cristalino para tratar las cataratas. La pérdida endotelial corneal es una complicación reconocida. Si bien se han descrito diversos factores asociados a este daño, la experiencia del cirujano ha sido poco ex...

Burkholderia cepacia, cystic fibrosis and outcomes following lung transplantation: experiences from a single center in Brazil

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of Burkholderia cepacia complex colonization in cystic fibrosis patients undergoing lung transplantation. METHODS: We prospectively analyzed clinical data and respiratory tract samples (sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage) collected from suppurative lung disease patients...

Increase of 10% in the rate of adverse drug reactions for each drug administered in hospitalized patients

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk factors, incidence and severity of adverse drug reactions in in-patients. METHODS: This prospective study evaluated 472 patients treated at a teaching hospital in Brazil between 2010 and 2013 by five medical specialties: Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Geriatrics, Neuro...

Analysis of the linguistic profile in down syndrome using the arizona battery for communication disorders of dementia - a pilot study

CoDAS; 30 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose To characterize the linguistic profile of adults and elderly with Down Syndrome (DS) using the Arizona Battery for Communication Disorders of Dementia (ABCD). Methods Thirty adult individuals with DS were evaluated through the MoCA cognitive battery, four functional scales (Pfeffer, La...