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Does everyone who quit smoking gain weight? A real-world prospective cohort study

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate weight changes after 12 months of biochemically confirmed smoking abstinence, comparing patients who lost weight or maintained their baseline weight with those who gained weight. Methods: This was a real-world prospective cohort study conducted at the Outpatient Smoking ...

Management of COPD within the Brazilian Unified Health Care System in the state of Bahia: an analysis of real-life medication use patterns

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe COPD pharmacological treatment patterns in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and to evaluate the extent to which these patterns conform to clinical guidelines for the management of COPD. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 441 patients referred from the Public Health ...

Lesión complejo ligamentario interno del codo por valgo forzado sin luxación previa
Internal ligament complex elbow injury without previous dislocation

Se presenta el reporte de un caso de un paciente que consulta por dolor e inestabilidad de codo izquierdo tras un traumatismo directo realizando práctica deportiva. En el examen físico se constata bostezo medial de más de 4 mm tras maniobras de stress. Los estudios por imágenes informan avulsión del...

Colocación de Endobutton intraarticular posterior a plástica de ligamento cruzado anterior
Intra-articular migration of Endobutton fixation following ACL reconstruction

La ruptura del ligamento cruzado anterior es una patología frecuente en deportistas, siendo la reconstrucción del mismo uno de los procedimientos más frecuentes en la cirugía ortopédica. Se han descripto múltiples técnicas quirúrgicas, con distintos injertos y sistemas de fijación. Si bien la fi...

Simpatectomia torácica por videotoracoscopia: revisão da literatura

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 46 (2), 2019
RESUMO A simpatectomia toracoscópica mostrou-se eficaz no alívio da hiperidrose em diversos pacientes, com melhora da qualidade de vida. O conhecimento do quadro clínico de cada paciente, assim como, as possíveis complicações pós-operatórias, são fundamentais para a obtenção de bons resultados...

Tratamento cirúrgico da instabilidade do ombro através da transferência do tendão longo do bíceps trans-subescapular

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 46 (2), 2019
RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever, em cadáver, a técnica de transferência do tendão longo do bíceps para o tratamento da instabilidade anterior do ombro. Nesta técnica, o tendão longo do bíceps braquial é desinserido do tubérculo supraglenoidal e transferido para a borda anterior da...

Effects of a high-intensity pulmonary rehabilitation program on the minute ventilation/carbon dioxide output slope during exercise in a cohort of patients with COPD undergoing lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Preoperative functional evaluation is central to optimizing the identification of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are candidates for surgery. The minute ventilation/carbon dioxide output (VE/VCO2) slope has proven to be a predictor of surgical complications and m...

Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in patients undergoing treatment with immunobiologic agents: a four-year experience in an endemic area

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the incidence of active tuberculosis and the occurrence of adverse events after isoniazid treatment in patients with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) who also had chronic inflammatory diseases and were treated with immunobiologic agents in an endemic area in Brazil. ...

Intensity of physical exercise and its effect on functional capacity in COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), in comparison with those of continuous exercise, on functional capacity and cardiovascular variables in patients with COPD, through a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Methods: We ...