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Mortalidad por mesotelioma en Argentina, 1980-2013

Salud colect; 13 (1), 2017
RESUMEN Se estimó la tasa de mortalidad por mesotelioma y su distribución sociodemográfica y temporal en Argentina para el período 1980-2013 con datos del Sistema de Estadísticas Vitales del Ministerio de Salud de la Nación. Se encontraron 3.259 defunciones por mesotelioma, lo que resulta en una ta...

Terapia de Resgate com Nifurtimox e Dipiridamol na Miocardite Chagásica Aguda Grave com Insuficiência Cardíaca em Camundongos NMRI

Fundamento: A doença de Chagas é um problema de saúde global, sendo necessário o desenvolvimento de novos protocolos terapêuticos. Nosso grupo demonstrou recentemente que o nifurtimox associado ao dipiridamol tem efeitos curativos em camundongos com doença de Chagas aguda. Neste estudo, avaliamos o...

Delirium: una comorbilidad oculta asociada a mayor mortalidad
Delirium: a comorbility associated to higher mortality rates

Rev. méd. Urug; 33 (1), 2017
Introducción: el delirium es un trastorno neurocomportamental de frecuencia variable presente en pacientes hospitalizados, asociado a mayor morbimortalidad. Objetivos: detectar pacientes con delirium internados en áreas médico-quirúrgicas de un hospital general. Material y método: se realizó un est...

High mortality outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (2), 2017

Critical analysis of graft loss and death in kidney transplant recipients treated with mTOR inhibitors

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (1), 2017
Abstract Registry studies and systematic reviews have shown higher risk for mortality and graft loss in patients in use of mTOR inhibitors (mTORi) compared to calcineurin-based (CNI) immunosuppressive regimens. The majority of these studies pooled data from early trials using different strategies such as...

Clinical and laboratory characteristics, staging, and outcomes of individuals with AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma at an university hospital

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (2), 2017
Abstract: Background: Kaposi's sarcoma continues to be the most common human immunodeficiency virus - associated neoplasm with considerable morbidity and mortality. Objective: To describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics, initial staging, and outcomes of aids patients with Kaposi's sarcoma a...

Prognostic Factors in Severe Chagasic Heart Failure

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (3), 2017
Abstract Background: Prognostic factors are extensively studied in heart failure; however, their role in severe Chagasic heart failure have not been established. Objectives: To identify the association of clinical and laboratory factors with the prognosis of severe Chagasic heart failure, as well as th...

Ankle-Brachial Index as a Predictor of Mortality in Hemodialysis: A 5-Year Cohort Study

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (3), 2017
Abstract Background: Abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) has been found to be a strong predictor of mortality in some hemodialysis populations in studies with relatively short periods of follow-up, lower than 2 years. Objective: This study aimed to assess the predictive value of abnormal ABI as a risk ...

Primary neuroendocrine neoplasm of the esophagus – Report of 14 cases from a single institute and review of the literature

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Most prevalent esophageal neoplasm is squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Other tumors are uncommon and poorly studied. Primary neuroendocrine esophageal neoplasm is a rare carcinoma and most of its therapy management is based on lung neuroendocrine studies. Neuroendocrine tu...

Risk factors for mortality in ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis: a case-control study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the microbiological characteristics and to assess the risk factors for mortality of ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis in a case-control study of intensive care patients. Methods This case-control study was conducted over a 6-year period in a 40-bed medical-surgica...