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Guerra civil não-declarada? Um recorte do status da violência urbana em uma capital no Brasil

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo: a violência civil é responsável por 2,5% da mortalidade mundial, matou mais pessoas no século XXI do que o somatório de todas as guerras deste período. Este estudo descreve as vítimas de violência admitidas em um hospital de referência em trauma em Salvador - Bahia, Brasil e an...

Uso da realimentação pós-operatória ultra precoce e seu impacto na redução de fluidos endovenosos

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo: investigar em uma série de casos de pacientes submetidos a operações de médio porte em cirurgia geral, o uso da conduta de realimentação pós-operatória "ultra precoce"(dieta oral líquida oferecida na recuperação pós-anestésica), avaliando-se o volume de fluidos endovenosos ...

The History of ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) Society and its development in Latin America

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
The shortage of hospital beds and changes in the payment model have promoted an increased attention and financing of programs that focus on perioperative care efficiency in. Latin America. In this paper, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs developed by the ERAS® Society will be discussed. Th...

Health system collapse 45 days after the detection of COVID-19 in Ceará, Northeast Brazil: a preliminary analysis

Abstract INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 and quickly became a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aim to describe the epidemiological course of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 and their impact on hospital bed occupancy rates in the first 45 days of the epidemic in the state ...

Incidencia, factores de riesgo y letalidad de la fractura de cadera en Chile: estudio transversal sobre registros nacionales de 2017

Medwave; 20 (5), 2020
PURPOSE: To describe the incidence of hip fracture in Chile during 2017, identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality, and estimate annual case fatality rate. METHOD: The study design was cross-sectional and analytical. We obtained the registries of all patients from the Chilean Ministry of Health who...

Practices During Preparturition and Normal Delivery Care in a Maternity Hospital in Southern Brazil

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the practices of hospital care during pré parturition and normal delivery in a maternity hospital in Southern Brazil. A cross-sectional and quantitative study performed with 82 postpartum women. Results were evaluated for the total number of postpartum women and in ...

Predictors of chest drainage of pneumothorax in neonates

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (8), 2020
This is a retrospective, single-center observational study to explore the predictors of chest drainage for neonatal pneumothorax. A total of 183 neonates (age ≤28 days) who presented to the Children's Hospital of Soochow University between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2018 for pneumothorax or d...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and lung transplantation: initial experience at a single brazilian center

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: To report initial experience from the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients who received lung transplantation. METHODS: Retrospective study of a single tertiary center in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, a national reference in lung transplantation, based on the pros...

Influência de fatores clínicos na lesão renal aguda

RESUMO Objetivo: Verificar a relação entre variações do clearance de creatinina (ClCr) e os fatores clínicos de pacientes internados em clínica médica. Material e Método: Estudo longitudinal, do tipo coorte prospectivo, quantitativo, realizado em um hospital público do Distrito Federal. 85 pacie...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with streptococcus pneumoniae in pediatrics: a case series

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a case series of four (4) patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a level four complexity institution in the city of Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. Cases description: We describe cases of four patients who presented respiratory symptoms and...