ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare perceptions of the quality of ophthalmological services offered to outpatients from the public healthcare system to those from the private healthcare system, and to determine which measures are seen as necessary and a priority for improving the quality of care. Methods: T...
Brasil,
Atención a la Salud/normas,
Oftalmología/normas,
Oftalmología/estadística & datos numéricos,
Pacientes Ambulatorios/estadística & datos numéricos,
Satisfacción del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos,
Sector Privado/normas,
Sector Privado/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Sector Público/normas,
Sector Público/estadística & datos numéricos,
Calidad de la Atención de Salud/normas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of automatic segmentation in healthy subjects using a Spectralis optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. Methods: A total of 60 eyes from 60 patients were included in this prospective study. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomog...
ABSTRACT Purpose: Increased tarsal platform show (TPS) and decreased brow fat span (BFS) are associated with favorable results in women undergoing cosmetic blepharoplasty. We conducted a study to evaluate the efficacy of upper blepharoplasty with or without a technique (brassiere sutures) to increase TP...
Abstract Introduction: In stage 5D chronic kidney disease (CKD 5D) patients, the encouragement of treatment adherence by health professionals is a significant clinical challenge. Objectives: This study evaluates the impact of a nutritional education programme on hyperphosphatemia, utilizing the transth...
ABSTRACT Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated that closed pleural biopsy (CPB) has a sensitivity of less than 60% for diagnosing malignancy. Therefore, controversy has recently emerged regarding the value of CPB as a diagnostic test. Our objective was to assess the accuracy of CPB in diagnosing...
Abstract Objectives: To assess the finger-feeding technique when compared with the cup feeding method during the early stage of preterm infant feeding transition regarding milk loss, milk ingestion period, and complications. Methods: Experimental, randomized, prospective study including 53 preterm infa...
ABSTRACT Objective: to compare abdominal computer tomography (CT) with isolated serial clinical exam (SCE) in the management of anterior abdominal stab wounds. Methods: randomized prospective study performed at Hospital de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre involving patients with anterior abdominal stab ...
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the agreement rate in the identification of sentinel lymph node using an autologous marker rich in hemosiderin and 99 Technetium (Tc99) in patients with locally advanced breast cancer. Methods: clinical trial phase 1, prospective, non-randomized, of 18 patients with breas...
Abstract Objective To evaluate the effects of nutritional counseling on the dietary habits and anthropometric parameters of overweight and obese adolescentswith polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods This was a prospective, longitudinal and auto-controlled study. Thirty adolescents aged 13-19 year...
Resumen: Introducción: La terapia antiagregante dual (TAD) con aspirina más clopidogrel o ticagrelor es fundamental para prevenir trombosis de stent y nuevos eventos cardiovasculares (CV) en pacientes sometidos a angioplastía coronaria (AC). Sin embargo, TAD se asocia a un riesgo aumentado de hemorra...
Hemorragia/inducido químicamente,
Angioplastia Coronaria con Balón/métodos,
Aspirina/efectos adversos,
Clopidogrel/efectos adversos,
Inhibidores de Agregación Plaquetaria/efectos adversos,
Ticagrelor/efectos adversos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Curva ROC,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Hemorragia/epidemiología,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Inhibidores de Agregación Plaquetaria/uso terapéutico,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control
