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Desigualdades en la continuidad de la atención ambulatoria de población desplazada en Colombia 2012-2013

Rev. salud pública; 18 (5), 2016
RESUMEN Objetivo Establecer desigualdades en la continuidad de la atención ambulatoria de la población desplazada con diagnóstico de depresión. Métodos Estudio transversal a partir del registro clínico, del periodo entre el 1 de junio de 2012 y 30 de junio de 2013, sobre las personas con diagnó...

Gel pillow designed specifically for obstructive sleep apnea treatment with continuous positive airway pressure

J. bras. pneumol; 42 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether the use of a gel pillow with side cutouts designed to accommodate a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask and reduce head temperature improves the efficacy of and adherence to auto-CPAP therapy. Methods: Twenty-three consecutive CPAP-naïve patients wi...

Interference of heart and transcutaneous oxygen monitoring in the measurement of bioelectrical impedance analysis in preterm newborns

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016
Abstract Objective: To verify if the connection of electrodes for heart and transcutaneous oxygen monitoring interfere with the measurement of electrical bioimpedance in preterm newborns. Methods: This was a prospective, blinded, controlled, cross-sectional, crossover study that assessed and compared p...

Comparação entre dispositivos de pressão positiva contínua nas vias aéreas após gastroplastia

Introdução: A pressão positiva contínua nas vias aéreas (CPAP) pode auxiliar na restauração da função pulmonar após a gastroplastia. Objetivo: Comparar os efeitos da aplicação da CPAP por meio de dois dispositivos diferentes, na função pulmonar e na prevalência de atelectasias pulmonares a...

An eighteenth century travelling theodolite

Abstract An old topographic compass displayed in a showroom of the Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins (MAST), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took our curiosity namely because of its resemblance to a theodolite, described by J.H. de Magellan. Not many things were known about its previous history. From the ...

Avaliação de dispositivos médicos nas radiografias de tórax em unidades de terapia intensiva - tempo de prestar atenção!

RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar e avaliar o posicionamento correto dos dispositivos médicos mais comumente utilizados, observados nas radiografias de tórax de pacientes durante a permanência em unidade de terapia intensiva de nosso centro. Métodos: Foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica quanto aos ...

A pictorial presentation of 3. 0 Chicago Classification for esophageal motility disorders

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT High resolution manometry changed several esophageal motility paradigms. The 3.0 Chicago Classification defined manometric criteria for named esophageal motility disorders. We present a pictorial atlas of motility disorders. Achalasia types, esophagogastric junction obstruction, absent contracti...

Technical advances in flow cytometry-based diagnosis and monitoring of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To discuss the implementation of technical advances in laboratory diagnosis and monitoring of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria for validation of high-sensitivity flow cytometry protocols. Methods: A retrospective study based on analysis of laboratory data from 745 patient samples...

Preclinical molecular imaging: development of instrumentation for translational research with small laboratory animals

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To present the result of upgrading a clinical gamma-camera to be used to obtain in vivo tomographic images of small animal organs, and its application to register cardiac, renal and neurological images. Methods: An updated version of the miniSPECT upgrading device was built, which i...

Intra-abdominal pressure: an integrative review

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT There is a growing request for measuring intra-abdominal pressure in critically ill patients with acute abdominal pain to be clarified. Summarizing the research results on measurement of vesical intra-abdominal pressure and analyzing the level of evidence were the purposes of this integrative li...