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Randomized clinical study on the analgesic effect of local infiltration versus spinal block for hemorrhoidectomy

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Postoperative analgesia and early recovery are important for hospital discharge. The primary objective of this study was to compare the analgesic effectiveness of perianal infiltration and subarachnoid anesthesia for hemorrhoidectomy. The secondary objective was to co...

Determinación de la reserva ovárica mediante el recuento de folículos antrales en mujeres en edad reproductiva

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (6), 2017
Background: Age plays a crucial role in women fertility and is related with a decreased oocyte quality and quantity. The evidence for this asseveration comes from data obtained in infertile women. However there is a paucity of studies in patients with proven fertility evaluating ovarian reserve and its d...

Evaluación de los índices predictores de eventos adversos en el adulto inmunocompetente hospitalizado por neumonía adquirida en la comunidad

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (6), 2017
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes significant morbidity and mortality in adults. Aim: To compare the accuracy of four validated rules for predicting adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized with CAP. Patients and Methods: We compared the pneumonia severity index (PSI), British Thor...

Predictors of micro-costing components in liver transplantation

Clinics; 72 (6), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Although liver transplantation procedures are common and highly expensive, their cost structure is still poorly understood. This study aimed to develop models of micro-costs among patients undergoing liver transplantation procedures while comparing the role of individual clinical predictors u...

Estimación de la incidencia del cáncer de laringe en Chile según la aplicación de un formulario de registro digital

Introducción: El cáncer de laringe es una neoplasia frecuente en otorrinolaringología. Actualmente la incidencia ajustada por edad en Chile de cáncer laríngeo se proyecta en base al Registro Poblacional de Cáncer de la provincia de Los Lagos (International Agency for Research on Cancer - WHO), sien...

Potential Drug Interactions and Drug Risk during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: An Observational Study in a Women's Health Intensive Care Unit

Abstract Introduction In the pregnancy-puerperal cycle, women may develop complications that require admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Thus, special attention to pharmacotherapy is necessary, particularly to potential drug interactions (PDIs) and to the effect of the drugs on the fetus and ne...

Evolución de los pacientes graves con ventilación mecánica invasiva según el catabolismo proteico
Evolution of severe patients with invasive mechanical ventilation according to protein catabolism

Rev. cuba. med. mil; 46 (2), 2017
Introducción: el catabolismo proteico es un indicador de la respuesta metabólica a la agresión. Objetivo: determinar la evolución de los pacientes con ventilación mecánica invasiva y su posible asociación con el catabolismo proteico, por categorías diagnósticas. Método: se realizó un estudio o...

Caracterización de los factores modificables asociados a la letalidad hospitalaria del ictus
Characterization of the modifiable factors associated with the hospital lethality of stroke

Rev. cuba. med. mil; 46 (2), 2017
Objetivos: conceptualizar el politraumatismo a la luz de los conocimientos vigentes, su génesis, la conducta a seguir durante la atención prehospitalaria y hospitalaria, la determinación de los índices de severidad relacionados con la mortalidad y sus causas, así como el tratamiento mediante equipos...

Spontaneous breathing test in the prediction of extubation failure in the pediatric population

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To assess whether the spontaneous breathing test can predict the extubation failure in pediatric population. Methods A prospective and observational study that evaluated data of inpatients at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit between May 2011 and August 2013, receiving mechanical v...

Early and late outcomes of surgery of non-complicated liver hydatid

Int. j. morphol; 35 (2), 2017
Hepatic echinococcosis (HE) is a prevalent health problem, and there is limited published information regarding HE surgery. On the other hand, postoperative morbidity (POM) has not varied significantly. The aim of this study was to describe early and late outcomes in terms of POM of a series of patients ...