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Impact of non-adherent Ibuprofen foam dressing in the lives of patients with venous ulcers

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 44 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective : to evaluate pain in patients with lower limb venous ulcer who used non-adherent Ibuprofen foam dressing (IFD). Methods : we conducted a prospective study of patients with lower limb venous ulcers treated from April 2013 to August 2014. We used the Numerical Scale and McGill Pai...

Intra-articular injection with triamcinolone hexacetonide in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: prospective assessment of goniometry and joint inflammation parameters

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (2), 2017
Abstract Objectives: To evaluate local joint variables after intra-articular injection with triamcinolone hexacetonide in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Methods: We blindly and prospectively (baseline, 1, 4, 12 and 24 weeks) evaluated metacarpophalangeal, wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee and ankle joints a...

Incidence and prevalence of systemic sclerosis in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease which shows extreme heterogeneity in its clinical presentation and that follows a variable and unpredictable course. Although some discrepancies in the incidence and prevalence rates between geographical regions may reflect methodologica...

Nasoenteral tube: factors associated with delay between indication and use in emergency services

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to know the time between indication and use of a nasoenteral tube (NET) and factors associated with delays. Method: A prospective cohort study that followed adults in a Brazilian emergency department, since the indication of the use of a NET, evaluating clinical variables and the wo...

Bacteriemia oculta en niños atendidos en el Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río: experiencia post vacuna neumocóccica conjugada

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (2), 2017
Background: Occult bacteremia (OB) is one of the possible diagnoses of children younger than 3 years with fever without source in the emergency room. Objective: describe OB in the era after introduction of pneumococcal vaccine in Chile. Patients and Methods: Prospective descriptive review of data of chil...

Limpieza intestinal para colonoscopia en niños: efectividad, adherencia y efectos adversos de esquemas diferenciados por edad

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (2), 2017
La adecuada limpieza intestinal (LI) es fundamental para lograr el máximo rendimiento diagnóstico durante una colonoscopia. Existen diversos esquemas de LI, y en pediatría aún no hay consenso respecto al más adecuado. OBJETIVO: Describir la efectividad, adherencia y efectos adversos de protocolos de...

Avaliação técnica do dispositivo de fechamento vascular Exoseal-Cordis

J. vasc. bras; 16 (2), 2017
Contexto: Os dispositivos de oclusão vascular (DOV) permitem rápida remoção da bainha introdutora de um acesso arterial, reduzindo o tempo de hemostasia, a restrição do paciente ao leito e as complicações no sítio de punção. Objetivos: Avaliar a eficácia e possíveis complicações do uso de ...

Cateteres venosos centrais de inserção periférica: alternativa ou primeira escolha em acesso vascular?

J. vasc. bras; 16 (2), 2017
Contexto: Os cateteres venosos centrais de inserção periférica (PICC) são dispositivos intravenosos, introduzidos através de uma veia superficial ou profunda da extremidade superior ou inferior até o terço distal da veia cava superior ou proximal da veia cava inferior. Apresentam maior segurança ...

Fatores de risco para amputação em pacientes com isquemia crítica crônica dos membros inferiores

J. vasc. bras; 16 (2), 2017
Introdução: Isquemia crítica crônica dos membros inferiores com sua respectiva perda funcional continua a ser importante problema de saúde pública, principalmente em países em desenvolvimento e em pacientes diabéticos. Apesar dos avanços nos métodos diagnósticos e das inovações no tratamento...

Estudio piloto del sistema de terapia de presión negativa en la prevención de infecciones del sitio quirúrgico en Obstetricia
PILOT STUDY WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY IN THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIONS IN THE SURGICAL SITE IN OBSTETRICS

Prensa méd. argent; 103 (2), 2017
Report of a pilot study of the system of therapy with negative pressure for the prevention of infections in the surgical site in Obstetrics. Infections associated to health care still continue as a severe sanitary problem due to the assistential, economical and social impact that their represent. At pres...