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Estudo das internações hospitalares por doenças infecciosas intestinais no estado de Alagoas

O presente estudo, sob forma de análise descritiva, tem como objetivos a análise das supostas forças de correlação entre as variáveis e suas implicações, seus diferentes comportamentos, nas questões que envolvem as internações hospitalares observando o comportamento de cada variável, inclusiv...

Epidural Hematoma: A Prospective Analysis of Morbidity and Mortality in 173 Patients

Arq. bras. neurocir; 34 (1), 2015
Objectives A few recent studies have focused on epidural hematomas (EDHs) that are routine in emergency rooms. The study was to evaluate the latest situation of affected patients by encephalic trauma associated with EDH in our service. Methods Prospective study between September 1, 2003 and May 30, 2009....

Mortalidad en pacientes con dengue en la epidemia 2012-2013

Rev. Nac. (Itauguá); 7 (1), 2015
Introducción: el dengue presenta diversas formas clínicas, desde asintomáticas hasta fatales. Existen diversos factores de riesgo asociados a la mortalidad por dengue. Objetivo: determinar los factores de riesgo asociados a la mortalidad por dengue. Metodología: estudio de casos (adultos fallecidos p...

Diabetes burden in Brazil: fraction attributable to overweight, obesity, and excess weight

OBJECTIVE To estimate the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its percentage attributable to overweight and obesity in Brazil.METHODS The burden of diabetes mellitus was described in terms of disability-adjusted life years, which is the sum of two components: years of life lost and years lived with di...

TGF-β1 expression is associated with invasion and metastasis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is involved in many physiologic processes, it often promotes metastasis, and its high expression is correlated with poor prognosis. In the present study, we analyzed the correlation between transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) expression and prognosi...

Adult obesity, disease and longevity in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To obtain estimates of the effects of overweight and obesity on the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and adult mortality. Materials and methods. We use three waves (2000, 2002, 2012) of the Mexican Health and Aging Survey (MHAS).We employ parametric hazard models to estimate mortality and co...

Mortalidad hospitalaria en pacientes con infección por VIH: a diez años del acceso universal a TARAA en México

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.2), 2015
Objetivo. Establecer las características y causas de muerte de pacientes VIH positivos que fallecen al estar hospitalizados. Material y métodos. Se incluyeron pacientes VIH positivos que fallecieron durante la hospitalización entre 2010 y 2013. Se recabaron datos sociodemográficos y clínicos, causas...

Mortalidad temprana por sida en México durante el periodo 2008-2012

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.2), 2015
Objetivo. Describir la distribución de la mortalidad por sida (2008-2012) en usuarios de unidades de atención de la Secretaría de Salud de México, en el Sistema de Administración, Logística y Vigilancia de Antirretrovirales (SALVAR). Material y métodos. Análisis descriptivo del tipo de mortalidad...