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Evolução no tratamento dos aneurismas da aorta torácica

Os autores realizam uma revisão, de característica didática, das aortopatias, focalizando o histórico, o desenvolvimento do tratamento e os aspectos atuais de abordagem, utilizando a alta tecnologia das salas híbridas. Nos últimos anos, graças ao desenvolvimento das técnicas endovasculares, ocorr...

Depression and psychodynamic psychotherapy

Depression is a complex condition, and its classical biological/psychosocial distinction is fading. Current guidelines are increasingly advocating psychotherapy as a treatment option. Psychodynamic psychotherapy models encompass a heterogeneous group of interventions derived from early psychoanalytic con...

Sarcoma de Kaposi: variedades clínicas y resultados del tratamiento local con radioterapia

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (1), 2018
Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a rare tumor that affects mainly immunodeficient and elderly patients. Aim: To describe the features and outcomes of a cohort of patients with different types of KS treated locally with radiotherapy (RT). Patients and Methods: Retrospective review of patients with K...

Clinical improvement in patients with borderline personality disorder after treatment with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: preliminary results

Objective: Current treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD) consists of psychotherapy and pharmacological interventions. However, the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) could be beneficial to improve some BPD symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate clinical...

Effectiveness evaluation of mood disorder treatment algorithms in Brazilian public healthcare patients

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of three mood disorder treatment algorithms in a sample of patients seeking care in the Brazilian public healthcare system. Methods: A randomized pragmatic trial was conducted with an algorithm developed for treating episodes of major depressive disorder (MDD), bip...

Combination of preoperative pulmonary and nutritional preparation for esophagectomy

Acta cir. bras; 33 (1), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To compare pulmonary and nutritional parameters before and after inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and enteral feeding support in patients with esophageal disease undergoing preoperative outpatient follow-up. Methods: Thirty patients with a mean age of 55.83 years, 16 men and 14 wome...

Laparoscopic versus open pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. The first meta-analyse of retrospective matched cases

Acta cir. bras; 33 (1), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To compare the safety, feasibility, and short-term clinical benefits of laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (L-PPPD) to open pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (O-PPPD) through retrospective matched cases. Methods: Web of Science, Cochrane, PubMed, CNKI we...

Protective effect of dexmedetomidine against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits

Acta cir. bras; 33 (1), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the influence of dexmedetomidine on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in rabbits. Methods: Twenty-four New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into two equal-sized groups: IRI group (group IR) and dexmedetomidine group (group D). Systolic blood pres...

The protective effect of dexmedetomidine in a rat ex vivo lung model of ischemia-reperfusion injury

Acta cir. bras; 33 (1), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine (Dex) in a rat ex vivo lung model of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Methods: An IL-2 ex vivo lung perfusion system was used to establish a rat ex vivo lung model of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Drugs were added to the perfusion solution for r...

Desarrollo y validación de escala multimodal para resultados de tratamiento en trastornos por uso de sustancias

Hacia promoc. salud; 23 (1), 2018
Resumen Objetivo: Describir el proceso de desarrollo y validación de un instrumento creado para la evaluación de los resultados de tratamiento en los trastornos por uso de sustancias. Materiales y métodos: Este fue llevado a cabo en tres fases. Fase 1: revisión de la literatura en las principales...