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La aspirina sería igual de efectiva que la warfarina en la prevención de eventos tromboembólicos luego del reemplazo valvular aórtico con bioprótesis
Aspirin could be as effective as warfarin in the prevention of thromboembolic events after aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthesis

Effectiveness of harmonic scalpel in patients submitted to total thyroidectomy: systematic review with meta-analysis

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the harmonic scalpel compared to the conventional technique in patients submitted to total thyroidectomy. METHOD: This is a systematic review with inclusion of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared bot...

Effect of antioxidant supplementation on the auditory threshold in sensorineural hearing loss: a meta-analysis

Abstract Introduction: Hearing loss is conceptualized as any impairment of the ability to hear and/or detect speech or environment sounds, regardless of cause, type, or degree. It may occur at different stages of life; during pregnancy or childbirth, in childhood, adulthood or old age. It should be note...

Revisiones sistemáticas para la evaluación de intervenciones que incluyen estudios no aleatorizados. Consideraciones metodológicas

Acta méd. colomb; 43 (2), 2018
Resumen Las revisiones sistemáticas para evaluar intervenciones que incluyan la evidencia aportada por los estudios no aleatorizados (ENA), pueden ser muy útiles para soportar decisiones clínicas en temas que no estén bien cubiertos por experimentos clínicos aleatorizados (ECA), como la evaluación ...

Segurança no uso da eletroestimulação neuromuscular em pacientes graves: revisão sistemática

RESUMO Objetivo: Revisar as evidências sobre segurança da eletroestimulação neuromuscular quando utilizada em unidade de terapia intensiva. Métodos: Revisão sistemática, sendo a busca realizada nas bases de dados MEDLINE (acessado via PubMed), PEDro, Cochrane CENTRAL e EMBASE, além de busca man...

Spinal muscular atrophy 5Q - Treatment with nusinersen

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize producers to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the phy...

Isoflavones in gynecology

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Effectiveness and safety of carbohydrate counting in the management of adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of carbohydrate counting (CHOC) in the treatment of adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). Materials and methods: We performed a systematic review of randomized studies that compared CHOC with general dietary adv...

Are women living with HIV prone to osteoporosis in postmenopause? A systematic review

SUMMARY BACKGROUND Some researchers have suggested that HIV infections can increase the cytokines, which might interfere with the bone metabolism and increase the risk of bone mass loss. However, this issue has yet to be consolidated in postmenopausal women. OBJECTIVE To analyze studies that evaluate...