INTRODUCTION: The anthropometric indicators of obesity may be important in predicting metabolic syndrome (MS). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the anthropometric indicators as predictors of MS and verify the association of these indicators with MS in older adult individuals of both sexes. METHODS: Cross-sectional...
Evaluación del Índice Peso-Circunferencia de Cintura (IPCC) mediante Regresión Logística. Estudio descriptivo, prospectivo y transversal, muestra 1095 adultos y adultos mayores, edad entre 20 y 96 años. Métodos: variables: edad, peso, talla, Circunferencia de Cintura (CC), IMC, Índice Cin...
BACKGROUND: EuroSCORE II is a mortality risk score for cardiac surgery in adults. This version is widely validated and compared with other scores in Europe, North America, and Asia. AIM: To determine the performance of the EuroSCORE II for the prediction of mortality in cardiac surgeries in Latin America...
Abstract Background The wide range of clinical presentations of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) makes it indispensible to use tools for risk stratification and for appropriate risks management; thus, the use of prognosis scores is recommended in the immediat clinical decision-making. Objective To valid...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Quick and accurate identification of critically ill patients ensures appropriate and correct use of medical resources. In situations that threaten public health, like pandemics, rapid and effective methods are needed for early disease detection among critically ill patients. OBJEC...
Resumo Fundamento Os níveis de Proteína 3 relacionada ao fator de necrose tumoral/complemento sérico C1q (CTRP3) e a relação com a fibrilação atrial (FA) na doença arterial coronária estável (DAC) não estão claros atualmente. Objetivos O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a mudança nos...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare C-reactive protein and C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio performances in predicting mortality of geriatric patients who visited the emergency department. METHODS: The data of patients with COVID-19 and aged 65 years and above, who...
Objectives: To analyze the association of inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers with
mortality in geriatric patients with COVID-19. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study
of 206 patients aged 60 years or older who were hospitalized with COVID-19 at an intensive
care unit. The analyzed variables ...
COVID-19/sangre,
COVID-19/mortalidad,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Polipéptido alfa Relacionado con Calcitonina/sangre,
Fibrinógeno/análisis,
Ferritinas/sangre,
Productos de Degradación de Fibrina-Fibrinógeno/análisis,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria,
Curva ROC
Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an infrequent non-hereditary bone disease caused by a somatic mutation of the GNAS gene. Periostin is a novel marker that increases during tissue healing and fibrous or inflammatory diseases. We conducted an exploratory case-control study to eval...
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze and describe the coefficients found on maximum Ambrósio Relational Thickness-Maximum (ART-Max) and Belin/Ambrósio Enhanced Ectasia Display total deviation (BAD-D) in eyes with normal corneal topography subjected to cataract surgery with premium intraocular lens implantat...
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Dilatación Patológica/diagnóstico,
Córnea/patología,
Enfermedades de la Córnea/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de la Córnea/etiología,
Implantación de Lentes Intraoculares/efectos adversos,
Extracción de Catarata/efectos adversos,
Errores de Refracción/prevención & control,
Topografía de la Córnea/métodos,
Paquimetría Corneal/métodos,
Agudeza Visual/fisiología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Curva ROC
