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Características y predictores ecocardiográficos de mortalidad en pacientes intervenidos con TAVI. La importancia de anticiparse al daño cardíaco global

Rev. chil. cardiol; 42 (1), 2023
Introducción: En nuestro medio, el implante percutáneo de prótesis aórtica (TAVI) se encuentra limitado a pacientes más añosos o de mayor riesgo quirúrgico, en quienes frecuentemente se retarda la intervención hasta que presenten signos avanzados de enfermedad. Objetivo: Evaluar el grado de compr...

Experiencia de la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 en un centro hospitalario de alta complejidad en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (3), 2023
BACKGROUND The knowledge about the epidemiological profile of patients admitted to the hospital for severe COVID infection, allows an adequate health care planning and resource allocation. AIM: To describe the epidemiology of patients with COVID-19 admitted to a public hospital between March 2020 and Jul...

Mortality in patients with severe COVID-19 who underwent tracheostomy due to prolonged mechanical ventilation

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (2), 2023
BACKGROUND: The usefulness of tracheostomy has been questioned in patients with COVID-19 and prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). AIM: To compare the 90-day mortality rate of patients who underwent a tracheostomy due prolonged IMV with those that did not receive this procedure. MATERIAL AND M...

National Early Warning Score 2 – versão brasileira: validade preditiva para adultos com COVID-19*

Rev. enferm. UFSM; 13 (), 2023
Objetivo: realizar a validade preditiva do National Early Warning Score 2 – versão brasileira (NEWS 2 – BR) nos desfechos alta e óbito em pacientes com COVID-19. Método: estudo transversal com análise de validade preditiva. Variáveis sociodemográficas, clínicas, desfechos e os componentes do e...

Cardiac arrest patients admitted to intensive care unit after cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a retrospective cohort study to find predictors for mortality

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 73 (4), 2023
Abstract Background In-hospital cardiac arrest is a common situation in hospital settings. Therefore, healthcare providers should understand the reasons that could affect the results of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We aimed to determine the independent predictors for poor outcomes after the return of ...

Hospital volume, postoperative mortality, and costs after gastrectomy for gastric cancer in colombia: is there any association?

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There are no information in the literature associating the volume of gastrectomies with survival and costs for the health system in the treatment of patients with gastric cancer in Colombia. AIMS: The aim of this study was to analyze how gastrectomy for gastric cancer is associated...

Hospital mortality from covid-19 in children and adolescents in Brazil in 2020-2021

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe cases, deaths, and hospital mortality from covid-19 in children and adolescents in Brazil, according to age group, during the evolving phases of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. METHODS Census of patients aged up to 19 committed with severe acute respiratory syndrome, due...

Impacto de Marcadores Inflamatórios no Prognóstico de Pacientes Oncológicos Internados no Instituto Nacional de Câncer com SARS-CoV-2 na Primeira Onda da Pandemia no Brasil

Introdução: O intenso processo inflamatório desencadeado pela covid-19 tem sido apontado por diversos autores. Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto de marcadores inflamatórios no prognóstico de pacientes com tumores sólidos internados com SARS-CoV-2/covid-19 na primeira onda da pandemia no Brasil. Método: ...

Covid-19 hospital mortality using spatial hierarchical models: cohort design with 74, 994 registers

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 57 (supl.1), 2023
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between covid-19 hospital mortality and risk factors, innovating by considering contextual and individual factors and spatial dependency and using data from the city of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS The study was performed with a spatial hierarchical r...

Boletim epidemiológico: perfil de mortalidade do Hospital de Urgências de Goiás - janeiro a março de 2023
Epidemiological bulletin: mortality profile of the Emergency Hospital of Goiás - January to March 2023

Descreve o perfil epidemiológico de mortalidade do Hospital de Urgências de Goiás, bem como a avaliação das revisões de óbitos realizados no mesmo período pela comissão de óbito do hospital e investigações de óbitos. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo de abordagem quantitativa, realizado a par...