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Experiencia vivida durante los cambios de rol de la persona revascularizada después del egreso hospitalario
Lived experience during role changes of the revascularized person after hospital discharge

La cirugía de revascularización miocárdica (RVM) es uno de los tratamientos ofrecidos hoy en día para la enfermedad coronaria, una de las afecciones cardiovasculares que para el 2016 ocasionaron el 44% de las muertes según la organización mundial de la salud. Pero al ser un procedimiento de alta co...

Fatores que influenciam a percepção do paciente quanto a qualidade de recuperação pós-operatória

J. Health NPEPS; 3 (2), 2018
Objetivo: a satisfação do paciente é um conceito complexo e multifatorial que ganhou muita importância nas últimas décadas, através dos processos de acreditação. Além disso, a satisfação do paciente influencia o relacionamento com a equipe multidisciplinar e, até mesmo, a adesão ao tratamen...

Intracranial pressure following decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant cerebral infarction: clinical and treatment correlations

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (12), 2018
ABSTRACT Decompressive craniectomy (DC) reduces mortality and improves outcome in patients with massive brain infarctions. The role of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring following DC for stroke has not been well established. Methods: We evaluated 14 patients admitted to a tertiary hospital with mali...

Act values after neutralization lower than pre-heparinization act leads to lower operative times, bleeding, and post-operative transfusions in cabg pa

Abstract Objective: To evaluate if lower activated coagulation time (ACT) value after neutralization than preoperative ACT value was effective in reducing bleeding, operative times, and post-operative transfusions in patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Retrospective sele...

Combined mitral valve replacement and ravitch procedures in a patient with previous pneumonectomy: case report and review of the literature

Abstract Introduction: Significant anatomical and functional changes occur following pneumonectomy. Mediastinal structures displace toward the side of the resected lung, pulmonary reserve is reduced. Owing to these changes, surgical access to heart and great vessels becomes challenging, and there is inc...

Behavior of ultrasensitive c-reactive protein in myocardial revascularization with and without cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract Objective: To analyze the inflammation resulting from myocardial revascularization techniques with and without cardiopulmonary bypass, based on ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (US-CRP) behavior. Methods: A prospective non-randomized clinical study with 136 patients was performed. Sixty-nine ...

Which method to use for surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation performed concomitantly with mitral valve surgery: radiofrequency ablation versus cryoablation

Abstract Objective: The effects of energy source on the maintenance of sinus rhythm and the contribution of demographic characteristics to the case selection in patients submitted to ablation performed concurrently with mitral valve surgery were analyzed. Methods: Cryothermal (n=42; 43.8%) and radiofre...

Delirium en el perioperatorio de cirugía de cadera en el adulto mayor

El delirium es una de las complicaciones más frecuentes de la cirugía por fractura de cadera. No hay estudios en Uruguay sobre este tema. El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la frecuencia de delirium en el perioperatorio de cirugía por fractura de cadera, describir las características sociodem...

Comparações e correlações da intensidade da dor e da força muscular periférica e respiratória no pré e pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a força da musculatura respiratória e periférica após cirurgia cardíaca, e comparar as modificações nestas variáveis no terceiro e no sexto dias pós-operatórios. Métodos: Recrutaram-se 46 pacientes, dos quais 29 eram homens, com média de idade de 60,50 anos (DP = 9,...