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Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Infection in Cancer Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate of and main risk factors for postoperative infection in cancer patients who underwent spine surgery in the last 5 years in order to determine whether there is an association between postoperative infection and increased mortality during hospitalization. METHODS: All can...

Evaluación del impacto de las medidas no farmacológicas contra las enfermedades por COVID-19 e influenza en Hong Kong: estudio observacional
Impact assessment of non-pharmacological measures against COVID-19 and influenza diseases in Hong Kong: an observational study

Occurrence of head lice in children and adolescents seen at a hospital in Uberlândia, central Brazil

Rev. patol. trop; 50 (1), 2021
The purpose of this study was to verify the occurrence of head lice in children at a public hospital in Uberlândia, MG and factors associated with pediculosis such as sex, age, hair characteristics and socioeconomic conditions, as well as obtaining information from their parents/guardians regarding the ...

Leishmaniasis in the Colombian post-conflict era: a descriptive study from 2004 to 2019

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is strongly associated with armed conflict. We describe the epidemiology of leishmaniasis before and after the peace agreement in Colombia. METHODS: Data for 2004-2019 period were collected from the National Public Health Surveillance System. The annual incidence p...

Análise espaço-temporal da covid-19 em um estado brasileiro

Objetivo: analisar a distribuição espaço-temporal da COVID-19 no estado do Piauí. Método: estudo ecológico, retrospectivo, com dados disponíveis no Painel Epidemiológico COVID-19 - Piauí. Foi construída uma série temporal dos casos e óbitos acumulados mensalmente e calculadas as taxas de inc...

Correlation between previous sedentary lifestyle and CrossFit-related injuries

ABSTRACT: Objective: To correlate CrossFit-related injuries with previous sedentary lifestyle, and to investigate other factors potentially associated with higher rates of injury among practitioners. Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional study involving CrossFit practitioners who received a digital que...

Epidemiology and costs of surgical treatment of developmental dysplasia of hip in the Brazilian Public Health System in a decade

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe and analyze the epidemiology and costs of surgical treatment of hip dysplasia in the Brazilian Public Health System. Methods: An ecological analytical study that evaluated a time series and the geographic distribution of surgical treatment of hip dysplasia in Brazil. Fre...

Segunda onda – fatores envolvidos

A pandemia da infecção causada pelo novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2) que teve início na China no ano de 2019, com grande número de pacientes hospitalizados e óbitos, vem registrando aumento no número de notificações de novos casos da doença COVID-19 o que tem sido chamado de “Segunda Onda”, ge...

Incidencia de disfagia persistente, en pacientes postoperados de fundoplicatura laparoscópica de Nissen

Cambios rev. méd; 19 (2), 2020
INTRODUCCIÓN. La fundoplicatura laparoscópica de Nissen es la técnica quirúrgica de elección en el tratamiento de la enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico, en la que la disfagia persistente postoperatoria como secuela, está presente con incidencia del 1 al 36% a nivel mundial. OBJETIVO. Determina...

Asociación entre la discapacidad física y la incidencia de síntomas depresivos en adultos mayores mexicanos

Biomédica (Bogotá); 40 (4), 2020
Resumen : Introducción. Las limitaciones funcionales asociadas con el proceso de envejecimiento pueden conducir al desarrollo de síntomas depresivos e incrementar la vulnerabilidad de los adultos mayores. Objetivo. Estimar la asociación entre la discapacidad física y la incidencia de síntomas depr...