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Association of Monocyte Count on Admission with the Angiographic Thrombus Burden in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (4), 2018
Abstract Background: The intracoronary high-thrombus burden during the primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can lead to poor outcomes. Monocytes have been described to play an important role in thrombotic disorders. Objectives: This stud...

Modelo de ecuaciones estructurales: una guía para ciencias médicas y ciencias de la salud

Ter. psicol; 36 (1), 2018
El modelo de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM) es una técnica de análisis estadística multivariada, que permite analizar patrones complejos de relaciones entre variables, realizar comparaciones entre e intragrupos, y validar modelos teóricos y empíricos. SEM puede ser utilizado para responder una ampli...

Impact of smoking on sputum culture conversion and pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Brazil: a retrospective cohort study

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of smoking on pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) treatment outcomes and the two-month conversion rates for Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum cultures among patients with culture-confirmed PTB in an area with a moderate incidence of tuberculosis in Brazil. Methods: T...

Health inequities and cancer survival in Manizales, Colombia: a population-based study

Colomb. med; 49 (1), 2018
Abstract Objective: To analyze differences in survival of breast, cervical, lung, prostate and stomach cancer by health insurance regime (HIR) and socioeconomic position (SEP) in an intermediate city in a middle-income country. Methods: All patients with breast, cervix uteri, lung, prostate and stomach...

Precisión de los predictores de la ASGE en el diagnóstico de coledocolitiasis en un hospital público de Lima, Perú

Antecedentes: Habitualmente se utilizan los predictores propuestos por la Sociedad Americana de Endoscopía Gastrointestinal (ASGE) para predecir la presencia y manejo de coledocolitiasis. Objetivo: Evaluar el rendimiento y precisión de los predictores de coledocolitiasis propuestos por la ASGE. Materia...

Prevalence of non A to E hepatitis in Mumbai, India

Introduction: Acute viral hepatitis is a common problem in India. World wide data shows that 5 to 20 percent of this is caused by non A-E hepatitis. There is no data in India regarding non A-E hepatitis. We carried out this study to evaluate the epidemiology, clinical features, risk factors and outcome o...

Influencia de los hábitos en la depresión del estudiante de medicina peruano: estudio en siete departamentos

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 47 (1), 2018
RESUMEN Objetivo: Determinar la influencia de los hábitos en la depresión del estudiante de medicina de 7 departamentos de Perú. Métodos: Estudio transversal analítico de un análisis secundario de datos. El diagnóstico de depresión se obtuvo según el resultado del test de Zung, considerado p...

Association between executive and food functions in the acute phase after stroke

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose To investigate potential associations among executive, physical and food functions in the acute phase after stroke. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that evaluated 63 patients admitted to the stroke unit of a public hospital. The exclusion criteria were other neurological and/or...

Impact of training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) in the professional career and work environment

Abstract We sought to evaluate the impact of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training in the professional career and work environment of physicians who took the course in a single center certified by the American Heart Association (AHA). Of the 4631 students (since 1999 to 2009), 2776 were located, ...

Análisis de patrones territoriales de contextos de vida de niños hasta 6 años y su potencial influencia en la cobertura de programas de inmunización en Chile

Salud colect; 14 (1), 2018
RESUMEN El objetivo es analizar determinadas variables que puedan estar implicadas en la cobertura de vacunación de niños en diferentes territorios comunales de Chile, para las vacunas bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) al nacer, pentavalente a los 6 meses, y triple vírica a los 12 meses y 6 años de eda...