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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp): analysis of the effectiveness and safety of the procedure in the patient with roux-en-y gastric bypass

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Obesity can be treated with bariatric surgery; but, excessive weight loss may lead to diseases of the bile duct such as cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for these conditions, and may be ...

Routine use of v-lock® suture for bariatric anastomosis is safe: comparative results from consecutive case series

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: In high-income countries, morbid obesity is a growing health problem that has already reached epidemic proportions. When performing a laparoscopic gastric bypass several operative methods exist. Aim: To describe the institutional experience using a knotless unidirectional barbe...

Pancreaticoduodenectomy: impact of the technique on operative outcomes and surgical mortality

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a procedure associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Initially described as gastropancreaticoduodenectomy (GPD), the possibility of preservation of the gastric antrum and pylorus was described in the 1970s. Aim: To evaluate the mortality ...

Modified medical research council (mMRC) e a sua relação com variáveis respiratórias e o tempo de internação em pacientes hospitalizados com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
Modified medical research council (mMRC) and their relation with respiratory variables and the time of intermission in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objetivo: Correlacionar a sensação de dispneia obtida pela escala Medical Research Council modificada (mMRC) com as variáveis respiratórias e o tempo de internação em portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) hospitalizados. Material e Métodos: Estudo transversal de caráter observ...

Tomografia no trauma abdominal grave: risco justificável?

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 46 (1), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a evolução de pacientes vítimas de trauma abdominal grave, nos quais o protocolo de transfusão maciça foi acionado, e que foram submetidos à Tomografia Axial Computadorizada (TAC) no Pronto Socorro (PS), com o intuito de verificar o prognóstico do paciente e a eficiência...

Impacto do estado nutricional e do tempo de jejum nas complicações gastrointestinais e no tempo de hospitalização em pacientes cirúrgicos

HU Rev. (Online); 45 (1), 2019
Introdução: O estado nutricional e o tempo de jejum pré e pós-cirúrgico impactam na morbimortalidade de pacientes submetidos a cirurgias eletivas. No Brasil, o tempo de jejum prolongado e a elevada prevalência de desnutrição são comuns nos hospitais terciários. Objetivo: Realizar levantamento...

Prognostic Impact of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Arq. bras. neurocir; 37 (4), 2018
Objectives The aim of the present study was to analyze the prognostic impact of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods An observational, retrospective and quantitative study was performed. The sample consisted of 246 patients diagnosed with se...

Predictive factors for prolonged hospital stay after retropubic radical prostatectomy in a high-volume teaching center

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the length hospital stay and predictors of prolonged hospitalization after RRP performed in a high-surgical volume teaching institution, and analyze the rate of unplanned visits to the office, emergency care, hospital readmissions and perioperative complications rates. M...

Surgical techniques for facilitating laparoscopic intracorporeal orthotopic neobladder: initial experience

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To describe our technique and outcomes for laparoscopic intracorporeal ileal neobladder (ICNB) reconstruction. Materials and Methods: From April 2014 to November 2016, 21 patients underwent laparoscopic ICNB at our tertiary referral centre. ICNB with bilateral isoperistaltic afferent ...

Características clínicas de la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad del adulto inmunocompetente hospitalizado según el agente causal

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (12), 2018
Background: Molecular biological techniques allow the identification of more pathogens associated with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Aim: To compare clinical and laboratory parameters of patients with CAP caused by different groups of pathogens. Material and Methods: In a prospective study, immun...