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Evaluation of the effectiveness of preoperative outpatient pulmonary preparation in patients undergoing esophageal surgery

Abstract Introduction: Preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) can minimize the occurrence of complications after esophagectomy. Objective: To evaluate the effects of preoperative IMT in patients undergoing esophageal surgery by determining respiratory muscle strength (PImax and PEmax), pulmona...

Pulmonary function evaluation in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients submitted to metabolic surgery

Abstract Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a multifactorial metabolic disorder. As considered a public health problem needing additional treatment options. Objective: This prospective study aimed at evaluating pulmonary function through spirometry, before and after metabolic surgery without gastr...

Evaluation of quality of sleep in women with stress urinary incontinence before and after surgical correction

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of sleep in women with urinary incontinence before and after sling surgery. Methods: A prospective study of case series of women with urodynamic diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence. To evaluate the subjective quality of sleep, two specific questionnaires...

Outcomes analysis of breast reduction in Brazilian women using the BREAST-Q® questionnaire: a cross-sectional controlled study

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyse patient-reported outcomes of reduction mammoplasty among Brazilian women. METHODS: A total of 100 women were enrolled in this cross-sectional controlled study, 50 with breast hypertrophy (Hypertrophy Group) and 50 who had undergone breast reduction at leas...

Achados da avaliação clínica da deglutição em lactentes cardiopatas pós-cirúrgicos

CoDAS; 30 (1), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo Descrever os achados da avaliação clínica da deglutição em lactentes cardiopatas pós-cirúrgicos de um hospital de referência do sul do Brasil. Método Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, no qual participaram lactentes com...

Improvement in lung function and functional capacity in morbidly obese women subjected to bariatric surgery

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether weight loss in women with morbid obesity subjected to bariatric surgery alters lung function, respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity and the level of habitual physical activity and to investigate the relationship between these variables and changes in both body c...

Vascular complications in patients who underwent endovascular cardiac procedures: multicenter cohort study

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze vascular complications among patients who underwent endovascular cardiac procedures in the hemodynamic laboratories of three referral centers. Method: a multicenter cohort study was conducted in three referral facilities. The sample was composed of 2,696 adult patients wh...

Evaluation of the effect of dose-dependent platelet-rich fibrin membrane on treatment of gingival recession: a randomized, controlled clinical trial

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Miller's class I gingival recessions (GR) have been treated using coronally advanced flap (CAF) with platelet-rich fibrin membrane (PRF membrane) or connective tissue graft (CTG). Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different multiple layers of PRF membranes for the t...

Pulmonary function in women: comparative analysis of conventional versus single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the pulmonary function of women submitted to conventional and single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: forty women with symptomatic cholelithiasis, aged 18 to 70 years, participated in the study. We divided the patients into two groups: 21 patients underwent co...

Perfil sociodemográfico e clínico de pacientes em pós-operatório de confecção de estomas intestinais de eliminação
Sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients in postoperative recovery from intestinal stoma creation

Cienc. enferm; 24 (), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar o perfil sododemográfico e clínico dos pacientes no pós-operatório de confecção de estoma intestinal. Material e método: Estudo de abordagem quantitativa, descritiva, realizado no período de agosto a outubro de 2015, em um serviço filantrópico de referência em oncolog...