Bolzan, Douglas W;
Gomes, Walter José;
Rocco, Isadora S;
Viceconte, Marcela;
Nasrala, Mara L S;
Pauletti, Hayanne O;
Moreira, Rita Simone L;
Hossne Jr, Nelson A;
Arena, Ross;
Guizilini, Solange.
Abstract Objective: To compare pulmonary function, functional capacity and clinical outcomes amongst three groups of patients with left ventricular dysfunction following off-pump coronary artery bypass, namely: 1) conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV); 2) late open lung strategy (L-OLS); and 3) earl...
Puente de Arteria Coronaria Off-Pump,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/fisiopatología,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/cirugía,
Volumen Espiratorio Forzado/fisiología,
Tiempo de Internación,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Respiración Artificial/métodos,
Espirometría,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/fisiopatología,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/cirugía,
Capacidad Vital/fisiología
ABSTRACT Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has recently been investigated as a possible adjuvant treatment for many neuropsychiatric disorders, and has already been approved for the treatment of drug-resistant depression in the United States and in Brazil, among other countries. Although its use in...
ABSTRACT The ketogenic diet (KD), a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and adequate-protein diet is an established, effective nonpharmacologic treatment option for intractable childhood epilepsy. The KD was developed in 1921 and even though it has been increasingly used worldwide in the past decade, many neurol...
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effect of maintenance modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) on schizophrenic patients. Methods From June 2012 to June 2014, 62 patients with schizophrenia, who had recovered from a successful course of acute MECT, were recruited. Thirty-one patients received mai...
Antipsicóticos/uso terapéutico,
Cognición/fisiología,
Terapia Combinada/métodos,
Supervivencia sin Enfermedad,
Terapia Electroconvulsiva/métodos,
Memoria/fisiología,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Risperidona/uso terapéutico,
Esquizofrenia/fisiopatología,
Esquizofrenia/terapia,
Prevención Secundaria,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Many interventions demonstrate success in adapting the duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy, but few studies have been conducted in developing countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention in the induction of early discontinuation of intravenous anti...
Administración Intravenosa/métodos,
Administración Oral,
Antibacterianos/administración & dosificación,
Brasil,
Esquema de Medicación,
Prescripciones de Medicamentos,
Utilización de Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hospitales Universitarios,
Tiempo de Internación,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Abacavir-induced liver toxicity is a rare event almost exclusively occurring in HLA B*5701-positive patients. Herein, we report one case of abnormal liver function tests occurring in a young HLA B*5701-negative woman on a stable nevirapine-based regimen with no history of liver problems or alcoh...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Allergic rhinitis is considered the most prevalent respiratory disease in Brazil and worldwide, with great impact on quality of life, affecting social life, sleep, and also performance at school and at work. OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of two formulations contai...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN) is a common pain disease in elderly people. Many methods have been used to alleviate the pain of patients, but few studies in the literature have compared the effect of nerve combing and percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation. OBJECTIV...
Craneotomía,
Descompresión Quirúrgica,
Electrocoagulación,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Dimensión del Dolor,
Tratamiento de Radiofrecuencia Pulsada,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Nervio Trigémino/cirugía,
Neuralgia del Trigémino/cirugía,
Neuralgia del Trigémino/terapia
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) is a lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of a-l-iduronidase. The otolaryngological findings include hearing loss, otorrhea, recurrent otitis, hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoid, recurrent rhinosinusitis, speech disorders, snoring, oral breath...
