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Relationship between high red cell distribution width and systemic inflammatory response syndrome after extracorporeal circulation

Abstract Objective: Cardiac surgical operations involving extracorporeal circulation may develop severe inflammatory response. This severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is usually associated with poor outcome with no predictive marker. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a routine hematological...

Reintubação de pacientes submetidos à cirurgia cardíaca: uma análise retrospectiva

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar pacientes em pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca que necessitaram de reintubação endotraqueal, e identificar os fatores associados com óbito e seu relacionamento com escores de severidade. Métodos: Análise retrospectiva de informações referentes a 1.640 pacientes e...

Tracheostomy in childhood: review of the literature on complications and mortality over the last three decades

Abstract Introduction: Tracheostomy is a procedure with unique characteristics when used on pediatric patients due to the greater technical difficulty and higher morbidity and mortality rates relative to the procedure in adults. In recent decades, there have been significant changes in the medical care ...

Critical analysis of graft loss and death in kidney transplant recipients treated with mTOR inhibitors

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (1), 2017
Abstract Registry studies and systematic reviews have shown higher risk for mortality and graft loss in patients in use of mTOR inhibitors (mTORi) compared to calcineurin-based (CNI) immunosuppressive regimens. The majority of these studies pooled data from early trials using different strategies such as...

Complications of Liver Resection in Geriatric Patients

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Introduction and aims. Liver resection is the treatment of choice for many primary and secondary liver diseases. Most studies in the elderly have reported resection of primary and secondary liver tumors, especially hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal metastatic cancer. However, over the l...

Impacto de las complicaciones infecciosas postoperatorias en la sobrevida a largo plazo de pacientes gastrectomizados por carcinoma gástrico avanzado con intención curativa

Objetivo: Comprobar el impacto de las complicaciones infecciosas postoperatorias en la sobrevida a largo plazo de pacientes gastrectomizados por carcinoma gástrico con intención curativa. Materiales y métodos: El presente estudio de cohortes evaluó una serie de 79 pacientes con diagnóstico de carcin...

Mortalidad en enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 28 (4), 2017
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disease of unknown cause. It has been attributed to an inflammation of the intestinal mucosa due to loss of immunotolerance to commensal intestinal flora in genetically predisposed individuals. It presents short- and long-term complications, impacting the qua...

Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy in the Elderly - Results of a Single Center LRC only Series

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare outcome of laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) with ileal conduit in 22 elderly ( (≥75 years) versus 51 younger (<75 years) patients. patients. Materials and Methods: Analysis of prospectively gathered data of a single institution LRC only series was performed. Select...

Complications after Surgical Procedures in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Results of a Prospective Registry

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (3), 2016
Abstract Background: Complications after surgical procedures in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) are an emerging problem due to an increasing number of such procedures and aging of the population, which consequently increases the frequency of comorbidities. Objective: To iden...

Paravalvular Regurgitation: Clinical Outcomes in Surgical and Percutaneous Treatments

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (1), 2016
Abstract Background: Paravalvular regurgitation (paravalvular leak) is a serious and rare complication associated with valve replacement surgery. Studies have shown a 3% to 6% incidence of paravalvular regurgitation with hemodynamic repercussion. Few studies have compared surgical and percutaneous appro...