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Synchronous abdominal tumors: is combined laparoscopic surgery in a single approach a safe option?

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose: Recent advances in cancer treatment have resulted in bet- ter prognosis with impact on patient's survival, allowing an increase in incidence of a second primary neoplasm. The development of minimally invasive surgery has provided similar outcomes in comparison to open su...

Comparison of perioperative outcomes with or without renorrhaphy during open partial nephrectomy: A propensity score-matched analysis

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: Renorrhaphy in partial nephrectomy may damage intraparenchymal vessels and compress the renal parenchyma, which may lead to the formation of renal artery pseudoaneurysms or vascularized parenchymal volume reduction. Using propensity score matching, we compared surgical outcomes followi...

Ureteroileal bypass: a new technic to treat ureteroenteric strictures in urinary diversion

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To present our technique of ureteroileal bypass to treat uretero-enteric stric- tures in urinary diversion. Materials and Methods: One hundred and forty-one medical records were reviewed from patients submitted to radical cystectomy to treat muscle-invasive bladder cancer between 20...

Burden of Paediatric Sepsis in a Tertiary Centre from a Developing Country

West Indian med. j; 67 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Sepsis causes significant paediatric morbidity and mortality in developing countries. This paper describes the outcome of paediatric sepsis in the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Jamaica, using administrative data from hospital records from 2010 to 2014. Objective: T...

Survival and risk factors among dialytic acute kidney injury patients after cardiovascular surgery

Abstract Objective: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent postoperative complication after cardiovascular surgery. It has been described as a predictor of decreased survival rates, but how dialysis decreases survival when initiated on the postoperative period has yet to be determined. To analyze the s...

Extended-time of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation improves tissue perfusion after coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Objective: To compare the effects of extended- versus short-time noninvasive positive pressure ventilation on pulmonary function, tissue perfusion, and clinical outcomes in the early postoperative period following coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with preserved left ventricular functi...

Hematoma subcapsular hepático roto en síndrome HELLP

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (6), 2018
Background: Ruptured subscapular liver hematoma in context of HELLP syndrome is a rare complication with high mortality. Clinical presentation is nonspecific: epigastric pain, right upper quadrant pain and shoulder pain, should however provide high index of suspicion. Termination of pregnancy is the only...

Analgesia endovenosa continua versus analgesia endovenosa intermitente para reemplazo total de rodilla primario: análisis de la calidad analgésica, tiempo de hospitalización y costos económicos

Acta ortop. mex; 32 (3), 2018
Resumen: Introducción: La Asociación Internacional para el Estudio del Dolor (IASP, por sus siglas en inglés) define el dolor como una experiencia sensorial y emocional desagradable asociada a un daño tisular real o potencial. La artroplastía total de rodilla es una de las cirugías ortopédicas q...

Redução da desnutrição em pacientes pediátricos gravemente enfermos

RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar a prevalência de desnutrição em dois momentos de uma unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica. Métodos: Estudo transversal retrospectivo, com pacientes internados na unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica de um hospital universitário em dois períodos de 1 ano com inter...

Preditores de fibrilação atrial de novo em unidade de cuidados intensivos não cardíaca

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar quais os preditores de fibrilação atrial de novo em doentes de uma unidade de cuidados intensivos não cardíaca. Métodos: Foram analisados 418 doentes internados entre janeiro e setembro de 2016 em uma unidade de cuidados intensivos não cardíaca. Registaram-se as caracter...