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Stress and satisfaction of family members and independent living skills of psychiatric outpatients

BaACKGROUND. There are several parameters that must be included in the evaluation psychosocial rehabilitation. OBJECTIVES. To describe and correlate the degree of stress of family members who live with schizophrenic and bipolar disorder patients, their satisfaction with mental health services and the lev...

Informe de evaluación rápida de tecnología sobre seguridad y efectividad de la galsulfasa para mucopolisacaridosis tipo VI
Rapid evaluation report of technology on safety and effectiveness of galsulfase for mucopolysaccharidosis type VI

La mucopolisacaridosis tipo VI (MPS VI), o también llamada síndrome de Maroteaux- Lamy, es una enfermedad por depósito lisosómico (MDL). Está causada por el déficit de la enzima de N-acetilgalactosamina-4-sulfatosulfatasa o arisulfatasa B (ARSB) necesario para la degradación del dermatán sulfato,...

Informe de evaluación rápida de tecnología sobre seguridad y efectividad del fingolimod para esclerosis múltiple
Rapid evaluation report of technology on safety and effectiveness of fingolimod for multiple sclerosis

La esclerosis múltiple (EM), es una enfermedad autoinmune, crónica, inflamatoria, desmielinizante del sistema nervioso central (SNC) que se presenta en individuos genéticamente susceptibles y que involucra a factores inmunológicos como anticuerpos, complementos, mediadores de la respuesta innata. Es ...

Informe de evaluación rápida de tecnología sobre seguridad y efectividad del láser verde para hiperplasia benigna de próstata
Rapid evaluation report of technology on safety and effectiveness of the green laser for benign prostatic hyperplasia

La HBP es el tumor benigno más frecuente del varón. La edad de comienzo es entre la cuarta y la quinta década de vida. El crecimiento de la próstata es lento o inexistente hasta los 30 años cuando empieza a aumentar de tamaño; este crecimiento en más marcado desde los 50 años. La prevalencia de h...

Tratamiento tranfistular de la litiasis residual coledociana: análisis sobre complicaciones y éxito terapéutico según técnicas

BACKGROUND: The retained bile duct stones with distant fistulous tract has been treated by the transfistular route as the first line of treatment since the publications of Dr Mazzariello. Several techniques have been developed and several studies have been published, but little has been assessed about th...

Hepatectomía en patología hepática no tumoral. experiencia multicéntrica en Argentina

BACKGROUND: The role of liver resection (LR) in patients with non-tumoral hepatic disease (NTHD) remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the indications and outcomes of liver resections in patients with NTHD. METHODS: A retrospective analysis in a multicentric data base was performed. Outcome measur...

Tiroidectomía total en el bocio multinodular benigno
[Total thyroidectomy treatment of bening multinodular goiter].

INTRODUCTION: The treatment of benign multinodular goiter (BMNB) is a matter of ongoing debate in recent decades despite evidence that total thyroidectomy (TT) is associated with a significant reduction in disease recurrence and minimal morbidity in trained hands. OBJECTIVE: Determine BMNB recurrence aft...

Psychological and health comorbidities before and after bariatric surgery: a longitudinal study

Introduction: Morbid obesity has multiple implications for psychological and physical health. Bariatric surgery has been selected as the treatment of choice for this chronic disease, despite the controversial impact of the surgery on psychosocial health. The objective of this study was to describe candid...

Implementation of a colorectal laparoscopic surgical program: short-term outcomes and conversion rates

PURPOSE: although laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of colorectal diseases represents a major advance, it is currently performed in less than a third of patients undergoing colectomies. The aim of this study is to analyze the initial results of laparoscopic-assisted colorectal surgeries (LACS) perfo...

Programa de Transplante Hepático Infantil do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre: resultados dos doze primeiros transplantes hepáticos intervivos

Rev. AMRIGS; 57 (4), 2013
Introdução: O Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) é pioneiro na realização de transplante hepático infantil (THI) no RS. A menor oferta de doadores falecidos tem estimulado a realização de transplante hepático (TxH) intervivos. Objetivo: Descrever os resultados do THI intervivos do prog...