ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the incidence of pediatric vascular injuries in patients treated at the Emergency Room of the Eastern Children's Hospital, in Manaus. Methods: we conducted a retrospective study of pediatric patients who suffered vascular injuries treated between February 2001 to February ...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic spinal pain, especially low-back pain and neck pain, is a leading cause of years of life with disability. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic spinal pain among individuals aged 15 years or older and to identify the factors assoc...
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Dolor de Espalda/epidemiología,
Dolor de Espalda/etiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Dolor Crónico/epidemiología,
Dolor Crónico/etiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Análisis Multivariante,
Dolor de Cuello/epidemiología,
Dolor de Cuello/etiología,
Prevalencia,
Calidad de Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Mortality measurements are traditionally used as health indicators and are useful in describing a population's health situation through reporting injuries that lead to death. The aim here was to analyze the temporal trend of proportional mortality from ill-defined causes...
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Causas de Muerte/tendencias,
Certificado de Defunción,
Atención a la Salud,
Sistemas de Información en Salud,
Modelos Lineales,
Mortalidad/tendencias,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Análisis Espacio-Temporal,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract Background: Diseases of the circulatory system (DCS) are the major cause of death in Brazil and worldwide. Objective: To correlate the compensated and adjusted mortality rates due to DCS in the Rio de Janeiro State municipalities between 1979 and 2010 with the Human Development Index (HDI) fro...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/mortalidad,
Causas de Muerte/tendencias,
Censos,
Ciudades/epidemiología,
Modelos Logísticos,
Mortalidad/tendencias,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract Introduction Tetanus, an acute infectious disease, is highly prevalent worldwide, especially in developing countries. Due to respiratory failure and hemodynamic instability associated with dysautonomia, severe cases require intensive care, but little has been published regarding the management ...
Enfermedad Aguda,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Modelos Logísticos,
Prevalencia,
Respiración Artificial/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Distribución por Sexo,
Tétanos/etiología,
Tétanos/mortalidad,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract: This study sought to evaluate the occurrence of adverse events and their impacts on length of stay and mortality in an intensive care unit (ICU). This is a prospective study carried out in a teaching hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The cohort included 355 patients over 18 years of age admit...
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Tiempo de Internación/estadística & datos numéricos,
Mala Praxis/estadística & datos numéricos,
Errores Médicos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Escolaridad,
Hospitales Universitarios,
Incidencia,
Errores Médicos/mortalidad,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo
Abstract: Diarrhea by rotavirus is one of the main causes of mortality in children in developing countries, although the hospitalization rates (HR) for acute diarrhea have been found to have fallen since the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. However, the patterns of the rotavirus are still not well ...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Mucoceles are common benign pseudocystic lesions of the oral cavity; their main etiological factors are trauma and ductal obstruction. Two histological patterns are found: mucus retention phenomenon (MRP) and mucus extravasation phenomenon (MEP). Mucus extravasation phenomenon is ...
Abstract: Co-infection of tuberculosis (TB)-HIV/AIDS is a persistent public health problem in Brazil. This study describes epidemiological patterns and time trends of mortality related to TB-HIV/AIDS co-infection. Based on mortality data from 2000-2011 (almost 12.5 million deaths), 19,815 deaths related ...
Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs among adolescents from a Brazilian cohort. The occurrence of five ACEs, the use of alcohol and tobacco and trying illicit drugs were inve...
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/epidemiología,
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/psicología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Maltrato a los Niños/psicología,
Maltrato a los Niños/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Drogas Ilícitas,
Acontecimientos que Cambian la Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Fumar/epidemiología,
Fumar/psicología,
Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/epidemiología,
Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/psicología,
Población Urbana
