Abstract Objective: This study aims to report the use of the unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap for the treatment of the sternal wound dehiscence. Methods: A retrospective study including patients who underwent unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap was performed for the treatment of sternotomy d...
Abstract Introduction: The outcomes of Jehovah's Witness (JW) patients submitted to open heart surgery may vary across countries and communities. The aim of this study was to describe the morbidity and mortality of JW patients undergoing cardiac surgery in a tertiary hospital center in Southern Brazil. ...
Abstract Background: Frailty is identified as a major predictor of adverse outcomes in older surgical patients. However, the outcomes in pre-frail patients after cardiovascular surgery remain unknown. Objective: To investigate the main outcomes (length of stay, mechanical ventilation time, stroke and i...
Factores de Edad,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardiovasculares/efectos adversos,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardiovasculares/mortalidad,
Fragilidad/complicaciones,
Fragilidad/mortalidad,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos,
Estimación de Kaplan-Meier,
Tiempo de Internación,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/mortalidad,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Respiración Artificial,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/mortalidad,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the association of a scored patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment with mortality and length of hospital stay in cancer patients. Methods Cross-sectional study carried out between July and September 2014 using secondary data collection using data from 366 medical...
Mejía M, Ricardo;
Donoso D, Andrés;
Manríquez A, Erik;
Sáez B, Josefina;
Crovari E, Fernando;
Gabrielli N, Mauricio;
Norero M, Enrique;
Pimentel M, Fernando;
Ceroni V, Marco;
Muñoz C, Rodrigo;
Sharp P, Allan.
Resumen Introducción: La acalasia es el trastorno motor primario más frecuente del esófago. El estándar de tratamiento actual es la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica. En los últimos años, el desarrollo de técnicas endoscópicas avanzadas ha permitido el posicionamiento de la técnica POEM (del i...
Resumen Introducción: La neumonía asociada a la ventilación mecánica (NAVM) es un evento adverso que aumenta la morbi-mortalidad y costos. Genera días adicionales de hospitalización y de procedimientos diagnósticos y terapéuticos para su tratamiento. No existen datos actualizados nacionales resp...
Cholecystitis is the inflammation of the gallbladder wall. The Tokio 2013 guidelines
classify this pathology in light , moderate
and severe, being the latest the most commonly associated with organic dysfunction.
Although videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy (VLPC) is the gold standard for
the management of...
O estudo teve como objetivo identificar as características da internação e alterações apresentadas por indivíduos submetidos à Cirurgia de Revascularização do Miocárdio e sua associação com tempo de internação para cirurgia. Estudo epidemiológico observacional e transversal, realizado entr...
ABSTRACT Objective To compare mechanical ventilation time, need for non-invasive ventilation, length of intensive care unit stay, and hospital stay after liver transplant in cirrhotic patients with and with no diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome. Methods This was a prospective cohort study with a c...
RESUMO Os pacientes admitidos em uma unidade de terapia intensiva estão sujeitos à sobrecarga fluídica acumulada e recebem volume endovenoso pela ressuscitação agressiva, preconizada nas recomendações de tratamento do choque séptico, além de outras fontes de líquidos relacionadas às medicaçõ...
