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Ansiedade em pacientes com neoplasias malignas no pós-operatório mediato: estudo correlacional

OBJETIVO: investigar a ansiedade em pacientes oncológicos hospitalizados no pós-operatório mediato, por meio do Inventário de Ansiedade Traço-Estado, e verificar a correlação entre a ansiedade e as neoplasias malignas de cabeça e pescoço, de estômago e colorretal. MÉTODO: estudo descritivo, qu...

Demanda de informações de pacientes cirúrgicos hospitalizados: estudo descritivo e prospectivo

OBJETIVOS: identificar as complicações pós-operatórias apresentadas por pacientes submetidos aos procedimentos cirúrgicos, em um hospital de média complexidade, as dificuldades vivenciadas no autocuidado durante o período pós-operatório e as orientações fornecidas no processo de alta hospitala...

4-Ports endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy: preliminary and learning curve results

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction There is a lack of studies in our national scenario regarding the results obtained by laparoscopic radical prostatectomy technique (LRP). Except for a few series, there are no consistent data on oncological, functional, and perioperative results on LRP held in Brazil. As for the L...

Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor como preditor de sangramento no transplante hepático: estudo piloto observacional

RESUMO Objetivo: Correlacionar os níveis de thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor no pós-operatório imediato e com 24 horas de pós-operatório com o volume de sangramento tansoperatório. Métodos: Foram analisados vinte e um pacientes alocados imediatamente antes do transplante hepático (...

Fator natriurético atrial: ele é o responsável pela hiponatremia e natriurese em neurocirurgia?

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a presença de hiponatremia e natriurese, bem como suas associações com o fator natriurético atrial em pacientes de neurocirurgia. Métodos: Foram incluídos 30 pacientes submetidos à ressecção de tumor intracraniano e à clipagem de aneurisma cerebral. Os níveis plasmá...

Nutritional management and postoperative prognosis of newborns submitted to primary surgical repair of gastroschisis

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective Gastroschisis is a defect of the abdominal wall, resulting in congenital evisceration and requiring neonatal intensive care, early surgical correction, and parenteral nutrition. This study evaluated newborns with gastroschisis, seeking to associate nutritional characteristics with tim...

Comparative study on optical performance and visual outcomes between two diffractive multifocal lenses: AMO Tecnis ® ZMB00 and AcrySof ® IQ ReSTOR ® Multifocal IOL SN6AD1

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the optical performance and visual outcomes between two diffractive multifocal lenses: AMO Tecnis® ZMB00 and AcrySof® ReSTOR® SN6AD1. Methods: This prospective, non-randomized comparative study included the assessment of 74 eyes in 37 patients referred for cataract surge...

Factors affecting visual acuity after accelerated crosslinking in patients with progressive keratoconus

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: The present study aimed to report the outcomes of patients with progressive keratoconus who were treated via accelerated crosslinking (CXL) 6 months earlier and to determine the factors that promoted improved visual acuity after treatment. Methods: This retrospective study included 35...

Effect of macular hole volume on postoperative central macular thickness

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the association between macular hole volume (MHV) and postoperative central macular thickness (CMT) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods: Thirty-three eyes of 30 patients with a large full-thickness idiopathic macular hole with or without vi...

Mild hypothermia may offer some improvement to patients with MODS after CBP surgery

ABSTRACT Objective: To summarize the effect of mild hypothermia on function of the organs in patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Methods: The patients were randomly divided into two groups, northermia group (n=71) and hypothermia group (n=89). We imme...