Results: 471

Immunotherapy treatment against cervical cancer

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common gynecological tumors and an important health problem, especially in developing countries. The vast majority of patients in early stages are cured of the disease with surgical treatment and with concomitant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced stage...

Noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring in clinical trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (4), 2020
Abstract Background and objectives: The measurement of hemoglobin concentration (Hb) by co-oximetry is an innovative technique that offers efficiency and agility in the processing of information regarding the measurement of Hb obtained through continuous, non-invasive and rapid monitoring. Because of th...

Effect of infiltrating nasal packing with local anesthetics in postoperative pain and anxiety following sinonasal surgeries: a systemic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Introduction: Packing of the nasal cavity has traditionally been used for postoperative bleeding control and decreasing synechia formation in patients undergoing nasal surgeries. Although absorbable nasal packing has been gaining popularity in the recent years, nonabsorbable nasal packing is st...

Efficacy and safety of dimeticones in the treatment of epidermal parasitic skin diseases with special emphasis on tungiasis: an evidence-based critical review

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Epidermal parasitic skin diseases encompass scabies, pediculosis, cutaneous larva migrans, myiasis, and tungiasis. Tungiasis is probably the most neglected of all Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD). It occurs in South America, the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa and affects marginalized populati...

Clinical studies using stem cells for treatment of retinal diseases: state of the art

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt's macular dystrophy, and age-related macular degeneration are characterized by irreversible loss of vision due to direct or indirect photoreceptor damage. No effective treatments exist, but stem cell studies have shown promisi...

Informe diário de evidências Covid-19: busca realizada entre 10 a 12 de abril de 2020
Covid-19 daily evidence report: search conducted between April 10 and 12, 2020

O uso de placebo no contexto de ensaios clínicos na doença inflamatória intestinal

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel disease comprises two distinct conditions - Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis - which can be treated with immunomodulators. A non-neglectable proportion of these patients will need biologic therapy, and many patients under biologic treatment will experience either primary...

Ongoing living update of potential COVID-19 therapeutics: summary of rapid systematic reviews - 13 January 2021

This is the fourteenth edition of this database of evidence on potential therapeutic options for COVID-19, in which 68 therapeutic options are examined. This information will help investigators, policy makers, and prescribers navigate the flood of relevant data to ensure that management of COVID-19, at b...