ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The mechanism of exercise limitation in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is not fully understood. The role of hemodynamic alterations is well recognized, but mechanical, ventilatory and gasometric factors may also contribute to reduction of exercise capacity in thes...
ABSTRACT Background: Psychiatric problems and sleep disturbances are comorbidities that are frequently encountered among people with epilepsy. However, their presence among the spouses of peoples with epilepsy remains to be elucidated. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the spouse...
Abstract Introduction The association between the treatment of transverse maxillary deficiency and the recovery of hearing and voice functions has gained attention in recent years. Objective This prospective controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of rapid maxillary expansion on hearing an...
Abstract Introduction The antiinflammatory effects of macrolides, especially clarithromycin, have been described in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without polyps and also other chronic inflammatory airway diseases. There is no consensus in the literature regarding the effectiveness of clarithromyc...
Introducción: La colecistectomía laparoscópica se ha convertido rápidamente en el procedimiento de elección de rutina para la enfermedad de la vesícula biliar, y actualmente es el
procedimiento abdominal mayor que se realiza con mayor frecuencia en los países occidentales; la mayoría de los autor...
Abstract Introduction Anxiety and pain levels of septoplasty patients may vary according to intraday operation time. Objective To investigate the effects of septoplasty operation and intraday operation time on anxiety and postoperative pain. Methods Ninety-eight voluntary patients filled out the hospi...
Introducción. La obstrucción nasal (ON) es el síntoma más molesto de la rinitis crónica (RC). Los estudios que correlacionaron métodos subjetivos y objetivos de ON realizados en niños y adultos produjeron resultados contradictorios.
Objetivos. Analizar la correlación entre escalas subjetivas de O...
Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of closure types of the anterior abdominal wall layers in cesarean section (CS) surgery on early postoperative findings. Methods The present study was designed as a prospective cross-sectional study and was conducted at a university hospital between Octobe...
Pared Abdominal/cirugía,
Analgésicos/uso terapéutico,
Cesárea/efectos adversos,
Cesárea/métodos,
Estudios Transversales,
Motilidad Gastrointestinal,
Manejo del Dolor,
Dolor Postoperatorio/etiología,
Dolor Postoperatorio/prevención & control,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Técnicas de Cierre de Heridas
ABSTRACT Purpose: to compare the Subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness (RNFL) of amblyopic and normal fellow eyes. Design: Prospective, cross-sectional, observational case series. Methods: Forty patients age 12 to 41 years (mean 23.73 ± 6.42) with unilateral ambl...
Estudios Prospectivos,
Estudios Transversales,
Ambliopía/diagnóstico por imagen,
Coroides/diagnóstico por imagen,
Fibras Nerviosas/patología,
Ambliopía/complicaciones,
Coroides/patología,
Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos,
Tamaño de los Órganos,
Agudeza Visual,
Disco Óptico/patología,
Células Ganglionares de la Retina/patología,
Fóvea Central/patología,
Nervio Óptico/patología
Rodrigues, Cássia da Silva Antico;
Bazan, Rodrigo;
Reis, Fabrício Moreira;
Silveira, Caroline F. S. Mazeto Pupo da;
Hueb, Lívia Maria Severino;
Carvalho, Fábio Cardoso de;
Nunes, Hélio Rubens de Carvalho;
Okoshi, Katashi;
Hueb, João Carlos;
Bazan, Silméia Garcia Zanati.
Resumo Fundamento: A incidência de reestenose da artéria coronária após o implante de um stent não farmacológico é mais baixa que na angioplastia com balão; no entanto, ainda apresenta altas taxas. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar novos indicadores de risco para reestenose de s...
