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Valve heart surgery in Brazil - the bypass registry analysis

Abstract Objective: To analyze the profile and outcomes of patients who underwent valve heart surgery in Brazil, using information retrieved from the Brazilian Registry of Cardiovascular Surgeries in Adults (BYPASS Registry) database. Methods: This is a multicenter cohort study, evaluating 920 patients...

National trends in utilization and in-hospital outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacements in spain, 2001-2015

Abstract Objective: The aims of this study were to examine the incidence and in-hospital outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and to identify factors associated with in-hospital mortality (IHM) among patients according to the type of implanted valve used in SAVR. Methods: We performed a...

Função sexual e incontinência urinária por esforço em mulheres submetidas à histerectomia total com ooforectomia bilateral

RESUMO O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar o índice de função sexual de mulheres submetidas à histerectomia total com ooforectomia bilateral (HT-OB), a prevalência de incontinência urinária por esforço (IUE) e sua associação com a realização desse procedimento cirúrgico em um hospital de refe...

Cirugía electiva en organizaciones no COVID durante la pandemia

Rev. colomb. cir; 35 (3), 2020
Este es un trabajo prospectivo, observacional, con el objetivo de cuantificar el riesgo que representa realizar cirugía electiva en medio de la pandemia por COVID-19. Presentamos la experiencia acumulada durante tres meses en el Centro de Cirugía Ambulatoria IPS (Bogotá, D.C., Colombia), adecuada para...

Bocio multinodular gigante. Revisión de la literatura a propósito de un caso

Rev. colomb. cir; 35 (3), 2020
Introducción. La patología tiroidea abarca desde procesos benignos hasta cánceres. El manejo médico-quirúrgico del bocio gigante implica la realización de estudios citológicos y de imagen. El objetivo de este artículo fue hacer una revisión de la literatura y presentar un caso atendido de bocio ...

Prevalencia y factores asociados a complicaciones poshernioplastia inguinal, Hospitales Vicente Corral Moscoso y José Carrasco Arteaga, 2018-2019

Abstract: Background: hernia is one of the most frequent pathologies in General Surgery, a common reason for surgical consultation, the resolution of this pathology currently has extensive debates about the surgical approach related to open or laparoscopic hernioplasty, with advantages and disadvantages ...

Posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery in children over five years of age with square-edge hydrophobic versus hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses: a prospective randomized study

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials in square-edged acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) on the development of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) after pediatric cataract surgery. METHODS: Patients were randomly assigned to group 1 (hydrophobic acrylic square-edged...

Local treatment of colostomy prolapse with the MESH STRIP technique: A novel and highly efficient day hospital technique

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: Stoma prolapse is an intussusception of the bowel through a mature stoma. It can be caused by increased intra-abdominal pressure, excessively mobile bowel mesentery and/or a large opening in the abdominal wall at the time of stoma formation. It occurs predominantly in loop stomas, and correcti...

Efficacy and safety of cryotherapy, cold cone or thermocoagulation compared to LEEP as a therapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: Systematic review

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy and safety of the use of cryotherapy, cold knife or thermocoagulation compared to Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. METHODS Systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled t...

Monitoramento de pacientes cirúrgicos no pós-alta: avaliação do risco de complicações

O monitoramento das complicações de pacientes cirúrgicos no período pós-alta é um desafio, principalmente pela dificuldade de seguimento no ambiente domiciliar. Neste sentido, este estudo possibilitou construir e validar diretrizes para monitorar pacientes cirúrgicos no período pós-alta hospital...