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Impact of coronary intensive care unit in treatment of myocardial infarction

Summary Introduction: The mortality rate attributed to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has decreased in the world. However, this disease is still responsible for high costs for health systems. Several factors could decrease mortality in these patients, including implementation of card...

Incidence of delirium in postoperative patients treated with total knee and hip arthroplasty

Summary Introduction: Delirium is a common disorder that can potentiate mortality and comorbidity rates of patients hospitalized in intensive care units. Patients undergoing major orthopedic surgeries, such as knee and hip arthroplasty, are particularly vulnerable as they often have multiple risk facto...

Importancia de la farmacovigilancia en medicina herbaria
Importance of pharmacovigilance in herbal medicine

Rev. cuba. plantas med; 22 (1), 2017
Introducción: el uso de hierbas medicinales para la prevención y el tratamiento de diversas enfermedades es una práctica ancestral. A pesar del papel beneficioso y tradicional de las mismas en diferentes comunidades, hay que considerar que también pueden provocar reacciones adversas y toxicidad. Obje...

Epidemiological profile of tinea capitis in São Paulo City

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (2), 2017
Abstract: Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. The identification of the etiologic agent helps clinicians make their therapeutic choice. Studies conducted in different countries show a changing pattern of the main etiological agents according to their regions. We performed a ret...

Trombose venosa profunda e tromboembolismo pulmonar nos pacientes submetidos à gastroplastia laparoscópica

Racional: a obesidade é fenômeno mundial, que aumenta a morbimortalidade e qualidade de vida dos indivíduos afetados. Considerada fator de risco isolado para o desenvolvimento de múltiplas complicações no pós-operatório, tais como trombose venosa profunda (TVP) e tromboembolismo pulmonar (TEP). O...

EuroSCORE subestima el riesgo de mortalidad en cirugía cardiaca valvular de población mexicana

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 87 (1), 2017
Resumen: Objetivo: El European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) estratifica el riesgo quirúrgico en cirugía cardiaca de manera fácil y accesible; se validó en Norteamérica con buenos resultados, pero en muchos países de Latinoamérica se utiliza rutinariamente sin validaci...

Programa de educação permanente para o uso do prontuário eletrônico do paciente na enfermagem

J. health inform; 9 (1), 2017
Objetivo: O presente artigo teve como objetivo avaliar um Programa de Educação Permanente para equipe de enfermagem para o uso do Prontuário Eletrônico do Paciente (PEP). Método: Foi realizada análise retrospectiva de 95 testes e questionários preenchidos por novos colaboradores após o treinament...

Anatomic variations of hepatic artery: a study in 479 liver transplantations

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: The incidence of anatomic variations of hepatic artery ranges from 20-50% in different series. Variations are especially important in the context of liver orthotopic transplantation, since, besides being an ideal opportunity for surgical anatomical study, their precise identificatio...

Angiolymphatic invasion as a prognostic fator in resected N0 pancreatic adenocarcinoma

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains one of the worst digestive cancers. Surgical resection is the main target when treating a patient with curative intent. Aim: To assess angiolymphatic invasion as a prognostic factor in resected pN0 pancreatic cancer. Methods: Thirty-eight patients...

Prevalence and predictors of changes in bowel habits after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: The incidence of cholecystolithiasis is approximately 15% of the population. It is believed that between 30-40% of cholecystectomy patients have symptoms after surgery, being changes in bowel habits the most common among them. Aim: 1) Defining the prevalence, and 2) identifying pr...