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Perfil epidemiológico do traumatismo cranioencefálico no Nordeste do Brasil

Rev. bras. neurol; 57 (1), 2021
O traumatismo cranioencefálico (TCE) se apresenta na realidade brasileira como importante causa de incapacitações e óbitos, sendo de especial interesse da saúde pública, também, devido à alta demanda de recursos para o tratamento de suas vítimas. Nesse contexto, análises sistemáticas sobre o ...

Morbimortalidad de las reintervenciones en la cirugía abdominal urgente y electiva
Morbidity and Mortality for Re-interventions in Urgent and Elective Abdominal Surgery

Rev. cuba. cir; 60 (1), 2021
Introducción: Las reintervenciones en la cirugía abdominal, son causa de una alta mortalidad en los servicios de cirugía general. Objetivo: Caracterizar morbimortalidad de las reintervenciones de la cirugía abdominal urgente y electiva en el servicio de cirugía general del Hospital Universitario ...

Caracterización del tratamiento quirúrgico de los tumores hepáticos sólidos
Characterization of Surgical Management of Hepatic Tumors

Rev. cuba. cir; 60 (1), 2021
Introducción: La historia de la cirugía del hígado abarca 28 siglos, lo que ha permitido su evolución desde considerar al hígado como un órgano intocable hasta realizar hepatectomías complejas y trasplante hepático. Esta investigación representa el balance de 10 años en la actividad de un grup...

Visión histórico-epidemiológica de la COVID-19 en el segundo mes de la epidemia en Cuba
Historical-epidemiological vision of COVID-19 in the second month of the epidemic in Cuba

Se presentan las medidas de contención tomadas durante el segundo mes de la presencia de la COVID-19 en Cuba y se analiza su efectividad. Para el estudio se aplicó el método histórico lógico, sustentado en la técnica de la revisión documental. Se revisaron los partes diarios publicados por el Mini...

Epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Montes Claros-MG

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
Visceralleishmaniasis (VL), also known as ‘calazar’, is a serious chronic disease caused by Leishmania species from Leishmania(Leishmania) donovanicomplex, which the disease is characterized by abdominal swelling (hepatosplenomegaly) and may evolve to death in extreme cases.In this sense, ...

Retrospective study of polytrauma patients’s medical records that presented abdominal trauma, comperad to abdominal trauma and extra-abdominal injuries

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
This study sought to retrospectively assess the relationship between intra and extra-abdominal injuries in polytrauma patients undergoing laparotomy at the Regional University Hospital of Maringá between 2017 and 2018.This study was based on 111 electronic medical records from the Brazilian p...

Functional limitation on elderly people in the northeast and the feminization of eld in urban and rural areas of Brazil

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
Population aging in Brazil increases on a large scale due to declining fertility and mortality. This phenomenon can be influenced by several factors (demographic, biological and social), making them determinants for the health conditions of the elderly populations residing in different geogra...

Epidemiological characterization of congenital syphilis in a health region of the northern zone in the state of Ceará, Brazil

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
The study sought to investigate the epidemiological profile of congenital syphilis in a health region in the State of Ceará, in the period from 2015 to 2019. This is a descriptive epidemiological study, with a quantitative approach, with secondary data collected through the Health System. In...

Respiratory mechanics behavior after heart surgery: an experimental study

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
Changes in ventilatorymechanics and their consequent pulmonary complications are common after surgical procedures, particularly in cardiac surgery (CS), and may be associated with both preoperative history and surgical circumstances. This study aims to compare ventilatory mechanics ...