Berra, Thaís Zamboni;
Queiroz, Ana Angélica Rêgo de;
Yamamura, Mellina;
Arroyo, Luiz Henrique;
Garcia, Maria Concebida da Cunha;
Popolin, Marcela Paschoal;
Santos, Danielle Talita dos;
Ramos, Antonio Carlos Vieira;
Alves, Luana Seles;
Fronteira, Inês Estevinho;
Chiaravalloti Neto, Francisco;
Palha, Pedro Fredemir;
Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common infectious disease in the world. We aimed to analyze the spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and to verify associations in high-risk areas with social vulnerability. METHODS: This was an ecological study. The scan statistic was used to de...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Demografía,
Sistemas de Información Geográfica,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Análisis Espacial,
Tuberculosis/etiología,
Tuberculosis/mortalidad,
Poblaciones Vulnerables/estadística & datos numéricos
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The objective was to identify comorbidities related to HIV-positive patients in Blumenau, State of Santa Catarina. METHODS: A retrospective, descriptive observational design study which analyzed data from 424 patients assisted by the sexually transmitted disease/acquired immuno...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/sangre,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/epidemiología,
Alcoholismo/sangre,
Alcoholismo/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Relación CD4-CD8/estadística & datos numéricos,
Comorbilidad,
Depresión/sangre,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Herpes Zóster/sangre,
Herpes Zóster/epidemiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Valores de Referencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Fumar/sangre,
Fumar/epidemiología
Agurto, Mariela;
Tello, Daniel;
Elgueta, Alfredo;
Larrea, Ricardo;
Minaeff, Tamara;
Miranda, Alejandro;
Parodi, Ezio;
Salas, Juan M;
Vukusich, Antonio;
Llanos, Semiramis;
Daza, Pamela;
López, Sebastián.
Background: Moral competence (MC) in physicians is fundamental, given the increasing complexity of medicine. The "Moral Competence Test" (MCT © Lind) evaluates this feature and its indicator is the C Index (CI). Aim: To explore moral competence and its associated factors among physicians working in Chi...
Cuerpo Médico de Hospitales/ética,
Desarrollo Moral,
Competencia Profesional/estadística & datos numéricos,
Juicio Moral Retrospectivo,
Análisis de Varianza,
Chile,
Estudios Transversales,
Educación Médica,
Práctica Profesional/ética,
Valores de Referencia,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract Objective: To investigate the association of frailty syndrome with socioeconomic and health variables among older adults. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, observational and analytical household research conducted with a sample of 1,609 urban elderly. We used: semi-structured questionnaire...
Fragilidad/epidemiología,
Estado de Salud,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Comorbilidad,
Prevalencia,
Análisis de Regresión,
Distribución por Sexo,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Síndrome
SUMMARY: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an autoinflammatory chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with a dysregulated immune response, being Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) the two main conditions. In literature the extra intestinal manifestations associated with IBD have b...
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to perform an epidemiological survey on the prevalence rate of oral lesions diagnosed in a referral center in Brazil and to establish association between the lesions and the age and gender of the affected patients. This analytical observational study analyzed 3521 medical...
Petermann, Fanny;
Durán, Eliana;
Labraña, Ana María;
Martínez, María Adela;
Leiva, Ana María;
Garrido-Méndez, Alex;
Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe;
Díaz-Martínez, Ximena;
Salas, Carlos;
Celis-Morales, Carlos.
Background: High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, affecting 27% of the Chilean population in 2010. Aim: To determine the risk factors associated with the development of hypertension. Material and Methods: Analysis of the database of the 2009...
Hipertensión/etiología,
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/efectos adversos,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Chile/epidemiología,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Prevalencia,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Fumar/efectos adversos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Cloruro de Sodio Dietético/efectos adversos
Leal, Mário Lúcio Marques;
Loyola, Ana Beatriz Alkmim Teixeira;
Hueb, Alexandre Ciappina;
Silva Neto, José Dias da;
Mesquita Filho, Marcos;
Paiva, Luiz Francisley de;
Guerrieri, Mauricio Landulfo Jorge;
Fernandes, João Paulo Nunes;
Barros, Artur Costa;
Ferreira, Lydia Masako.
Abstract Purpose: To compare the fixation of the central venous catheter (CVC) using two suture techniques. Methods: A clinical, analytical, interventional, longitudinal, prospective, controlled, single-blind and randomized study in adult, intensive care unit (ICU) patients. After admission and indic...
Cateterismo Venoso Central/métodos,
Catéteres Venosos Centrales,
Técnicas de Sutura/instrumentación,
Suturas,
Cateterismo Venoso Central/efectos adversos,
Cateterismo Venoso Central/instrumentación,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Distribución por Sexo,
Método Simple Ciego,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Técnicas de Sutura/efectos adversos,
Suturas/microbiología
ABSTRACT Objective: to know the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in elderly assisted by the Centro Mais Vida de Referência em Assistência à Saúde do Idoso (Mais Vida Health Reference Center for the Elderly) in the North of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study, with samp...
