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Development and testing of a text messaging (SMS) monitoring software application for acute decompensated heart failure patients

Objective: to develop and test an SMS monitoring software application for patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Method: the waterfall model was used for software development. All expected functionalities were defined, program modules were codified and tests were done so as to ensure good pe...

Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing ventilatory support in chemical, biological and radiological emergencies

Objective: to compare the mean development time of the techniques of direct laryngoscopy and insertion of supraglottic devices; and to evaluate the success rate in the first attempt of these techniques, considering health professionals wearing specific personal protective equipment (waterproof overalls; ...

Tuberculosis associated with the living conditions in an endemic municipality in the North of Brazil*

Objective: to analyze the association between the occurrence of new tuberculosis cases and the Adapted Living Condition Index, and to describe the spatial distribution in an endemic municipality. Method: this is an analytical and ecological study that was developed from new cases in residents of an ende...

Osteonecrosis de los maxilares asociada a medicamentos (ONMM): guía redactada por expertos invitados por la Asociación Argentina de Osteología y Metabolismo Mineral y por la Sociedad Argentina de Osteoporosis
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ): guideline prepared by experts invited by the Argentine Association of Osteology and Mineral Metabolism, and the Argentine Society for Osteoporosis

Actual. osteol; 16 (3), 2020
La osteonecrosis maxilar asociada a medicamentos (ONMM=MRONJ como se conoce en la literatura en inglés) se define como un área ósea expuesta al medio bucal con más de ocho semanas de permanencia, en pacientes tratados con antirresortivos y/o antiangiogénicos y sin antecedentes de radioterapia en cab...

Colelitíase na infância e adolescência: abordagem diagnóstica e tratamento

Rev. méd. Minas Gerais; 30 (supl.5), 2020
Com exceção dos casos decorrentes de doença hemolítica crônica, a colelitíase biliar é pouco comum na infância e adolescência quando comparada aos adultos. No entanto, nas últimas décadas observou-se importante aumento da incidência da doença na pediatria, principalmente em adolescentes do s...

Epiglotite na era pós-vacinal ao Haemophilus influenzae tipo B

Rev. méd. Minas Gerais; 30 (supl.5), 2020
A epiglotite, conhecida recentemente como supraglotite, é uma infecção grave da epiglote e estruturas supraglóticas, com consequente obstrução da via aérea superior e risco iminente de morte. Trata-se de emergência médica, e a via aérea do paciente deve ser garantida o mais breve possível. Com...

Measles epidemiological profile in Brasil from 2013 to 2018

SUMMARY BACKGROUND To determine the epidemiological profile of measles in Brasil from 2013 to 2018, and to evaluate the possible association between increased number of cases and vaccination coverage. METHODS This is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study with quantitativ...

A voluntary use of insecticide treated nets can stop the vector transmission of Chagas disease

Plos negl. trop. dis; 14 (11), 2020
One of the stated goals of the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases is the interruption of domiciliary transmissions of Chagas disease in the region of the Americas. We used a game-theoretic approach to assess the voluntary use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) in the prevention of the spre...

Penile cancer trends and economic burden in the Brazilian public health system

ABSTRACT Objective: To gather information on penile cancer epidemiologic trends and its economic impact on the Brazilian Public Health System across the last 25 years. Methods: The Brazilian Public Health System database was used as the primary source of data from January 1992 to December 2017. Mortali...

Incidência e caracterização das flebites notificadas eletronicamente em um hospital de ensino

Objetivo: analisar a incidência e as notificações de flebite em um hospital de ensino. Método: estudo observacional retrospectivo, realizado em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados com base nas notificações de incidentes relacionados à assistência à saúde, ocorridas no período de...