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A prospective multicenter European study on flexible ureterorenoscopy for the management of renal stone

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of this study was to describe the outcomes and the complications of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal stones in a multi-institutional working group. Materials and Methods From 2012 to 2014, we conducted a prospective study including all RIRS performed for kidney ...

Single stage: dorsolateral onlay buccal mucosal urethroplasty for long anterior urethral strictures using perineal route

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the outcome of single stage dorsolateral onlay buccal mucosal urethroplasty for long anterior urethral strictures (>4cm long) using a perineal incision. Materials and Methods From August 2010 to August 2013, 20 patients underwent BMG urethroplasty. The cause of strictu...

Perfil dos pacientes com síndromes coronarianas agudas em um hospital da Região Sul do Brasil

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil demográfico e laboratorial de pacientes com síndromes coronarianas agudas, identificando as principais variáveis e se elas são fatores prognósticos, com relação ao tempo de internação e à mortalidade hospitalar. Métodos: Estudo transversal com análise de prontuár...

Hemorragia subaracnóidea espontânea não aneurismática: perimesencefálica versus não perimesencefálica

RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar a evolução clínica da hemorragia subaracnóidea perimesencefálica com a da hemorragia subaracnóidea não perimesencefálica. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo, que incluiu pacientes portadores de hemorragia subaracnóidea sem causa conhecida em um hospital terciário local...

Nutritional management and postoperative prognosis of newborns submitted to primary surgical repair of gastroschisis

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective Gastroschisis is a defect of the abdominal wall, resulting in congenital evisceration and requiring neonatal intensive care, early surgical correction, and parenteral nutrition. This study evaluated newborns with gastroschisis, seeking to associate nutritional characteristics with tim...

Association between nutritional status and outcomes in critically-ill pediatric patients – a systematic review

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objectives: To systematically review the evidence about the impact of nutritional status in critically-ill pediatric patients on the following outcomes during hospitalization in pediatric intensive care units: length of hospital stay, need for mechanical ventilation, and mortality. Data source...

Decreased calorie and protein intake is a risk factor for infection and prolonged length of stay in surgical patients: A prospective cohort study

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 29 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective The aim was to assess whether postoperative calorie and protein intakes increase the risk of infection and prolonged length of stay in a tertiary care university hospital in Southern Brazil. Methods This is a prospective cohort study approved by the hospital's Research Ethics Committ...

The impact of patients controlled analgesia undergoing orthopedic surgery

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The currently common musculoskeletal disorders have been increasingly treated surgically, and the pain can be a limiting factor in postoperative rehabilitation. RATIONALE: Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) controls pain, but its adverse effects can interfere with rehabilitatio...

Endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair in women: what are the differences between the genders?

ABSTRACT Introduction: Abdominal aortic aneurysm has a lower incidence in the female population, but a higher complication rate. It was been hypothesized that some anatomical differences of abdominal aortic aneurysm in women could be responsible for that. We proposed to analyze our data to understand th...

A cost-effectiveness analysis of two different antimicrobial stewardship programs

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (3), 2016
Abstract There is a lack of formal economic analysis to assess the efficiency of antimicrobial stewardship programs. Herein, we conducted a cost-effectiveness study to assess two different strategies of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs. A 30-day Markov model was developed to analyze how cost-effective ...