Abstract Objective: To apply the InsCor in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in a university hospital in Brazil's northeast. Methods: It is a retrospective, quantitative and analytical study, carried out at the University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão. InsCor is a remodeling of two ...
Abstract Objective: This study aims to compare three different surgical approaches for combined coronary and carotid artery stenosis as a single stage procedure and to assess effect of operative strategy on mortality and neurological complications. Methods: This retrospective study involves 136 patient...
Estenosis Carotídea/mortalidad,
Estenosis Carotídea/cirugía,
Terapia Combinada,
Puente de Arteria Coronaria/efectos adversos,
Puente de Arteria Coronaria/métodos,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/mortalidad,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/cirugía,
Endarterectomía Carotidea/efectos adversos,
Endarterectomía Carotidea/métodos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/mortalidad,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Objective To define how to best handle cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens to obtain the highest positivity rate for the diagnosis of malignancy, comparing two different methods of cell concentration, sedimentation and cytocentrifugation. Methods A retrospective analysis of 411 CSF reports. ...
Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/líquido cefalorraquídeo,
Centrifugación/instrumentación,
Centrifugación/métodos,
Líquido Cefalorraquídeo/citología,
Leucemia/líquido cefalorraquídeo,
Recuento de Leucocitos,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Estándares de Referencia,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Manejo de Especímenes/instrumentación,
Manejo de Especímenes/métodos,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Objective Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) may present with unusual motor and non-motor symptoms and signs in the early stage of the disease. Methods Cases were collected over a five-year period at two tertiary movement disorders clinics. All had a diagnosis of PD with unusual pr...
Brasil,
Diagnóstico Precoz,
Hipocinesia/diagnóstico,
Hipocinesia/fisiopatología,
Actividad Motora/fisiología,
Trastornos Motores/diagnóstico,
Trastornos Motores/fisiopatología,
Enfermedad de Parkinson/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad de Parkinson/fisiopatología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Evaluación de Síntomas,
Temblor/diagnóstico,
Temblor/fisiopatología
Brasil, Albert Vincent Berthier;
Teles, Alisson R;
Roxo, Marcelo Ricardo;
Schuster, Marcelo Neutzling;
Zauk, Eduardo Ballverdu;
Barcellos, Gabriel da Costa;
Costa, Pablo Ramon Fruett da;
Ferreira, Nelson Pires;
Kraemer, Jorge Luiz;
Ferreira, Marcelo Paglioli;
Gobbato, Pedro Luis;
Worm, Paulo Valdeci.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the cumulative effect of risk factors associated with early major complications in postoperative spine surgery. Methods Retrospective analysis of 583 surgically-treated patients. Early “major” complications were defined as those that may lead to permanent det...
Factores de Edad,
Modelos Logísticos,
Análisis Multivariante,
Tempo Operativo,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Columna Vertebral/cirugía
Abstract Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus has been identified as the main nosocomial agent of neonatal late-onset sepsis. However, based on the pharmacokinetics and erratic distribution of vancomycin, recommended empirical dose is not ideal, due to the inappropriate serum levels that have been measured ...
Antibacterianos/administración & dosificación,
Antibacterianos/sangre,
Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga,
Esquema de Medicación,
Edad Gestacional,
Modelos Lineales,
Sepsis Neonatal/sangre,
Sepsis Neonatal/tratamiento farmacológico,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Valores de Referencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Staphylococcus/efectos de los fármacos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Vancomicina/administración & dosificación,
Vancomicina/sangre
Abstract Abacavir-induced liver toxicity is a rare event almost exclusively occurring in HLA B*5701-positive patients. Herein, we report one case of abnormal liver function tests occurring in a young HLA B*5701-negative woman on a stable nevirapine-based regimen with no history of liver problems or alcoh...
Abstract Background: Orthostatic intolerance patients' pathophysiological mechanism is still obscure, contributing to the difficulty in their clinical management. Objective: To investigate hemodynamic changes during tilt test in individuals with orthostatic intolerance symptoms, including syncope or ne...
Antropometría,
Presión Sanguínea/fisiología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Hemodinámica/fisiología,
Intolerancia Ortostática/fisiopatología,
Valores de Referencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Posición Supina/fisiología,
Síncope/fisiopatología,
Sístole/fisiología,
Pruebas de Mesa Inclinada/métodos,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Treatments used in head and neck cancer greatly impact the physical, psychological and functional state of patients. Evaluation of quality of life has become an integral part of the treatment. OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study evaluates features involved in changes in quality o...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: It is well established that cervical lymph node metastasis is the most important prognostic factor in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract. The definition of parameters and classifications that could separate patients in groups of low, interm...
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/secundario,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirugía,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Ganglios Linfáticos/patología,
Metástasis Linfática,
Neoplasias de la Boca/patología,
Neoplasias de la Boca/cirugía,
Cuello,
Disección del Cuello,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo
