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Neumonías necrosantes graves con empiema asociado

Rev. chil. cir; 68 (5), 2016
Introducción: Las neumonías necrosantes (NN) con empiema son una enfermedad grave y un desafío multidisciplinario. El objetivo de este estudio es realizar una caracterización epidemiológica y, en forma secundaria, analizar su tratamiento y evolución. Presentación de casos: Se realizó un estudio r...

Tratamiento no quirúrgico en cáncer epidermoide de orofaringe avanzado: análisis de resultados oncológicos en función del subsitio tumoral y fraccionamiento de radioterapia

Rev. chil. cir; 68 (5), 2016
Objetivo: Reportar resultados de nuestro protocolo de radioquimioterapia concomitante exclusiva en el cáncer de orofaringe avanzado. Materiales y métodos: Estudio retrospectivo que incluyó 87 pacientes. Se realizó radioterapia concomitante con cisplatino semanal. Se aceptó la realización de fraccio...

Late diagnosis of HIV infection in asymptomatic patients

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (5), 2016
Recent findings from the START Trial provided evidence that early initiation of antiretroviral treatment should be implemented as the global standard of care. However, a large proportion of patients are still being diagnosed in late stages. Our objective was to evaluate the temporal trend in the CD4+ cel...

Estratégias de enfrentamento adotadas por pais de crianças com deficiência intelectual

Resumo As tarefas de cuidado da criança com deficiência eliciam estressores relacionados ao contexto de vida. O estudo objetivou investigar as estratégias de enfrentamento adotadas por pais de crianças com deficiência intelectual (DI). A revisão integrativa abrangeu artigos publicados no período d...

Factors influencing orthodontic treatment time for non-surgical Class III malocclusion

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT To improve orthodontic treatment efficiency, orthodontists must know which variables could interfere with orthodontic treatment time. Objective: To identify variables and their effect size on orthodontic treatment time of Class III malocclusion. Material and Methods: Forty-five Class III maloc...

Enfermedades transmitidas por el agua y saneamiento básico en Colombia

Rev. salud pública; 18 (5), 2016
RESUMEN Objetivo Analizar la relación de la cobertura de alcantarillado y tratamiento de aguas residuales con el comportamiento de las enfermedades de origen hídrico. Métodos Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de tipo retrospectivo, utilizando fuentes secundarias (revisión documental e informaciÃ...

The diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnant versus non-pregnant women: A comparative study

Summary Objective: To investigate whether the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is affected by pregnancy or not. Method: A retrospective study with the analysis of the medical records of all women suspected of having appendicitis who underwent appendectomy at our hospital between June 2010 and March 2015...

Outcomes of allogeneic stem cell transplantation among patients with acute myeloid leukemia presenting active disease: Experience of a single European Comprehensive Cancer Center

Summary Introduction: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) representes a potentially curative approach for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We report the outcome of relapsed/refractory AML patients treated with ASCT. Method: A retrospective cohort ...

Application of prognostic score IPSET-thrombosis in patients with essential thrombocythemia of a Brazilian public service

Summary Introduction: In patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET), the vascular complications contribute to morbidity and mortality. To better predict the occurrence of thrombotic events, an International Prognostic Score for Thrombosis in Essential Thrombocythemia (IPSET-thrombosis) has recently be...

ANCA-positive vasculitis: Clinical implications of ANCA types and titers

SUMMARY Introduction: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs, the kidney being one of the most affected. Apart from the diagnostics value of ANCA, they have also been advocated as biomarkers of the disease activity. Rece...