Introducción: la contaminación cruzada por Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) en el laboratorio es más común de lo que se piensa.
Objetivo: confirmar un posible episodio de contaminación cruzada por Mtb en el Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia de Tuberculosis, Lepra y Micobacterias del Instituto Pedro...
Abstract Background and objectives: Children with Down Syndrome are vulnerable to significant upper airway obstruction due to relative macroglossia and dynamic airway collapse. The objective of this study was to compare the upper airway dimensions of children with Down Syndrome and obstructive sleep apn...
Obstrucción de las Vías Aéreas/complicaciones,
Pesos y Medidas Corporales,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Dexmedetomidina,
Síndrome de Down/complicaciones,
Hipnóticos y Sedantes,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Nasofaringe/diagnóstico por imagen,
Nasofaringe/fisiopatología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/fisiopatología
RESUMO Objetivo: analisar indicadores assistenciais e gerenciais após adequação do quadro de pessoal de enfermagem. Método: estudo descritivo, retrospectivo com dados obtidos dos sistemas de registros informatizados de um hospital universitário do Sul do Brasil. Foram analisados estatisticamente i...
Abstract Background: Studies have shown different mortalities due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular diseases (CbVD) in the five Brazilian regions. Socioeconomic conditions of those regions are frequently used to justify differences in mortality due to tho...
Abstract Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients, but there is little information about underlying risk factors. Objectives: Evaluate the association between clinical and echocardiographic variables with SCD on HD patients. Method...
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Muerte Súbita Cardíaca/etiología,
Complicaciones de la Diabetes,
Ecocardiografía Doppler,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Atrios Cardíacos/patología,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/complicaciones,
Hipertrofia Ventricular Izquierda/complicaciones,
Infarto del Miocardio/complicaciones,
Diálisis Renal/efectos adversos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo
ABSTRACT Objective To identify the factors associated with the intra-hospital mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) admitted to intensive care unit (ICU). Methods The sample included patients with TBI admitted to the ICU consecutively in a period of one year. It was defined as varia...
Transfusión Sanguínea,
Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo/etiología,
Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo/mortalidad,
Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo/terapia,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos,
Tiempo de Internación,
Análisis Multivariante,
Respiración Artificial,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a clinical syndrome that is proposed to be caused by dislocated utricular debris into semicircular canals. Although the majority of patients are treated by one or two repositioning maneuvers, some of the patients need repeated maneuv...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Tumors of the lip and oral cavity differ in various aspects; therefore a clarification of the distinctions among these sites may help to better understand the biologic behavior of neoplasms occurring in these locations. OBJECTIVE: Considering that angiogenesis and lymphangiogen...
Anticuerpos Monoclonales de Origen Murino/metabolismo,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/irrigación sanguínea,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología,
Inmunohistoquímica,
Neoplasias de los Labios/irrigación sanguínea,
Neoplasias de los Labios/patología,
Linfangiogénesis,
Vasos Linfáticos,
Microvasos,
Neoplasias de la Boca/irrigación sanguínea,
Neoplasias de la Boca/patología,
Neovascularización Patológica/patología,
Estudios Retrospectivos
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Salivary gland tumors represent 3-10% of all head and neck neoplasms. These tumors occur predominantly in major salivary glands. The parotid gland is affected most often, ranging from 36.6% to 83%. The pleomorphic adenoma comprises 45-60% of all salivary gland tumors. Several sur...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Vestibular migraine (VM) is one of the most often common diagnoses in neurotology, but only recently has been recognized as a disease. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with VM. METHODS: This was a retrospective, observational, and des...
