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Assessment of postoperative risk of complications on inguinal hernioplasty and its relation to risk factors

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Abdominal wall hernias are a highly prevalent pathology, considering that 55 percent of the world population is affected by this disease at some point in their lives. As a large part of these patients present comorbidities, it is important to correlate the incidence of complication...

Effectiveness and safety of structured exercise vs. no exercise for asymptomatic aortic aneurysm: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract We conducted a systematic review to compare the effectiveness and safety of exercise versus no exercise for patients with asymptomatic aortic aneurysm. We followed the guidelines set out in the Cochrane systematic review handbook. We searched Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, LILACS, PeDRO, CINAHL, clin...

Complicações de estomia intestinal e pele periestoma: evidências para o cuidado de enfermagem

Objetivo: identificar e analisar as evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre as complicações de estomia intestinal e pele periestoma. Método: revisão integrativa, em bases virtuais de dados, com inclusão de estudos do tipo ensaio clínico randomizado, publicados nos idiomas inglês, espanhol e p...

Intususcepción yeyuno duodenal, secundaria al uso de sonda Foley para nutrición
Duodenal jejunal intussusception secondary to the use of Foley catheter for nutrition

Cambios rev. méd; 18 (2), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN. La gastrostomía endoscópica percutánea, técnica frecuente para proporcionar una vía de nutrición enteral por periodos prolongados viabiliza al uso de sonda Foley, como reemplazo a los tubos de gastrostomía convencional, representó un método fácil y económico, pero se asoció con...

Hospitalization costs and their determining factors among patients undergoing kidney transplantation: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cost evaluation is a key tool in monitoring expenditure for budget management. It increases the efficiency of possible changes through identifying potential savings and estimating the resources required to make such changes. However, there is a lack of knowledge of the total cost o...

Artroplastía total de rodilla con asistencia de brazo-robótico: resultados clínicos postoperatorios tempranos

OBJETIVO: Describir los resultados clínicos postoperatorios tempranos de la primera serie de pacientes operados de artroplastía total de rodilla (ATR) con asistencia de brazo-robótico en Latinoamérica. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio prospectivo de 52 pacientes (53 rodillas) con gonartoris tricomparti...

Adverse Events and Risk Factors of Blood Transfusion in Cardiovascular Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

Abstract Background: Hemodilution, transoperative bleeding and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are some of the factors associated with high transfusion rates in cardiac surgery. Objective: To analyze the incidence of blood transfusion and early postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery patients. Methods:...

Left Atrial Size Contribution to the Predictive Capacity of Two Scores for Atrial Fibrillation in the Postoperative Period of Cardiac Surgeries

Abstract Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication associated with undesirable outcomes; hence, the provision of appropriate tools is important to help identify patients at risk. Objectives: To evaluate the predictive capacity of the CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores, a...