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Ceratite intersticial em paciente com Síndrome de Cogan

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (1), 2017
RESUMO A Síndrome de Cogan é caracterizada pela ceratite intersticial não luética associada à vertigem, tinnitus e disacusia neurossensorial. Relatamos um caso que ilustra um modelo da intervenção multidisciplinar no diagnóstico e tratamento da doença....

The outcome of penetrating keratoplasty for corneal scarring due to herpes simplex keratitis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for treatment of corneal scarring caused by Herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis, and whether the corneal scar type affects treatment outcome. Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent PK for HSV-related corn...

Cuidado clínico de enfermagem fundamentado em Parse: contribuição no processo de transcendência de transplantados cardíacos

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 38 (2), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar como os cuidados clínicos e educativos de enfermagem, fundamentados na Teoria Human Becoming, contribuem para o processo de transcendência das pessoas transplantadas cardíacas na busca do bem viver. Método Pesquisa-intervenção desenvolvida com quatro transplantados c...

Upregulation of microRNA 142-3p in the peripheral blood and urinary cells of kidney transplant recipients with post-transplant graft dysfunction

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
We analyzed microRNA (miR)-142-3p expression in leucocytes of the peripheral blood and urinary sediment cell samples obtained from kidney transplant recipients who developed graft dysfunction. Forty-one kidney transplant recipients with kidney graft dysfunction and 8 stable patients were included in the ...

Visual outcomes after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty using donor corneas without removal of Descemet membrane and endothelium

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: The optical quality of the interface after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique has been shown to be excellent, leading to results comparable to penetrating keratoplasty. However, there is little in the literature with respect to the controversy sur...

Comparison of 20% sulfur hexafluoride with air for intraocular tamponade in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK)

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the effect of 20% sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) with that of air on graft detachment rates for intraocular tamponade in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Methods: Forty-two eyes of patients who underwent DMEK by a single surgeon (A.S.J.) at Wilmer Eye Institute...

Remote ischemic preconditioning and tacrolimus in the fetal small bowel transplant in mice

Acta cir. bras; 31 (10), 2016
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of remote ischemic preconditioning (IPC-R) in the fetal small bowel transplantation model. METHODS: Two groups were constituted: The Isogenic transplant (ISO, C57BL/6 mice, n=24) and the allogenic transplant (ALO, BALB/c mice, n=24). In each group, the animals w...

Plasmaféresis en rechazo agudo del injerto renal mediado por anticuerpos. Estudio realizado en el Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia. Año 2005-2015

Med. UIS; 29 (2), 2016
Introducción: el rechazo agudo mediado por anticuerpos es una complicación que se presenta luego del trasplante renal y es una causa importante de pérdida del injerto. La plasmaféresis es una de las terapias utilizadas para su tratamiento, algunos estudios sugieren mejor supervivencia del injerto ren...

Trasplante renal y donación: análisis crítico

En los últimos veinte años se ha logrado un gran avance en el entendimiento de los mecanismos fisiopatológicos del rechazo del trasplante, lo cual ha mejorado los protocolos de selección de donantes y receptores, la evaluación de los riesgos postrasplante, el diagnóstico y la inmunosupresión para ...

HLA-Matched Donor-Recipient Combinations and Kidney Transplant Probabilities in a Specific Colombian Population

Introduction: In Colombia, despite the fact that kidney transplants are the most common type of transplant surgery, a great number of transplanted patients do not achieve the desired Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) compatibility. HLA compatibility plays an important role in graft survival; patients with ma...