ABSTRACT Non-traumatic myelopathies represent a heterogeneous group of neurological conditions. Few studies report clinical and epidemiological profiles regarding the experience of referral services. Objective To describe clinical characteristics of a non-traumatic myelopathy cohort. Method Epidemiologic...
Resumen: Comparar el resultado postoperatorio inmediato en el paciente sometido a artroplastía total cementada de rodilla con y sin el uso de isquemia. Estudio observacional, transversal, retrospectivo, analítico y unicéntrico. 180 pacientes operados de artroplastía total cementada de rodilla: 120 si...
Background: Multiple clinical trials have demonstrated the benefits of adjuvant 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy for patients with resectable colon cancer (CC), especially in stage III. Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics of a cohort of CC patients treated at a single university hospital in Ch...
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administración & dosificación,
Neoplasias del Colon/tratamiento farmacológico,
Fluorouracilo/administración & dosificación,
Quimioterapia Adyuvante,
Neoplasias del Colon/mortalidad,
Neoplasias del Colon/patología,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Pronóstico,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Tasa de Supervivencia,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Background: Erythema Nodosum (EN) is an acute nodular erythematous cutaneous eruption. It is presumed to be a hypersensitivity reaction and it may be idiopathic, or occur in association with diverse diseases and medications. Aim: To identify the main etiologies of EN among patients admitted to a medicine...
Background: Oral cancer in Chile corresponds approximately to 1.6% of all cancer cases. There are few studies about oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma in the Chilean population. Aim: To determine the frequency of hyperkeratosis, mild, moderate and severe oral epithelial dysplasia,...
Carcinoma in Situ/epidemiología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/epidemiología,
Carcinoma Verrugoso/epidemiología,
Queratosis/epidemiología,
Neoplasias de la Boca/epidemiología,
Lesiones Precancerosas/epidemiología,
Chile/epidemiología,
Mucosa Bucal,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common condition affecting 40-100% of geriatric population. Aim: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in geriatric population surgically treated for hip fracture. Patients and Methods: Analysis of a database of patients aged over 60 y...
RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar a associação da hipermetropia com ambliopia, estrabismo, anisometropia e astigmatismo. Métodos: A hiperopia foi classificada em Grupo 1: maior ou igual a +5.00D; Grupo 2: maior que +3.25D e menor que +5.00D, com diferença de equivalente esférico maior ou igual a 0.50D; Gr...
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar as urgências oftalmológicas em um hospital público de referência de Pernambuco. Métodos: Estudo transversal e retrospectivo, com 26.358 pacientes atendidos na emergência oftalmológica da Fundação Altino Ventura , no período janeiro a junho de 2013. Os dados foram coleta...
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a relação entre a idade da intervenção cirúrgica em pacientes portadores de obstrução congênita das vias lacrimais e o sucesso obtido pelos mesmos. Métodos: Foram estudados 94 prontuários de pacientes com diagnóstico de obstrução congênita de vias lacrimais, assisti...
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Registros Médicos,
Obstrucción del Conducto Lagrimal/congénito,
Obstrucción del Conducto Lagrimal/diagnóstico,
Obstrucción del Conducto Lagrimal/terapia,
Conducto Nasolagrimal/cirugía,
Conducto Nasolagrimal/anomalías,
Fluoresceínas,
Faringe,
Intubación/métodos,
Lágrimas,
Dacriocistorrinostomía,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Oftalmológicos/métodos,
Siliconas
Abstract Background: About 40-50% of cancer patients have indication of palliative radiotherapy during the course of their disease. Bone metastases are the most common cause of cancer-related pain. Evidence shows that there is no statistically significant difference between long and short treatments moda...
