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Predictors of "occult" intra-abdominal injuries in blunt trauma patients

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 42 (5), 2015
Objective: to assess predictors of intra-abdominal injuries in blunt trauma patients admitted without abdominal pain or abnormalities on the abdomen physical examination. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of trauma registry data, including adult blunt trauma patients admitted from 2008 to 20...

Aplication of videothoracoscopy in trauma - experience of a service

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 42 (5), 2015
Objective: To evaluate patients with chest trauma submitted to videothoracoscopy during hospitalization. In 2007, the Trauma Surgery Group was created in the General Surgery Department of the Hospital Municipal Lourenço Jorge of Rio de Janeiro-RJ, and started following all trauma victims who were admitt...

Chronic subdural hematoma: epidemiological and prognostic analysis of 176 cases

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 42 (5), 2015
Objective : To characterize patients with chronic subdural hematoma undergoing surgery and to identify prognostic indicators. Methods : We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) undergoing surgical treatment. We analyzed: age, period from trauma to ...

Hepatite C crônica em serviço de referência no nordeste do Brasil: um estudo retrospectivo de dezoito anos de acompanhamento
Chronic hepatitis C in a reference service in northeastern Brazil: a retrospective study of eighteen years of follow-up

A hepatite C crônica é a principal causa de doença hepática crônica avançada em estágio final, de carcinoma hepatocelular (CHC) e de morte relacionada à doença hepática. Evolui de forma progressiva no espaço de tempo de 20 a 30 anos. Taxas evolutivas variam na dependência de fatores do vírus...

Perfil, critérios de indicação e desfecho da inserção de gastrostomia em um hospital pediátrico universitário

Acta fisiátrica; 22 (3), 2015
Objetivo: Descrever o perfil dos pacientes submetidos à gastrostomia, os critérios de indicação e o desfecho dessa inserção em um hospital pediátrico universitário. Método: Estudo retrospectivo, quantitativo e descritivo, através de pesquisa em prontuários de pacientes submetidos à gastrostom...

Prevalencia de la enfermedad renal crónica en un hogar de ancianos

Introducción: el envejecimiento poblacional es un reto asistencial que preocupa a los nefrólogos a nivel mundial, por la incidencia de la enfermedad renal crónica. Objetivo: determinar los enfermos renales crónicos y con enfermedad renal oculta. Método: estudio transversal retrospectivo sobre la pre...

Histological variants and prognostic factors of papillary thyroid carcinoma at the Colombian Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, 2006-2012

Biomédica (Bogotá); 35 (3), 2015
Introduction: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine neoplasia and the papillary subtype is the most frequent; there are histological and clinical factors associated with a higher risk of recurrence and metastasis. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the histological, prognostic and clin...

Malformación congénita de la vía aérea pulmonar o malformación adenomatoidea quística congénita: Serie clínica de 16 pacientes

Objective: To describe 16 patients treated for a congenital pulmonary anomaly named congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) or congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) in Roberto del Río children S Hospital. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patienes who had ha...

Poligrafía en niños con enfermedad neuromuscular

Introduction: A high prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been reported in neuromuscular disease (NMD) patients. Our aim was to describe the results of sleep studies performed by overnight polygraphy in pediatric ward of a public hospital from Concepción, Chile. Additionally, we purposed t...

Síndrome da Morte Súbita Infantil em Pelotas de 2006 a 2013: uma análise descritiva

Rev. AMRIGS; 59 (3), 2015
Introdução e objetivo: A Síndrome da Morte Súbita Infantil (SMSI) ocupa a oitava posição entre as causas de anos potenciais de vida perdidos e as primeiras posições como causa de mortalidade infantil pós-neonatal em países desenvolvidos. O presente estudo objetiva conhecer as características s...