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The Clinical Course of Takotsubo Syndrome Diagnosed According to the InterTAK Criteria

Abstract Background There has been an increase in the number of cases of Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) and of scientific publications on the theme over the last years. However, little is known about the status of this disease in Brazilian hospitals. Objective To assess mortality and major adverse cardiovasc...

Impact of the tetra viral vaccine introduction on varicella morbidity and mortality in the Brazilian macro regions

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (6), 2020
Abstract Objective: To describe the impact of the introduction of the viral tetra vaccine in the National Immunization Program in 2013 for 15-month-old children in mortality rates and hospitalization associated with varicella in Brazil. Methods: Mortality rates and hospitalizations rates associated wit...

Factors associated with the clinical deterioration recognized by an early warning pediatric score

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the factors associated with clinical deterioration recognized by a Pediatric Early Warning Score. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary pediatric public hospital with 271 children aged from zero to ten, hospitalized between May and October 2015. For the...

Predictive model for Covid-19 incidence in a medium-sized municipality in Brazil (Ponta Grossa, Paraná)

ABSTRACT Objective: to produce a predictive model for the incidence of COVID-19 cases, severity and deaths in Ponta Grossa, state of Paraná. Methods: this is an ecological study with data from confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported between March 21, 2020 and May 3, 2020 in Ponta Grossa and proportion o...

Índice PROFUND y valoración global subjetiva. Valor pronóstico en pacientes pluripatológicos internados

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (6), 2020
Resumen El índice PROFUND es una de las puntuaciones pronósticas sugeridas en pacientes pluripatológicos (PP). A pesar del valor pronóstico de la desnutrición y su prevalencia en esta población, el mismo no incluye una variable que estime el estado nutricional. La valoración global subjetiva (VGS)...

COVID-19 with and without pneumonia: clinical outcomes in the internal medicine ward

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (supl.6), 2020
Abstract The clinical features of COVID-19 differ substantially upon the presence (or absence) of viral pneumonia. The aim of this article was to describe the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted to the Internal Medicine ward, as divided into those with and without pneumonia. This singl...

Efecto de la pandemia COVID-19 y la cuarentena en el número de consultas, subtipos y tratamiento del accidente cerebrovascular en un centro neurológico de argentina

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (supl.6), 2020
Resumen La pandemia por COVID-19 y el aislamiento social preventivo y obligatorio (ASPO) han generado cambios en la organización y utilización del sistema de salud en todo el mundo. Analizamos el impacto de la situación sanitaria en el número de consultas ambulatorias, internaciones y acceso a terapi...

Medidas de prevenção de queda em idosos hospitalizados
Fall prevention strategies in hospitalized older adults

Enferm. foco (Brasília); 11 (6), 2020
Objetivo: Avaliar medidas de prevenção de quedas prescritas e realizadas em idosos hospitalizados. Método: Estudo quantitativo, transversal, realizado em hospital público terciário, entre 2015 e 2016. Resultados: A amostra foi composta por 153 idosos, 101 (66,0%) eram mulheres. O risco de queda foi ...

Pandemia de COVID-19 y enfermedad renal: ¿Qué sabemos actualmente?

Resumen Introducción: La enfermedad renal aguda es una patología relativamente frecuente en pacientes con infección por COVID-19, en especial en el grupo de pacientes que se encuentran críticamente enfermos; los pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica se consideran un grupo de riesgo durante la pand...