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Active versus expectant management for preterm premature rupture of membranes at 34-36 weeks of gestation and the associated adverse perinatal outcomes

Abstract Objective: To compare the type of management (active versus expectant) for preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) between 34 and 36 + 6 weeks of gestation and the associated adverse perinatal outcomes in 2 tertiary hospitals in the southeast of Brazil. Methods: In the present retrospec...

EUS-guided gastroenterostomy: Initial experience in a brazilian tertiary center

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) is a novel procedure for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). Our aim was to evaluate the outcomes of this technique in our initial experience. METHODS: Patients with GOO from our institute were included. Technical success...

Repercussões da Pandemia de COVID-19 na Prática Assistencial de um Hospital Terciário

Arq. bras. cardiol; 115 (5), 2020
Resumo Fundamento Ainda não temos informações acerca do impacto da pandemia da COVID-19 sobre a atividade médica assistencial no Brasil. Objetivo Descrever as repercussões da pandemia da COVID-19 na rotina de atendimentos em um hospital terciário, referência regional em cardiologia e oncologia...

¿Qué experiencias internacionales se han desarrollado en la implementación de servicios/hospitales de alta complejidad en neurología/neurocirugía y cuáles son sus características?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What international experiences have been developed in the implementation of high complexity services/hospitals in neurology/neurosurgery and what are their characteristics?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO El Instituto de Neurocirugía es un establecimiento dependiente administrativamente del Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Oriente. Actualmente la División de Gestión de Redes Asistencial del Ministerio de Salud se encuentra en proceso de evaluación para un proyecto hospitalario q...

Application of the Ottawa Protocol by Medical Students and Orthopedic Residents on Ankle Sprains at a Trauma Hospital

Abstract Objective To verify the applicability and agreement of the Ottawa ankle rules applied by medical students and orthopedic residents in a tertiary trauma service thus validating the Ottawa protocol for use on Brazilian soil. Prospective This was a prospective study, conducted in a tertiary hospi...

Macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance phenotypes and their associated genotypes in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a tertiary level public hospital of Uruguay

Rev. argent. microbiol; 52 (3), 2020
Abstract This study was undertaken to investígate the resistance phenotypes to macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLSb) antibiotics and their associated genotypes in isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. We analyzed one hundred, consecutive, non-duplicate isolates (methicillin-susceptible MSSA, n = 53 ...

Desenlace de los pacientes pediátricos con falla medular tratados en un centro de alta complejidad

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (4), 2020
INTRODUCCIÓN: Los síndromes de falla medular (SFM) son trastornos infrecuentes, con una incidencia anual de 2-4 casos por millón. Las opciones de tratamiento incluyen terapia de inmunosupresión (TIS) y restaura ción de la hematopoyesis con trasplante de progenitores hematopoyéticas (TPH). OBJETIV...

Evaluation of patients undergoing emergency surgery in a COVID-19 pandemic hospital: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 138 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening healthcare systems and hospital operations on a global scale. Treatment algorithms have changed in general surgery clinics, as in other medical disciplines providing emergency services, with greater changes seen especially in pandemic hospitals....

Análisis de los resultados del programa de ecocardiografía funcional neonatal en un hospital pediátrico de tercer nivel

Resumen Introducción: Se ha demostrado la utilidad del estudio ecocardiográfico en las enfermedades que afectan a los neonatos en estado crítico, por lo que se debe capacitar al neonatólogo para la toma y la interpretación de variables hemodinámicas que apoyen la toma de decisiones. El objetivo de...