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Perfil dos Pacientes com Câncer de Esôfago Diagnosticados entre 2001 e 2010 no Brasil

Rev. bras. cancerol; 64 (4), 2018
Introdução: O câncer de esôfago é a terceira neoplasia mais comum do trato digestivo e apresenta prognóstico ruim quando diagnosticado em estádios avançados da doença. Objetivo: Descrever as características sociodemográficas, clínicas e de tratamento dos pacientes diagnosticados com câncer ...

Neutropenia febril en niños con cáncer: manejo en el servicio de emergencias

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (1), 2018
Resumen La neutropenia febril es una condición que puede amenazar la vida y que requiere de atención inmediata, particularmente en pacientes en que la misma está asociada a tratamientos con quimioterapia. Estos pacientes tienen un riesgo mucho mayor de desarrollar enfermedades bacterianas, y en ellos,...

Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Impact of Wait Time at a Single Center

Ann. hepatol; 16 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction and aim. Liver transplantation (LT) provides durable survival for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there is continuing debate concerning the impact of wait time and acceptable tumor burden on outcomes after LT. We sought to review outcomes of LT for HCC at a single, large U...

Post-stroke psychosis: how long should we treat?

Abstract Objective: To describe a rare case of a patient who developed psychotic symptoms after a right stroke that disappeared with antipsychotic treatment, but appears to need low-dose maintenance antipsychotic therapy. Case description: A 65-year-old man presented at the psychiatric emergency servic...

A qualidade do atendimento ao parto na rede pública hospitalar em uma capital brasileira: a satisfação das gestantes

O estudo avaliou a qualidade da atenção ao parto na rede pública hospitalar, na cidade do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, segundo satisfação das gestantes, por um estudo transversal de cunho exploratório, em todas as unidades públicas hospitalares da rede, agrupadas em natureza da gestão, pela auscul...

Trombolisis intravenosa en cuadros imitadores de isquemia cerebral: experiencia de un centro

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (10), 2016
Background: The effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in cerebral ischemia is time dependent. Stroke mimics (SM) are frequent in emergency rooms. The effort to reduce door to needle time, can lead to administer thrombolytics to SM. Aim: To describe the frequency and prognosis of SM treated with...

Análisis de sobrevida en pacientes de edad avanzada que inician hemodiálisis crónica en Servicio de Salud Chileno

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (6), 2016
The proportion of older people with end stage renal disease is increasing. Their prognosis is characterized by a high mortality and poor quality of life. Aim: To analyze the survival of patients starting chronic hemodialysis (CHD) according to their age. Material and Methods: Patients admitted to CHD in ...

Factores de riesgo para morbilidad materna extrema en gestantes sin demora en la atención médica según la estrategia camino para la supervivencia
Risk factors for extreme maternal morbidity in pregnant women without delay in medical care according to the strategy for survival

INTRODUCCIÓN: La Morbilidad Materna Extrema (MME) es un estado en el cual la gestante casi muere durante su gestación, parto o puerperio pero sobrevivió gracias a una atención oportuna y adecuada, se evalúa por medio de identificación de retrasos o demoras en la atención de la gestante definidos p...

Association between duration of untreated bipolar disorder and clinical outcome: data from a Brazilian sample

Objective: Bipolar disorder (BD) is often left untreated for long periods, and this delay in treatment correlates with unfavorable prognosis. The present study sought to assess the magnitude of duration of untreated bipolar disorder (DUB) in Brazil. We hypothesized that DUB would be longer in Brazil than...

El inicio temprano de la terapia antirretroviral en adultos asintomáticos con VIH supera al diferido
Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy in asymptomatic adults with HIV overcomes the deferred one