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Sobrevida del injerto renal en pacientes con lupus eritematoso generalizado
Renal graft survival in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Rev. invest. clín; 54 (1), 2002
BACKGROUND: End-stage renal disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In 1975, the US Renal Transplant Registry reported the first lupus patients, who received a renal transplant. This study reported 60 and 55 patient/graft survival resp...

Delayed administration of G-CSF until day +7 after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant is as effective in accelerating hematopoietic as day 0

Rev. invest. clín; 54 (1), 2002
PURPOSE: To compare the hematopoietic recovery and the clinical outcome after high dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplant between patients who received recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) starting on day 0 and those who received it starting on day +7. PAT...

Impact of degenerative radiographic abnormalities and vertebral fractures on spinal bone density of women with osteoporosis

Säo Paulo med. j; 120 (1), 2002
CONTEXT: Measurements of bone density taken by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry are the most accurate procedure for the diagnosis of osteoporosis. This procedure has the disadvantage of measuring the density of all mineral components, including osteophytes, vascular and extra vertebral calcifications. Th...

Sydenham's chorea: clinical and evolutive characteristics

Säo Paulo med. j; 120 (1), 2002
CONTEXT: During the last 12 years we have observed an increase in the frequency of Sydenham's chorea in our country. We have observed that some of our patients have presented recurrence of the chorea despite regular treatment with benzathine penicillin. OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to evaluate cli...

Mortalidade neonatal em Montes Claros-Minas Gerais, no período de 1997 a 1999

A mortalidade neonatal, óbitos ocorridos nos primeiros 27 dias de vida, é o principal componente da mortalidade no primeiro ano de vida e constitui-se um grave problema de saúde pública. Este trabalho descreve a coorte de nascidos vivos filhos de mäes residentes na cidade de Montes Claros-MG no perÃ...

Implantaçäo do método mäe-canguru: percepçäo do enfermeiro e dos pais sobre a vivência

O presente estudo tem por objetivos descrever a experiência de implantaçäo do Método-Mäe-Canguru em um hospital filantrópico do município de Sertäozinho-SP e analisar a percepçäo dos pais de bebês prematuros nessa vivência......

Criaçäo e consolidaçäo do Curso de Enfermagem na Universidade de Brasília: uma história de tutela (1976-1986)

A presente pesquisa tem como objeto o registro da trajetória histórica do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade de Brasília (UnB) no período de 1976 a 1986. A história oral e a análise documental apoiaram a reconstruçäo da história da criaçäo e consolidaçäo do Curso no contexto da criaçäo de...