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Randomized clinical trials of dental bleaching - Compliance with the CONSORT Statement: a systematic review

Braz. oral res. (Online); 31 (supl.1), 2017
Abstract We reviewed the literature to evaluate: a) The compliance of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) on bleaching with the CONSORT; and b) the risk of bias of these studies using the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool (CCRT). We searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed and other electronic database...

High frequency of silent brain infarcts associated with cognitive deficits in an economically disadvantaged population

Clinics; 72 (8), 2017
OBJECTIVE: Using magnetic resonance imaging, we aimed to assess the presence of silent brain vascular lesions in a sample of apparently healthy elderly individuals who were recruited from an economically disadvantaged urban region (São Paulo, Brazil). We also wished to investigate whether the findings w...

Independent early predictors of mortality in polytrauma patients: a prospective, observational, longitudinal study

Clinics; 72 (8), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Trauma is an important public health issue and associated with substantial socioeconomic impacts and major adverse clinical outcomes. No single study has previously investigated the predictors of mortality across all stages of care (pre-hospital, emergency room, surgical center and intensive ...

Evaluation of the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls according to the parameters of the Morse Fall Scale. Method: Epidemiological, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with n=75. Results: Average age of 71.3 years (SD±8.2); 58.7% male; 44% wit...

Falls in long-term care institutions for elderly people: protocol validation

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: To validate the content of a fall management risk protocol in long-term institutions for elderly people. Methods: Methodological, quanti-qualitative study using the Delphi technique. The tool, based on the literature, was sent electronically to obtain consensus among the 14 experts...

Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the occurrence of falls in institutionalized elderly addressing the risks, consequences and antecedents. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out with 45 older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Older adult in João Pessoa, Brazil, in June and July 2016. A socio...

Caries progression in non-cavitated fissures after infiltrant application: a 3-year follow-up of a randomized controlled clinical trial

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (4), 2017
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of a conservative treatment to prevent the progression of caries using an infiltrant on non-cavitated pit and fissures. Material and Methods This controlled clinical trial selected 23 volunteers with clinically and radiographically non-cavitated occlusal c...

Micromortevida Severina? A comunicação preemptiva dos riscos

Resumo: Este ensaio problematiza a abordagem dominante da comunicação dos riscos em saúde. Para isso, acessa e toma para análise conteúdos provenientes tanto de autores que se apresentam como especialistas na área de comunicação de riscos quanto de sequências de mídia audiovisual de amplo acess...

Medullary thyroid carcinoma - Adverse events during systemic treatment: risk-benefit ratio

ABSTRACT Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor originating from parafollicular C cells of the thyroid and associated with mutations in the proto-oncogene REarranged during Transfection (RET). The prognosis of MTC depends on clinical stage, with a 95.6% 10-year survival rate amo...

Fatores preditivos de metástases axilares em pacientes com câncer de mama e biópsia de linfonodo sentinela positivo

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 44 (4), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar os fatores de risco para presença de doença metastática axilar não sentinela em pacientes com câncer de mama e biópsia do linfonodo sentinela positiva. Métodos: estudo transversal, retrospectivo, de mulheres com câncer mamário operadas no Instituto do Câncer do Ceará...