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Manifestaciones clínicas y predictores de gravedad en pacientes adultos con infección respiratoria aguda por coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (10), 2020
BACKGROUND: In December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan city and spread rapidly throughout China and the world. AIM: To describe the clinical features, risk factors, and predictors of hospitalization in adult patients treated for acute respiratory infections associated with cor...

Good practices in the recovery of ambulation in octogenarian women with hip fractures

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Determine good recovery practices for ambulation of octogenarian women after hospital discharge after being operated on for hip fracture. METHODS: Prospective study during the second half of 2019, with 192 women (85.95 ± 5.1 years) with hip fracture. A medical history, fracture type...

Evaluation of the frequency of patients with cancer presenting to an emergency department

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aims to determine the demographic characteristics of cancer patients admitted to an emergency department and determine the relationship between the frequency of admission to the emergency department and oncological emergencies and their effect on mortality. METHODS: This o...

Surgical Treatment of Post-traumatic Elbow Stiffness by Wide Posterior Approach

Abstract Objective To demonstrate the clinical outcomes and complication rates of the surgical release with a single posterior approach in the treatment of post-traumatic elbow stiffness. Methods A prospective study with patients submitted to surgery between May 2013 and June 2018 in a single center. T...

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...

Evaluación para el aprendizaje: diseño e implementación de un mini-CEX en el internado profesional de la carrera de kinesiología

Introducción: la evaluación kinesiológica contempla la realización de una rigurosa historia clínica y examen físico que orientan a establecer un diagnóstico, un pronóstico funcional, y es la base del plan de intervención. Esta competencia requiere de experiencia y razonamiento c...

Estudio de un neo-epítope para detección de anticuerposantitransglutaminasa en enfermedad celíaca

Introducción: La enfermedad celíaca (EC) es una patología autoinmune, que se desarrolla a cualquier edad en personas genéticamentesusceptibles, y cuyo órgano diana principal es el intestino delgado. La diversidad en las formas de presentación actualmente conocidas implica un desafío permanente par...

Association of the ABCB1 C3435T gene polymorphism (SNPs) with the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast cancer in northeastern Brazil

Introduction: breast cancer (BC) is the most common tumor and the leading cause of cancer-related death among the female population worldwide. Polymorphisms genetics of ABCB1 gene contributed to breast cancer susceptibility and interindividual differences in chemotherapy response. Objectives: to evaluate...

Associação entre a razão de monócitos por HDL e TIMI frame count e a trombose de stent em pacientes com primeiro infarto do miocárdio

Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre marcadores de gravidade e complexidade, assim como de desfechos em 30 dias, com a razão de monócitos por HDL em pacientes com primeiro infarto agudo do miocárdio. Métodos: Foram selecionados 580 pacientes com primeiro infarto agudo do miocárdio submetidos a ...

Associação de índices hematológicos com fatores de risco, gravidade e complexidade da lesão no infarto agudo do miocárdio

Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre os índices hematológicos e os fatores de risco, a complexidade e a gravidade do infarto em relação aos desfechos cardiovasculares. Métodos: Trata-se de uma coorte prospectiva, aninhada ao Catarina Heart Study e realizada em um hospital público da Grande Flo...