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The use of mobile educational tools to improve antimicrobial prescription for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Abstract Objective To analyze the prescription of antimicrobial agents for pregnant women admitted into the obstetrics service who presented with acute pyelonephritis. Methods Three cross-sectional studies were performed comparing the prescription of antimicrobials for pyelonephritis in pregnant wome...

Dramatic polarization in genitourinary expert opinions regarding the clinical utility of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives: To ascertain the opinions of North American genitourinary (GU) experts regarding inclusion of technologies such as prostate - specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and C - 11 choline positron emission tomography (PET) into routine practice. Materials and Methods: A survey was distribute...

Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of cardiac output in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients by intensive care unit physicians

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 69 (1), 2019
Abstract Background and objectives: Transthoracic echocardiography may potentially be useful to obtain a prompt, accurate and non-invasive estimation of cardiac output. We evaluated whether non-cardiologist intensivists may obtain accurate and reproducible cardiac output determination in hemodynamically...

Perfil e adequação do uso de antibacterianos em crianças internadas em hospital geral no sul do brasil

RESUMO Objetivo: Verificar o perfil e a adequabilidade do uso de antibacterianos em crianças hospitalizadas. Métodos: Estudo transversal. Foi feita a análise de todas as crianças que utilizaram antibacterianos durante a internação de janeiro a dezembro de 2015, em um hospital filantrópico de d...

Prescribing trends in and perceptions of the treatment of asthma: a survey among pulmonologists in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (5), 2019

Atención de salud de personas transgéneros para médicos no especialistas en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (1), 2019
The health care demand for transgenders has increased in Chile and worldwide. However, in Chile health care professionals are not trained to understand and face this problem. We herein review issues that should be considered in the training of non-specialist physicians to provide health care to transgend...

Reconocimiento y manejo de la anafilaxia en pediatría

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (1), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN: La anafilaxia es una emergencia. De acuerdo con las últimas recomendaciones internacionales el reconocimiento de los criterios clínicos y el tratamiento temprano con adrenalina intramuscular se asocian a mayor sobrevida. OBJETIVO: Determinar el conocimiento de los médicos pediatras de ...

La prescripción inmediata de antibióticos para las infecciones no complicadas del tracto respiratorio inferior no reducirían las hospitalizaciones ni la mortalidad
Prescribing antibiotics immediately for uncomplicated infections of the lower respiratory tract does not reduce hospital admission or mortality

Níveis de prevenção cardiovascular

Epidemiologia clínica é o campo de conhecimento que estuda as melhores práticas assistenciais, com foco nos interesses do paciente de compartilhar as decisões com os médicos e demais profissionais de saúde que realizam o atendimento ou prestam cuida-dos. Vale-se da mesma metodologia usada pela epid...

Treatment of anxiety disorders in clinical practice: a critical overview of recent systematic evidence

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
The aim of this study was to review emerging evidence of novel treatments for anxiety disorders. We searched PubMed and EMBASE for evidence-based therapeutic alternatives for anxiety disorders in adults, covering the past five years. Eligible articles were systematic reviews (with or without meta-analysi...