ABSTRACT Objective: compare chronic hepatitis B patients to those superinfected with hepatitis D virus, according to Child-Pugh score regarding disease severity. Method: retrospective descriptive study, performed with 59 patients followed in the ambulatory, of which 22 (37.3%) were chronically infected...
Abstract Objective: To assess the prevalence of fatigue in a Brazilian population with early rheumatoid arthritis using multiple instruments, and the predictors of these instruments by differents independent variables. Methods: Cross-sectional study with direct interview and medical records review. Fat...
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Brasil,
Factores de Edad,
Estudios Transversales,
Técnicas de Apoyo para la Decisión,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Fatiga/diagnóstico,
Fatiga/epidemiología,
Fatiga/etiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
Chakr, Rafael Mendonça da Silva;
Brenol, Claiton;
Ranzolin, Aline;
Bernardes, Amanda;
Dalosto, Ana Paula;
Ferrari, Giovani;
Scalco, Stephanie;
Olszewski, Vanessa;
Kohem, Charles;
Monticielo, Odirlei;
Brenol, João Carlos T;
Xavier, Ricardo M.
Abstract Objective: To compare DMARD use in patients with and without FM over time, including overtreatment and undertreatment rates in both groups. Methods: A prospective cohort study with patients attending an RA outpatient clinic was conducted. Participants were consecutively recruited between March...
Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico,
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico,
Brasil,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Toma de Decisiones Clínicas,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Esquema de Medicación,
Fibromialgia/complicaciones,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Prescripción Inadecuada/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estimación de Kaplan-Meier,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina/estadística & datos numéricos,
Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease, with a progressive course, characterized by chronic synovitis that may evolve with deformities and functional disability, and whose early treatment minimizes joint damage. Its etiopathogenesis is not fully elucidated but co...
Artritis Reumatoide/inmunología,
Artritis Reumatoide/parasitología,
Helmintiasis/complicaciones,
Helmintiasis/inmunología,
Inmunomodulación,
Factores Protectores,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Células TH1/inmunología,
Células TH1/parasitología,
Células Th2/inmunología,
Células Th2/parasitología
ABSTRACT Objectives: The present study was aim to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Mini-PNL to treat kidney stones in patients aged <3 years. This is the one of the largest series in the literature in this age group of patients. Material and methods: From May 2012 to April 2016, the medical recor...
Abstract Introduction: The association between hearing loss and chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis has been well documented. However, the classification used for the degree of loss may underestimate the actual diagnosis due to specific characteristics related to the most affected auditory frequenci...
ABSTRACT Microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy (MSV) is generally considered the gold standard nowadays in view of the lower risk of complications and recurrence. To achieve complete ligation of veins while preserving testicular artery (TA) during the procedure remains challenging despite the applica...
Angiografía/métodos,
Verde de Indocianina/administración & dosificación,
Conducto Inguinal/diagnóstico por imagen,
Conducto Inguinal/cirugía,
Periodo Intraoperatorio,
Microscopía Fluorescente,
Microcirugia,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Urogenitales/métodos,
Varicocele/diagnóstico por imagen,
Varicocele/cirugía
Abstract Background: Frailty is identified as a major predictor of adverse outcomes in older surgical patients. However, the outcomes in pre-frail patients after cardiovascular surgery remain unknown. Objective: To investigate the main outcomes (length of stay, mechanical ventilation time, stroke and i...
Factores de Edad,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardiovasculares/efectos adversos,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardiovasculares/mortalidad,
Fragilidad/complicaciones,
Fragilidad/mortalidad,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos,
Estimación de Kaplan-Meier,
Tiempo de Internación,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/mortalidad,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Respiración Artificial,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/mortalidad,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Background: Obesity, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are closely related. Up to 70% of patients with OSA may be asymptomatic, and there is evidence that these patients have cardiovascular disease, especially nocturnal SAH. Objectives: The aim of this stud...
Antropometría,
Presión Sanguínea/fisiología,
Monitoreo Ambulatorio de la Presión Arterial/métodos,
Ritmo Circadiano/fisiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Hipertensión/etiología,
Hipertensión/fisiopatología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/complicaciones,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/fisiopatología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Post-stroke hemiparesis causes compensated postures, which can modify the footedness established before the impairment. Recently, a paresis severity-modulated dominance hypothesis stated that measures to detect footedness become crucial to float new ideas for neurorehabilitation strategies. The ...
Brasil,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Comparación Transcultural,
Pie/fisiopatología,
Lateralidad Funcional/fisiología,
Hemiplejía/etiología,
Hemiplejía/fisiopatología,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/complicaciones,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/fisiopatología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Traducciones
