ABSTRACT Purpose: We report a simplified Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) technique that involves safe and effective preparation and introduction, correct orientation, and easy unfolding of the donor graft inside the recipient anterior chamber. Methods: In this retrospective study, w...
Cámara Anterior/trasplante,
Recuento de Células,
Enfermedades de la Córnea/cirugía,
Lámina Limitante Posterior/cirugía,
Queratoplastia Endotelial de la Lámina Limitante Posterior/métodos,
Células Endoteliales,
Endotelio Corneal/trasplante,
Distrofia Endotelial de Fuchs/cirugía,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Donantes de Tejidos,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Objective: To study the safety parameters associated with intracameral moxifloxacin application five weeks after cataract surgery. Methods: The study was a prospective case series set in a private hospital in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. A consecutive sample of 1,016 cataract surgeries was eval...
Antibacterianos/administración & dosificación,
Profilaxis Antibiótica/métodos,
Endoftalmitis/etiología,
Endoftalmitis/fisiopatología,
Endoftalmitis/prevención & control,
Fluoroquinolonas/administración & dosificación,
Inyecciones Intraoculares/métodos,
Presión Intraocular/fisiología,
Implantación de Lentes Intraoculares/efectos adversos,
Moxifloxacino,
Facoemulsificación/efectos adversos,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/prevención & control,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Agudeza Visual/fisiología
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze and characterize data about clinical outcome and complication rates in three-column osteotomies (3 CO) for treatment of rigid adult spine deformity (ASD). Methods: Baseline and postoperative clinical outcomes, considering the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Scoliosis ...
ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the clinical and surgical complications associated with the use of a tourniquet in total knee arthroplasty in patients with or without calcification of the popliteal artery. Methods: The study was performed retrospectively, analyzing 58 patients with calcification of the po...
RESUMO A oxigenação por membrana extracorpórea tem sido utilizada para tratamento de hipoxemia refratária em muitos cenários clínicos. Os princípios fundamentais do manejo do paciente com hemoptise maciça são a proteção da via aérea e do pulmão sadio, a localização da fonte de sangramento ...
Enfermedad Aguda,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos/efectos adversos,
Oxigenación por Membrana Extracorpórea/métodos,
Fibrinolíticos/administración & dosificación,
Hemoptisis/etiología,
Hemoptisis/terapia,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/fisiopatología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/terapia,
Insuficiencia Respiratoria/etiología,
Insuficiencia Respiratoria/terapia
Introdução: O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar as principais
características e métodos utilizados na reconstrução mamária de
mulheres jovens, considerando suas peculiaridades. Métodos: Foi
realizada uma revisão retrospectiva dos prontuários das pacientes
submetidas à mastectomia seguida de rec...
Mama,
Mama/cirugía,
Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica,
Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica/métodos,
Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica/rehabilitación,
Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica/efectos adversos,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/cirugía,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/rehabilitación,
Neoplasias de la Mama,
Neoplasias de la Mama/complicaciones,
Neoplasias de la Mama/cirugía,
Neoplasias de la Mama/terapia,
Mastectomía,
Mastectomía/métodos,
Mastectomía/efectos adversos,
Mastectomía Radical,
Mastectomía Radical/métodos,
Mastectomía Radical/efectos adversos,
Mastectomía Radical/rehabilitación,
Adulto Joven,
Adulto Joven/estadística & datos numéricos,
Mamoplastia,
Mamoplastia/métodos,
Mamoplastia/efectos adversos,
Mamoplastia/rehabilitación,
Estudios Retrospectivos
Manica, Denise;
Sekine, Leo;
Abreu, Larissa S;
Manzini, Michelle;
Rabaioli, Luísi;
Valério, Marcel M;
Oliveira, Manoela P;
Bergamaschi, João A;
Fernandes, Luciano A;
Kuhl, Gabriel;
Schweiger, Cláudia.
Abstract Introduction Although culturally food and physical activity restriction are part of the routine postoperative care of many Brazilian surgeons, current evidences from other countries support no such recommendations. Objective To determine whether dietary and physical restriction effectively lea...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in the immediate postoperative period of patients undergoing liver transplantation. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative risk factors for AKI after liver transplantation. METHODS: A cross-sectional stud...
Lesión Renal Aguda/epidemiología,
Lesión Renal Aguda/etiología,
Fosfatasa Alcalina/sangre,
Bilirrubina/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Trasplante de Hígado/efectos adversos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Factores de Riesgo,
Albúmina Sérica/análisis
Abstract Introduction Nasal irrigation solutions are widely used following endonasal surgery. These irrigation solutions remove infective debris and crusts, reducing the probability of synechia formation, and accelerate mucosal healing. Objective The aim of the present study was to compare the effects ...
Administración Intranasal,
Ablación por Catéter/efectos adversos,
Ablación por Catéter/métodos,
Método Doble Ciego,
Agua Dulce,
Depuración Mucociliar/efectos de los fármacos,
Lavado Nasal (Proceso),
Mucosa Nasal/efectos de los fármacos,
Tabique Nasal/cirugía,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/prevención & control,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Rinoplastia/efectos adversos,
Solución Salina Hipertónica/administración & dosificación,
Agua de Mar,
Irrigación Terapéutica
Abstract Histoplasmosis is a fungus infection that mainly affects immunosuppressed patients. The authors present a case of a kidney transplant recipient who developed sepsis-like histoplasmosis, na atypical but severe manifestation of the disease. The fungus was found in blood and in a skin biopsy, and t...
