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Reintubação de pacientes submetidos à cirurgia cardíaca: uma análise retrospectiva

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar pacientes em pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca que necessitaram de reintubação endotraqueal, e identificar os fatores associados com óbito e seu relacionamento com escores de severidade. Métodos: Análise retrospectiva de informações referentes a 1.640 pacientes e...

Infecções da pele e de tecidos moles na unidade de terapia intensiva: estudo retrospectivo em um centro terciário

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever o prognóstico, os fatores de risco e a etiologia das infecções da pele e dos tecidos moles na unidade de terapia intensiva. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo de uma coorte de 1.123 pacientes graves admitidos a uma unidade de terapia intensiva com o diagnóstico de infecção ...

Hearing thresholds in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: baseline audiogram configurations and associations

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To use baseline audiogram parameters in order to ascertain whether drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) has effects on hearing, as well as to describe the configurations of the audiograms and to determine whether there are parameters that can be associated with those configurations. ...

Assessment of fatigue using the Identity-Consequence Fatigue Scale in patients with lung cancer

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the properties of the Identity-Consequence Fatigue Scale (ICFS) in patients with lung cancer (LC), assessing the intensity of fatigue and associated factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving LC patients, treated at a teaching hospital in Brazil, who co...

Efficacy of tacrolimus for induction of remission in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND There is evidence that shows that calcineurin inhibitors may be useful for the treatment of severe ulcerative colitis. However, evidence regarding the efficacy of tacrolimus for remission induction in this setting is scarce. OBJECTIVE To develop a systematic review on the existing...

Body composition in patients with crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The nutritional status of individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases is directly related to the severity of the disease and is associated with poor prognosis and the deterioration of immune competence. OBJECTIVE To assess the nutritional status and the body composition of outpatie...

Assessing the sleep quality and depression-anxiety-stress in irritable bowel syndrome patients

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders with chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habit without any organic reason. Sleep disorders may be associated to IBS. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess sleep disturbances and depression-anx...

Action of vitamin e on experimental severe acute liver failure

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Severe Acute Liver Failure (ALF) is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by hepatocyte necrosis, loss of hepatic architecture, and impairment of liver functions. One of the main causes of ALF is hepatotoxicity from chemical agents, which damage hepatocytes and result in...

Hyberbaric oxygen as sole treatment for severe radiation - induced haemorrhagic cystitis

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To examine the safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen as the primary and sole treatment for severe radiation-induced haemorrhagic cystitis. Materials and methods Hyperbaric oxygen was prospectively applied as primary treatment in 38 patients with severe radiation cystitis. Our prim...