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Prognostic factors in thyroid carcinomas: a 17-year outcome study

ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of our study was to evaluate the survival rate of all thyroid carcinomas (TCs) diagnosed in the 1999-2015 period in the Republic of North Macedonia and to analyze the prognostic influence of several characteristics on development of distant metastases, as well as to analyze ...

Factors associated to modification of first-line antiretroviral therapy due to adverse events in people living with HIV/AIDS

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has modified the outcome of patients with HIV infection, providing virological control and reducing mortality. However, there are several reasons as to why patients may discontinue their antiretroviral therapy, with adverse events being one of the main reasons report...

Factores pronósticos de mortalidad en pacientes ancianos con sepsis en cuidados intensivos
Prognostic factors for mortality in elderly patients admitted to intensive care units with sepsis

Introducción: La sepsis fue definida como una disfunción orgánica potencialmente mortal causada por una respuesta desregulada del huésped a la infección. Objetivo: Identificar factores pronósticos de mortalidad en pacientes con 65 años o más ingresados con sepsis en la Unidad de Cuidados Intens...

Predição de casos e óbitos de COVID-19 em Mato Grosso e no Brasil

Objetivos: prever a tendência epidemiológica de casos e óbitos do COVID-19 no Brasil e, especificamente, em Mato Grosso, por meio do modelo estatístico duplo exponencial. Métodos: para a realização deste trabalho, foram utilizados dados de casos e óbitos do COVID-19 fornecidos pelo Ministério da...

Análise da tendência de casos e óbitos por Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) nos principais países afetados e no Brasil: uma análise dos primeiros 50 dias da pandemia

Objetivo: analisar a tendência de casos e óbitos pelo COVID-19. Métodos: foram analisados os óbitos e os casos confirmados até o dia 15 de março de 2020, informados pela Organização Mundial da Saúde, utilizando-se Regressão Joinpoint. Resultados: a partir de 6 de fevereiro, os casos globais de ...

Domínios ético e espiritual da Dor do existir no contexto familiar de crianças com câncer: uma revisão integrativa

Nursing (Säo Paulo); 23 (260), 2020
Objetivou-se investigar as dimensões da dor da morte em famílias de crianças com câncer. Utilizou-se o método da revisão integrativa a partir da consulta, limitada ao período de 2005 a 2019, nas bases de dados LILACS, MEDLINE, PSYCINFO, SocINDEX, Academic Search Premier e CINAHL com os DeCS ou MeS...

Risk Factors for In-Hospital Mortality in Infective Endocarditis

Arq. bras. cardiol; 114 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with severe complications and high mortality. The assessment of mortality rates and predictors for fatal events is important to identify modifiable factors related to the pattern of treatment, in order to improve outcomes. Objectives: We so...

Is surgical treatment an option for locally advanced cervical cancer in the presence of central residual tumor after chemoradiotherapy?

Abstract Objective To evaluate the outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with chemoradiotherapy (CRT)-resistant and locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC). Methods Patients with LACC who underwent surgery due to resistance to CRT between 2005 and 2015 were reviewed retrospectively. Disease-free...

30 Years of Experience with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents: a retrospective cohort study

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of pediatric patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) enrolled in a tertiary unit of Pediatric Hematology between 1982-2015. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study of 140 patients aged 16 years or less with NHL. Demo...