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Relación entre factores de riesgo cardiovascular y la presión arterial en reposo de estudiantes universitarios

ResumenPropósito:Conocer la asociación entre algunos factores de riesgo cardiovascular y la presión arterial en reposo de estudiantes universitarios costarricenses.Metodología:una muestra total de 269 estudiantes universitarios (138 varones, 131 mujeres; edad promedio= 19,1 ± 2,8 años) respondieron...

Evaluación in silico de una epidemia de influenza aviar AH5N1 con transmisión humano-humano: efecto de las medidas sanitarias en Valencia, Venezuela, 2012

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (3), 2016
Introducción: Existe el riesgo de una pandemia de influenza aviar por virus AH5N1. Objetivo: Conocer la magnitud e impacto en áreas latinoamericanas de una pandemia AH5N1 a fin de planificar las medidas sanitarias para reducir la morbimortalidad. Material y Método: Mediante el simulador InfluSim se mo...

Reliability of nutritional assessment in patients with gastrointestinal tumors

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Patients with gastrointestinal cancer and malnutrition are less likely to tolerate major surgical procedures, radiotherapy or chemotherapy. In general, they display a higher incidence of complications such as infection, dehiscence and sepsis, which increases the length of stay and risk of death,...

Agreement between three perioperative risk scores

SUMMARY Objective: To evaluate the agreement between the three scores proposed by the II Guideline for Perioperative Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC): the American College of Physicians algorithm (ACP), the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Evaluation (EMAPO) and Lee’s Revi...

Validação do Escore TIMI de Risco para Infarto Agudo com Supradesnivelamento do Segmento ST

Fundamento:O escore TIMI de risco para infarto agudo do miocárdio com supradesnivelamento de ST (IAM CSST) é uma ferramenta importante para estratificar o risco de morte no IAM, porém, ainda não está validado em nosso meio. Objetivos: Validar o escore TIMI de risco para pacientes com IAM CSST como p...

Caracterización de pacientes hospitalizados con neoplasia activa y diagnóstico de enfermedad tromboembólica venosa mediante la puntuación de Khorana en el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (5), 2016
Background: There is an established relation between cancer and the development of thromboembolic venous disease. Khorana et al developed a predictive score using clinical characteristics and laboratory values to stratify patients according to their risk. Aim: To characterize using Khorana score, patient...

Seguridad y eficacia del uso de azacitidina en el síndrome mielodisplásico en riesgo intermedio-2 o alto riesgo no candidato a trasplante o quimioterapia a altas dosis

INTRODUCCIÓN: Antecedentes: El Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación (IETSI) ha recibido la solicitud de evaluar el uso de Azacitidina en pacientes adultos con diagnóstico de síndrome mielodisplásico según clasificación IPSS, que se encuentren en riesgo Intermedio 2 o a...

Analysis of risk factors leading to postoperative urethral stricture and bladder neck contracture following transurethral resection of prostate

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine risk factors of postoperative urethral stricture (US) and vesical neck contracture (BNC) after transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) from perioperative parameters. Materials and Methods: 373 patients underwent TURP in a Chinese center for lower urinary tract symptoms...

Is there any association between National Institute of Health category IV prostatitis and prostate-specific antigen levels in patients with low-risk localized prostate cancer?

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose We investigated the association between National Institute of Health category IV prostatitis and prostate-specific antigen levels in patients with low-risk localized prostate cancer. Materials and Methods The data of 440 patients who had undergone prostate biopsies due to high PSA leve...

Laparoscopic versus open radical prostatectomy in high prostate volume cases: impact on oncological and functional results

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Background and objective: To prospectively compare the laparoscopic versus open approach to RP in cases with high prostate volume and to evaluate a possible different impact of prostate volume. Materials and Methods: From March 2007 to March 2013 a total of 120 cases with clinically localized ...