LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Emergency percutaneous nephrostomy versus emergency percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with sepsis associated with large uretero-pelvic junction stone impaction: a randomized controlled trial

Hsu, Chi-Sen; Wang, Chung-Jing; Chang, Chien-Hsing; Tsai, Po-Chao; Chen, Hung-Wen; Su, Yi-Chun.

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (3), 2017

ABSTRACT Introduction A randomized trial was conducted prospectively to evaluate the efficacy, related complications, and convalescence of emergency percutaneous nephrolithotomy compared to percutaneous nephrostomy for decompression of the collecting system in cases of sepsis associated with large uret...

Urgencias Médicas, Pelvis Renal/cirugía, Tiempo de Internación, Persona de Mediana Edad, Nefrostomía Percutánea/efectos adversos, Nefrostomía Percutánea/métodos, Complicaciones Posoperatorias, Sepsis/epidemiología, Sepsis/cirugía, Estadísticas no Paramétricas, Taiwán/epidemiología, Obstrucción Ureteral/epidemiología, Obstrucción Ureteral/cirugía

Fulltext

Risk of Vertebral Fracture in Patients Diagnosed with a Depressive Disorder: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Lee, Shyh-Chyang; Hu, Li-Yu; Huang, Min-Wei; Shen, Cheng-Che; Huang, Wei-Lun; Lu, Ti; Hsu, Chiao-Lin; Pan, Chih-Chuan.

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported that depression may play a crucial role in the occurrence of vertebral fractures. However, a clear correlation between depressive disorders and osteoporotic fractures has not been established. We explored the association between depressive disorders and subsequen...

Estudios de Cohortes, Trastorno Depresivo/complicaciones, Trastorno Depresivo/epidemiología, Fracturas Osteoporóticas/epidemiología, Fracturas Osteoporóticas/etiología, Factores de Riesgo, Fracturas de la Columna Vertebral/epidemiología, Fracturas de la Columna Vertebral/etiología, Taiwán/epidemiología

Fulltext

Análisis de mortalidad debida a una infección del torrente sanguíneo por Enterococcus faecium en Taiwán central

Chang-Hua, Chen; Li-Chen, Lin; Yu-Jun, Chang; Chih-Yen, Chang.

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (4), 2016

Background: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium), particularly those due to vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), are still a therapeutic challenge. Aim: To evaluate mortality from BSI due to E. faecium and VRE in central Taiwan. Materials and Methods: We retrospectiv...

Bacteriemia/microbiología, Bacteriemia/mortalidad, Enterococos Resistentes a la Vancomicina/aislamiento & purificación, Bacteriemia/tratamiento farmacológico, Incidencia, Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana, Estudios Retrospectivos, Factores de Riesgo, Taiwán/epidemiología, Resistencia a la Vancomicina

Fulltext