Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Observational StudyReadmission rates of patients with COVID-19 after hospital discharge.
The purpose of this study was to inspect return and readmission reasons and rates of discharged patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ Return rate of patients to hospital after discharge with COVID-19 was comparatively high, but readmissions to hospital and mortality rate were low. Comparatively, the higher rate of return to hospital within 30 days of discharge was thought to be resulting from prolonged signs and symptoms related to COVID-19. Since COVID-19 is a new and enigmatic disease and its long-term effects still need to be elucidated, long-term follow-ups of discharged patients will be adequate.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Factors associated with bleeding complications in hernia repair of warfarin users.
In this retrospective study, we aimed to determine factors associated with bleeding complications in patients on long-term warfarin, undergoing inguinal hernia repair using low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) bridging. ⋯ Baseline, preoperative INR, and postoperative INR were the only variables associated with postoperative bleeding complications in patients undergoing LMWH-bridged inguinal hernia repair. We suggest close monitoring of INR levels in long-term warfarin users, even for relatively low-bleeding risk operations such as inguinal hernia repair.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Has external banding become a historical technique during venous valve repair?
In deep venous valve repair, transcommissural external valvuloplasty (TEV) is the commonly used technique. In some cases, external banding (EB) is combined with this procedure to improve the patency and durability of the surgical procedure. ⋯ There is no more need for EB during the venous valve repair with the increased experience of valvuloplasty techniques. TEV might be enough with acceptable long-term outcomes during deep venous reconstruction.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Increase in fertility rate before the age of 14 in Brazil from 1996 to 2018.
This study aimed to assess live birth frequency and age-specific fertility rates (ASFR) in the period 1996-2018 and the number of pregnancies at <14 years old in the period 2012-2018. ⋯ The increase of pregnancies in <14 years old in less developed regions of Brazil shows an association with socioeconomic factors and reveals the severe problem of rape of vulnerable persons in the country.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Anthropometric clinical indicators of visceral adiposity as predictors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
This study aims to evaluate the role of anthropometric clinical indicators of visceral adiposity as predictors of NAFLD, identifying the cutoff points based on gender. ⋯ The anthropometric clinical indicators of visceral adiposity showed high performance, especially the WHtR indicator, as NAFLD predictors.