Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Observational StudyAtrial fibrillation as a preoperative risk factor predicts long-term mortality in elderly patients without heart failure and undergoing hip fracture surgery.
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) constitute a significant portion of hip fracture patients, and both diseases tend to present more frequently in older age. Our goal was to evaluate the long-term mortality of patients with AF who were free from heart failure undergoing hip fracture surgery. ⋯ AF is an independent predictor for long-term death in hip fracture cases above 65 years of age who were free from heart failure.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Older people's knowledge of the purpose of drugs prescribed at primary care appointments.
This study aimed to assess older people's knowledge of the purpose of drugs prescribed at medical appointments in primary care units and the possible factors related to their level of knowledge about their medications. ⋯ In the studied sample, patients demonstrated a high rate of misunderstanding of the purpose of prescribed drugs. Therefore, it is necessary for health services and professionals to implement strategies that increase the quality of the guidance and instructions given to older people in order to promote adherence to treatment.
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This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of late pregnancies in Brazil, the age-specific fertility rate (ASFR) in the regions, the rate of prematurity, and the rate of low birth weight (LBW) and their association with advanced maternal age compared with 20-34-year-old women. ⋯ The frequency of deliveries and ASFR ≥35 years increased between 1995 and 2018. The chances of prematurity and LBW were higher with increased maternal age.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Comparison of two magnetic resonance imaging spectroscopy postprocessing methods.
The aim of this study was to compare the results obtained using SpectroView® (SV) and J-Magnetic Resonance User Interface (jMRUI) from the same magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy of hydrogen data. ⋯ The difference between the methods may represent clinically significant magnitudes. We suggest the use of the same method when comparing spectroscopic data. We also suggest that in clinical practice, the automatic method should be preferred.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2021
Prognostic value of inflammatory markers determined during diagnosis in patients with sarcoidosis: chronic versus remission.
This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of inflammatory markers determined during admission among patients with sarcoidosis with chronic and remission groups. ⋯ Lower lymphocyte count and higher neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio were determined in patients with chronic sarcoidosis compared with the remission group, based on monitoring of radiological staging up to five-year after the initial diagnosis. Accordingly, the identification of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio at diagnosis seems to be a potential prognostic marker in patients with sarcoidosis beside its low cost and easy determination in routine clinical practice.