Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Dec 2021
Side effects and antibody response of an inactive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine among health care workers.
This study aims to investigate the antibody response and the side effects of the two-dose inactive SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac, Sinovac, China) among a health care worker population in Turkey. ⋯ We found that vaccination by two-dose CoronaVac could elicit a specific humoral response, and it was well tolerated in health care workers. The high seropositivity developed after the second dose attracted attention. Our study will be useful in terms of showing short-term immunity and side effects.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Dec 2021
Clinical implication of preoperative psoas muscle area in endometrial cancer patients.
Obesity is a significant risk factor for endometrial cancer. In contrast, sarcopenia describes a loss of the body's muscle mass that is closely related to unfavorable clinical outcomes. Even endometrial cancer patients have high rates of obesity, and they should have a significantly higher risk for undiagnosed sarcopenia or fragile muscle quality. ⋯ Sarcopenic patients did not have increased surgical complication rates following uterine cancer surgery. We should be aware of hospitalization duration in those patients, and sarcopenic counterparts necessitate longer follow-up after the surgery.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Dec 2021
Are inflammatory and malnutrition markers associated with metabolic syndrome in patients with sarcoidosis?
The study aimed to investigate the use of Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, C-reactive protein/albumin ratio, controlling nutritional status, and prognostic nutritional index immune, inflammatory, and malnutrition markers Metabolic syndrome+ in sarcoidosis patients, as an early-stage marker. ⋯ Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and controlling nutritional status are associated with the Metabolic syndrome+ in sarcoidosis patients. Thus, close monitoring of Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and controlling nutritional status increase in terms of Metabolic syndrome and immune malnutrition may be important in sarcoidosis patients.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Dec 2021
Are patients with obesity "scapegoats"? The obesity prejudice levels of health care workers in Turkey.
This study assessed obesity prejudice levels, attitudes, and perceptions of health care workers toward individuals with obesity and the relationship between health care workers' perceptions of own and society's weight bias, healthy lifestyle preferences, body mass index, and other factors with obesity prejudice levels. ⋯ Half of the participants tended to have prejudice, and one-fourth were prejudicial toward individuals with obesity. These results highlight the necessity of raising awareness of health care workers to reduce prejudicial attitudes that may negatively impact patients with obesity. Stigmatizing experiences might be detrimental, reducing the quality of life with long-term consequences for emotional and physical health.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Dec 2021
Temporal trends in tetanus incidence and lethality in Brazil: analysis of the national database from 2009 to 2018.
This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological and hospital characteristics of cases and deaths due to accidental tetanus in Brazil. ⋯ The high cost and lethality of tetanus configure it as a public health problem. The demonstration of the epidemiology of patients who most evolve to death can help to contribute to a reduction in lethality, which shows an increase in the analysis period. Finally, special attention should be given to the elderly people and those living in the northern region.