Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · May 2022
Clinical TrialWheelchair basketball improves the treatment of urinary tract infection in people with motor disabilities: a clinical trial.
Few studies on physical medicine and rehabilitation analyze the benefit of wheelchair basketball in people with motor disabilities. Given these, this study aimed to investigate the effect of the intervention of wheelchair basketball on urinary tract infection in people with motor disabilities. ⋯ There was a decrease in urinary tract infection and improvement in biochemical, immunological, and microbiological biomarkers evaluated with physical exercise practice by wheelchair basketball, as well as by multiprofessional follow-up and health guidance.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · May 2022
Psychiatric emergency units in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
This study aimed to identify the infrastructure (e.g., availability, resources, and staff), basic metrics, and problems (e.g., network, overcrowding, resources, and infrastructure) of the psychiatric emergency services in Brazil. ⋯ Similar to the United States, the Brazilian psychiatric emergency units are decreasing and encompass the shortcomings of the Brazilian mental health care network.
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The primary objective was to analyze and report on the complications that occurred in the cochlear implant surgeries performed at a large philanthropic teaching hospital located in a low-income area of Brazil. ⋯ Elderly patients suffered more complications than younger patients. receiver-stimulator displacement and dizziness were the most frequent complications (major and minor, respectively). The overall complication rates were comparable to those in the literature. Age as an isolated risk factor for complications in cochlear implant surgery is a path to be explored in future observations.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · May 2022
Evaluation of the rs35996865 polymorphism of the ROCK1 gene in sepsis.
Sepsis is a complex and serious medical condition resulting from the activation of an innate host response to infections. The etiology of sepsis is complex and can be influenced by genetic susceptibility. The purpose of the present study was to investigate a possible association of Rho-kinase 1 (ROCK1) gene polymorphism with sepsis in a Turkish population. ⋯ Our data showed that there is no marked association between the rs35996865 polymorphism and sepsis. Therefore, these results suggest that ROCK1 gene rs35996865 polymorphism is not risk factor for the development of sepsis in the Turkish population.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · May 2022
Maternal-fetal alloimmunization: perinatal outcomes in a reference hospital in Northeastern Brazil.
To assess the prevalence of maternal alloantibodies in pregnant women at a maternity hospital in northeastern Brazil and describe their perinatal outcomes. ⋯ Despite being a rare condition, maternal alloimmunization by irregular antibodies can result in high perinatal morbidity and mortality.