Rev Assoc Med Bras
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Evaluate pain and depression scores before and after multi-professional group intervention in women with endometriosis as compared to those who did not participate in this activity. ⋯ Group intervention was efficient in diminishing pain and depression in women with endometriosis and may be included in the conventional treatment for patients affected by this disease.
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We analyzed the opinion and understanding of medical students about organ donation and transplantation. ⋯ This data show the great interest and positive attitude of medical students toward organ donation and transplantation, despite the fact that most of them admitted having insufficient knowledge on the subject. A negative attitude by students of the fourth, fifth and sixth year on organ donation to alcohol addicts, non donors, drug users, law offenders and foreigners was also observed.
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Continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT) are commonly used in the majority of critically ill patients who need dialysis. Treatment success depends on an efficient anticoagulation protocol devised to maintain the dialysis circuit unclotted, with minimal complications such as bleeding due to excessive anticoagulation. Several features can contribute to dialysis circuit thrombosis, such as the speed of pump blood flow, dialysis catheter, type of dialyzer membrane and also, the type of technique prescribed. ⋯ Regional anticoagulation with UFH/protamin now has limited use because of side effects related to protamin. If the patient has contraindication to systemic anticoagulation or if regional anticoagulation with citrate is not available, continuous flushing of circuit dialysis with saline is the only applicable alternative. In patients with contraindication to heparinization, new drugs not yet available in Brazil, such as prostaglandins, recombinant hirudin, argatroban and nafamostat can be used.
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To determine the opinion and knowledge of the population of Curitiba about organ donation and transplantation. ⋯ Most respondents are in favor of organ donation and have a good knowledge of organ donation and transplantation. The majority distrusts Brazilian organization of organ distribution and brain death diagnosis.