São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Meta Analysis
Common mental disorders among medical students: systematic review and meta-analysis of Brazilian studies.
Common mental disorders (CMDs) have been correlated with consequences in different domains of life. ⋯ Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) database (CRD42020142184).
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Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is an important cause of mortality and morbidity among geriatric patients. ⋯ The shock index measured among geriatric patients with upper GI bleeding at admission seems to be a more effective predictor of prognosis than other scoring systems.
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Meta Analysis
Alcohol consumption is associated with excessive risk of multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis observational study.
There have been inconsistent results regarding the association between alcohol intake and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. ⋯ This study found that beer intake could cause an excess risk of multiple sclerosis. Further large-scale prospective studies should be conducted to verify this conclusion.
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Augmented reality (AR) involves digitally overlapping virtual objects onto physical objects in real space so that individuals can interact with both at the same time. AR in medical education seeks to reduce surgical complications through high-quality education. There is uncertainty in the use of AR as a learning tool for interventional radiology procedures. ⋯ DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/ACZBM in the Open Science Framework database.
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed considerable psychological stress on frontline healthcare workers (HCWs). ⋯ The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on the dimensions of depersonalization and emotional exhaustion. Consideration of these dimensions is important when designing future burnout prevention programs for frontline personnel.