Tertiary center referral delay of patients with dementia in Southern Brazil: associated factors and potential solutions.

Unlabelled: Early dementia diagnosis has many benefits and is a priority. In Brazil, most cases are diagnosed by a specialist.

Objective: We aimed to study the average time from disease onset to specialist assessment and related factors; we also propose potential strategies to deal with this delay.

Frequency of and factors associated with vascular complications after pediatric liver transplantation.

Objective: to evaluate the frequency and factors associated with vascular complications after pediatric liver transplantation.

Method: risk factors were evaluated in 99 patients under 18 years of age with chronic liver disease who underwent deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) between March of 1995 and November of 2009 at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil. The variables analyzed included donor and recipient age, gender, and weight; indication for transplant; PELD/MELD scores; technical aspects; postoperative vascular complications; and survival.