DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MICROSCOPIC COLITIS: POSITION PAPER ON BEHALF OF THE BRAZILIAN FEDERATION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY.

Background: Microscopic colitis (MC) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the colon, primarily characterized by watery diarrhea, with normal or near-normal endoscopic findings. It encompasses two main subtypes: lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis.

Objective: This position paper from the Brazilian Federation of Gastroenterology aims to review current evidence on the diagnosis and management of MC in Brazil, emphasizing the need for standardization across the country's healthcare systems.

Technology for nursing care in a Maternal Intensive Care Unit: a methodological study.

Objectives: to develop and validate a nursing care plan in a Maternal Intensive Care Unit.

Methods: a methodological study, developed in stages: integrative review; Nursing History construction; care plan restructuring; appearance and content validity by judges.

Results: the history was organized into sections: Identification; Basic Human Needs; Physical Examination; and Assessment of Basic Human Needs.

Non-antibiotic antimicrobial agents for chronic rhinosinusitis: a narrative review.

Objective: This narrative review explores alternative non-antibiotic antimicrobial agents for CRS management in adults.

Methods: Alternative antimicrobial agents using EPOS 2020 guidelines as reference were selected, and articles dated from 2003 to 2022 in English, Portuguese, or Spanish using PubMed and EMBASE databases. The parameters analyzed included study design, evidence level, population characteristics, CRS characteristics, interventions, outcomes, sample size, randomization, blinding, and side effects.

Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents: 12-year Experience in a Single Center.

Objective: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is the most common pediatric endocrine cancer but studies are scarce. Latest recommendations advocate for an individualized risk-based approach to select patients for additional therapy. Lymphovascular invasion is not considered, despite being a well-known risk factor in the adult population.

What have we learned on pre, very early, and early systemic sclerosis microcirculatory pathophysiology? A scoping review.

Objective: Microvascular dysfunction is an early event in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The objective of this scoping review is to update the current information and the level of knowledge about the mechanisms of microvascular dysfunction in pre-SSc, very early diagnosis of SSc (VEDOSS) and early SSc.

Methods: A PubMed® database search allowed us to include original data from full-length articles in English in which the main topic was microvascular dysfunction in pre-SSC, VEDOSS or early SSc.

Re-evaluation of nailfold capillaroscopy in discriminating primary from secondary Raynaud's phenomenon and in predicting systemic sclerosis: a randomised observational prospective cohort study.

Background: Primary Raynaud's phenomenon (pRP) is difficult to distinguish from secondary (sRP). Although nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) may detect early alterations, no universal criteria yet discriminate between pRP from sRP.

Objectives: To create and validate two NFC scores that could distinguish pRP from sRP and that could predict systemic sclerosis (SSc), respectively.

Studying Erythromelalgia Using Doppler Flowmetry Perfusion Signals and Wavelet Analysis-An Exploratory Study.

Erythromelalgia (EM) is a rare disease, which is still poorly characterized. In the present paper, we compared the hand perfusion of one female EM patient, under challenges, with a healthy control group. Using a laser Doppler flowmeter (LDF) with an integrated thermal probe, measurements were taken in both hands at rest (Phase I) and after two separate challenges-post-occlusive hyperemia (PORH) in one arm (A) and reduction of skin temperature (cooling) with ice in one hand (B) (Phase II).

Matrix metalloproteinases inhibition reveals the association between inflammation, collagen accumulation and intestinal translocation of Schistosoma mansoni eggs in vivo.

Schistosomiasis mansoni is a parasitic infection that causes enterohepatic morbidity associated with severe granulomatous inflammation triggered by parasite eggs. In this disease, granulomatous inflammation leads to intestinal erosion and environmental excretion of S. mansoni eggs from feces, an essential process for propagating the parasite and infecting host organisms.

Abdominal compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a scoping review.

Objectives: to map the scientific evidence on the use of abdominal compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with cardiac arrest.

Methods: this is a scoping review based on the question: "What is the evidence regarding the use of abdominal compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with cardiac arrest?". Publications up to August 2022 were collected from eight databases.

Plasticizer concentration effect on films and coatings based on poly(vinyl alcohol) and cationic starch blends.

Films based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and cationic starch (CS) were combined with different percentages of sorbitol (S; 15.0, 22.5, and 30.

Patient safety in hemodialysis clinics: perception of the nursing team.

Objective: To analyze the perception of the nursing team regarding patient safety in hemodialysis clinics.

Method: Descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach, conducted with 37 professionals from the nursing team of five hemodialysis clinics, located in the cities of Sobral and Fortaleza, in Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected from October to December 2021, through semi-structured interviews recorded and analyzed by Descending Hierarchical Classification.

Electrospinning in personal protective equipment for healthcare work.

Protection in many service areas is mandatory for good performance in daily activities of workers, especially health areas. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used to protect patients and health workers from contamination by harmful pathogens and body fluids during clinical attendance. The pandemic scenario caused by SARS-CoV-2 has shown that the world is not prepared to face global disease outbreaks, especially when it comes to the PPE of healthcare workers.

Experience of ambulance drivers on transfer of suspected or confirmed patients for COVID-19.

Objective: To unveil the experience of ambulance drivers regarding the transfer of suspected or confirmed patients for COVID-19.

Method: Exploratory study with a qualitative approach conducted in October 2021 with 18 drivers from the Northwestern Mesoregion of the State of Ceará-Brazil. The individual interviews occurred virtually, via Google Meet®, and for data processing the IRAMUTEQ® software was used.

Effectiveness of educational video on deaf people's knowledge and skills for cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of an educational video on deaf people's knowledge and skills about cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Method: A randomized trial, carried out at three schools with 113 deaf people (control group = 57 and intervention group = 56). After the pre-test, the control group was exposed to the lecture, while the intervention group was exposed to the video.

Determination of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) traces using passive samplers in combination with GC-MS and GC-PCI-MS/MS methods.

The use of organic peroxides for the preparation of homemade explosives (HMEs) is common among terrorists due to inexpensive precursor chemicals and simple synthetic procedures. Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) is the most notable peroxide explosive, and has been deployed in several terrorist attacks as explosive filling of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Forensic identification of TATP in pre-blast and post-blast residues, including on-site analysis, poses significant analytical challenges and induces demand for practicable and sensitive detection techniques.

Biosorption of methylene blue by residue from Lentinus crinitus mushroom cultivation.

Conventional textile effluent treatments cannot remove methylene blue, a mutagenic azo dye, and an endocrine disruptor, that remains in the drinking water after conventional water treatment. However, the spent substrate from Lentinus crinitus mushroom cultivation, a waste, could be an attractive alternative to remove persistent azo dyes in water. The objective of this study was to assess the methylene blue biosorption by spent substrate from L.

Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/Poly(lactic acid) Polymeric Blends Electrospun with TiO-R/FeO for Pollutant Photodegradation.

This work aimed to use the electrospinning technique to obtain PBAT/PLA polymer fibers, with the semiconductors rutile titanium dioxide (TiO-R) and magnetite iron oxide (FeO), in order to promote the photocatalytic degradation of environmental contaminants. The parameters used in the electrospinning process to obtain the fibers were distance from the needle to the collecting target of 12 cm, flow of 1 mL h and voltage of 14 kV. The best mass ratio of semiconductors in the polymeric fiber was defined from a 2 experimental design, and the values obtained were 10% TiO-R, 1% FeO at pH 7.

Application of a PLA/PBAT/Graphite sensor obtained by electrospinning on determination of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol.

The widespread use of pesticides requires effective detection and quantification tools to improve monitoring of environmental quality. Electrochemical sensors offer a fast and sensitive response, and can also be optimized by combining several constituents and techniques, including biodegradable materials, being useful in the determination of chemical agents from environmental samples. Here, we produced a polymer-based sensor for 2,4,6-trichlorophenol determination, through electrospinning of poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PLA/PBAT) blend with graphite.

Hyperthyroidism in McCune-Albright Syndrome - a case report.

Objectives: We intend to describe a case of McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS), a rare disease characterized by fibrous dysplasia (FD), cutaneous hyperpigmentation and hyperfunctioning endocrinopathies (HFE).

Case Presentation: We report the case of a 13-year-old male child who presented with a macule in the lumbosacral region and disabling polyostotic FD, requiring several surgical interventions and bisphosphonates from the age of 3 years (Y) + 9 months (M) due to persistent and severe pain. Hyperthyroidism (HT) became apparent at 5 Y + 1 M with a T3/T4 ratio greater than 20.