Interdisciplinary training program for pediatric cardiorespiratory arrest using rapid cycle deliberate practice: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Background: cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) is a severe public health concern, and clinical simulation has proven to be a beneficial educational strategy for training on this topic.

Objective: To describe the implementation of a program for pediatric cardiac arrest care using rapid-cycle deliberate practice (RCDP), the quality of the technique employed, and participants' opinions on the methodology.

Design And Setting: This descriptive cross-sectional study of pre- and post-performance training in cardiopul monary resuscitation (CPR) techniques and reaction evaluation was conducted in a hospital in São Paulo.

Gut microbiota and gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A systematic review.

Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is one of the most prevalent complications of pregnancy and can cause adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. The maternal gut microbiota is involved in several metabolic functions, but it is not yet known its role in GDM physiopathology. This study aims to review the role of gut microbiota in pregnancies that evolved with GDM.

Adjustable sling for the treatment of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Urinary incontinence after prostatectomy has a significant negative impact on the quality of life of the patient. The surgical treatment includes several models of male slings, such as adjustable slings. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of adjustable sling in the treatment of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence.

Quality of diet plans for weight loss featured in women's magazines. A cross-sectional descriptive study.

Context And Objective:: Brazil has the fifth largest population of obese individuals in the world. Women's magazines publish a large number of diet plans, and therefore the objective of this study was to assess the quality of these plans.

Design:: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Immediate versus delayed treatment for recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.

Background:: The timing of surgery for recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis remains controversial. Early cerebral revascularization may prevent a disabling or fatal ischemic recurrence, but it may also increase the risk of hemorrhagic transformation, or of dislodging a thrombus. This review examined the randomized controlled evidence that addressed whether the increased risk of recurrent events outweighed the increased benefit of an earlier intervention.

A randomized trial to evaluate the use of text messaging, letter, and telephone call reminders to improve return of blood donors with reactive serologic tests.

Background: Low return rates for notification and counseling among donors with reactive serologic screening tests have been reported worldwide. A randomized trial to test the effectiveness of text message, letter, or telephone call reminders to improve return among nonresponding first-time blood donors with reactive serologic tests was conducted.

Study Design And Methods: Donors with serologically reactive screening test results who had a cell phone and resided in the metropolitan telephone area code of São Paulo in the period from August 2013 through July 2014 were eligible.

Esthetic perception of changes in facial profile resulting from orthodontic treatment with extraction of premolars: A systematic review.

Background: The authors conducted a systematic review to assess changes in patients' facial profiles resulting from orthodontic treatment with and without extraction of 4 premolars and to identify cephalometric parameters that can assist decision making in borderline cases.

Types Of Studies Reviewed: The authors conducted a systematic review of randomized clinical trials and observational studies comparing the 2 types of treatment (with and without premolar extraction) in terms of the changes in facial profile. The authors conducted an electronic search of the databases the Cochrane Library, PubMed MEDLINE, Embase, and Latin-American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature.

Survey of calcium supplementation to prevent preeclampsia: the gap between evidence and practice in Brazil.

Background: Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide and especially in Latin America. High quality evidence indicates that calcium supplementation during pregnancy significantly reduces the incidence of preeclampsia and its consequences, including severe maternal morbidity and death. Few studies have assessed the implementation of this intervention in clinical practice.

Access to health information on the internet: a public health issue?

Objective: To progress in the understanding of the user profile and of search trends for health information on the internet.

Methods: Analyses were performed based on 1,828 individuals who completed an electronic questionnaire available on a very popular health website. At the same time, through the "elite survey" method, 20 specialists were interviewed, aiming at assessing quality control strategies regarding health information disseminated online.

Biological, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors associated with death from AIDS in Brasília, Brazil, in 2007.

Introduction: In the jurisdiction of Brasília, Brazil, significant reductions in mortality rates and lethality resulting from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were observed shortly after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy. In recent years, however, the decline of these rates has not been as significant. Non-adherence to treatment and delayed diagnosis appear to be the main factors that increase the risk of death from AIDS.

Blood pressure control in hypertensive patients within Family Health Program versus at Primary Healthcare Units: analytical cross-sectional study.

Context And Objective: Hypertension is a public health problem due to its high prevalence and long-term cardiovascular complications. In Brazil in 2005, cardiovascular diseases were responsible for 28% of all deaths. Efforts are being made within primary care to achieve adequate hypertension control.

Brazilian health technology assessment bulletin: editorial process, dissemination strategies, critical appraisal, and initial impact.

Objectives: This study reports on the Brazilian experience of developing a specialized bulletin, the Brazilian Health Technology Assessment Bulletin (BRATS), on health technology assessments (HTA).

Methods: The editorial process, format, and dissemination strategy of the publication are presented. A critical appraisal of the available issues was made using the checklist for HTA reports of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment.

[Overweight and obesity in prepubertal schoolchildren: the association with low birth weight and family antecedents of cardiovascular disease. Embu - metropolitan region of São Paulo, 2006].

The aim was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren and the association with birth weight and family antecedents of cardiovascular disease. This cross-sectional study used a probabilistic sample of 929 schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years. The variables were: body mass index (BMI), birth weight and family antecedents of cardiovascular disease.

The expression of vulnerability through infant mortality in the municipality of Embu.

Context And Objective: Infant mortality expresses a set of living, working and healthcare access conditions and opens up possibilities for adopting interventions to expand equity in healthcare. This study aimed to investigate vulnerability and the consequent differences in access to health services and occurrences of deaths among infants under one year of age in the municipality of Embu.

Design And Setting: This was a descriptive study in the municipality of Embu.

Prophylaxis for iron deficiency anemia using ferrous sulfate among infants followed up at a primary healthcare unit in the municipality of Embu-SP (2003/2004).

Context And Objective: Iron deficiency anemia is an important public health problem in Brazil. In the municipality of Embu, a population study in 1996 found anemia prevalence of 68.5% among children aged one to two years.

Living conditions and receptive vocabulary of children aged two to five years.

Objective: To assess the receptive vocabulary of children aged between two years and six months and five years and eleven months who were attending childcare centers and kindergarten schools.

Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out in the municipality of Embu, Southeastern Brazil. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and analysis of factors associated with children's performance were applied.

Follow-up of children and adolescents with short stature: the importance of the growth rate.

Context And Objective: Short stature is defined as a height of more than two standard deviations below the average for a given age and sex in a reference population. The objective was to describe follow-up conducted among short-stature children and adolescents.

Design And Setting: Descriptive study, at the Growth outpatient clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo.

[Evaluation of practices and knowledge among primary health care professionals in relation to child development surveillance].

In the present study, the practices and knowledge of 40 physicians and 40 nurses from municipal health care units (UMS) and 40 physicians and 40 nurses from the Family Health Program (FHP) in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, all of whom working in primary health care, were evaluated in relation to child development surveillance. Measures of knowledge of child development showed an average of 63.7% correct answers for UMS physicians, 57.