A Descriptive Study of Corneal Graft Failure in Retransplant Patients.

Objective: To identify the main predictors for corneal graft failure in patients who underwent retransplantation.

Method: This is a cross-sectional research with a quantitative and analytical approach, conducted based on data from secondary sources of a Human Eye Tissue Bank (HETB) in Northeast Brazil. Data were collected from the medical charts of all patients transplanted between January 2010 and December 2014.

Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride intermittent flushing for preventing occlusion in newborns with peripherally inserted central catheters: A systematic review protocol.

Background: Mechanical factors are primary complications that justify early removal of a peripherally inserted central catheter, and thrombotic catheter occlusion is the most critical mechanical complication associated with loss of device functionality. Studies have investigated these factors in adult patients, but findings are not directly applicable to newborns. Therefore, systematic reviews focusing on this population are necessary for consolidated evidence to aid clinical practice.

Donation Process and Evaluation of Corneal Tissue in a Slit Lamp.

Background: The process of capturing and classifying the viability of corneal tissue for corneal transplantation is complex. The biomicroscopic examination is one of the techniques used to evaluate the quality of corneal tissues. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between the evaluation criteria used in biomicroscopic examination using a slit lamp and the classification of the quality of corneal tissue.

Cornea donation process and tissue quality for transplantation.

Introduction: The quality of the corneal tissue can be influenced by several factors inherent to the recipient, donor, and to the donation and transplantation process. The donated corneal tissue can be classified by its quality as excellent, good, regular, bad, or unacceptable for transplantation, evaluating it in a slit lamp.

Objective: To analyze the relationship between the clinical and sociodemographic variables of the donors and the donation process and the classification of the quality of the corneal tissue collected for transplantation.

Clinical and surgical factors and intraoperative complications in patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty.

Objective: to identify the main intraoperative complications of patients who underwent keratoplasty and relationship between these complications and clinical and surgical factors.

Method: cross-sectional observational study. A census of the patients submitted to keratoplasty was carried out, which totaled 258 procedures.

Clinical and epidemiological aspects of cornea transplant patients of a reference hospital.

Objective:: clinically characterizing cornea transplant patients and their distribution according to indicated and post-operative conditions of cornea transplantation, as well as estimating the average waiting time.

Method:: a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study performed for all cornea transplants performed at a reference service (n=258). Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 20.

Lifestyle and health conditions of adults with spinal cord injury.

Objective: . To describe the lifestyle of adults with spinal cord injury and explore its relation with some health conditions.

Methodology: Cross sectional study, in which a questionnaire containing sociodemographic, habits and health conditions variables was used.