Risk classification and door-to-antibiotic time in patients with suspected sepsis.

Objective: to evaluate the association between risk classification and door-to-antibiotic time in patients with suspected sepsis.

Method: retrospective cohort study, with a sample of 232 patients with suspected sepsis treated at the emergency department. They were divided into 2 groups: with and without risk classification.

Financial impact of nosocomial infections in the intensive care units of a charitable hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Objective: Infections in intensive care units are often associated with a high morbidity and mortality in addition to high costs. An analysis of these aspects can assist in optimizing the allocation of relevant financial resources.

Methods: This retrospective study analyzed the hospital administration and quality in intensive care medical databases [Sistema de Gestão Hospitalar (SGH)] and RM Janus®.

Tumoral pulmonary mass secondary to Schistosoma mansoni infection resembling neoplasia: case report.

Patients with chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection may feature a range of pulmonary symptoms and radiological findings. Eggs, and rarely adult worms, may passively enter the pulmonary circulation, usually via the portal system, where they may cause pulmonary inflammation, fibrosis, hypertension and cor pulmonale. A 25-year-old patient who lived in a schistosomiasis endemic area with a pulmonary mass suggestive of malignancy underwent exploratory thoracotomy.