Costs related to obtaining organs for transplantation: A systematic review.

Introduction: The number of transplants in the world is growing, although there is a demand that exceeds supply. It is worth mentioning that the costs for obtaining organs are considered high. However, few studies have been developed on analyzing the costs of obtaining organs and tissues for transplants in order to support the decision-making of managers and health professionals.

Clinical-Epidemiological Characteristics and Mortality in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 1980 at 2018.

Purpose: To analyze the clinical-epidemiological characteristics and mortality in patients with sickle-cell anemia (SCA).

Patients And Methods: A cohort study with retrospective data, conducted in two reference hospitals for SCA treatment from January 1980 to December 2018, recorded in two reference services. With a 5% significance level, the Chi-Square and Student's t-tests were employed in the inferential statistical analysis.

Effects of oxidative stress on liver, brain and spinal cord of rats using L-NAME and treated with hydroxyurea. A model of sickle cell complication.

Purpose: To analyze the serum levels of nitric oxide and correlate them with the levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in liver, brain and spinal cord of animals using L-NAME and treated with hydroxyurea.

Methods: Eighteen male albino Wistar rats were divided into three groups. NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) was intraperitoneally administered to induce oxidative stress.

Quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease: an integrative review of the literature.

Objective: To identify the available evidence in the literature on health-related quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease.

Method: integrative review of MEDLINE, CUMED, LILACS and SciELO databases, from articles developed in this area, published between 2005 and 2015, in English, Portuguese or Spanish.

Results: 22 articles were included, six scales were used to evaluate health-related quality of life scores: three generic and three specific.

Survival and mortality among users and non-users of hydroxyurea with sickle cell disease.

Objective: to estimate survival, mortality and cause of death among users or not of hydroxyurea with sickle cell disease.

Method: cohort study with retrospective data collection, from 1980 to 2010 of patients receiving inpatient treatment in two Brazilian public hospitals. The survival probability was determined using the Kaplan-Meier estimator, survival calculations (SPSS version 10.

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis and treatment adherence among patients with chronic kidney disease in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Introduction: The primary strategy for tuberculosis control involves identifying individuals with latent tuberculosis. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who were undergoing hemodialysis in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of patients with latent tuberculosis, to verify the association between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and the occurrence of latent tuberculosis, and to monitor patient adherence to latent tuberculosis treatment.

Methods: This epidemiological study involved 418 CKD patients who were undergoing hemodialysis and who underwent a tuberculin skin test.

Scope and efficiency of the newborn screening program in identifying hemoglobin S.

Background: In 2001, the Brazilian Ministry of Health added hemoglobinopathies to the National Neonatal Screening Program to be implemented in three steps. In order to meet the proposed goals, it is crucial to establish periodic assessments of this program with the aim of monitoring its implementation.

Objective: To assess the scope and the efficiency of the stages of the National Newborn Screening Program in identifying hemoglobin S.

Profile of the obese patients submitted to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass whithout diabetes melittus type 2 remission and/or insufficient weight loss.

Background: The literature reports that gastrojejunal derivation with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is highly efficient in controlling weight and resolving; but studies have shown worsened glycemic control in a considerable number of patients and associated factors that have not been fully elucidated.

Aim: To analyze the profile of patients submitted to gastric bypass that did not achieve satisfactory weight loss or complete diabetes remission.

Methods: Case-control study of 32 patients submitted to gastric bypass with at least two years postoperative time, unsatisfactory results in terms of weight loss or absence of complete diabetes remission.

[Insufficient loss of weight and/or absence of DM2 remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: factors that may influence the unsatisfactory results].

Background: Roux-en-Y gastric by-pass is considered one of the most effective treatments for maintaining long-term weight loss. However, it is associated to failures manifested by the inability to maintain weight loss, weight gain or poor glycemic control.

Objective: Study the possible factors that influence weight loss failure and/or DM2 remission.

The burden and quality of life of caregivers of sickle cell anemia patients taking hydroxyurea versus those not taking hydroxyurea.

Objective: To assess the burden and quality of life of caregivers of patients with sickle cell anemia taking hydroxyurea versus those of patients not taking hydroxyurea.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed of caregivers of outpatients with sickle cell anemia in two public hospitals in Campo Grande, MS, from January through June 2010. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF Scale and the Caregiver Burden Scale were used.

[Characterization of tuberculosis among HIV/AIDS patients at a referral center in Mato Grosso do Sul].

Tuberculosis was investigated regarding its clinical presentation, treatment outcome and sociodemographic profile among HIV patients attended at a referral center in Mato Grosso do Sul, in 2003-2005. Sixty-six medical files on patients over 14 years of age and data from the Brazilian National Information System for Notifiable Diseases relating to tuberculosis and from the Mortality Information System were analyzed. Most of the patients were male, white, of low schooling level and from urban areas.

[Situation of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 1990-1999].

307 cases were examined to characterize epidemiological aspects of endemic pemphigus foliaceus. The disease was predominantly identified in rural workers between 10 and 42 years old. Incidence was higher in the December, January, February, March and May (average: 30.

[Nursing care for patients with sickle cell disease, in the light of Roy's model].

This study aimed at applying the concepts from Roy's Adaptation Model in order to identify the behaviors (adaptive and ineffective) of patients with sickle cell disease as well as the focal, contextual and residual stimuli that are responsible for such behaviors. Data collection was conducted in the Hemoglobinopathy Outpatient Unit of the University Hospital at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine. Nine subjects (8 females and 1 male) were investigated.