Publications by authors named "Mayra Veloso Ayrimoraes Soares"
The dengue virus, a member of the family Flaviviridae, is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes a viral disease known as dengue fever that is prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. It is estimated that there are 100-400 million new infections every year, with underreporting due to limited surveillance systems. The presentation ranges from asymptomatic to dengue shock syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh prevalence of mental disorder symptoms among medical and other health specialties residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC Med Educ
May 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic put healthcare professionals, including residents (postgraduate trainees of health professions), under intense physical and psychological stress, hence at risk for mental disorders. We evaluated the prevalence of mental disorders among healthcare residents during the pandemic.
Methods: From July to September 2020, residents in medicine and other healthcare specialties in Brazil were recruited.
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed burnout among postgraduate health profession residents in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing a significant prevalence of 33.4%.
- Factors such as pre-existing chronic diseases and long work hours were associated with higher burnout risk, while resilience, autonomy, educational support, and adequate PPE were linked to lower risk.
- Burnout was also found to correlate strongly with anxiety, stress, and depression symptoms, highlighting the mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers in crisis situations.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INVASIVE PROCEDURES IN PATIENTS WITH DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT: REPORT OF A JOINT MEETING OF THE BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF HEPATOLOGY (SBH), BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY (SOBED) AND BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY (SOBRICE).
Arq Gastroenterol
August 2019
Liver and biliary tract diseases are common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Invasive procedures are usually performed in those patients with hepatobiliary diseases for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Defining proper indications and restraints of commonly used techniques is crucial for proper patient selection, maximizing positive results and limiting complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Lead arthropathy is a well-known complication of gunshot injuries with retained intra-articular bullets. Although several previous reports have discussed the radiological findings of this entity, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings have never been described before in this setting.
Materials And Methods: In this paper the authors review the imaging findings of 11 patients with lead arthropathy (1 of whom had clinical signs of lead poisoning as well), all of them studied by means of radiographs.