Association between vaccination and persistent COVID-19-related symptoms among patients with mild Omicron infection: A prospective cohort study.

Background: While COVID-19 vaccination has been shown to reduce the risk of severe illness, its impact on the occurrence of persistent symptoms in patients with mild Omicron infection remains uncertain. Our objective was to investigate whether COVID-19 vaccination reduces the occurrence of persistent COVID-19-related symptoms 3 months after mild Omicron infection.

Methods: Multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted in Brazil between January 2022 and June 2023 when Omicron was predominant.

Long-term effects of flexible visitation in the intensive care unit on family members' mental health: 12-month results from a randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of flexible intensive care unit (ICU) visitation on the 1-year prevalence of post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression symptoms among family members of critically ill patients.

Methods: This is a long-term outcome analysis of a cluster-crossover randomized clinical trial that evaluated a flexible visitation model in the ICU (12 h/day) compared to a restrictive visitation model (median 1.5 h/day) in 36 Brazilian ICUs.

Impact on pulmonary, cardiac, and renal function and long-term quality of life after hospitalization for acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19: Protocol of the Post-COVID Brazil 3 study.

Rationale: Evidence about long-term sequelae after hospitalization for acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 is still scarce.

Purpose: To evaluate changes in pulmonary, cardiac, and renal function and in quality of life after hospitalization for acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to COVID-19.

Methods: This will be a multicenter case-control study of 220 participants.

Severe chronic rhinosinusitis treated with dupilumab, a real-life analysis of early effectiveness.

Objective: The present study evaluated the safety and efficacy of dupilumab in severe uncontrolled type 2 chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of adult patients affected by severe CRSwNP treated with dupilumab. Maxillofacial computed tomography, evaluation of blood eosinophils and serum IgE levels, measurement of nasal polyp score (NPS), smell identification test (SSIT-16), sinonasal outcome test-22 (SNOT-22) and asthma control test (ACT) were performed.

[F]-Fludeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography with Radiomics Analysis in Patients Undergoing Aortic In-Situ Reconstruction with Cryopreserved Allografts.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of positron emission tomography/computed tomography with [F]-fludeoxyglucose (FDG-PET/CT) and radiomics analysis in detecting differences between the native aorta and the abdominal aortic allograft after the total eradication of infection in patients undergoing infected graft removal and in situ reconstruction with cryopreserved allografts.

Methods: Between January 2008 and December 2018, 56 vascular reconstructions with allografts have been performed at our department. The present series included 12 patients undergoing abdominal aortic in situ reconstruction with cryopreserved allografts.

An unusual cause of failure in Zenith Alpha Abdominal endograft.

Background: Graft disruption is an unusual complication of the endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR).

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old man underwent standard EVAR with Zenith Alpha Abdominal endograft. Follow-up examinations revealed an initial significant sac shrinkage.

Deep Learning Applied to White Light and Narrow Band Imaging Videolaryngoscopy: Toward Real-Time Laryngeal Cancer Detection.

Objectives: To assess a new application of artificial intelligence for real-time detection of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) in both white light (WL) and narrow-band imaging (NBI) videolaryngoscopies based on the You-Only-Look-Once (YOLO) deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN).

Study Design: Experimental study with retrospective data.

Methods: Recorded videos of LSCC were retrospectively collected from in-office transnasal videoendoscopies and intraoperative rigid endoscopies.

Bifurcated bypass in severe chronic limb threatening ischaemia.

Objectives: Revascularization according to the angiosome concept is of proven importance for limb salvage in chronic limb threatening ischaemia but it is not always practicable. Bifurcated bypasses could be considered as an option when an endovascular approach is not feasible or has already failed and a single bypass would not allow direct revascularization of the ischaemic area. Bifurcated bypasses are characterized by landing on two different arteries, the main artery (in direct continuity with the foot vessels) and the secondary one (perfusing the angiosome district).

A case report of multisite arterial thrombosis in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Background: A systemic coagulation dysfunction has been associated with COVID-19. In this case report, we describe a COVID-19-positive patient with multisite arterial thrombosis, presenting with acute limb ischaemia and concomitant ST-elevation myocardial infarction and oligo-symptomatic lung disease.

Case Summary: An 83-year-old lady with history of hypertension and chronic kidney disease presented to the Emergency Department with acute-onset left leg pain, pulselessness, and partial loss of motor function.

Quick Olfactory Sniffin' Sticks Test (Q-Sticks) for the detection of smell disorders in COVID-19 patients.

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection represents a worldwide critical health burden from the sanitary perspective. This disease's symptoms range from a mild flu-like form to a severe life-threatening respiratory disease and respiratory failure. Several patients, however, remain paucisymptomatic.

The impact of nodal status in major salivary gland carcinoma: A multicenter experience and proposal of a novel N-classification.

Objectives: Despite differences in oncological behavior, the 8th edition of AJCC TNM staging currently proposes the same N-classification for major salivary glands (MSG) carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract. The present study aims to investigate a more reliable definition of N-categories for MSG carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective multicenter study was performed, including 307 patients treated for primary MSG carcinoma from 1995 to 2019.

Nursing Home Care Intervention Post Stroke (SHARE) 1 year effect on the burden of family caregivers for older adults in Brazil: A randomized controlled trial.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of home-care nursing intervention on the burden of family caregivers for older adults surviving a stroke. A randomised clinical trial blinded for outcome evaluation. Forty-eight family caregivers of older adults surviving a stroke took part in the study.

A multicenter validation of the revised version of the Milan system for reporting salivary gland cytology (MSRSGC).

Introduction: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a basic step in the diagnosis of salivary gland tumors that have a wide variety of histological types. The recent Milan system for reporting salivary gland cytopathology (MSRSGC) can correlate the risk of malignancy with precise cytological features. A revised version was recently proposed to improve the surgical relevance and facilitate uniform management.

Definition of Proficiency Level by a Virtual Simulator as a First Step Toward a Curriculum on Fundamental Skills for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR).

Objective: At present, there is no proficiency-based curriculum for endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) using virtual reality (VR) surgical simulators, whereas such curricula are available for the treatment of iliac and/or superficial femoral artery disease. The purpose of this work was to compute proficiency, defined by a benchmark level determined by the performance of experts, using a commercial VR simulator as a first step of a curriculum on EVAR.

Materials And Methods: Expert endovascular surgeons (with more than 150 EVAR cases as first operators) from 12 major Italian centers completed three cases of EVAR of increasing difficulty level 3 times each, using the Angio Mentor simulator (by Simbionix) and Gore devices.

Burden of informal caregivers of dependent elderlies in the community in small cities.

Aim: To analyze sociodemographic factors and aspects of care related to the burden of informal caregivers of dependent elderlies in the community.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 125 caregivers. Data collection was carried out in municipalities of the Northwest of Rio Grande do Sul through a structured interview in 2017 and 2018.

Novel EM Guided Endovascular Instrumentation for In Situ Endograft Fenestration.

This work aims at providing novel endovascular instrumentation to overcome current technical limitations of in situ endograft fenestration including challenges in targeting the fenestration site under fluoroscopic control and supplying mechanical support during endograft perforation. Novel electromagnetically trackable instruments were developed to facilitate the navigation of the fenestration device and its stabilization at the target site. In vitro trials were performed to preliminary evaluate the proposed instrumentation for the antegrade in situ fenestration of an aortic endograft, using a laser guidewire designed ad hoc and the sharp end of a commercial endovascular guidewire.

Use of health services by elderly people post-stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

Aim: To verify the relation of a nursing home care educational intervention in the use of health services by elderly people post-stroke.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial conducted with 44 family caregivers of elderly people post-stroke. Data was collected between May/2016 and July/2018 in a hospital in the South of Brazil and at the participants' homes.

Filial responsibility: what are the attitudes of adult child caregivers on the institutionalization of aged parents?

Objective: To analyze attitudes of filial responsibility about the institutionalization of aged parents.

Methods: A qualitative descriptive study with intentional sample of 100 caregivers of aged people from two Primary Health Care Units of Porto Alegre/Brazil. The information was collected in 2014, through a semi-structured interview.

Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm After Intravesical Instillation for Bladder Tumor.

Background: Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an effective and widely used treatment for patients with in situ bladder cancer. Major complications are quite uncommon, but a systemic dissemination of the attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis is possible. Few cases of aortic rupture caused by M bovis infection are described in literature.

Hybrid procedures and femoral endarterectomy in diabetic patients.

Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of common femoral endarterectomy (CFE) in critical limb ischemia (CLI) associated with proximal and distal endovascular (EV) revascularization in diabetic (type 1 and type 2) and non-diabetic patients.

Patients And Methods: We analyzed patients from January 2008 to December 2011 who underwent one-staged hybrid procedures. Patients were divided into three groups: group 1 = EV reconstruction proximal to the CFE, group 2 = EV procedures distal to the CFE, group 3 = both proximal and distal EV procedures.

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus endovascular repair in abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment.

Objective: Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has shown promising initial results compared with traditional surgery, but its efficacy remains highly debated. The aim of this monocentric, retrospective study was to investigate differences in morbidity, mortality, and reintervention rates between endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and HALS, in the medium- and long-term follow-up in a highly selected population.

Methods: We treated 977 patients consecutively for nonurgent AAA from January 2006 to December 2013; among them, 615 (62.

Nursing home care educational intervention for family caregivers of older adults post stroke (SHARE): study protocol for a randomised trial.

Background: Family caregivers of aged stroke survivors face challenging difficulties such as the lack of support and the knowledge and skills to practice home care. These aspects negatively influence the caregivers' burden and quality of life, the use of health services, and hospital readmissions of the stroke survivor. The aim of this research is to describe an educational intervention focused on family caregivers of stroke survivors for the development of home care in the south of Brazil.