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Background: Increased use of routine imaging exams has led to higher rates of incidental diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), especially for management of disease in cancer patients, among whom it is an important factor in associated morbidity and mortality.

Objective: To identify cases of incidental PTE in cancer patients examined with computed tomography (CT) of the thorax, correlating clinical features and associated risk factors.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of all episodes of PTE diagnosed between January 2013 and June 2016, selecting cases involving cancer patients and dividing them into two subsets: those with clinical suspicion and those without clinical suspicion of pulmonary embolism (incidental cases).

Effectiveness of probiotics in the prophylaxis of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To elucidate the benefits of using probiotics in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and its complications in preterm newborns.

Method: This was a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, which included studies retrieved from three databases (MEDLINE, Embase, and LILACS), using a combination of the terms (necrotizing enterocolitis) AND (probiotics).

Results: 11 randomized trials were included, totaling 2,887 patients, 1,431 in the probiotic group and 1,456 in the control group.