Laparoscopic revisional antireflux and hiatal hernia surgery results in a higher rate of complications and severity at 90 days than primary surgery.

Objective: Data on graded complications and their frequency after laparoscopic revisional antireflux and hiatal hernia surgery compared with primary surgery are lacking. We describe 30- and 90-day morbidity using the Clavien-Dindo classification.

Methods: A total of 298 patients underwent revision surgery between 2003 and 2020 and were propensity matched to primary surgeries (1:2 ratio) based on age, sex, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiology classification, Los Angeles grade esophagitis, presence of Barrett's, and indication for surgery.

Linkage to HIV care and its determinants in the late HAART era: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Poor engagement into HIV care limits the effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) to improve survival and reduce transmission. The design of effective interventions to enhance linkage to care is dependent on evidence about rates of entry into HIV care. This is a systematic review and meta-analysis on linkage measurement and its determinants in the late era of HAART (post-2003), in high-income countries.

Economic evaluation of HIV testing for men who have sex with men in community-based organizations - results from six European cities.

The non-decreasing incidence of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) has motivated the emergence of Community Based Voluntary Counselling and Testing (CBVCT) services specifically addressed to MSM. The CBVCT services are characterized by facilitated access and linkage to care, a staff largely constituted by voluntary peers, and private not-for-profit structures outside the formal health system institutions. Encouraging results have been measured about their effectiveness, but these favourable results may have been obtained at high costs, questioning the opportunity to expand the experience.

Molecular detection of haemotropic Mycoplasma species in urban and rural cats from Portugal.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of haemoplasma infection in cats in Portugal and to assess risk factors for infection.

Methods: Real-time polymerase chain reaction techniques were used to assess 236 urban and rural cats from central and southern Portugal.

Results: The overall prevalence of haemoplasma in the target population was 27.