43 results match your criteria: "Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Porto Alegre (RS)[Affiliation]"
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
June 2024
Clínica de Assistência à Mulher - Salvador (BA), Brazil.
Objective: The radical change in the treatment of breast cancer has promoted the necessity for more comprehensive training of the professionals involved, ensuring the preservation of oncological safety while also allowing for cosmetic interventions to benefit breast cancer survivors. The aim of this study was to present the methods employed in the training of breast surgeons, highlighting the importance of oncoplasty and breast reconstruction.
Methods: A literature review was conducted in two databases, identifying articles related to medical education in the context of oncoplastic surgery and breast reconstruction.
Crit Care Sci
May 2024
Instituto D'Or de Ensino e Pesquisa - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
March 2024
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Department of Clinical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the rate of bacterial infections in COVID-19-hospitalized patients and to analyze the most prevalent germs, sources, risk factors, and its impact on in-hospital mortality.
Methods: This observational retrospective study was conducted on 672 patients hospitalized between April and August 2020 in Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hospital, a public hospital located in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The inclusion criterion was adult patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
January 2024
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
Background: In 2012, the Neurocritical Care Society launched a compilation of protocols regarding the core issues that should be addressed within the first hours of neurological emergencies - the (ENLS).
Objective: We aim to evaluate this repercussion through a bibliometric analysis.
Methods: We searched Scopus on October 2022 for articles mentioning ENLS.
Objective: To assess the outcome of extubation in COVID-19 patients and the use of noninvasive ventilation in the weaning process.
Methods: This retrospective, observational, single-center study was conducted in COVID-19 patients aged 18 years or older who were admitted to an intensive care unit between April 2020 and December 2021, placed under mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours and progressed to weaning. Early extubation was defined as extubation without a spontaneous breathing trial and immediate use of noninvasive ventilation after extubation.
Clin Nutr ESPEN
June 2023
Endocrinology Division and Medical Nutrition Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address:
Backcground & Aims: There in no data regarding outcomes after hospital discharge for underweight critically ill patients. This study aimed to assess long-term survival and functional capacity in underweight critically ill patients.
Materials & Methods: Prospective observational study that included underweight critically ill patients (BMI <20 kg/cm) followed-up one year after hospital discharge.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
April 2023
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of cirrhotic patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
Methods: A retrospective longitudinal observational study was carried out evaluating 38 cirrhotic patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. The outcomes were evaluated in an outpatient follow-up period of 3 months.
BMC Cancer
November 2022
Teaching Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
November 2022
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiac abnormalities.
Methods: Patients with Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease who attended an outpatient clinic in Southern Brazil were prospectively evaluated. Patients should be older than 18 years and have steatosis.
J Bras Pneumol
November 2022
. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Pneumológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.
Objective: To describe the performance of a pulmonologist-led lung cancer screening program using low dose CT (LDCT) in a cohort of outpatients with stable respiratory diseases in the Brazilian public health care system.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of the first two rounds of lung cancer screening of patients enrolled in the program. Inclusion criteria were being between 55 and 80 years of age, being a current or former smoker (smoking cessation ≤ 15 years), and having a smoking history ≥ 30 pack-years.
Rev Col Bras Cir
July 2022
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Departamento de Cirurgia - Porto Alegre - RS - Brasil.
Objective: videosurgery in Brazil started in 1990 with the performance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, being included by the public health system in 2008. We evaluated the current situation of the use of this technology in the Unified Health System (SUS - Sistema Único de Saúde).
Methods: from 2013 to 2019, 1,406,654 patients registered at the SUS Informatics Department (DATASUS) were analyzed to calculate the rate of laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LC) in relation to open cholecystectomies (OC).
Arq Bras Cir Dig
June 2022
Department of General Surgery, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (HNSC) - Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.
Aim: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal neoplasm of the digestive tract and has a wide variation in biological behavior; surgical resection remains the main form of treatment. This study aimed to analyze clinicopathological characteristics and survival of patients with GIST in a reference institution for oncological diseases.
Methods: An observational, longitudinal, and retrospective study of patients diagnosed with GIST from January 2011 to January 2020 was carried out by analyzing epidemiological and clinical variables, staging, surgical resection, recurrence, use of imatinib, and curves of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS).
Rev Col Bras Cir
May 2022
- Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Urologia - Porto Alegre - RS - Brasil.
Objectives: to investigate whether virtual reality (VR) experience is associated with decreased pain sensation among patients who undergo rigid cystoscopy under local anesthesia.
Methods: we performed a prospective, randomized, controlled study of 159 patients who were aleatorily enrolled into two groups: VR and control. VR experience intervention consisted of using a headset with a smartphone adapted to a virtual reality glasses where an app-video was played during the procedure.
J Bras Pneumol
December 2021
. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas (RS), Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
November 2021
Universidade de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Campinas SP, Brazil.
The Scientific Department of Neuroimmunology of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology (DCNI/ABN) and Brazilian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunological Diseases (BCTRIMS) provide recommendations in this document for vaccination of the population with demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) against infections in general and against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19. We emphasize the seriousness of the current situation in view of the spread of COVID-19 in our country. Therefore, reference guides on vaccination for clinicians, patients, and public health authorities are particularly important to prevent some infectious diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
January 2022
Postgraduate Program in Medicine, Hepatology at the University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)-Internal Medicine Department.
Objective: Evaluation of an alternative technique to perform transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), using abdominal ultrasound to guide portal puncture.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of TIPS performed from January 2014 to December 2018 in an interventional radiology service. TIPS were performed according to the classic technique, except at the moment of portal branch puncture, when abdominal ultrasound was used to guide it, visualized its path within the parenchyma in real-time.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
March 2021
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Department of Surgical Oncology - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva
November 2021
Disciplina de Anestesiologia, Dor e Terapia Intensiva, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
April 2021
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
Cannabinoids comprehend endocannabinoids, phytocannabinoids, and synthetic cannabinoids, with actions both in the central and peripherical nervous systems. A considerable amount of publications have been made in recent years, although cannabis has been known for over a thousand years. Scientific Departments from the Brazilian Academy of Neurology described evidence for medical use in their areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Intensive Care Soc
February 2021
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil.
Introduction: Combined antiretroviral therapy has led to significant decreases in morbidity and mortality in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients. Survival among these patients admitted to intensive care units has also improved in the last years. However, the prognostic predictors of human immunodeficiency vírus patients in intensive care units have not been adequately studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFuture Oncol
June 2020
Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2M9, Canada.
Current treatment guidelines for patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) recommend multimodal treatment, including chemoradiation therapy (CRT) or surgery followed by radiation, with or without chemotherapy. The immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab has previously demonstrated antitumor activity in recurrent and/or metastatic HNSCC in large Phase III trials. For patients with locally advanced disease, Phase Ib data on the use of pembrolizumab in combination with chemoradiation have shown the approach to be safe and feasible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld J Gastroenterol
October 2019
Faculdade de Medicina UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil.
Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been associated with a low quality of life (QoL) and a negative impact on work productivity compared to the general population. Information about disease control, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), treatment patterns and use of healthcare resources is relevant to optimizing IBD management.
Aim: To describe QoL and work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI), treatment patterns and use of healthcare resources among IBD patients in Brazil.
Cien Saude Colet
July 2019
Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre RS Brasil.
This study assessed changes in the nutrition profile of public hospital workers over a period of three decades and the association between nutritional status and occupational factors. A retrospective cohort study was conducted with staff taken on in 1980, 1990, and 2000 still working in the hospital in 2013. The following data was obtained from staff records: sociodemographic characteristics; and body weight and height, recorded during pre-employment and periodic medical examinations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF