112 results match your criteria: "Hospital Santa Rita[Affiliation]"
Arq Bras Cardiol
November 2024
Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP - Brasil.
Background: Point-by-point ablation with a high-power short-duration (HPSD) technique in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is used worldwide. Little data is available with the HPSD and dragging technique (DT).
Objective: To perform a multivariate analysis of clinical and procedural predictors of success and recurrence in HPSD with DT.
World J Urol
December 2024
Division of Urology, Divisao de Clinica Urologica, School of Medicine, Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Avenida Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 255-Room 710F. 7th Floor, Sao Paulo, SP, CEP 05403-000, Brazil.
Purpose: Urethral instrumentation (UI) in patients with an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) demands technical considerations and poses a risk of urethral erosion, leading to serious clinical and legal consequences. We conducted a national survey to evaluate the knowledge and experience of Brazilian urologists with UI in these patients.
Methods: This study used an electronic survey distributed to members of the Brazilian Society of Urology.
Cancer Epidemiol
December 2024
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil. Electronic address:
Introduction: In Brazil, regional disparities in mortality rates are evident. This study analyzes the mortality trends of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) from 1998 to 2017 in Espírito Santo.
Methods: Data on deaths were obtained from the Unified Health System's Department of Informatics (DATASUS), and population statistics were sourced from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
September 2024
Graduate Program of Pathology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Objectives: Identify the costs of an oncology patient at the end of life.
Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted by screening Embase, PubMed and Lilacs databases, including all studies evaluating end-of-life care costs for cancer patients up to March 2024. The review writing followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.
Surg Open Sci
September 2024
Graduate Program in Pathology at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Background: COVID-19 has further burdened the Brazilian healthcare system, especially emergencies. Patients may have delayed seeking care for surgical abdominal pain. Delays in the approach may have impacted clinical evolution and outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Surg Oncol
September 2024
Surgical Oncology Service, Base Hospital of Federal District, Federal District, Brasília, Brazil.
Medicine (Baltimore)
April 2024
Graduate Program in Nutrition and Health, Health Sciences Center at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil.
Patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy may have different cancer symptom clusters (CSC) that negatively impact their quality of life (QoL). These symptoms can sometimes arise from the disease itself or as a result of their cancer treatment. This study aimed to: examine the feasibility of longitudinal testing of CSC pattern and QoL in a sample of adult cancer patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy; to identify the cardiovascular risk of patients with cancer undergoing outpatient chemotherapy; and to investigate the most prevalent CSC and their impact on the QoL of these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt Arch Otorhinolaryngol
April 2024
Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Dysphagia induced by radiotherapy in the head and neck region comprises a challenging scenario and sometimes difficult rehabilitation due to the severity of the adverse effects. Some resources such as electrical stimulation have emerged as an alternative to complement the therapeutic process, but there is still no consensus on its use. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate, through a meta-analysis, the effect of electrical stimulation on the rehabilitation of dysphagia generated after head and neck cancer treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCell Genom
March 2024
Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France. Electronic address:
Large-scale biorepositories and databases are essential to generate equitable, effective, and sustainable advances in cancer prevention, early detection, cancer therapy, cancer care, and surveillance. The Mutographs project has created a large genomic dataset and biorepository of over 7,800 cancer cases from 30 countries across five continents with extensive demographic, lifestyle, environmental, and clinical information. Whole-genome sequencing is being finalized for over 4,000 cases, with the primary goal of understanding the causes of cancer at eight anatomic sites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPathol Res Pract
January 2024
Graduate Program in Pathology, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Electronic address:
Introduction: Esophageal cancer is an extensive public health issue worldwide, warranting the search for biomarkers related to its risk and progression. Previous studies have indicated an association between Val16AlaSOD2 single nucleotide polymorphism in the gene encoding the enzyme superoxide dismutase 2 and esophageal cancer. However, further investigations are needed to clarify its role in disease risk and progression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Comp Eff Res
December 2023
National Institute of Science & Technology for Health Technology Assessment (IATS) - CNPq/Brazil (project: 465518/2014-1), Porto Alegre, 90035-903, Brazil.
This study was designed to recommend strategies to improve prostate patients' access to radiotherapy treatment in the Brazilian Unified Health System, along with a cost-tool to support radiotherapy care pathways' lead times and costs. Data was collected prospectively from patients with prostate cancer receiving radiotherapy in two Brazilian centers to provide data to apply design thinking and process reengineering techniques. The current status of the radiotherapy pathway was determined and the length of time taken for in-hospital activities was measured using data exported from ARIA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCrit Care Sci
March 2023
Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
The number of patients with cancer requiring intensive care unit admission is increasing around the world. The improvement in the pathophysiological understanding of this group of patients, as well as the increasingly better and more targeted treatment options for their underlying disease, has led to a significant increase in their survival over the past three decades. Within the organizational concepts, it is necessary to know what adds value in the care of critical oncohematological patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: To summarize the advances in literature that support the best current practices regarding infective endocarditis (IE) in critically ill patients.
Recent Findings: IE due to rheumatic diseases has decreased significantly, and in fact, the majority of cases are associated with degenerative valvopathies, prosthetic valves, and cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. The Duke criteria were recently updated, addressing the increasing incidence of new risk factors for IE, such as IE associated with the use of endovascular cardiac implantable electronic devices and transcatheter implant valves.
Cureus
June 2023
Neurosurgery, Hospital Santa Rita de Cássia, Vitória, BRA.
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare and locally aggressive tumor that commonly presents with painless nasal obstruction and severe, recurrent epistaxis. In this case report, we describe the successful management of a Radkowski stage IIIA JNA with extensive arterial supply from the internal carotid artery (ICA). Transnasal direct puncture embolization using Onyx (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was employed to effectively devascularize the tumor, enabling radical surgical resection in a single piece via endonasal and transmaxillary endoscopic approaches.
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May 2024
Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to conduct a systematic review of head and neck Ewing sarcoma (ES) concerning patients' demographic and clinical features, histopathological findings, treatment, follow-up, and survival rate.
Materials And Methods: An electronic search was undertaken in four databases. Articles describing case reports or case series were included.
Genes (Basel)
June 2023
Laboratório de Genética Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre 90050-170, RS, Brazil.
Background: Homologous recombination repair (HR) is the most accurate repair pathway for double-strand breaks and replication fork disruption that is capable of faithfully restoring the original nucleotide sequence of the broken DNA. The deficiency of this mechanism is a frequent event in tumorigenesis. Therapies that exploit defects in HR have been explored essentially in breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers, but poorly in colorectal cancers (CRC), although CRC ranks second in mortality worldwide.
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November 2023
Department of Dermatology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Department of Oncological Surgery, Hospital Santa Rita, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Background: In cutaneous melanomas in general, tumor inflammatory infiltrate (TII) can protect against distant metastases, but there is no consensus when only thin primary cutaneous melanomas (TPCM) are considered.
Objective: To investigate the presence of TII in TPCM and the relationship between TII and the occurrence of metastases.
Methods: Case-control study including 50 patients with TPCM, 22 metastatic (MC group) and 28 non-metastatic (NMC group).
Curr Pharm Teach Learn
May 2023
Community Pharmacy Department, Prefeitura Municipal de Canoas, Canoas, RS, Brazil.
Background And Purpose: Cardio-oncology is a nascent discipline in the synergy of clinical cardiology and oncology, aiming to improve antineoplastic therapies, whilst minimizing cardiovascular toxicities. It requires a multidisciplinary approach with particular knowledge to build individualized care for patients. As part of multidisciplinary teams, pharmacists are uniquely positioned to play a role in the management of these patients, being responsible for monitoring adverse reactions and having an active approach in preventing drug-related morbidity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArq Neuropsiquiatr
April 2023
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
Background: Despite previous studies indicating a moderate/high incidence of angiography headache (AH), there is still limited data about the risk factors associated with its occurrence.
Objective: The present study aimed to assess the associations among demographic, clinical, and technical characteristics of cerebral digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and the occurrence of AH.
Methods: Cross-sectional analytical observational study with a sample comprised of individuals with a recommendation for elective DSA.
J Med Econ
May 2023
Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a severe condition with poor prognosis that places a significant burden on patients, caregivers, and healthcare systems. Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) is a treatment available to patients with HCC which addresses some of the limitations of alternative treatment options. A cost-effectiveness analysis was undertaken into the use of SIRT using Y-90 resin microspheres for the treatment of unresectable intermediate- and late-stage HCC in Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Col Bras Cir
April 2023
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina - São Paulo - SP - Brasil.
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown)
April 2023
Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Geral Roberto Santos, Salvador, Brazil.
Background And Importance: Resection of olfactory groove meningiomas is challenging because of their close proximity with the anterior cerebral circulation. It is important to recognize the vascular variants in procedures at the anterior skull base because inadvertent maneuvers may result in the rupture of these arteries and unexpected bleeding.
Clinical Presentation: We reported a type 2 persistent primitive olfactory artery with a dural branch of the elongated anterior cerebral artery directly to the ethmoid region, visualized during the surgical removal of an olfactory groove meningioma.
Ther Drug Monit
April 2023
- Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba.
Purpose: Antimicrobial stewardship programs are important for reducing antimicrobial resistance because they can readjust antibiotic prescriptions to local guidelines, switch intravenous to oral administration, and reduce hospitalization times. Pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) empirically based prescriptions and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) programs are essential for antimicrobial stewardship, but there is a need to fit protocols according to cost benefits. The cost benefits can be demonstrated by reducing toxicity and hospital stay, decreasing the amount of drug used per day, and preventing relapses in infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Hosp Palliat Care
October 2023
Hospital Santa Rita, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
An estimated 9.6 million people died from cancer globally in 2018, which is a reflection of the quality of patients' end-of-life care and its costs. To estimate direct medical costs of the last 30 days of oncology patients admitted to an inpatient clinic and to evaluate factors associated with medical costs at the end of life.
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June 2023
Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group (LACOG), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Hospital São Lucas PUC-RS, Porto Alegre, Brazil; PUC-RS School of Medicine, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Introduction: Germ-cell tumors (GCTs) are the most common malignancy in young men. There is a paucity of data on GCTs in developing countries. LACOG 0515 study aimed to evaluate clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in patients with GCTs from Brazilian cancer centers.
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