6 results match your criteria: "Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP Medical School[Affiliation]"
Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome: Coinfection by Bartonella henselae and Sporothrix brasiliensis.
Acta Trop
September 2024
Applied Research in Dermatology and Bartonella Infection Laboratory, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) Medical School, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Article Synopsis
- Initial treatment with doxycycline failed, leading to further testing, including a biopsy that identified a fungal infection and detected bacteria linked to cat scratch disease.
- After using itraconazole for the fungal infection and adding azithromycin for the bacterial infection, the woman saw improvement in her conditions, emphasizing the need to investigate potential zoonotic diseases after cat scratches.
Influence of hypnotics on cisatracurium-induced neuromuscular block. Use of acceleromyograhpy.
Braz J Anesthesiol
April 2014
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) Medical School, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how the drugs propofol and etomidate affect the neuromuscular blocking effects of cisatracurium in patients undergoing elective surgery.
- A total of 60 patients were randomly assigned to receive either propofol or etomidate during their anesthesia, with neuromuscular function tracked to assess the onset of cisatracurium's effects.
- Results showed that patients who received propofol had a faster onset of neuromuscular blockade and better intubation conditions compared to those who received etomidate, with no negative effects on their hemodynamics.
Electromyography and vaginal pressure of the pelvic floor muscles in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis and vulvodynia.
J Reprod Med
May 2012
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP Medical School, Campinas (SP), Brazil.
Objective: To evaluate the electrical potentials and pressure exerted by the pelvic floor muscles in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) or vulvodynia as compared to control women.
Study Design: A cross-sectional study performed in the Female Outpatient Clinic of Genital Infections in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas analyzed and compared electromyography (EMG) and vaginal pressure of the pelvic floor muscles in 61 women. Of these 61 women, 19 had vulvodynia, 12 had RVVC and 30 women had no disorder (control group).
Evaluation of lymphatic compensation by lymphoscintigraphy in the postoperative period of breast cancer surgery with axillary dissection.
Tumori
August 2011
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective: To evaluate postoperative lymphatic compensation in the upper limb after mastectomy with axillary dissection.
Subjects And Methods: Twenty-three patients who underwent lymphoscintigraphy before and 60 days after surgery were enrolled from September 2006 to June 2007, in Campinas, Brazil. Protocol examination consisted in static imaging of each upper limb in semi-flexion and thoracic imaging after 10 min and 1 and 2 hr after subcutaneous injection of 1 mCi (37 MBq) of 99mTc dextran into the dorsum of the hand.
Ability to follow anti-reabsorptive drug treatment in postmenopausal women with reduced bone mass.
Menopause
May 2011
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) Medical School, Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil.
Objective: Studies show that adherence to osteoporosis treatment and prevention is low, which could interfere with therapeutic response. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of women to follow a treatment for osteoporosis with different anti-reabsorptives in relation to the prescribed regimen, dose, indications, and mode of ingestion.
Methods: A cross-sectional study that included postmenopausal women all undergoing medicated treatment because of densitometric diagnosis of osteopenia or osteoporosis was carried out by means of the MedTake questionnaire.
Quality of life in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: correlation between QUALEFFO 41 and SF-36.
Maturitas
January 2009
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) Medical School, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective: To evaluate quality of life (QoL) in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, correlating the QUALEFFO 41 with the short-form health survey 36 (SF-36) and evaluated some factors that can influenced the QoL of women with osteoporosis.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 220 postmenopausal women (ages ranging from 55 to 80 years). Of the total number, 110 women had osteoporosis and 110 women did not have osteoporosis and these women were age-matched (+/-3 years).