Repositório Científico ESCS

Skin mottling score as a predictor of 28-day mortality in patients with septic shock

Autores: Edmilson Bastos de Moura, Fábio Ferreira Amorim, Alfredo Nicodemos da Cruz Santana et al.

A study of cases reported as incidents in a public hospital from 2011 to 2014

Autores: Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems, Maria do Livramento Gomes Dos Santos, Paloma Aparecida Carvalho et al.

Analyzing incidents reported in a public hospital in the Federal District, Brasilia, according to the characteristics and outcomes involving patients. A descriptive and retrospective study of incidents reported between January 2011 and September 2014. 209...

Functional Status Score for the ICU: An International Clinimetric Analysis of Validity, Responsiveness, and Minimal Important Difference

Autores: Minxuan Huang, Kitty S Chan, Jennifer M Zanni et al.

To evaluate the internal consistency, validity, responsiveness, and minimal important difference of the Functional Status Score for the ICU, a physical function measure designed for the ICU. Clinimetric analysis. Five international datasets from the United...

CHYLOTHORAX IN PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

Autores: Flávia Fonseca Fernandes, Victor Oliveira Alves, Tarquino Erastides Gavilanes Sánchez et al.

A previously healthy, 52-year-old woman presented with a nine months history of low fever and weight loss (> 30 kg). Physical examination disclosed generalized lymphadenopathy, skin lesions, abdominal distension, mild tachypnea and a left breast...

Love and the Value of Life in Health Care: A Narrative Medicine Case Study in Medical Education

Autores: Jorge Alberto Martins Pentiado, Helcia Oliveira De Almeida, Fábio Ferreira Amorim et al.

This case study is an example of narrative medicine applied to promote self-awareness and develop humanistic contents in medical education. The impact and the human appeal of the narrative lie in the maturity and empathy...

Eosinophilic fasciitis

Autores: Elisa Baranski Lamback, Fernanda Simões Seabra Resende, Thiara Cristina Rocha Lenzi

Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare sclerodermiform syndrome of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the thickening of the muscular fascia and subcutaneous tissue, with a variable infiltration of eosinophils. Peripheral eosinophilia, poly or monoclonal hypergammaglobulinemia...

Disseminated tuberculosis mimicking metastatic colon cancer in a hemodialysis patient

Autores: Juliana Bento-da-Cunha, Sergio R Cavechia, Alfredo N C Santana

Field validation of a Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana exo-antigens ELISA for diagnosing tegumentary leishmaniasis in regions of Leishmania (Viannia) predominance

Autores: Killarney Ataide Soares, Ada Amália Ayala Urdapilleta, Gilcilene Maria dos Santos et al.

Several tests are performed to obtain better accuracy when diagnosing American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL). It is believed that antigens released via secretion, excretion and metabolism are more specific than are antigens released by the lysis...

Trends in research involving human beings in Brazil

Autores: Ricardo Eccard da Silva, Maria Rita Carvalho Novaes, Elza Martínez Pastor et al.

Developing countries have experienced a dramatic increase in the number of clinical studies in the last decades. The aim of this study was to describe 1) the number of clinical trials submitted to the Brazilian...

Connecting the dots: hypoxia, pulmonary fibrosis, obstructive sleep apnea, and aging

Autores: Natalia C V Melo, Fabio F Amorim, Alfredo N C Santana