Repositório Científico ESCS

Antimicrobial resistance and epidemic clustering of late-onset neonatal infections in a Brazilian intensive care unit

Autores: Felipe Teixeira de Mello Freitas, Marcela Santos Corrêa da Costa, Kaylla Heduarda Rodrigues da Costa et al.

Nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) tend to cluster and multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens are rising in developing countries. We did a retrospective cohort study of neonates admitted to a NICU in Brazil...

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for the residency program in vascular surgery

Autores: Marcos Aurélio Perciano Borges, Ricardo André Viana Barros, Alcides José Araújo Ribeiro et al.

The relationship between pulmonary and swallowing functions in patients with neuromuscular diseases followed up by a tertiary referral center: a cross-sectional study

Autores: Max Sarmet, Laura Davison Mangilli, Geovanna Pereira Costa et al.

Respiratory muscle weakness is common in patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMD). This puts them at risk for dysphagia and other pulmonary complications. To investigate the relationship between pulmonary function and swallowing in NMD. In this...

The Brazilian Society of Nephrology Code of Conduct: a bioethical analysis

Autores: Fábio Humberto Ribeiro Paes Ferraz, Cibele Isaac Saad Rodrigues

Professional deontology can be defined as a set of principles, values and rules of conduct to be applied in the exercise of functions and inherent to a given profession. Nephrology was one of the medical...

Allergic contact cheilitis caused by propolis: case report

Autores: Paulo Eduardo Silva Belluco, Rosana Zabulon Feijó Belluco, Carmelia Matos Santiago Reis

Propolis is a lipophilic resin extracted from plants by bees. The purpose of this case report was to show the importance of this substance as cause of allergic contact cheilitis. A 21-year-old female patient complained...

Can the post-COVID-19 functional status scale discriminate between patients with different levels of fatigue, quality of life and functional performance?

Autores: L Costa Leite, L Carvalho, D Marcos de Queiroz et al.

Indications for accurate and appropriate use of personal protective equipment for healthcare professionals. A systematic review

Autores: Maria Stella Peccin, Márcio Luís Duarte, Aline Mizusaki Imoto et al.

The speed of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has put enormous pressure on hospitals and other healthcare facilities. This, together with blockages in several countries, has hindered the availability and accessibility of the...

Videolaryngoscopy Findings of the Vocal Health Program in Dysphonic Teachers in the Federal District, Brazil

Autores: Ronaldo Campos Granjeiro, Lorena Cássia de Carvalho Oliveira, Mirela Alves Dias et al.

 The high phonatory demand required of teachers is a direct cause of the onset of vocal symptoms and of the development of laryngeal disorders.  To describe the findings of the laryngeal screening performed as part...

The teaching of good obstetric practices from the Residency preceptors’ perspective

Autores: Elisabete Mesquita Peres de Carvalho, Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems, Dirce Bellezi Guilhem

The aim of this study was to understand how the topic of good obstetric practices is taught in residency programs according to the preceptors' perception. This is a descriptive, exploratory study, with data triangulation, with...

Carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation do not predict acute in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Autores: Michelle Cristina-Oliveira, Kamila Meireles, Saulo Gil et al.

Studies have suggested a potential role of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis in the pathophysiology of COVID-19. Herein, we tested whether brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) measured upon hospital admission are associated...