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...

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...

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...

Osteoporotic hip fracture-Comorbidities and factors associated with in-hospital mortality in the elderly: A nine-year cohort study in Brazil

Autores: Viviane Cristina Uliana Peterle, Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes, Paulo Emiliano Bezerra Junior et al.

The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with the causes of in-hospital morbidity and mortality in an elderly Brazilian population due to osteoporotic hip fractures. Retrospective cohort study involving a population over...

Brazilian version of the Critical Care Functional Rehabilitation Outcome Measure: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of clinimetric properties

Autores: Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Júnior, Brenda Lilja da Fontoura, Desirée Ribeiro Kobylinski et al.

To translate, crossculturally adapt and evaluate the clinimetric properties of the Critical Care Functional Rehabilitation Outcome Measure for evaluating the functionality of patients admitted to intensive care units in Brazil. The process of translation and...

Challenges in the management of patients with pulmonary embolism in Brazil

Autores: Veronica Moreira Amado, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana