Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jun 2021
Reliability of pressure pain threshold on myofascial trigger points in the trapezius muscle of women with chronic neck pain.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the intra- and inter-rater reliability of pressure pain threshold measurement on myofascial trigger points in the trapezius muscle in women with chronic neck pain. ⋯ The present study showed that the assessment of pressure pain threshold through algometry presents satisfactory intraclass correlation coefficient values, considering different time and examiners, contributing to the spread of the use of this tool as a quantitative method of pain evaluation in myofascial trigger points.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jun 2021
Time trends of physical inactivity in Brazilian adults from 2009 to 2017.
The aim was to evaluate the changes in the prevalence of physical inactivity in the Brazilian adults from 2009-2017. ⋯ The physical inactivity among the Brazilian adults was stable between 2009 and 2017. Physical inactivity increased in women from Goiânia, Campo Grande, Porto Velho, and Vitória and decreased in women from Rio Branco and in men from Campo Grande, Natal, São Luís, and Rio Branco.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jun 2021
A propensity score-matched case-control study of laparoscopy and laparotomy for endometrial cancer.
A surgery is essential for the management of early endometrial carcinoma. Due to the comorbidities associated with the disease, the complications of surgery are common. Laparoscopic surgery may reduce surgical complications but also have oncological risks. We aimed to compare recurrence and overall survival (OS) associated with laparoscopy and laparotomy for early endometrial cancer. ⋯ Laparoscopy was safe in terms of oncological outcomes and was associated with a lower rate of surgical complications. Our data support the use of minimally invasive surgery as the preferential approach in the management of early endometrial carcinoma.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jun 2021
Association of laboratorial parameters and prognostic factors in uterine corpus cancer.
The aims were to compare the red blood cells, platelet count, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width, and fasting glucose in peripheral blood of patients with benign and malignant uterine neoplasms and to relate these laboratory parameters with prognostic factors and overall survival in cancer. ⋯ Hemoglobin and platelet-lymphocyte ratio values are prognostic factors in uterine corpus cancer.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jun 2021
Potentially inappropriate medications, drug-drug interactions, and prescribing practices in elderly patients: a cross-sectional study.
To evaluate potentially inappropriate medications, potential drug-drug interactions, and prescribing practices in elderly ambulatory patients. ⋯ There is a need to provide awareness through education about the explicit criteria to identify potentially inappropriate medications and prescribing indicators that aid in rational prescribing in the elderly.