Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Prospective monitoring of patients undergoing radiotherapy during COVID-19.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of consecutive patients undergoing radiotherapy during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic at a private hospital in Southern Brazil from September 2020 to September 2021. ⋯ Oncological patients continuing radiotherapy at our center during the pandemic experienced a low coronavirus disease 2019 infection rate and maintained a high quality of life with minimal emotional distress throughout their treatment period.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Is having a moderate or low history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors, troponin risk score a handicap for long-term mortality?
History, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors, troponin risk score and troponin level follow-up are used to safely discharge low-risk patients with suspected non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome from the emergency department for a 1-month period. We aimed to comprehensively investigate the 6-month mortality of patients with the history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors, troponin risk score. ⋯ Patients with high history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors, troponin risk scores are generally treated with coronary angioplasty as soon as possible. We found that the mortality rate of this group of patients was lower in the long term compared with others. Efforts are also needed to reduce the mortality of moderate and low-risk patients. Further studies are needed on the factors affecting the 6-month mortality of moderate and low-risk acute coronary syndrome patients.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Cogent integration of inflammatory biomarkers and perioperative complications of thyroid surgery in thyroidology.
Back to the sources, postoperative nausea and vomiting, hypo- and hypertension, heart rate alterations, and hypoxemia due to laryngospasm might be considered perioperative complications. ⋯ We postulate that the so-called inflammatory biomarkers measured at the time of preoperative examination in the blood count concept selectively do not enrich for anticipating complications that arise in the perioperative echelon.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Summer versus winter: the impact of the seasons on oocyte quality in in vitro fertilization cycles.
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of seasons (winter vs. summer) on oocyte quality in infertile women undergoing ovulation induction for in vitro fertilization. ⋯ Oocyte dysmorphisms were found in 70-80% of cases and were more common in winter. The main features include a thickened zona pellucida, enlarged perivitelline space, irregular shape, and cytoplasmic granularity. This implies better-quality oocytes in the summer than in the winter. However, retrospective studies have limitations due to data collection biases and potential confounding variables such as diet and exercise. Future research is needed to confirm these findings and explore the underlying mechanisms.