Resumo Objetivo: Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar a evolução dos casos registados de COVID-19 e os óbitos decorrentes deste vírus nos idosos do Brasil e de Portugal, promovendo uma comparação das duas situações epidemiológicas tendo em atenção, quer as diferenças das populações analisadas, quer as situações objetivas dos dois países. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo ecológico, transversal com abordagem quan...
The spleen is the most commonly injured intra-abdominal organ in blunt trauma1. The diagnosis of splenic trauma can be delayed because 40% of patients can be asymptomatic in the initial evaluation. We present two cases of a 32 and 39-year-old women with a Grade IV splenic lesion for a blunt abdominal trauma. A partial splenectomy was performed in both cases.; O baço é o órgão intra-abdominal mais frequentemente...
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is an iatrogenic disorder, resulting from procedures requiring the intravascular administration of iodinated contrast media. It has an association with increased morbidity and mortality, increased costs and it remains the third most common cause of hospital-acquired kidney failure. CIN is usually defined as an increase in serum creatinine by either at least 0.5 mg/dl or by 25%...