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C-reactive protein may influence decisively the prescription of prophylactic an...

OBJECTIVES: Prescription of prophylactic antibiotics in acute pancreatitis (AP) is controversial. We aimed to identify the patients' characteristics that may prompt clinicians to prescribe prophylactic antibiotics in AP. METHODS: This single-center retrospective cohort study included 299 consecutive patients with AP from a Portuguese hospital in 2009 to 2010. Logistic regression was used to study the associatio...

C-reactive protein at 24 hours after hospital admission may have relevant progn...

Introduction: C-reactive protein (CRP) and Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) have been used in early risk assessment of patients with AP. Objectives: We evaluated prognostic accuracy of CRP at 24 hours after hospital admission (CRP24) for in-hospital mortality (IM) in AP individually and with BISAP. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 134 patients with AP from ...

Endoscopic bilio-duodenal bypass: outcomes of primary and revision efficacy of ...

BACKGROUND: Self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) can be used for palliation of combined malignant biliary and duodenal obstructions. However, the results of the concomitant stent placement for the duration of the patients' lives, as well as the need for and efficacy of endoscopic revision, are unclear. AIM: This study evaluated the clinical effectiveness of SEMS placement for combined biliary and duodenal obstr...

Pancreatic panniculitis: a cutaneous manifestation of acute pancreatitis

Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare disease in which necrosis of fat in the panniculus and other distant foci occurs in the setting of pancreatic diseases; these diseases include acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic carcinoma, pseudocyst, and other pancreatic diseases. This malady is manifested as tender erythematous nodules on the legs, buttock, or trunk. Histopathologically, it shows the pathognomonic fin...

C-reactive protein prognostic accuracy in acute pancreatitis: timing of measure...

C-reactive protein (CRP) has been used widely in the early risk assessment of patients with acute pancreatitis. This study evaluated the prognostic accuracy of CRP for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), pancreatic necrosis (PNec), and in-hospital mortality (IM) in terms of the best timing for CRP measurement and the optimal CRP cutoff points. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a single-center retrospective cohort st...

Caso invulgar de esofagite infecciosa em doente imunocompetente

Prevalência de hipertensão arterial em adolescentes portugueses da cidade de Li...

Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência de pré-hipertensão arterial (pré-HTA) e hipertensão arterial (HTA) em adolescentes portugueses da cidade de Lisboa e averiguar a relac¸ão da pressão arterial (PA) com os fatores de risco: sexo, obesidade, tabagismo, alcoolismo, prática de exercício físico e história familiar de HTA. Metodologia: Estudo epidemiológico observacional, descritivo e transversal, numa amostra de con...