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Surgical treatment of an all-spine epidural empyema
Reinas, R; Alves, ÓL; Kitumba, D; Baptista, AMSpinal epidural empyema (SEE) is a severe infectious disease of the spine which may cause significant morbidity and mortality. Surgical drainage of the empyema is a key feature. However, approach-related morbidity may be significant in very extensive collections. We present the case of a 55-year-old female with an empyema due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus spawning from C2 to S1. She underwent...
Antibacterial Finishing of Cotton Bed Sheets using Olive Leaves Extract
Baptista, AM; Shymon, B; Silva, BC; Lopes, CC; Pereira, M; Brandão, S; Manrique, Y.A.The main goal of this project consisted of the conceptualization and development of a product related to the olive tree chemical features to monetize the wastes of the olive fruit exploitation. The most abundant by-product of the olive fruit harvest is the olive leaves, used as the raw material in this project. By following the steps of Chemical Product Design, it was decided to pursue the idea of creating anti...
Multilevel cervical arthroplasty-clinical and radiological outcomes
Reinas, R; Kitumba, D; Pereira, L; Baptista, AM; Alves, ÓLCervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) is a valid option for single-level cervical disc disease (CDD) as an alternative to fusion. However, the use in 3- and 4-level disc disease is under scrutiny with scarce data published so far. Our aim was to study clinical and radiological outcomes of arthroplasty in patients with multilevel CDD.
Angioplastia da Artéria Renal
Pisco, JM; Otero dos Santos, M; Carvalheiro, V; Pego, G; Martins, JM; Baptista, AM; Garcia, V; Vilaça Ramos, HEfectuámos angioplastia transiuminal percutânea (ATP) da artéria renal em 59 doentes hipertensos e houve benefício inicial na tensão arterial em 91,5% e tardio em 79,6%. Obtivemos melhores resultados nas lesões unilaterais (81,4%) do que nas bilaterais (72,7%); nas lesões fora do ostium (82,5%) do que nas do ostium (7 1,4%); nas lesões de origem fibromuscular (88,9%) do que nas de origem aterosclerótica(75%); e...