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Brazilian registry for the elimination of hepatitis C in dialysis units: a call...
Moura-Neto,José A.; Ferraz,Maria Lúcia Gomes; Bittencourt,Paulo Lisboa; Vieira Neto,Osvaldo MeregeAbstract Infection by the hepatitis C virus is more prevalent in patients on dialysis than in the general population in Brazil, and has been associated with worse outcomes. Current therapy for hepatitis C is highly effective, safe, and widely available in Brazil, with coverage provided to dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease, which makes the elimination of hepatitis C a viable target. The Brazilian Soc...
Epidemiologia e desfecho dos pacientes de alto risco cirúrgico admitidos em uni...
Silva Júnior,João Manoel; Chaves,Renato Carneiro de Freitas; Corrêa,Thiago Domingos; Assunção,Murillo Santucci Cesar de; Katayama,Henrique TadashiRESUMO Objetivo: Definir o perfil epidemiológico e os principais determinantes de morbimortalidade dos pacientes cirúrgicos não cardíacos de alto risco no Brasil. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo, observacional e multicêntrico. Todos os pacientes cirúrgicos não cardíacos admitidos nas unidades de terapia intensiva, ou seja, considerados de alto risco, no período de 1 mês, foram avaliados e acompanhados diariamente p...
Brazilian Society of Hepatology and Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases Gu...
Ferraz,Maria Lucia; Strauss,Edna; Perez,Renata Mello; Schiavon,Leonardo; Ono,Suzane Kioko; Pessoa,Mario Guimarães; Ferreira,Adalgisa PaivaAbstract Chronic hepatitis B is an important health problem that can progress to cirrhosis and complications such as hepatocellular carcinoma. There is approximately 290 million of people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide, however only 10% of patients are currently identified.Most part of Brazil is considered of low prevalence of HBV infection but there are some regions with higher freque...
Brazilian society of hepatology recommendations for the diagnosis and managemen...
Bittencourt,Paulo Lisboa; Cançado,Eduardo Luiz Rachid; Couto,Cláudia Alves; Levy,Cynthia; Porta,Gilda; Silva,Antônio Eduardo BeneditoABSTRACT In order to draw evidence-based recommendations concerning the management of autoimmune diseases of the liver, the Brazilian Society of Hepatology has sponsored a single-topic meeting in October 18th, 2014 at São Paulo. An organizing committee comprised of seven investigators was previously elected by the Governing Board to organize the scientific agenda as well as to select twenty panelists to make a ...
Intensive care management of patients with liver disease: proceedings of a sing...
Bittencourt,Paulo Lisboa; Terra,Carlos; Parise,Edison Roberto; Farias,Alberto Queiroz; Arroyo,Vincent; Fernandez,Javier; Pereira,GustavoABSTRACT Survival rates of critically ill patients with liver disease has sharply increased in recent years due to several improvements in the management of decompensated cirrhosis and acute liver failure. This is ascribed to the incorporation of evidence-based strategies from clinical trials aiming to reduce mortality. In order to discuss the cutting-edge evidence regarding critical care of patients with liver...
Variceal bleeding: consensus meeting report from the Brazilian Society of Hepat...
Bittencourt,Paulo Lisboa; Farias,Alberto Queiroz; Strauss,Edna; Mattos,Angelo Alves deIn the last decades, several improvements in the management of variceal bleeding have resulted in a significant decrease in morbidity and mortality of patients with cirrhosis and bleeding varices. Progress in the multidisciplinary approach to these patients has led to a better management of this disease by critical care physicians, hepatologists, gastroenterologists, endoscopists, radiologists and surgeons. In ...
Poor outcomes with treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 with splancnic vaso...
Kalil,Jamile Rosário; Cerqueira,Liv Aparicio; Barbosa,Daniel Silva; Motta,Marina Pamponet; Nery,Marília da Silva; Bittencourt,Paulo LisboaCONTEXT: Treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 (HRS-1) with splancnic vasoconstrictors and high-dose albumin has been associated with reversal of renal failure in approximately 60% to 80% of the cases in pilot or uncontrolled studies. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of treatment of HRS-1 with terlipressin and high-dose albumin. METHODS: All patients with HRS-1 that underwent treatment with terlipressin an...
Prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome in patients with decompensated chronic l...
Ferreira,Palmireno Pinheiro; Camara,Edmundo José Nasri; Paula,Rogério Luis Porto de; Zollinger,Cláudio Celestino; Cavalcanti,Andréa RibeiroBACKGROUND: Hepatopulmonary syndrome is reported to occur in 4% to 32% of the patients with chronic liver disease and is associated with poor liver function and shortened patient survival before and after liver transplantation. AIMS: To assess the frequency of hepatopulmonary syndrome in Brazilian patients with decompensated chronic liver disease and to investigate its impact on patient survival. METHODS: One h...
Resultado do inquérito nacional sobre condutas no acompanhamento e no tratament...
Bittencourt,Paulo Lisboa; Silva,Rita de Cássia Silva Martins Alves da; Pessoa,Mário Guimarães; Marroni,Cláudio AugustoRACIONAL: A recurrência da hepatite C no período pós-operatório do transplante hepático é um dos principais desafios atualmente enfrentados pela comunidade transplantadora. O tratamento com interferon peguilado e ribavirina tem sido associado à resposta virológica sustentada em 21% a 45% dos casos e constitui a única conduta eficaz, até o momento, para mudar o curso da progressão acelerada da doença no período ...