A síndrome antissintetase é uma miopatia inflamatória autoimune definida pela presença de anticorpos antiaminoacil-tRNA sintetases, associada ao desenvolvimento de miosite, doença pulmonar intersticial e/ou artrite. É uma entidade rara, pouco conhecida e subdiagnosticada, com apenas dois casos publicados em Portugal. Relatamos o caso de uma doente de 62 anos, raça negra, internada com um quadro de doença pulmon...
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Introduction: Although scarce, regional telestroke networks have been developed worlwide in the last few decades. The COVID-19 pandemic put the healthcare system under exceptional pressure. We aimed to assess the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the telestroke network performance in the central region of mainland Portugal. Methods: Retrospective multicenter cohort study including the eight h...
Introduction: Fibrinolysis is a therapy of ischemic stroke andits precocity relates to the prognosis. In this paper we analyzed the performance times in the first two years of the “codestroke” rapid access protocol patients undergoing fibrinolysis.Material and Methods: Prospective and observational studywith data from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017. We performeddescriptive analysis and inferential statistics. The ...
Introduction: Introduction: Pre-hospital emergency care isaimed to provide adequate treatment to the population in occurrences of sudden disease or trauma, on-site stabilizationof the patient and, if necessary, ensuring the safe transportto the health unit.Material and Methods: Here, we describe the activity of viatura médica de emergência e reanimação, an emergencymedical service vehicle, from the Hospital Dis...