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Infection on Frail Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: Insights From the PalMu...

Background: Along with population aging, frailty is also increasingly common in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, the impact of frailty on the infection incidence, the risk of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms, and the potential benefits of broad-spectrum antibiotics are still poorly studied. Methods: This is a multicentric, prospective, observational study collecting data for 15 consecutive days o...

Atrésia Coanal - Os Últimos Anos de Prática do Hospital Dona Estefânia

Objetivo: descrever e caraterizar o grupo de crianças com diagnóstico de atrésia coanal (AC) seguidas no Hospital Dona Estefânia (HDE) durante os últimos 13 anos. Desenho do estudo: observacional descritivo. Materiais e métodos: análise dos dados de 16 crianças com diagnóstico de AC submetidas a cirurgia. Resultados: treze doentes são do sexo feminino e três do sexo masculino. Identificaram-se nove casos de bil...

Late Onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders (LONMOSD) from a Nationwide ...

Introduction: Several neuroimmunological disorders have distinct phenotypes according to the age of onset, as in multiple sclerosis or myasthenia gravis. It is also described that late onset NMOSD (LONMOSD) has a different phenotype. Objective: To describe the clinical/demographic characteristics of the LONMOSD and distinguish them from those with early onset (EONMOSD). Methods: From a nationwide Portuguese NMO...

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders: a Nationwide Portuguese Clinical Epide...

Introduction: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare disorder in which astrocyte damage and/or demyelination often cause severe neurological deficits. Objective: To identify Portuguese patients with NMOSD and assess their epidemiological/clinical characteristics. Methods: This was a nationwide multicenter study. Twenty-four Portuguese adult and 3 neuropediatric centers following NMOSD patients...

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: A nationwide Portuguese clinical epide...

Introduction: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare disorder in which astrocyte damage and/or demyelination often cause severe neurological deficits. Objective: To identify Portuguese patients with NMOSD and assess their epidemiological/clinical characteristics. Methods: This was a nationwide multicenter study. Twenty-four Portuguese adult and 3 neuropediatric centers following NMOSD patients...

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: A nationwide Portuguese clinical epide...

Introduction: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare disorder in which astrocyte damage and/or demyelination often cause severe neurological deficits. Objective: To identify Portuguese patients with NMOSD and assess their epidemiological/clinical characteristics. Methods: This was a nationwide multicenter study. Twenty-four Portuguese adult and 3 neuropediatric centers following NMOSD patients...

Caracterização de Crianças com Distúrbio do Espectro da Neuropatia Auditiva e s...

Objectivos: Identificar e caracterizar os casos pediátricos de Distúrbio do Espectro da Neuropatia Auditiva (DENA) e analisar a sua reabilitação. Desenho do Estudo: Estudo observacional descritivo. Material e Métodos: Análise dos processos clínicos de 671 doentes avaliados em primeira consulta de reabilitação auditiva pediátrica entre 2012 e 2019. Dos 467 casos de hipoacusia sensorioneural, incluíram-se aqueles...

The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in the entre Douro e Vouga region of nor...

Background. The prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has been increasing worldwide and the north–south gradient of prevalence may be disappearing in the Northern hemisphere. The few previous prevalence studies performed in Portugal have reported a lower prevalence than the average for Western Europe. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of MS in the Entre Douro e Vouga region, in Northern Portug...

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Inappropriate Prescribing to Elderly Patients in an Internal Medicine Ward.

INTRODUCTION: Polypharmacy is often observed in elderly patients and is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug reactions, side effects and interactions. Clinicians should be alert to inappropriate drug prescribing and reduce polypharmacy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Observational, longitudinal, retrospective and descriptive study in an internal medicine ward in a Portuguese hospital. Polypharmacy was defin...