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Cytohistological correlation in pleural effusions based on the international sy...
Pinto, Daniel; Cruz, Eduardo; Branco, Diamantina; Linares, Cláudia; Carvalho, Conceição; Silva, Amélia; Chorão, Martinha; Schmitt, FernandoThe International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytology (TIS) was recently developed. Given its novelty, most studies looking into the risk of malignancy (ROM) of serous effusion diagnostic categories were published before the development of TIS. We searched the database of our department for pleural effusions diagnosed in the last five years, excluding those without a corresponding pleural biopsy. Cases w...
The European Portuguese version of the ASAS Health Index for Patients with Spon...
Rodrigues-Manica, Santiago; Cruz, Eduardo; Ramiro, Sofia; Sousa, Sandra; Aguiar, Renata; Sepriano, Alexandre; Machado, Pedro; Branco, Jaime; Kiltz, UtaOBJECTIVE: The Assessments of SpondyloArthritis international Society Health Index (ASAS HI), estimates the impact of Spondyloarthritis (SpA) on global functioning and health. This article assesses the construct validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Portuguese version of the ASAS HI. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients fulfilling ASAS classification criteria for axial (axSpA) or peripheral SpA (pSpA) were ...
Functional Status and Quality of Life Determinants of a Group of Elderly People...
Baptista, Frederico M.; Maria Rodrigues, Ana; Gregorio, Maria Joao; de Sousa, Rute; Cruz, Eduardo; Canhão, HelenaA good functionality is appointed by the elderly as one of the most important factors for a good quality of life, since it is associated with independency and autonomy. Studies show that elderly with food insecurity have greater limitations in daily living activities (DLA) when compared to food security elderly. Moreover, food insecure elderly are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with depression. We aimed to inv...