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Correlation between hepatopulmonary syndrome and oxygen saturation pulse oximet...
Rose,Sara Cardoso Paes; Cunha,Débora Vilela; Medeiros,Sandra de Barros Cobra; Trevizoli,José Eduardo; Carneiro,Marcos de VasconcelosSUMMARY Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a complication of cirrhosis that worsens the disease's prognosis, pre and post liver transplant. The objective of this study is to analyze the prevalence of HPS in cirrhotic patients at our service and to correlate it with oxygen saturation (SatO2) using a pulse oximeter to evaluate if this is useful as a screening test for HPS. A prospective study was conducted in pati...
The challenge of concomitant infections in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemi...
Kurizky,Patricia Shu; Cerqueira,Selma Regina Penha Silva; Cunha,Débora Vilela; Albuquerque,Cleandro Pires de; Aires,Rodrigo BarbosaAbstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first officially described in Brazil on February 26th, 2020. The accumulation of reports of concomitant infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and pathogens that cause diseases endemic to tropical countries, such as dengue and chikungunya fever, has started to draw attention. Chagas disease and leprosy remain public health pr...