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CLINICAL AND MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF A COHORT OF PORTUGUESE PATIENTS WITH PARAGA...

Introduction: Representing 0.03% of all tumors, paragangliomas (PGLs) are extremely rare. During the past 15 years, there has been a significant progress in the knowledge of the genetics of PGLs. Germline mutations in succinate dehy- drogenase (SDH) genes are the commonest genetic cause of PGL. Objective: Given the high clinical relevance of the SDH status, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic val...

Viability Study of Machine Learning-Based Prediction of COVID-19 Pandemic Impac...

Machine learning modeling can provide valuable support in different areas of mental health, because it enables to make rapid predictions and therefore support the decision making, based on valuable data. However, few studies have applied this method to predict symptoms' worsening, based on sociodemographic, contextual, and clinical data. Thus, we applied machine learning techniques to identify predictors of sym...

Towards a (Neuro)Science Based Clinical & Health Psychology

Desenvolvimento de purés de castanha e maçã – Caracterização físico-química, mi...

A castanha é um fruto de grande importância económica para Portugal, sendo a maior parte vendida em fresco ou congelada. Contudo, o desenvolvimento de novos produtos à base de castanha tem crescido. De modo a contribuir para esta situação, o principal objetivo do presente trabalho foi a elaboração de purés à base de castanha e maçã, em parceria com o Restaurante G e a empresa Sortegel. Realizaram-se duas experi...

THE IMPACT OF PATIENT TRANSFER AFTER RUPTURE OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM

Objective: determine whether patient transfer adversely affects the survival of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) patients after conventional surgery. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients undergoing attempted repair of an rAAA at a tertiary center, over January 2008 and December 2014. Patients were divided into those presenting directly to our center and those transferred from an...

ANEURISMAS VERDADEIROS DO MEMBRO SUPERIOR: REVISÃO DA EXPERIÊNCIA DE UM SERVIÇO

Introdução: Os aneurismas verdadeiros do membro superior são raros e o seu tratamento visa a prevenção de complicações como a embolização distal, a compressão de estruturas neurovasculares adjacentes ou a rotura. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo é rever a casuística de um serviço no tratamento cirúrgico de aneurismas verdadeiros do membro superior. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo retrospetivo entre Janeiro de...

UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM

Abdominal aortic aneurysm affects 5-9% of the population over the age of 65 years; is more common in male smokers and in patients with a positive family history of aortic aneurysms. Most patients are asymptomatic; rupture is the most common and dreaded complication. The classical triad of back pain, hypotension and pulsatile mass is the most common presentation but is present in only 25–50% of patients. Clinica...

REVIEW OF THE SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF AORTIC FISTULAS: EXPERIENCE OF A DEPARTMENT

Introduction and methods: The approach of patients with fistulas of the aorta remains a challenge in Vascular Surgery. The objective of this paper is to review the surgical outcomes of patients with fistulas arising from the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta through consultation of the patient’s clinical file during 16 years in a Vascular Surgery Department. Results: From a total of twenty-two cases, twen...

PROSTHETIC VASCULAR GRAFT INFECTION — STILL AN ENTITY TO FEAR?

Introduction: The evolution on aseptic technique and prophylactic antibiotherapy has been keeping a low incidence of prosthetic vascular graft infections (PVGI). However some patients are still at risk of a disease that compromises the graft function and the viability of the perfused organ, while threatening each individual with septic complications. The management of PVGI depends on the severity of infection, ...

Infeção de próteses vasculares - ainda uma entidade a temer?

A evolução na técnica de assepsia e antibioterapia profilática tem mantido a incidência de infeção de próteses vasculares (IPV) baixa. No entanto, uma proporção de doentes ainda se encontra suscetível a uma patologia que coloca em risco a função do enxerto e do órgão-alvo perfundido, enquanto ameaça com complicações sépticas a vida de cada um dos afetados.A abordagem das IPV depende da manifestação da infeção e...