We report a case of a 32-year-old male patient who sustained an isolated stab injury to the left chest wall. He was initially treated with emergency surgery for right ventricular free wall rupture, with an uneventful postoperative course. During follow-up, the patient complained of exercise intolerance and dyspnea on effort. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) demonstrated a previously undiagnosed severe tricu...
Objectives: Our objective was to examine the results of ECMO post cardiotomy in Centro Hospitalar Universitário S. João (CHUSJ). Methods: Between 2011 and 2019, 13 patients were cannulated for refractory cardiogenic shock post-cardiotomy; 8 (61,5%) male and 5 (38,5%) female. Patients under 18 years old were excluded. Data was collected from hospital archives concerning preoperative comorbidities, open-heart sur...
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A população mundial está a envelhecer e esta tendência atinge a maioria dos países com um crescimento exponencial. Objetivos/Metodologia-Obter informações sobre o estado nutricional dos idosos.Recorreu-se a artigos científicos publicados nas bases de dados Pubmed/Medline,Scielo, com ênfase nos últimos 6 anos. Resultados/Conclusões-Independentemente do método utilizado na avaliação do estado nutricional constata...