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Unmasking the hidden threat: COPD awareness and knowledge in Portugal study of ...
Oliveira, AS; Cortesão, N; Gomes, J; Pinto, P; Shiang, T; Alfaro, T; Rodrigues, C; Ferreira, L; Barros, A; Morais, A
Undernutrition risk at hospital admission and length of stay among pulmonology ...
Maia, I; Xará, S; Vaz, D; Shiang, T; Amaral, TFBackground: There is a lack of evidence regarding the association between the undernutrition risk at hospital admission with adverse clinical outcomes amongst pulmonology inpatients. The aim of this study was to quantify the association between undernutrition risk at hospital admission and time to discharge alive. Methods: A retrospective cohort study including patients consecutively admitted to a pulmonology u...
Undernutrition risk at hospital admission and length of stay among pulmonology ...
Maia, I; Xará, S; Vaz, D; Shiang, T; Amaral, Teresa
Pulmonary hypertension in Portugal: first data from a nationwide registry
Baptista, A; Meireles, J; Agapito, A; Castro, G; Silva, AM; Shiang, T; Gonçalves, F; Robalo-Martins, S; Nunes-Diogo, A; Reis, AINTRODUCTION: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease that must be managed in specialized centers; therefore, the availability of epidemiological national data is critical. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, observational, and multicenter registry with a joint collaboration from five centers from Portugal and included adult incident patients with PAH or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hyperte...
Pulmonary Hypertension in Portugal: First Data from a Nationwide Registry
Baptista, R; Meireles, J; Agapito, A; Castro, G; Silva, AM; Shiang, T; Gonçalves, F; Robalo-Martins, S; Nunes-Diogo, A; Reis, AIntroduction. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease that must be managed in specialized centers; therefore, the availability of epidemiological national data is critical. Methods. We conducted a prospective, observational, and multicenter registry with a joint collaboration from five centers from Portugal and included adult incident patients with PAH or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hyperte...
Pleural effusion infected with Salmonella enteridis.
Vanzeller, M; Sapage, J M; Shiang, T; Rodrigues, FThe authors describe the case of a 49 year-old caucasian male with left pleural effusion. The etiology of the effusion was exsudative with a preponderance of neutrophils. Ten days after admission and on empirical antibiotic therapy, the patient still had fever and the pleural effusion that became purulent. The thoracic echography and computerized tomography showed a subcapsular splenic abcess. The diagnosis was...