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Acute kidney injury after snakebite accident treated in a Brazilian tertiary ca...
Albuquerque, Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Jacinto, Camilla N.; Lima, Julianna B.; Lima, Caroline B.; Amaral, Yago SucupiraAim: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in cases of envenomation by venomous snakes. The present study was carried out to investigate the clinical and laboratory manifestations in accidents with venomous snakes and the risk factors associated with AKI in these accidents. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out with patients victims of snakebite admitted to a re...
Investigation of urinary abnormalities and risk factors for kidney disease in t...
Araújo, Sônia M.H.A.; Ribeiro, Maria Zenaide D.; Lima, Rafael S. A.; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Jacinto, Camilla N.; Cruz Neto, Moises Francisco daObjective: chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing common problem in the world due to the exponential growth of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and other risk factors. The aim of this study is to investigate urinary abnormalities and risk factors for kidney disease in the general population. Methods: this study was performed from data collected during the annual World Kidney Day (WKD) campaigns, in Fortal...
Epidemiological profile of snakebite accidents in a metropolitan area of northe...
Albuquerque, Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Jacinto, Camilla N.; LIMA, Caroline B.; Lima, Juliana B.The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profile of snakebite accidents reported by the toxicological assistance center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Database information on snakebite accidents was analyzed regarding the period from January 2003 to December 2011. A total of 1063 cases were found. The accidents occurred during the rainy months (March, April and May), in urban areas (52.3%), affec...
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF SNAKEBITE ACCIDENTS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA OF NORTHE...
Albuquerque, Polianna L.M.M.; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Jacinto, Camilla N.; Lima, Caroline B.; Lima, Juliana B.; Veras, Maria do Socorro B.RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo é descrever o perfil epidemiológico dos acidentes ofídicos atendidos e notificados ao Centro de Assistência Toxicológica (CEATOX), em Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Foram analisadas informações sobre os acidentes ofídicos relativos ao período compreendido entre janeiro de 2003 a dezembro de 2011, por meio de banco de dados. Os resultados demonstraram 1063 casos notificados ao CEATOX, C...