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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on care of oncological patients: experience of a ca...
Araujo,Sérgio Eduardo Alonso; Leal,Alessandro; Centrone,Ana Fernanda Yamazaki; Teich,Vanessa Damazio; Malheiro,Daniel Tavares; Cypriano,Adriana SerraABSTRACT Objective Since the rising of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there is uncertainty regarding the impact of transmission to cancer patients. Evidence on increased severity for patients undergoing antineoplastic treatment is posed against deferring oncologic treatment. We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patient volumes in a cancer center in an epicenter of the pandemic....
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the inte...
Corrêa,Thiago Domingos; Midega,Thais Dias; Timenetsky,Karina Tavares; Cordioli,Ricardo Luiz; Barbas,Carmen Silvia Valente; Silva Júnior,MoacyrABSTRACT Objective: To describe clinical characteristics, resource use, outcomes, and to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit. Methods: Retrospective single-center cohort study conducted at a private hospital in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. All consecutive adult (≥18 years) patients admitted to the intensive care unit, between March 4, 2020 and Fe...
Epidemiologic and clinical features of patients with COVID-19 in Brazil
Teich,Vanessa Damazio; Klajner,Sidney; Almeida,Felipe Augusto Santiago de; Dantas,Anna Carolina Batista; Laselva,Claudia ReginaABSTRACT Objective This study describes epidemiological and clinical features of patients with confirmed infection by SARS-CoV-2 diagnosed and treated at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein , which admitted the first patients with this condition in Brazil. Methods In this retrospective, single-center study, we included all laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein , São Paulo, Bra...
Left colectomy with intracoporeal anastomosis: technical aspects
Araujo,Sérgio Eduardo Alonso; Seid,Victor Edmond; Klajner,Sidney; Bertoncini,Alexandre BrunoOncologic laparoscopic colectomy represents a fully validated surgical approach to the management of colorectal cancer. However, laparoscopic surgery for distal transverse and descending colon lesions remains a challenging procedure. A total laparoscopic approach to the left colectomy is an interesting option for critically ill patients although reports in the literature on this subject are scarce and its appro...
Epigastric pain relating to menses can be a symptom of bowel endometriosis
Podgaec,Sergio; Gonçalves,Manoel Orlando; Klajner,Sidney; Abrão,Mauricio SimõesCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a common affliction that may affect the intestinal tract. The objective of this case report was to describe an unusual clinical presentation of this form of the disease. CASE REPORT: The patient was a 35-year-old woman with epigastric pain that only occurred during menstruation, who had a history of bladder endometriosis. Endoscopy of the upper digestive tract showed norm...
Preliminary results from digestive adaptation: a new surgical proposal for trea...
Santoro,Sérgio; Velhote,Manoel Carlos Prieto; Malzoni,Carlos Eduardo; Milleo,Fábio Quirino; Klajner,Sidney; Campos,Fábio GuilhermeCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Most bariatric surgical techniques include essentially non-physiological features like narrowing anastomoses or bands, or digestive segment exclusion, especially the duodenum. This potentially causes symptoms or complications. The aim here was to report on the preliminary results from a new surgical technique for treating morbid obesity that takes a physiological and evolutionary approach...