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THE PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD AND INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
Lobo Antunes, Maria; D'Orey, Francisco; Ribeiro, Maria Inês; Mendes, Paula; Lança, Sara; Fernandes, AnteroHigh-risk surgery is related to the extent, invasiveness and complexity of the procedure, factors that result in an increased stress response due to surgical trauma, increased oxygen demand and increased rate of postoperative complications, which may lead to patient death. Classically, the perioperative period comprises three interrelated sequential phases: preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative. Regard...
Streptococcus agalactiae infection with multiple site involvement – a clinical ...
Lança, Sara; Serrano, Pedro; Barata, JoséThe authors describe a clinical case of unilateral endopthalmitis, septic arthritis, pleural empyema and celullitis, in a 47-year-old diabetic patient with a Stretopcoccus agalactiae bacteraemia.Infection with group B Streptococci has been, until fairly recently, a rare occurrence in adults, presenting mainly in women in the puerperal period and in neonates. A rising incidence of serious sepsis caused by this a...