Abstract Introduction: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) presents a life-threatening emergency, requiring a high degree of suspicion for timely diagnosis. Despite advancements in the management of these patients, in-hospital mortality rates remain high. This study aims to assess the outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with AMI. Methods: A retrospective single-center analysis of all patients undergoing eme...
Resumo Contexto: O modelo do duplo contínuo da saúde mental indicia que saúde mental e bem-estar mental são dois construtos distintos, mas interrelacionados e que ambos contribuem para a saúde mental geral dos indivíduos. Objetivo: Validar o modelo do duplo contínuo da saúde mental nos critérios de confirmação da existência independente e desconfirmação da bipolaridade. Metodologia: Foi realizado um estudo de n...
Abstract Background: Symptomatic or ruptured juxta-renal aortic aneurysms can be managed through open surgical repair or endovascular approaches, including chimney endovascular aortic repair (chEVAR), off-the-shelf branched devices, or physician-modified endograft (PMEG). PMEG has proven to be a feasible alternative with satisfactory long-term outcomes for such conditions. Case report: We document the inaugural...
Abstract Introduction: Congenital vascular malformations are entities with a broad spectrum of presentations and variable prognosis. They typically present at a young age and are historically associated with extensive resection surgeries and with high morbidity. This study aims to evaluate the results of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) embolization as a first-line approach in lesions which are not suitable f...
Abstract Introduction: Light induced amaurosis refers to a transient monocular or binocular vision loss triggered by bright lights. Like amaurosis fugax, light induced amaurosis is associated with carotid artery stenosis but they differ from each other in presentation and pathophysiology. It is thought to be an impairment in the regeneration of retinal visual pigments caused by the inability of carotid circulat...
Resumo Desconhece-se o impacto da pandemia COVID-19 na saúde mental, perceção de stress e qualidade de vida/QV do/a(s) profissionais de saúde (PS). Pretende-se avaliar as variáveis referidas, na primeira vaga da pandemia. 680 PS [mulheres, 78.5%; enfermeiro/a(s), 46,3%; trabalharam em serviços COVID, 48,2%] responderam à BSI-18, PSS e EUROHIS-QOL-8. As mulheres apresentaram maior stress, ansiedade e somatização...
Resumo A pandemia COVID-19 impôs aos profissionais de saúde (PS) uma sobrecarga inédita, mas existe pouca evidência sobre o seu impacto no contexto profissional do cuidar e nas suas vidas. Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever as vivências dos PS infetados com COVID-19 ou que tiveram contactos de alto risco durante a atividade profissional. Realizou-se um estudo qualitativo fenomenológico, com entrevistas se...
ABSTRACT Objective: Permanent access in the form of a fistula is the preferred form of vascular access for most pediatric patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) therapy; however, the technical aspects of the procedure that are unique to the pediatric population, the expectation of a short waiting time for kidney transplantation and the need to cannulate every other day (with the pain and fear associated with...
Resumo Enquadramento: Estudos nacionais e internacionais evidenciam reduzida literacia em saúde mental (LSM) dos adolescentes sobre a ansiedade e a necessidade de serem desenvolvidas intervenções psicoeducacionais em contexto escolar. Objetivo: Identificar as componentes de uma intervenção psicoeducacional de promoção da LSM sobre a ansiedade para adolescentes em contexto escolar. Metodologia: Realizou-se um es...
Abstract Introduction: Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a prevalent disease in western world, with a high mortality rate when rupture occurs. Screening programs and elective surgery may prevent such a life-threatening event. We pretend to evaluate if internal medicine residents would be able to perform quality abdominal ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, and therefore increase our diagnostic accura...