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Anesthesia management for total robotic liver transplantation
Duarte, Ana; Katerenchuk, Vasyl; Poeira, Rita; Rocha, Paula; Pissarra, Filipe; Canas, Margarida; Dias, Sandra; Andrade, Diogo; Marques, Hugo PintoRobotic liver transplantation represents a cutting-edge technique that may surpass traditional open surgery. Nonetheless, it introduces unique anesthetic challenges, including extended pneumoperitoneum, restricted patient access, and a risk of undetected blood loss. This article describes an anesthetic approach and patient outcomes for the first four total robotic liver transplants performed at a tertiary unive...
Pooling Saliva Sample as an Effective Strategy for the Systematic CMV Screening...
Chasqueira, Maria-Jesus; Fernandez, Catarina; Marques, Augusta; Rodrigues, Lucia; Marçal, Mónica; Tuna, Madalena; Braz, Monica; S Neto, AnaBACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus is the most common cause of congenital infections worldwide. Screening all newborns in the first 2 weeks of life is the only way to detect all cases of congenital infection, allowing the monitoring of children with asymptomatic infection at birth and early intervention. AIM: In this multicenter study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using a saliva pool strategy for mass scree...
Lower prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Portugal
Fernandez, Catarina; Chasqueira, Maria-Jesus; Marques, Augusta; Rodrigues, Lúcia; Marçal, Mónica; Tuna, Madalena; Braz, Mónica Cró; Neto, Ana Serrão59301]. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.; Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most frequent cause of congenital infection all over the world. Its prevalence ranges from 0.2 to 2.2%. Transmission from children to their pregnant mothers is a well-known risk factor, particularly if they attend a childcare centre. This study aims ...