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Clinical, Economic, and Humanistic Impact of Short-Bowel Syndrome/Chronic Intes...
Silva, R; Guerra, P; Rocha, A; Correia, M; Ferreira, R; Fonseca, J; Lima, E; Oliveira, A; Vargas Gomes, M; Ramos, D; Andreozzi, V; Santos, MDIntroduction: This study aimed to assess the clinical, economic, and humanistic impact of short-bowel syndrome/chronic intestinal failure (SBS/CIF) in Portugal. Methods: This is a retrospective multicenter cohort chart review study, with a cross-sectional component for quality-of-life (QoL) evaluation. Inclusion criteria comprised patients with SBS/CIF, aged ≥1 year, with stable parenteral nutrition (PN). Data ...
Using Digital Tools to Study the Health of Adults Born Preterm at a Large Scale...
Lorthe, E; Santos, C; Ornelas, JP; Doetsch, JN; Marques, SCS; Teixeira, R; Santos, AC; Rodrigues, C; Gonçalves, G; Sousa, PF; Lopes, JC; Rocha, ABackground: Preterm birth is a global health concern. Its adverse consequences may persist throughout the life course, exerting a potentially heavy burden on families, health systems, and societies. In high-income countries, the first children who benefited from improved care are now adults entering middle age. However, there is a clear gap in the knowledge regarding the long-term outcomes of individuals born p...
Insomnia and nightmare profiles during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: chara...
Gonçalves, M; Henriques, A; Costa, AR; Correia, D; Severo, M; Lucas, R; Barros, H; Santos, AC; Ribeiro, AI; Rocha, A; Lopes, C; Correia, D; Ramos, EObjective/background: To describe and characterize insomnia symptoms and nightmare profiles in Portugal during the first six weeks of a national lockdown due to COVID-19. Patients/methods: An open cohort study was conducted to collect information of the general population during the first wave of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. We analyzed data from 5011 participants (≥16 years) who answered a weekly ...
BIM framework for the specification of information requirements in energy-relat...
Sanhudo, L; Martins, JP; Nuno Ramos; Almeida, RMSF; Rocha, A; Pinto, D; Eva Barreira; M. Lurdes SimõesPurpose This paper aims to further the discussion on Building Information Modelling (BIM) legal requirements, providing a framework with key energy parameters capable of supporting the Appointing Party in the definition of the Exchange Information Requirements (EIR) for a BIM project appointment. The EIR is described in ISO-19650-1:2018 as a fundamental step in the information delivery cycle. Design/methodology...
Visceral dissemination of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a kidney transplant re...
Marques, N; Bustorff, M; Cordeiro-da-Silva, A; Pinto, AI; Santarém, N; Ferreira, F; Nunes, A; Cerqueira, A; Rocha, A; Ferreira, I; Tavares, I; Santos, JIntracellular protozoan of the genus Leishmania, endemic in the Mediterranean basin, are the cause of cutaneous (CL), mucocutaneous (MCL), and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). A 75-year-old woman was admitted nine years after a second kidney transplant (KT), due to persistent pancytopenia and fever. She presented edema and erythema of the nose in the last two years and an exophytic nodular lesion located on the lef...
A case study to improve the winter thermal comfort of an existing bus station
Rocha, A; Pinto, D; Nuno Ramos; Almeida, RMSF; Eva Barreira; Maria Lurdes Simões; Martins, JP; Pedro Pereira; Sanhudo, LThe thermal comfort retrofitting of existing transport stations is an opportunity to increase the interest in the use of public transportation while improving the performance of the building, and consequently reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of this study is to implement an innovative methodology to evaluate and improve the thermal comfort of an existing semi-outdoor bus stati...
Factors influencing food waste during lunch of fourth-grade school children
Liz, Martins, M; Rodrigues, SSP; Cunha, LM; Rocha, AThis study aims to explore the factors that influence plate waste at lunches served in primary schools. Data was collected for all fourth-grade children attending 21 primary schools from the city of Porto (Portugal) (n = 463). Plate waste was evaluated by the weighing method and factors influencing plate waste were collected by observation of menu and canteen characteristics and through the application of a que...
3D echoendoscopy and miniprobes for rectal cancer staging
Castro-Poças, F; Dinis-Ribeiro, M; Rocha, A; Araújo, T; Pedroto, IBACKGROUND: Rectal cancer staging using rigid probes or echoendoscopes has some limitations. The aim of the study was to compare rectal cancer preoperative staging using conventional endoluminal ultrasonography with three-dimensional endoscopic ultrasonography and miniprobes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty patients were included and evaluated with: a) a conventional echoendoscope (7.5 and 12 MHz); b) miniprobes (...
Inequalities in access to cardiac rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndro...
Viana, MP; Borges, A; Araújo, C; Rocha, A; Ribeiro, AI; Rocha, OL; Dias, P; Maciel, MJ; Moreira, I; Lunet, N; Azevedo, AObjectives To estimate cardiac rehabilitation (CR) referral and participation rates among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and to identify their determinants, in two Portuguese regions. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Patients consecutively admitted to the cardiology department of two hospitals, one in the district of Porto and one in the north-east region (NER) of Portugal, were enrolled in...
Diabetes gestacional: determinação de fatores de risco para diabetes mellitus
Carvalho, AM; Nogueira-Silva, C; Melo-Rocha, G; Pereira, ML; Rocha, AObjetivos Identificar fatores preditivos do desenvolvimento de diabetes mellitus (DM) em mulheres com antecedentes de diabetes gestacional (DG). Tipo de estudo Estudo observacional, analítico, retrospetivo e de coorte. Local Hospital de Braga. População Amostra aleatória de 300 mulheres, nascidas antes de 1995, com diagnóstico de DG entre 1 de janeiro de 2001 e 31 de dezembro de 2010 e seguimento da gravidez no...