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First touch course—the impact of a nation-wide boot camp on the transition to s...
Reis, Sofia Gaspar; Gonçalves, Mário Rui; Azevedo, Constança; Ruivo, Ana; Guidi, Gonçalo; Marinho, Ricardo; Teles, Joana Pinto; Domingos, Ana SofiaSurgical residents face numerous challenges and undergo significant changes at the beginning of their residency. Although there are several courses throughout residency, it is difficult to address all of them in a single activity. Boot camps (BC) have been a way for easing this transition period. Our team developed the “First Touch Course” boot camp in 2017 to join all residents of the same year, before they in...
Innate Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment of Liver Metastasis from Colo...
Sampaio-Ribeiro, Gabriela; Ruivo, Ana; Silva, Ana; Santos, Ana Lúcia; Oliveira, Rui Caetano; Gama, João; Cipriano, Maria AugustaColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent type of cancer, and liver metastasis is the most common site of metastatic development. In the tumor microenvironment (TME), various innate immune cells are known to influence cancer progression and metastasis occurrence. CD274 (PD-L1) and CD206 (MRC1) are proteins that have been associated with poor prognosis and disease progression. We conducted a study on t...
ASSOCIATING LIVER PARTITION AND PORTAL VEIN LIGATION (ALPPS) FOR COLORECTAL LIV...
Ruivo, Ana; Nemésio, Rodrigo; Martins, Ricardo; Pinho, António; Tralhão, José GuilhermeThe associating liver partitioning and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy has gained interest in the treatment of unresectable colorectal liver metastases as it has allowed to expand the limits of oncological resectability. Despite the initial poor outcomes associated to this procedure, recent reports have showed reduced morbimortality in well selected patients. The current study evaluates the outcomes...
Survey on the current practice of nutritional therapy in Portugal
Ravasco, Paula; Martins, Paulo; Ruivo, Ana; Camilo, Maria ErmelindaBackground & aims: This survey aimed to provide a nationwide overview about the current practice of nutrition. Methods: Questionnaires designed by the Portuguese Association of Parenteral Enteral Nutrition were sent, with postage-paid addressee envelopes, to all hospitals and primary-care institutions. Results: Hospitals' response rate was 44/100 (44%), reaching 274/359 (60%) in primary care, P=0.02. A Nutritio...
Assessment of nutritional support in on intensive core unit
Ruivo, Ana; Camilo, M. Ermelinda; Tavares, Lurdes; Resende, Manuela; Dias, M. Glória; de Lima, RuiThe objective of this paper was to evaluate the appropriateness and execution of a protocol of enteral nutrition, devised for a specialized in tensive care unit. Over a 3 month period 34 records, with an admission period over 48 hours, were evaluated. Current simple clinical or laboratory parameters of nutritional assessment are not yet into practice. Registers of nutritional support provided are inadequate,...