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Food Waste in Public Food Service Sector-Surplus and Leftovers
Gonçalves, C; Saraiva, S; Nunes, F; Saraiva, CFood waste occurs at various stages of the food supply chain, starting from the production stage on farms to processing, distribution, and consumption. It is an important global problem that has social, environmental, ethical, and economic costs. The present work aims to discuss the differences in waste generated from surpluses or leftovers, the monitoring systems of food waste in public food services, and the ...
Malignancy risk of thyroid nodules: quality assessment of the thyroid ultrasoun...
Raposo, L; Freitas, C; Martins, R; Saraiva, C; Manita, I; Oliveira, MJ; Marques, AP; Marques, B; Rocha, G; Martins, T; Azevedo, T; Rodrigues, FBackground Thyroid nodules are a challenge in clinical practice and thyroid ultrasonography is essential for assessing the risk of malignancy. The use of ultrasound-based malignancy risk classification systems has been recommended by several scientific societies but radiologist’s adherence to these guidelines may vary. The authors aimed to analyze the quality of the information provided by the thyroid ultrasoun...
COVID-19 Changes Public Awareness about Food Sustainability and Dietary Pattern...
Portugal Nunes, C; Cheng, LL; Briote, M; Saraiva, C; Nunes, FM; Goncalves, CThe COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected healthcare systems and global economies but also directly impacted food security and purchasing behaviors. The aim of this study is to investigate if COVID-19 has induced changes in public interest regarding Food Sustainability and healthy-sustainable dietary patterns across Europe and in European regions. A Google Trends search was performed using the search terms “F...
Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation on admission to an acute psychiatric h...
Oliveira, J; Silva, TCE; Cabral, AC; Lavrador, M; Almeida, FF; Macedo, A; Saraiva, C; Fernandez Llimos, F; Caramona, MM; Figueiredo, IVBackground: Therapy management in patients suffering from mental health disorders is complex and the risks derived from changes or interruptions of treatment should not be ignored. Medication reconciliation in psychiatry may reduce medication errors and promote patient safety during transitions of care. Objective: To identify the influence of complementary information sources in the construction of the best pos...
Documento de Consenso sobre a Realização de Ressonância Magnética em Doentes co...
Almeida, A; António, N; Saraiva, C; Ferreira, AM; Hipólito Reis, A; Marques, H; Dias Ferreira, N; Oliveira, MMMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is currently considered an essential complementary method for diagnosis in many conditions. Exponential growth in its use is expected due to the aging population and a broader spectrum of clinical indications. Growth in its use, coupled with an increasing number of pacemaker implants, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy, has led to a fre...
Contribution of Different Patient Information Sources to Create the Best Possib...
Oliveira, J; Cabral, AC; Lavrador, M; Costa, FA; Almeida, FF; Macedo, A; Saraiva, C; Castel Branco, M; Caramona, M; Fernandez Llimos, F; Figueiredo, IVIntroduction: Obtaining the best possible medication history is the crucial step in medication reconciliation. Our aim was to evaluate the potential contributions of the main data sources available - patient/caregiver, hospital medical records, and shared electronic health records - to obtain an accurate 'best possible medication history'. Material and Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conduct...
The amount of late gadolinium enhancement outperforms current guideline-recomme...
Freitas, P; Ferreira, AM; Arteaga-Fernández, E; de Oliveira Antunes, M; Mesquita, J; Abecasis, J; Marques, H; Saraiva, C; Matos, DN; Rodrigues, RBACKGROUND: Identifying the patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in whom the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) justifies the implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in primary prevention remains challenging. Different risk stratification and criteria are used by the European and American guidelines in this setting. We sought to evaluate the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) ...
Relatório da Ecografia da Tiroide: Recomendações do Grupo de Estudo da Tiroide ...
Raposo, L; Oliveira, MJ; Marques, AP; Capela, J; Rodrigues, F; Martins, T; Ribeiro, C; Paiva, S; Melo, M; Saraiva, C; Manita, I; Rocha, G; Azevedo, TA ecografi a tiroideia é o exame de imagem de primeira linha na investigação da patologia estrutural da tiroide. A utilização de sistemas de classifi cação do risco de malignidade dos nódulos da tiroide, em função das suas características ecográfi cas, veio conferir à ecografi a tiroideia um papel determinante na seleção dos nódulos com indicação para citologia aspirativa com agulha fi na da tiroide. Os relatór...
A Endocrinologia em Portugal - Censo 2016. Direção do Colégio de Endocrinologia...
Guimarães, J; Afonso, A; Carvalho, D; Marques, AP; Martins, T; Mascarenhas, MR; Pereira, C; Rodrigues, D; Saraiva, C; Cardoso, HIntrodução: A Direção do Colégio de Endocrinologia e Nutrição da Ordem dos Médicos realizou um inquérito nacional em setembro de 2016, a todos os serviços de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo dos hospitais do Serviço Nacional de Saúde e uma versão simplificada do mesmo foi enviada a todos os endocrinologistas a trabalhar em Portugal e inscritos no colégio. Material e Métodos: O censo inclui dados organizac...
Documento de Consenso Sobre Codificação de Exames de Ressonância Magnética Card...
Ferreira, AM; Almeida, AG; Oliveira, L; Bettencourt, N; Marques, H; Matos, P; Abecasis, J; Abreu, J; Alpendurada, F; Botelho, A; Campos, P; Castela, SUm dos obstáculos a uma utilização mais frequente e apropriada da ressonância magnética cardíaca (RMC) em Portugal tem sido a ausência de códigos específicos que descrevam adequadamente os exames tal como são efetuados actualmente. Este documento de consenso fornece recomendações para a atualização e uniformização dos códigos empregues na RMC. São igualmente feitas recomendações quanto às técnicas e códigos a u...