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Early Rehabilitation Index: tradução, adaptação transcultural para o português ...
Reis,Nair Fritzen dos; Biscaro,Roberta Rodolfo Mazzali; Figueiredo,Fernanda Cabral Xavier Sarmento; Lunardelli,Elizabeth Cristiane BussRESUMO Objetivo: Traduzir, adaptar transculturalmente para o português do Brasil o instrumento Early Rehabilitation Index e validar para uso na unidade de terapia intensiva o instrumento Early Rehabilitation Barthel Index, para avaliação do estado funcional. Métodos: Foram executadas as seguintes etapas: preparação, tradução, reconciliação, tradução reversa, revisão, harmonização, pré-teste e avaliação psicomét...
2018 recommendations for the management of community acquired pneumonia
Corrêa,Ricardo de Amorim; Costa,Andre Nathan; Lundgren,Fernando; Michelin,Lessandra; Figueiredo,Mara Rúbia; Holanda,Marcelo; Gomes,MauroABSTRACT Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the vast diversity of respiratory microbiota, Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the most prevalent pathogen among etiologic agents. Despite the significant decrease in the mortality rates for lower respiratory tract infections in recent decades, CAP ranks third as a cause of death in Brazil. Since the latest Guidelines o...
The burden of disease due to tuberculosis in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Ferrer,Glenio Cesar Nunes; Silva,Rosemeri Maurici da; Ferrer,Kelian Tenfen; Traebert,JeffersonOBJECTIVE: To estimate the burden of disease due to tuberculosis in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2009. METHODS: This was an epidemiological study with an ecological design. Data on tuberculosis incidence and mortality were collected from specific Brazilian National Ministry of Health databases. The burden of disease due to tuberculosis was based on the calculation of disability-adjusted life years (D...
Abnormal eating behaviors among medical students at a university in southern Sa...
Alberton,Vivian Comelli; Dal-Bó,Márcio José; Piovezan,Anna Paula; Silva,Rosemeri Maurici daOBJECTIVES: Disturbances in eating behavior significantly affect young adults. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of abnormal eating behaviors, according to the Eating Attitudes Test - 26 (EAT-26) in medical students at a university in southern Santa Catarina State, Brazil. METHODS: Self-reported questionnaire, based on the EAT-26 scale, was administered to medical students. Additional questions about ...
Exacerbations of COPD and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux: a systematic rev...
Sakae,Thiago Mamoru; Pizzichini,Marcia Margaret Menezes; Teixeira,Paulo Jose Zimermann; Silva,Rosemeri Maurici da; Trevisol,Daisson JoseOBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and COPD exacerbations. METHODS: We conducted a systematic search of various electronic databases for articles published up through December of 2012. Studies considered eligible for inclusion were those dealing with COPD, COPD exacerbations, and GER; comparing at least two groups (COPD vs. controls or GER vs. controls); and describing ...
Diagnosis of the pulmonary tuberculosis by polymerase chain reaction: a compara...
Silva,Rosemeri Maurici da; Machado,Tairone; Bazzo,Maria LuizaThis study was performed to assess the efficiency of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) directly from sputum for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by comparison between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals. Sputum samples were collected from hospitalized patients admitted with a clinical diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, and subjected to smear microscopy, culture on LJ medium and detection of M. tube...
Infecção hospitalar em uma unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal do Sul do Brasil
Dal-Bó,Karla; Silva,Rosemeri Maurici da; Sakae,Thiago MamôruOBJETIVO: Descrever a incidência e a epidemiologia da infecção hospitalar em recém-nascidos internados em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal de um hospital no sul de Santa Catarina. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um estudo de coorte prospectivo durante 1 ano, com 239 neonatos que permaneceram internados após 48 horas da admissão. Os critérios utilizados para diagnóstico de infecção estiveram de acordo com os preconi...
Manifestações clínicas, radiológicas e laboratoriais em indivíduos com tubercul...
Besen,Aline; Staub,Guilherme Jönck; Silva,Rosemeri Maurici daOBJETIVO: Comparar as manifestações clínicas, radiológicas e laboratoriais de indivíduos com tuberculose pulmonar coinfectados com HIV com aqueles sem a coinfecção. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, no qual sinais e sintomas foram analisados por meio de anamnese e exame físico em pacientes internados com tuberculose pulmonar. A baciloscopia, a cultura para Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a dosagem de hemoglobina e a con...
Avaliação semiológica da palidez: concordância entre observadores e comparação ...
Silva,Rosemeri Maurici da; Machado,Carlos AlexandreINTRODUÇÃO: A palidez é caracterizada pelo descoramento da pele e mucosas, decorrente da pouca quantidade de hemoglobina circulante. OBJETIVO: O objetivo é comparar o grau de palidez, estratificada em cruzes, com os níveis séricos de hemoglobina, e avaliar o grau de concordância entre observadores. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados, no período de fevereiro a abril de 2009, por meio de estudo transversal observacional, o...
Induced sputum versus bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pneumocystis j...
Silva,Rosemeri Maurici da; Bazzo,Maria Luiza; Borges,Alessandra AbelInduced sputum is a useful technique for assessing airway inflammation, but its role in the diagnosis of lung disease in immunosuppressed patients needs further investigation. This study compared the use of induced sputum and BAL in the diagnosis of pneumocystosis, in HIV patients. From January 1, 2001, to December 30, 2002, HIV-positive patients older than 14 were evaluated at a hospital in Florianópolis, Sant...