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The impact of COVID-19 on breastfeeding rates: An international cross-sectional...
Ganho-Avila, A; Guiomar, R; Sobral, M; Pacheco, F; Caparros-Gonzalez, RA; Diaz-Louzao, C; Motrico, E; Domínguez-Salas, S; Mesquita, A; Costa, RBackground: Breastfeeding promotes children's health and is associated with positive effects to maternal physical and mental health. Uncertainties regarding SARS-CoV-2 transmission led to worries experienced by women and health professionals which impacted breastfeeding plans. We aimed to investigate the im-pact of self-reported and country-specific factors on breastfeeding rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. M...
Pancreas Rejection in the Artificial Intelligence Era: New Tool for Signal Pati...
Vigia, E; Ramalhete, L; Ribeiro, R; Barros, I; Chumbinho, B; Filipe, E; Pena, A; Bicho, L; Nobre, A; Carrelha, S; Sobral, M; Lamelas, J; Coelho, JSIntroduction: Pancreas transplantation is currently the only treatment that can re-establish normal endocrine pancreatic function. Despite all efforts, pancreas allograft survival and rejection remain major clinical problems. The purpose of this study was to identify features that could signal patients at risk of pancreas allograft rejection. Methods: We collected 74 features from 79 patients who underwent simu...
Predicting Function Delay with a Machine Learning Model: Improve the Long-term ...
Vigia, E; Ramalhete, L; Barros, I; Chumbinho, B; Filipe, E; Pena, A; Bicho, L; Nobre, A; Carrelha, S; Corado, S; Sobral, M; Lamelas, J; Santos Coelho, JThe impact of delayed graft function on outcomes following various solid organ transplants is well documented and addressed in the literature. Delayed graft function following various solid organ transplants is associated with both short- and long-term graft survival issues. In a retrospective cohort study including 106 patients we evaluated whether pancreas graft survival differs according to moment of insulin...
Abernethy Malformation and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Serious Consequence of a...
Jaklitsch, M; Sobral, M; Carvalho, AM; Pinto Marques, HCongenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) are a rare vascular consequence of embryogenetic vascular alterations or the persistence of the fetal circulation elements, first described by John Abernethy in 1793 and classified by Morgan and Superina, into complete and partial portosystemic shunts. Its prevalence to this day has not been defined. We present a patient series of a 44-year-old and 47-year-old man and woma...