Objectives: Femoropopliteal artery injury is a common and potentially life-threatening form of arterial injury in the lower extremities. Despite advancements in its management, there is still a considerable risk of amputation and death associated with these injuries. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis on the patients who received treatment for lower limb trauma and concomitant arterial injury at a L...
INTRODUCTION: The use of statins in hemodialysis patients is a topic of ongoing research and debate. Patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis constitute a large proportion of patients treated in the vascular surgery field. Clinical data of the protective statin effect on this group is scarce and conflicting results exist regarding cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and limb outcomes. METHODS: We perfor...
The mineral-water interactions responsible for mobilization of dissolved toxic elements in mine drainage often generate colloids that commonly occur at the nanometric scale. This study presents typical properties of these materials, mostly composed by iron-rich products. The samples were obtained in a variety of contexts, representing mine waters as well as natural acid rock drainage. It concludes by noting the...
INTRODUCTION: Stylocarotid syndrome is caused by the conflict between the styloid process and the vascular structures leading to carotid artery dissection (CAD) or compression. Being headache the most common initial symptom in patients with spontaneous CAD, eagle syndrome could be one explanation for some so-called spontaneous dissections since this symptom is also common in this syndrome. METHODS: Afrer analyz...
Persistent sciatic artery is a rare anatomic variation due to the lack of regression during fetal development, associated sometimes with abnormalities of the iliofemoral arterial axis and predisposing the patients to aneurysm formation and thromboembolism, which can compromise the limb. In our department, we assisted a 59-year-old male with an acute limb ischemia as result of an incidental finding of a thrombos...
One of the main challenges in both the design of new wastewater treatment plants and the expansion and improvement of existing ones is the removal of emerging pollutants. Therefore, the search for economic and sustainable treatments is needed to enhance the removal of pharmaceuticals. The potential of a lignocellulosic substrate colonized by Pleurotus ostreatus, a waste from mushroom production, to remove fluox...
Articulating the dimensions of race, gender and social class, this article analyses the collective struggle of paid domestic workers for rights in Brazil, based on discussions at meetings of the category, with focus on the 11th National Congress of Domestic Workers organized by FENATRAD in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.; Articulando as dimensões de raça, gênero e classe social, este artigo analisa a luta coletiva das...
DIÓGENES, Paulo Osmar dos Santos. Trajetória de riso e disposição para o trabalho fortalece o humor no Ceará. Revista Entrevista, Fortaleza, n. 17, p. 3-27, jul. 2006. Entrevista concedida a Amanda Queirós Gondim Bezerra, Érika Bezerra de Meneses, Gabriel Bomfim, Giselle Dutra, Juliana Sousa, Natália Paiva e Raquel Mourão.; No calendário estava marcado o dia 12 de abril de 1961 e Sueli dos Santos estava em meio...
SAMPAIO, Flávio. Bailarino ousou apaixonar-se, dançar e transformar em arte a vida de Paracuru. Revista Entrevista, Fortaleza, n. 17, p. 57-85, jul. 2006. Entrevista concedida a Juliana Sousa, Natália Paiva, Giselle Dutra, Gabriel Bomfim, Érika Bezerra de Meneses, Raquel Mourão e Amanda Queirós Gondim Bezerra.; Atenção! Preparação... Música ao piano... Isso! É cinco, seis, sete, oito... A cena está pronta para ...
Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos; This study discusses the participation of women workers in the ABC Metalworkers Union, approaching the persistence of gender asymmetries in base metallurgic and in the trade unionism. For the development of research, we attended the 2nd ABC Metallurgical Women Congress, in March 2010, analyzed union items publicized and conducted interviews with the SMABC´s women militants. W...