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Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) with mandibular advancemen...

With the purpose of establishing a consensus around clinical orientations for professionals involved in managing patients with sleep breathing disorders (SBD), an interdisciplinary group of scientific societies involved in this field discussed and reviewed all the published international guidelines from the American Dental Association, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicin...

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Polycythemia Secondary to Obstructive Sleep Apn...

Apresenta-se um caso clínico de policitemia secundária à síndrome de apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS), sem patologia respiratória concomitante. Doente do sexo masculino, com SAOS ligeira (Índice de Apneia-Hipopneia = 14,8/h e dessaturação mínima de oxigénio de 82%), função nasal comprometida e policitemia (hemoglobina = 18 g/dL; hematócrito > 50%). Iniciou tratamento com ventilação em pressão positiva contín...

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Bone Metastases Detection in Patients with Breast Cancer: Does Bone Scintigraph...

Background: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has become in recent years a tool for breast cancer (BC) staging. However, its accuracy to detect bone metastases is classically considered inferior to bone scintigraphy (BS). The purpose of this work is to compare the effectiveness of bone metastases detection between PET/CT and BS. Materials and Methods: Prospective study of 410 female pati...

360 Health Analysis (H360) — a comparison of key performance indicators in brea...

Background: The increased focus on quality indicators (QIs) and the use of clinical registries in real-world cancer studies have increased compliance with therapeutic standards and patient survival. The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) established QIs to assess compliance with current standards in breast cancer care. Methods: This retrospective study is part of H360 Health Analysis and aim...

Vancomycin-Loaded, Nanohydroxyapatite-Based Scaffold for Osteomyelitis Treatmen...

The treatment for osteomyelitis consists of surgical debridement, filling of the dead space, soft tissue coverage, and intravenous administration of antimicrobial (AM) agents for long periods. Biomaterials for local delivery of AM agents, while providing controllable antibiotic release rates and simultaneously acting as a bone scaffold, may be a valuable alternative; thus, avoiding systemic AM side effects. V-H...

Protozoa as the “underdogs” for microbiological quality evaluation of fresh veg...

The monitoring of the microbial quality of fresh products in the industrial environment has mainly focused on bacterial indicators. Protozoa, such as Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii, and Cyclospora cayetanensis, are routinely excluded from detection and surveillance systems, despite guidelines and regulations that support the need for tracking and monitoring these pathogens in fresh ...

Upper airway assessment in obstructive sleep apnea patients: can computed tomog...

Objective: To evaluate the association between results from drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and computed tomography with lateral cephalometry (CTLC) of the pharynx in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, regarding the same anatomic level, in order to understand if CTLC could replace DISE in selected patients. Study design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Tertiary hospital. Methods: A total of 71 patients who a...

New prospects in skin regeneration and repair using nanophased hydroxyapatite e...

This study reflects an exploitation of a composite matrix produced by electrospinning of collagen and electrospraying of nanophased hydroxyapatite (nanoHA), for skin regeneration applications. The main goal was to evaluate the effect of nanoHA, as source of localized calcium delivery, on human dermal fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) growth, proliferation, differentiation, and...

Capacitar para cuidar - Capacitação de cuidadores formais de pessoas idosas

O envelhecimento acarreta perdas funcionais nomeadamente ao nível da autonomia dos idosos. Esta perda de autonomia leva à dependência e consequentemente à institucionalização. Nas instituições para idosos são prestados cuidados ao idoso por parte dos cuidadores formais. Estes cuidadores nem sempre têm formação na área da prestação de cuidados pelo que cabe ao enfermeiro comunitário desenvolver estratégias para ...