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13. Caring for critically ill patients outside intensive care units due to full units: a cohort study
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to analyze the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of critically ill patients who were denied intensive care unit admission due to the unavailability of beds and to estimate the direct costs of treatment. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was performed with critically ill patients treated in a university hospital. All
Clinics. Publicado em: 2017-09
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14. Spread of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa clones in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in an adult intensive care unit at a university hospital
Background:In Brazil, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by carbapenem resis- tant Acinetobacter baumanniiand Pseudomonas aeruginosaisolates are associated with significant mortality, morbidity and costs. Studies on the clonal relatedness of these isolates could lay the foundation for effective infection prevention and control programs.Objectives:
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2015-08
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15. Exponential growth of dental schools in Chile: effects on academic, economic and workforce issues
In the last 30 years, Chile has undergone noteworthy economic development and an exponential growth in the access of its population to higher education. The aim of this paper was to review the changes in academic, economic and workforce issues that occurred as a consequence of the growth in supply of undergraduate dental vacancies between 1997 and 2011. Data
Braz. oral res.. Publicado em: 2013-12
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16. Re-internações psiquiátricas - influência de variáveis sócio-demográficas, clínicas e de modalidades de tratamento / Psychiatric re-admissions influence of socio-demographic and clinics variables and modalities of treatment
Psychiatric readmissions are mainly due to a complex combination of factors which go beyond the mental illness itself. Several factors associated to the patient, community and health care system have been associated to recurrent psychiatric admissions. The Psychiatric Reform has determined a shift in the basic services strengthening community treatment modal
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 07/11/2012
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17. Assistência fisioterapêutica a mulheres com incontinência urinária na atenção básica
The female urinary incontinence is considered a public health problem due to the high morbidity in patients, its association with high costs for the system, high prevalence and number of absences from work. The treatment of women with this health condition, in Primary Health Care, is necessary to improve quality of life in this population. As the pelvic floo
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 27/03/2012
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18. Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: length of stay, attributable mortality, and additional direct costs
This study aimed to determine the excess length of stay, extra expenditures, and attributable mortality to healthcare-associated S. aureus bloodstream infection (BSI) at a teaching hospital in central Brazil. The study design was a matched (1:1) case-control. Cases were defined as patients > 13 years old, with a healthcare-associated S. aureus BSI. Controls
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2012-12
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19. Clinical outcome of protein-energy malnourished patients in a Brazilian university hospital
Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a treatable disease with high prevalence among hospitalized patients. It can cause significant increases in the duration of hospitalization and costs. PEM is especially important for health systems since malnourished patients present higher morbidity and mortality. The objective of the present study was to assess the evol
Braz J Med Biol Res. Publicado em: 2012-12
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20. Maintaining rear-fanged snakes for venom production: an evaluation of mortality and survival rates for Philodryas olfersii and P. patagoniensis in captivity
This study evaluates the mortality and average survival rates of captive female Philodryas olfersii and Philodryas patagoniensis snakes maintained for venom production. Also, two factors likely to reduce captive survival were studied - body condition at admission and seasonality. Mortality peaks occurred during the second month in captivity. More than half t
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases. Publicado em: 2012
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21. Associação entre o baixo peso ao nascer e a depressão na gestação: impacto para o SUS
Low birth weight - LBW, an important factor in determining morbidity/mortality and sequels on child development has an impact on costs to health systems. It is important to study factors that influence it, as maternal health in prenatal period, estimated cost to the Health System - SUS, by frequency of hospitalization. The study was nested in a prospective c
Publicado em: 2011
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22. Outpatient Quick Diagnosis Units for the evaluation of suspected severe diseases: an observational, descriptive study
BACKGROUND: Hospitals in countries with public health systems have recently adopted organizational changes to improve efficiency and resource allocation, and reducing inappropriate hospitalizations has been established as an important goal. AIMS: Our goal was to describe the functioning of a Quick Diagnosis Unit in a Spanish public university hospital after
Clinics. Publicado em: 2011
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23. Evaluation of the efficacy of interventions on the colonization by Acinetobacter spp. and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an intensive care unit / Avaliação da eficácia de medidas preventivas no controle de Acinetobacter spp. e Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistente a carbapenêmicos em unidade de terapia intensiva
Nosocomial infections by resistant pathogens are a major public health concern due to their related costs, morbidity and mortality. The cross transmission of resistant pathogens are dependent on the existence of a source, colonized patients or environment, and on carriage by the healthcare workerss hands. The increasing incidence of infections and colonizati
Publicado em: 2010
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24. Efeitos das queimadas de cana-de-açúcar sobre o bem-estar das famílias: uma aplicação do método de avaliação contingente / Sugar cane burning effects over welfare: an application of the contingent valuation method
Studies on the relation of air pollution and health said that there is a relationship between sugar cane burning and hospital attendance, generating costs to society. This work presents an application of Contingent Valuation Method to evaluate the welfare costs of sugar cane fire. The use of fire in the process of sugar cane leads to many problems to near fi
Publicado em: 2008