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13. Implementing healthcare professionals’ training during COVID-19: a pre and post-test design for simulation training
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has imposed a new reality that presents several challenges for healthcare professionals. The main challenge has been the lack of proper training in relation to an unknown disease. OBJECTIVE: To investigate healthcare professionals’ acquisition of knowledge of a new airway management protocol for COVI
Sao Paulo Med. J.. Publicado em: 2021-05
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14. Door-to-balloon Time in Cardiovascular Emergency Care in a Hospital of Northern Brazil
Abstract Background The use of an adequate door-to-balloon time (≤ 90 minutes) is crucial in improving the quality of care provided to patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Objective To determine the door-to-balloon time in the management of STEMI patients in a cardiovascular emergency department in a hospital of northern Br
Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-02
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15. Risk Stratification in Chest Pain: Impact on the Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Abstract Background The implementation of institutional protocols in the emergency department (ED) for risk stratification in patients with chest pain has been recommended. Objective To assess the sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of an institutional risk stratification protocol for chest pain suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Met
Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-02
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16. Concerns about COVID-19 and arboviral (chikungunya, dengue, zika) concurrent outbreaks
ABSTRACT Background: COVID-19 is a new disease and the most common complication is pneumonia. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) proposed an expert consensus for imaging classification for COVID-19 pneumonia. Objective: To evaluate sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and reproducibility of chest CT standards in the beginning of the Brazilian
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2020-12
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17. Clinical usefulness of tomographic standards for COVID-19 pneumonia diagnosis: Experience from a Brazilian reference center
ABSTRACT Background: COVID-19 is a new disease and the most common complication is pneumonia. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) proposed an expert consensus for imaging classification for COVID-19 pneumonia. Objective: To evaluate sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and reproducibility of chest CT standards in the beginning of the Brazilian
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2020-12
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18. Triage tool for suspected COVID-19 patients in the emergency room: AIFELL score
Abstract Clinical prediction scores support the assessment of patients in the emergency setting to determine the need for further diagnostic and therapeutic steps. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, physicians in emergency rooms (ER) of many hospitals have a considerably higher patient load and need to decide within a short time frame whom to hospitalize.
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2020-10
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19. Troponina Cardíaca como Preditor de Injúria Miocárdica e Mortalidade por COVID-19
Abstract Clinical prediction scores support the assessment of patients in the emergency setting to determine the need for further diagnostic and therapeutic steps. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, physicians in emergency rooms (ER) of many hospitals have a considerably higher patient load and need to decide within a short time frame whom to hospitalize.
Arq. Bras. Cardiol.. Publicado em: 2020-10
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20. Lung Ultrasound as a Triage Tool in an Emergency Setting during the Covid-19 Outbreak: comparison with CT Findings
Abstract Background Lung ultrasound (LUS) can detect interstitial alveolar changes confined to the subpleural region, like those described in Covid-19. Objetive To evaluate how LUS findings correlate with chest computed tomography (CT) in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with suspicion of Covid-19. Methods Cross-sectional study of 20
Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2020-10
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21. Clinical and laboratory findings of acute Zika virus infection in patients from Salvador during the first Brazilian epidemic
Abstract Several major epidemics of Zika fever, caused by the ZIKA virus (ZIKV), have emerged in Brazil since early 2015, eventually spreading to other countries on the South American continent. The present study describes the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of patients with confirmed acute ZIKV infection during the first epidemic that occurr
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2020-10
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22. Accuracy of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test in the diagnosis of acute respiratory syndrome due to coronavirus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ABSTRACT Purpose: To provide recommendations on the endourological management of lithiasis in the scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: A non-systematic review in PubMed and the grey literature, as well as recommendations by a panel of stakeholders was made, regarding management, surgical considerations and follow-up of patients affecte
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.. Publicado em: 2020-07
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23. Predicting Outcomes of Penetrating Cardiovascular Injuries at a Rural Center by Different Scoring Systems
Abstract Objective: To compare the anatomical and physiological scoring systems and the outcomes of surgical management of penetrating cardiovascular trauma at a rural center. Methods: Seventy-seven patients underwent emergency surgery at our center between January/2012 and October/2018 due to penetrating cardiovascular trauma. Injury Severity Score (ISS),
Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg.. Publicado em: 2020-04
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24. COVID-19: a meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy of commercial assays registered in Brazil
ABSTRACT The accuracy of commercially available tests for COVID-19 in Brazil remains unclear. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis to describe the accuracy of available tests to detect COVID-19 in Brazil. We searched at the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) online platform to describe the pooled sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), diagnostic odds ra
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2020-04