Clinical medicine for Intensive Care especialists. Questions to an expert. by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Juan Francisco Rocha Hernández

“…In our country, since the 70’s years, this field was incorporated in our National Health System to the daily work of our professionals as to the patients expectations, in an almost an imperceptible way. …”
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Editorial: Insights in pediatric urology: 2022 by Marco Castagnetti, Marco Castagnetti, Miguel A. Castellan, Miguel A. Castellan, Miguel A. Castellan, Ezekiel E. Young, Ezekiel E. Young

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Access to healthcare: waiting time until the surgical procedure by Cassiane de Santana Lemos, Ana Maria Muller Magalhães, Danielle Saraiva Tuma dos Reis, Alessandra Yuri Takehana de Andrade, Karla Cristina de Almeida, Fabiana Zerbieri Martins, Nancy Reynolds, Vanessa de Brito Poveda

“…There was a difference in the perception of quality of life between the immediate and late postoperative periods (p = 0.007) and in the physical domain, with an increase in scores among older patients (p = 0.004) and previous clinical history (p = 0.03).Conclusion Access to the health system varies by region and does not meet the standards proposed by the Brazilian health system. …”
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Effects and utility of an online forward triage tool during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a mixed method study and patient perspectives, Switzerland by Thomas C Sauter, Wolf E Hautz, Martin Müller, Meret E Ricklin, Janet Michel, Annette Mettler, Raphael Stuber, Philipp Jent

“…Qualitatively, seven overarching themes emerged namely (1) accessibility of tool, (2) user-friendliness of tool, (3) utility of tool as an information source, (4) utility of tool in allaying fear and anxiety, (5) utility of tool in medical decision-making (6) utility of tool in reducing the potential for onward transmissions and (7) utility of tool in reducing health system burden.Conclusion Our findings demonstrated that a COVID-19 OFTT does not only reduce the health system burden but can also serve as an information source, reduce anxiety and fear, reduce potential for cross infections and facilitate medical decision-making.…”
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Multicentre, single-blind randomised controlled trial comparing MyndMove neuromodulation therapy with conventional therapy in traumatic spinal cord injury: a protocol study by Lehana Thabane, Milos R Popovic, Kristin E Musselman, Daria O'Reilly, James M Bowen, Kim D Anderson, James R Wilson, Radha Korupolu, Jacqueline Pierce, Naaz Kapadia

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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of covering Burkitt lymphoma in children under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme by Richmond Owusu, Dakota Pritchard, Lieke Fleur Heupink, Godwin Gulbi, Brian Asare, Ivy Amankwah, Joycelyn Azeez, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Lydia Dsane-Selby, Ruby Aileen Mensah, William Omane-Adjekum, Francis Ruiz, Mohamed Gad, Justice Nonvignon, Lumbwe Chola, Ghana Health Technology Assessment Technical Working Group

“…The analysis was undertaken from the societal and health system (payer) perspective. Both costs (measured in $) and effects, measured using disability adjusted life years (DALYs), were discounted at a rate of 3%. …”
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Effectiveness of digital health applications on the quality of life in patients with overweight or obesity: a systematic review by Melanie Mäder, Tonio Schönfelder, Ria Heinrich, Carsta Militzer-Horstmann, Patrick Timpel

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ehealth literacy and health literacy among immigrants and their descendants compared with women of Danish origin: a cross-sectional study using a multidimensional approach among pr... by Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Richard H Osborne, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen, Hajer Hadi, Israa Ismail, Lars Kayser

“…Objective To explore ehealth literacy, ability to actively engage with healthcare providers and health system navigation among pregnant immigrant women and their descendants compared with women of Danish origin.Design and setting A cross-sectional survey at antenatal clinics in 2016, Denmark.Participants Pregnant women attending antenatal care (n=405).Outcome measures The eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ) and two domains from the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ): ability to actively engage with healthcare providers and health system navigation. …”
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Development of a professional advancement model for perfusionists by Blakey Adam K.

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Successful Endoscopic Management of Oxyntic Gland Adenoma: A Case Report by Rajarajeshwari Ramachandran MD, Tyler Grantham MD, Jeffrey Loeffler MD, Madhavi Reddy MD, Vinaya Gaduputi MD

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A Case Report on VT from TV: DVT and PE from Prolonged Television Watching by Alan Lucerna, James Espinosa, Lindsey Ackley, Philip Carhart, Douglas Stranges, Risha Hertz

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Multidimensional vulnerability and financial risk protection in health in contexts of protracted conflict: Evidence from the Occupied Palestinian Territory. by Julia Hatamyar, Sally Shayeb, Akseer Hussain, Weeam Hammoudeh, Sumit Mazumdar, Rodrigo Moreno-Serra

“…Our analysis provides valuable insights about key aspects, such as health financing and insurance bottlenecks, that will deserve careful policy attention in efforts to rebuild the Palestinian health system, following the Israel-Hamas war.…”
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The Contribution of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital to Medical Education in Cienfuegos, 1979-2016 by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito

“…It is argued that the university hospital of the future in Cienfuegos must be based on the general policies of our health system, but adapting them to the local context to be consistent with Marti's dream "with all and for the good of all", bearing in mind that we have to fulfill the mandate that the hospital must be “a symbol of the health, life, and happiness of the people of Cienfuegos” and that “it is impossible to close the doors”.…”
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A institucionalização da participação comunitária no SUS e a função imunitária do direito by Lutiane de Lara, Neuza Maria de Fátima Guareschi

“…This paper analyzes the process of institutionalization of community participation as a collegiate level of the Unified Health System. The Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito’s approach of the Immunization Paradigm has been used as both a theoretical-methodological tool to analyze the relationship between life and law and a strategy to advance in the construction of policies oriented to a common framework. …”
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Motion – Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Is More Cost Effective Than Oral PPI Administration: Arguments for the Motion by Lee L Swanström

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Análise da evolução do Sars-Cov-2 no Rio Grande do Sul e reflexões acerca do modelo de distanciamento controlado by Maicon dos Santos Rodrigues., Érica Insaurriaga Megiato, Ricardo de Sampaio Dagnino, Lucas Manassi Panitz., Eliseu José Weber

“…The option adopted was a controlled distance model, considering the health system management, aiming at guaranteeing the capacity to attend the sick due to Covid-19 and other diseases, and allowing the functioning of the economic sectors. …”
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Multi-model based behaviour analysis for inclusive mobility by Vanderhaegen Frédéric, Richard Philippe

“…The analysis of combinations between these models generates scenarios that can affect inclusive mobility in terms of human health, system safety or fluidity of mobility. These scenarios are represented with cause trees and simulated with the MissRail® platform to validate their feasibility. …”
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Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Aplasia in a Pregnant Patient by Chitra Lal, Jim Barker, Charlie Strange

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Low-Grade Chondrosarcoma of the Proximal Phalanx: A Rare Presentation by Paul Knapp, Alberto Aviles, Christopher Najarian

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Technological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies by Lázaro Pereira de Oliveira, Claudio Pitassi, Antônio Augusto Gonçalves

“…This article identifies and discusses the contribution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the technological cooperation projects of Bio-Manguinhos, a pharmaceutical manufacturer that belongs to Osvaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), responsible for producing vaccines, reagents and biopharmaceuticals, with priority on meeting the needs of the Brazilian public health system. It is a case study with a qualitative approach for descriptive and explanatory purposes. …”
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