Browsing Makale Koleksiyonu by Publisher "HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO"
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An analysis of 214 cases of rib fractures
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2011)INTRODUCTION: Rib fractures are the most common type of injury associated with trauma to the thorax. In this study, we investigated whether morbidity and mortality rates increased in correlation with the number of fractured ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PLASMA D-DIMER LEVELS AND COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2010)BACKGROUND: Plasma D-dimer levels are directly related to the intra- and extra-vascular coagulation that occurs in acute and chronic lung damage in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). OBJECTIVES: This study ... -
DETERMINATION OF SERUM ADENOSINE DEAMINASE AND XANTHINE OXIDASE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2010)OBJECTIVE: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever with a high mortality rate. Despite increasing knowledge about hemorrhagic fever viruses, little is known about the pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo ... -
Frequency of the mdr-1 C > T gene polymorphism in patients with COPD
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2010)BACKGROUND AND AIM: The multi-drug resistant-1 (MDR-1) gene is located on human chromosome 7 and encodes a glycosylated membrane protein that is a member of the ATP-binding cassette transporters superfamily. The aim of the ... -
MUSHROOM POISONING: RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 294 CASES
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2010)OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to present special clinical and laboratory features of 294 cases of mushroom poisoning. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, 294 patients admitted to the Pediatric ... -
Post-thoracotomy wound separation (DEHISCENCE): A disturbing complication
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2013)OBJECTIVES: We described the treatment of dehiscence of thoracotomy incisions in patients who underwent thoracic surgery in the present study. METHODS: Twenty-four patients with either partial or complete dehiscence of ... -
Pulmonary toxicity of chronic exposure to tobacco and biomass smoke in rats
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2011)OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the separate and combined effects of tobacco and biomass smoke exposure on pulmonary histopathology in rats. INTRODUCTION: In addition to smoking, indoor pollution in ... -
Serum Paraoxonase, Arylesterase, and Glutathione-S-Transferase Activities and Oxidative Stress Levels in Patients with Mushroom Poisoning
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2018)OBJECTIVES: Consumption of toxic species of mushrooms may have detrimental effects and increase oxidative stress. Paraoxonase, arylesterase and glutathione-S-transferase are antioxidants that resist oxidative stress. In ...