Highlights ■ SARS-CoV-2 patients had 83.7% ischemic stroke and 39% in-hospital mortality rates. ■ D-dimer levels independently predict mortality in patients with COVID-19 and stroke. ■ Patients with COVID-19 and stroke have high complication rates: pneumonia 61%, renal failure 35%, sepsis 30.3% sepsis. ■ Time from symptom onset to admission was shorter than the pre-pandemic average. ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to characterize the clinical, laboratory, and neuroimaging profiles of hospitalized Brazilian patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 and acute cerebrovascular events. […]

OBJECTIVE: The MELD system has not yet been tested as an allocation tool for liver transplantation in the developing countries. In 2006, MELD (Model for End-stage Liver Disease) was launched as a new liver allocation system in São Paulo, Brazil. This study was designed to assess the results of the new allocation policy on waiting list mortality. METHODS: The State of São Paulo liver transplant database was retrospectively reviewed from July 2003 through July 2009. Patients were divided into those […]