28/Mar/2025
Impact of liver transplantation on the quality of life of a cohort of high-risk recipients
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025AO0565
Highlights ■ Liver transplantation improves health-related quality of life in patients with cirrhosis and high MELD scores. ■ Significant health-related quality of life improvements occur within three months of transplantation. ■ Multidisciplinary care programs enhance post-iver transplantation physical and mental recovery. ■ Sustained health-related quality of life gains highlight the long-term benefits of liver transplantation. ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effects of liver transplantation on the health-related quality of life of patients with cirrhosis on the waiting list for transplantation. […]
Keywords: Alcoholism; Health status; Liver cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; Morbidity; Quality of life; Surveys and questionnaires; Waiting list
22/Feb/2024
Telemedicine and patients with heart failure: evidence and unresolved issues
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RW0393
ABSTRACT Heart failure is the leading cause of cardiac-related hospitalizations. Limited access to reevaluations and outpatient appointments restricts the application of modern therapies. Telemedicine has become an essential resource in the healthcare system because of its countless benefits, such as higher and more frequent appointments and faster titration of medications. This narrative review aimed to demonstrate the evidence and unresolved issues related to the use of telemedicine in patients with heart failure. No studies have examined heart failure prevention; however, […]
Keywords: Heart failure; Morbidity; Mortality; Telecare; Telemedicine
01/Jul/2016
Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3684
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency and risk factors of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a high-risk maternity. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, and case-control study, conducted in a public tertiary care maternity hospital. Data from 998 newborns and their mothers were collected through interviews and review of medical records and prenatal care cards. Some placentas underwent histopathological analysis. The variables of small-for-gestational-age and non-small-for-gestational-age newborns and of their mothers were statistically compared by means of Student’s t test, Fisher’s exact […]
Keywords: Birth weight; Fetal growth retardation; Infant; Morbidity; Newborn; Risk Factors
01/Jul/2010
Morbidity in neonates according to the mode of delivery: a comparative study
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082010AO1658
ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the effects of the modes of delivery on the health of newborns in a private maternity hospital in the city of São Paulo. Methods: Between January 1995 and December 1998, all patients consecutively admitted for deliveries were included in this cross-sectional retrospective study. A total of 8,457 medical records were analyzed, being excluded of the sample 460 multiple pregnancies and 517 pregnant women with obstetric and/or clinical disorders. The incidence […]
Keywords: Cesarean section; Comparative study; Morbidity; Natural childbirth; Obstetric labor complications; Obstetrical forceps