Highlights ■ 1,902 microsurgical reconstructions performed in the Brazilian Public Health System (2009-2023). ■ Southern and Southeastern regions concentrate >85% of the procedures. ■ Microsurgery is cost-effective despite its greater complexity. ■ Centralization in São Paulo indicates a need for regional expansion. ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the national distribution and cost-effectiveness of oncologic microsurgical reconstructions performed within the Brazilian Public Health System over a 14-year period. Methods: A retrospective analysis of DATASUS data was conducted using three procedure codes related […]

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether Brazilian articles on cancer are published in journals with an impact factor and/or repercussion (measured by the number of citations) inferior to those that come from foreign organizations. METHODS: A search was carried out in PubMed for the MeSH term “neoplasm” with the limits clinical trial, affiliation of the Brazilian author(s), and interval from July 1st, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Selected for matching were non-Brazilian related articles published from three months prior to three months […]