Dear Editor, We would like to share our feedback on the publication “Post-vaccination incidence and side effects of COVID-19 in a cohort of Brazilian healthcare professionals: an internet-based survey”.( ) Ballestero et al. looked into the prevalence of vaccine adverse effects and COVID-19 among healthcare workers who had been vaccinated.( )According to Ballestero et al., 60% of Brazilian healthcare workers had side effects, with local swelling/pain, fatigue/weariness, fever, headache, and limb pain being the most prevalent ones.( ) It is […]

Dear Editor, Research indicates that in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic there was a decrease in number of tuberculosis diagnosis. This reduction has been suggested to have occurred due to social distancing and more constant hygiene routines, such as hand washing and sanitizing, as well as continued use of masks.(,) […]

Dear Editor, The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic boosted Telemedicine encounters around the world, with physicians having to face a variety of clinical adversities daily. The conditions with a low level of scientific evidence to guide treatment, such as hiccups, are even more challenging in remote care. Hiccups (diaphragmatic and intercostal muscle contraction followed by laryngeal closure) are usually self-limited and benign after peripheral phrenic irritation. However, this symptom may be a life-threatening situation or related to severe diseases.() Our […]

Dear Editor, The widespread use of face masks is an essential tool for slowing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and its adoption is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).() During the pandemic, several computed tomography scans of patients wearing face masks showed prominent nasal deformation, such as nasal septal deviations and nasal airway narrowing, which were absent in examinations of the same patients performed before the pandemic (). Therefore, care should be taken when evaluating the […]

  Dear Editor, In the article recently published under the title “Brazilian Guidelines for Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis”, due to our unfortunate omission, one of the collaborators of the “Working Group on Brazilian Guidelines for Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis” was not included in the text and, therefore, her name was not included in the acknowledgments, like the other members of this group who participated in the elaboration of the technical content of this guideline. Thus, we would like to acknowledge […]

Dear Editor, In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Surgical Safety Checklist as part of the Global Patient Safety Challenge to reduce surgical morbidity and mortality worldwide. The list comprises three stages: before induction of anesthesia (sign in), before skin incision (timeout), and before patient leaves operating room (sign out), which consider the regular flow of surgical procedures.() […]

Dear Editor, The article “Endobronchial ultrasound: minimally invasive technology to aid in the diagnosis of thoracic diseases”,() contributes to technical-diagnostic evolution of pulmonary lesions. Endobronchial ultrasound with a radial transducer enabled to perform cytopathological examination and transbronchial biopsy of small lung lesions. Bronchoscopic radial ultrasound and fluoroscopic images are usually combined procedures. The ability to target small peripheral lesions is technically complex due to the challenging localization of small airways in relation to lung lesions. For this reason, we began […]

So, where do we stand? At our center we objectively draw attention to the presence of B-cell precursors in flow cytometry reports whenever the total number of CD34+ HSC, excluding the presence of B-cell precursors, is less than 2.0 x 106 cells per kilogram of recipient’s weight. Therefore, to alert the transplant physician about the possibility that – due to the presence of B-cell precursors – the bag destined for the HSCT may contain a suboptimal number of CD34+ HSC, […]

Dear Editor, The article “Meta-analyses on COVID-19: scoping review and quality analysis”,() published in this journal, shows its relevance when planning meta-analysis and carrying out pertinent discussion about the role of this type of methodology in the current pandemic. […]

Dear Editor, The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a major impact on medical education, which had to be redesigned to use new platforms and teaching resources to complement the traditional in-person modality.() Ophthalmology was one of the specialties with more residents infected by coronavirus in New York City. This was due to the proximity between the physician and patient during the ophthalmologic examination.() Therefore, teaching of ophthalmology had to be adjusted for undergraduate medical students. […]