REPLY Reply to letter to the editor on:Perinatal ischemic stroke: a five-year retrospective study in a level-III maternity. einstein (São Paulo). 2015;13(1):65-71. Resposta a carta ao editor para: Acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico perinatal: estudo retrospectivo de 5 anos em maternidade nível III. einstein (São Paulo). 2015;13(1):65-71. […]

To the Editor: I read with interest the systematic review “Oral care and nosocomial pneumonia: a systematic review” published in einstein (São Paulo), which describes evidences of an association between oral care and reduction in the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia. I would like to express some concerns about the study. First, the search strategy used was not reported, therefore the search strategy did not allow replication. In addition, articles included and excluded in the study were not identified in the […]

Dear Editor, I appreciated the study “Oral care and nosocomial pneumonia: a systematic review”, which emphasizes the importance of oral care in critical patients, with a particular impact on reducing the cases of nosocomial pneumonia. Currently, the dental surgeons make an effort to implement this type of preventive action in intensive care units. However, I would like to take this opportunity and highlight that preventive oral care should also be delivered to other inpatients at different units. The Hospital de […]

Dear editor, The manuscript “Association between participation and compliance with Continuing Medical Education and care production by physicians: a cross-sectional study” illustrates the ongoing challenge physicians face in keeping updated in order to offer their patients high-quality care. However, this need for Continuing Education is barred by the significant workload and dedication required by the profession.() […]

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“There’s no such thing as a free lunch” is an adage described over one century ago, which became popular by Professor Milton Friedman, in 1975. It came to my mind when reading the interesting editorial by Pasternak and Glina.(,) Working on both sides, as an author of journals and a reviewer, I am aware of the importance of a good review. It is powerful to enhance the description of results in an article, in addition to highlighting its strengths and […]

AUTHOR’S REPLY We are grateful for the interest and comments of our colleague on our study. We agree that the association between right bundle branch block and lower level of induction of ventricular arrhythmias in Chagas patients is unprecedented and interesting. However, this is only an initial observation in a reduced number of patients. Future investigations, including studies properly designed for this purpose and with adequate population samples are needed for any definitive cause and effect relation between right bundle […]

Dear Sir, I read with interest the recent article by Visconti et al.,() describing the association of clinical and echocardiographic parameters and the evolution of the ductus arteriosus in preterm infants. The results of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) flow velocity, being higher in the cases in closing process and lower in the group with surgical closure, are similar to those described by us.() However, unlike our study, no statistically significant difference in the PDA flow pattern was observed between […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letter to the editor: Spine surgery cost reduction at a specialized treatment center. einstein (São Paulo). 2013; 11(1):102-7 […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR On the scientific misconduct: a letter from Russia […]