Retrospective Analysis And Description Of A Cohort Of Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectatic Patients From An Outpatient Clinic In The University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Goeminne ◽  
Julie Soens ◽  
Walter De Wever ◽  
Pascal Van Bleyenbergh ◽  
Lieven J. Dupont
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
The University

scholarly journals The second step in the construction of a stigma scale of epilepsy

2005 ◽  
Vol 63 (2b) ◽  
pp. 395-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila C.B. Salgado ◽  
Paula T. Fernandes ◽  
Ana Lúcia A. Noronha ◽  
Fernanda D. Barbosa ◽  
Elisabete A.P. Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Stigma Scale ◽  
Know How ◽  
The University ◽  
Brazilian Culture ◽  
Recreation Activities

RATIONALE: The issue of stigmatization is one of the most common psychosocial problems faced by people with epilepsy. PURPOSE: A second step towards the development of a scale to measure epilepsy stigma. METHOD: We applied a closed questionnaire to 12 patients and 32 relatives from the Epilepsy Outpatient Clinic at the University Hospital of Campinas. RESULTS: The results are grouped in three main domains: medical, social and personal areas. Medical: the subjects did not know exactly what epilepsy is or how it is caused; nonetheless they know how to treat it. Social: the most important areas that people with epilepsy are discriminated are at work and social relationships. Patients also complained about their lack of freedom and limits on recreation activities. Personal Area: subjects apparently have the same feelings and thoughts about epilepsy and seizures. CONCLUSION: This study analyzed the most common aspects presented in the questionnaire to assess epilepsy stigma for the Brazilian culture which are the base to the elaboration of a stigma scale of epilepsy.

scholarly journals Caso 2/19: “Uma doença destruidora da face” / Case 2/19: “A face-destroying disease”

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Céline Yasmine Schweri ◽  
Mayara Santos Morais ◽  
Fernanda Miranda ◽  
Pietro Waltrick ◽  
Pedro Antônio Meneghetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Airway Disease ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Proteinase 3 ◽  
Chronic User ◽  
Acute Headache ◽  
The University ◽  
De Medicina ◽  
Rheumatology Outpatient

Caso relatado na Reunião de Discussão de Casos Clínicos do Hospital Universitário Prof. Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago, iniciada pelos Profs. Jorge Dias de Matos, Marisa Helena César Coral e Rosemeri Maurici da Silva, em julho de 2017. No dia 13 de junho de 2019, no bloco do curso de medicina, realizou-se a apresentação e discussão do caso cujo registro é apresentado a seguir: um paciente de 38 anos é acompanhado no ambulatório de reumatologia, com uma doença destrutiva das vias aéreas superiores, pansinusopatia, ANCA e anti-proteinase 3 positivos. É usuário crônico de cocaína inalável e de corticosteróides. Um dia, dá entrada na emergência com cefaleia aguda e meningismo. Qual é o diagnóstico?Case reported at the Clinical Cases Discussion Meeting of the University Hospital “Polydoro Ernani of São Thiago”, initiated by Profs. Jorge Dias de Matos, Marisa Helena César Coral and Rosemeri Maurici da Silva, July 2017. On June 13, 2019, in the medical school block, the case was presented and discussed: A 38-year-old male patient is followed at the rheumatology outpatient clinic with a destructive upper airway disease, pansinusopathy, positive ANCA and anti-proteinase 3. He is a chronic user of inhaled cocaine and corticosteroids. One day, he comes to the emergency room with acute headache and meningism. What is the diagnosis?

scholarly journals Seasonal variation in the frequency of myocardial infarction diagnosed in a large emergency department of a European country with a temperate climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Lippi ◽  
Camilla Mattiuzzi ◽  
Gianfranco Cervellin
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
European Country ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Final Diagnosis ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
The University

Previous studies at different latitudes showed that acute myocardial infarction (AMI) exhibits a seasonal variation, with higher frequency in spring and winter. We conducted a retrospective analysis to verify whether the frequency of AMI cases diagnosed in the emergency department (ED) may follow a seasonal pattern in a European country with a temperate climate. A retrospective analysis was performed in the hospital database of the University Hospital of Parma (northwestern Italy), to retrieve the total number of AMI cases diagnosed in the ED during the entire year 2010. The search for AMI cases was conducted using both ICD-9 codes and related diagnostic terms. The seasonality was defined according to the typical equinoxes and solstices at the latitude of the study. A total of 83,919 patients visited the ED of the University Hospital of Parma during the year 2010, 502 (0.6%) of whom with a final diagnosis of AMI (mean age, 73±14 years; 188 women and 314 men). The largest frequency of AMIs was observed in autumn (n=148; 29%), followed by winter (n=136, 27%), whereas the lowest frequencies were recorded in spring (n=110; 22%) and summer (n=108; 22%). The difference in frequency distribution of AMI cases across the four seasons of the year was found to be statistically significant (P&lt;0.001), and this trend was independent from sex and age. Compared to the summer period (<em>i.e.</em>, the season with the lowest frequency of AMI cases), the relative risk (RR) for AMI was significantly higher in autumn (1.37; 95% CI, 1.15-1.63; P&lt;0.001) and winter (1.26; 95% CI, 1.05-1.51; P=0.013), but not in spring (1.02; 95% CI, 0.83-1.24; P=0.857). Compared to the spring period, the RR for AMI was found also to be significantly higher in autumn (1.34; 95% CI, 1.13-1.60; P&lt;0.001) and winter (1.24; 95% CI, 1.03-1.48; P=0.021).

scholarly journals Medically Unexplained Oropharyngeal Dysphagia at the University Hospital ENT Outpatient Clinic for Dysphagia: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study

Dysphagia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob J.C.G. Verdonschot ◽  
Laura W.J. Baijens ◽  
Sophie Vanbelle ◽  
Michelle Florie ◽  
Remco Dijkman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
The University

scholarly journals 279 Liver disease in pediatric patients treated at the Cystic Fibrosis Centre of the University Hospital Centre Zagreb

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matea Kovačić ◽  
Lana Omerza ◽  
Dorian Tješić-Drinković ◽  
Mirna Natalija Aničić ◽  
Irena Senečić-Čala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis Centre ◽  
The University

scholarly journals ICD therapy in the elderly: a retrospective single-center analysis of mortality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Scheurlen ◽  
Jan van den Bruck ◽  
Jonas Wörmann ◽  
Tobias Plenge ◽  
Arian Sultan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Peripheral Artery ◽  
Icd Implantation ◽  
Icd Therapy ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
The University

Abstract Background Current implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) guidelines do not impose age limitations for ICD implantation (IMPL) and generator exchange (GE); however, patients (pts) should be expected to survive for 1 year. With higher age, comorbidity and mortality due to non-sudden cardiac death increase. Thus, the benefit of ICD therapy in elderly pts remains unclear. Mortality after ICD IMPL or GE in pts ≥ 75 years was assessed. Methods Consecutive pts aged ≥ 75 years with ICD IMPL or GE at the University Hospital Cologne, Germany, between 01/2013 and 12/2017 were included in this retrospective analysis. Results Of 418 pts, 82 (20%) fulfilled the inclusion criteria; in 70 (55 = IMPL, 79%, 15 = GE, 21%) follow-up (FU) was available. The median FU was 3.1 years. During FU, 40 pts (57%) died (29/55 [53%] IMPL; 11/15 [73%] GE). Mean survival after surgery was 561 ± 462 days. The 1‑year mortality rate was 19/70 (27%) overall, 9/52 (17%) in pts ≥ 75 and 10/18 (56%) in pts ≥ 80 years. Deceased pts were more likely to suffer from chronic renal failure (85% vs. 53%, p = 0.004) and peripheral artery disease (18% vs. 0%, p = 0.02). During FU, seven pts experienced ICD shocks (four appropriate, three inappropriate). In primary prevention (n = 35) mortality was 46% and four pts experienced ICD therapies (two adequate); in secondary prevention (n = 35) mortality was 69% (p = 0.053) with three ICD therapies (two adequate). Conclusion Mortality in ICD pts aged ≥ 80 years was 56% at 1 and 72% at 2 years in this retrospective analysis. The decision to implant an ICD in elderly pts should be made carefully and individually.

Symptomatic vascular complications after vascular closure device use following diagnostic and interventional catheterisation

VASA ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thalhammer ◽  
Aschwanden ◽  
Jeanneret ◽  
Labs ◽  
Jäger
Keyword(s):  
Current Literature ◽  
Vascular Complications ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Closure Device ◽  
Ultrasound Guided ◽  
Vascular Closure Device ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Arterial Stenoses ◽  
The University ◽  
Stenotic Lesions

Background: Haemostatic puncture closure devices for rapid and effective hemostasis after arterial catheterisation are a comfortable alternative to manual compression. Implanting a collagen plug against the vessel wall may become responsible for other kind of vascular injuries i.e. thrombotic or stenotic lesions and peripheral embolisation. The aim of this paper is to report our clinically relevant vascular complications after Angio-Seal® and to discuss the results in the light of the current literature. Patients and methods: We report the symptomatic vascular complications in 17 of 7376 patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic catheterisation between May 2000 and March 2003 at the University Hospital Basel. Results: Most patients presented with ischaemic symptoms, arterial stenoses or occlusions and thrombotic lesions (n = 14), whereas pseudoaneurysms were extremely rare (n = 3). Most patients with ischaemic lesions underwent vascular surgery and all patients with a pseudoaneurysm were successfully treated by ultrasound-guided compression. Conclusions: Severe vascular complications after Angio-Seal® are rare, consistent with the current literature. There may be a shift from pseudoaneurysms to ischaemic lesions.

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