Centro Universitário do Pará

Retrohepatic inferior vena cava injuries: surgical anatomy and operative maneuvers the trauma surgeon needs to know

Injuries of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava are among the most lethal encountered in abdominal trauma. They are anatomically unforgiving: the retrohepatic cava is a short venous segment embedded within the liver, tethered by numerous fragile tributaries that drain downstream...

A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to determine the effect of primaquine dose on efficacy, tolerability and safety in uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in Latin America

Background Primaquine is widely used to prevent relapses of Plasmodium vivax malaria, but the optimal dose in Latin America is unknown. We undertook a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of different pri...