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Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto
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Background: Because falls can lead to loss of autonomy in individuals with post-tuberculosis lung disease (iwPTLD), assessing fall risk is crucial for reducing the likelihood of fractures and preventing the decline of physical function. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluat...
- Society & Economics
DBS Candidacy Failure in a Brazilian Public Referral Center: The Role of Pre‐Referral Optimization
The data supporting the findings of this study were obtained from the electronic medical records of Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto and are subject to institutional and ethical restrictions because they contain confidential patient information. Therefore, they are not public...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background/Objectives: The primary objective was to assess reference intervals for fetal Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) using bidimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE), including only prospective studies specifically designed for this purpose. An additional objec...
- Health & Medicine
Background: Ultrasound risk stratification systems for thyroid nodules worldwide describe different types of echogenic foci, including punctate echogenic foci (microcalcifications), coarse internal calcifications, and peripheral (rim) calcifications (complete or incomplete), with...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Skull base meningoceles are extremely rare, most commonly resulting from congenital defects in sphenoid bone fusion. Inadequate embryonic fusion between the posterior sphenoid and the occipital bones may result in a transclival meningocele. Given the absence of a formal classific...