University of Vassouras

Perinatal Outcomes of Pleuro-Amniotic Shunting in Isolated Pleural Effusions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Pleuro-amniotic shunting has been proposed for fetal pleural effusion, although its safety and efficacy remain uncertain. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the perinatal outcomes of the fetal therapy for isolated pleural effusion through a systematic review and single-arm meta-anal...

Factors associated with early death among children and adolescents with cancer in Brazil: a nationwide registry-based study

This study aimed to identify sociodemographic, clinical, and care-related factors associated with early death in childhood and adolescent cancer patients in Brazil. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the Brazilian Hospital Cancer Registry Integrator Databa...

The Björck classification of the open abdomen revisited: clarifying concepts for modern complex abdomen management

Abstract Introduction The open abdomen (OA) has become an integral component of modern acute care, trauma, and vascular surgery. Since 2009, the Björck classification, amended in 2016, has provided a common language for describing the status and progression of the OA and remains...

A Novel Radiographic Classification of the Proximal Tibiofibular Joint

Background and Objectives: We aim to develop a simple radiographic classification for describing the morphological inclination of the proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ) based on composite measurements obtained from standard anteroposterior and lateral knee radiographs, and to eva...

Silent spreaders: multidrug-resistant and hypermucoviscous Klebsiella from animals threaten one health

This study investigated the identification, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and phenotypic and genotypic traits of 30 Klebsiella isolates recovered from diverse animal species and infection sites. MALDI-TOF MS demonstrated higher accuracy in species-level identification than c...