Past Issue

The authors are commenting on the study entitled “Long-term visual outcomes and causes of vision loss in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy”, published by Mrejen et al. in Ophthalmology 2019;126(4):576-588, which evaluated the long-term visual outcomes and causes of vision loss in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. The authors of this study concluded that the age at presentation and outer retinal changes on multimodal imaging were associated with long-term best-corrected visual acuity changes and may be predictors of long-term visual outcomes.

It is an integrative review of literature carried out in the databases BVS, LILACS, BDENF and SciELO, through the descriptors: patient safety; surgical nursing; surgery Center; perioperative nursing and nursing care. The objective of this study is to analyze the current scientific evidence regarding the practice of nurses in promoting the safety of the surgical patient that enables safe care with less occurrence of potentially preventable damages.

Introduction: Families with children with motor disabilities are called upon to face a variety of problems from day to day child care, treatment, child education, social inclusion and, most importantly, their independence. Tackling the problems children with motor disabilities face is the ultimate goal of improving their quality of life. Improving the quality of life requires the protection of public health, as there is no social and economic progress without the involvement of the 'health' factor. Health researchers argue that there is a correlation between living standards and health.

The care of nurses requires a praxis that holds scientific and technical knowledge in wide dimensions. In the Family Health Strategy, this care acquires a dialogical and emancipatory perspective through health education. Longitudinal care at each meeting provides an opportunity for dialogue, in a construction of truth that must be translated into an experience open to reframing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to reflect on the educational care of nurses in the Family Health Strategy based on the Gadamerian language.

Research is a process aimed at seeking new knowledge, in this case, it will seek to find alternative ways in the field of new technologies that serve to support special educational needs. Society demands these technological contributions to solve problems and allow man to work with greater ergonomics; The school, a social institution, also needs these resources so that all students can build a functional and meaningful teaching-learning process .

The More Doctors Program was created with the intention of reducing the shortage of doctors in Primary Health Care in some remote and priority municipalities. The objective was to understand the users' perception of the health care offered by the professionals included in the Project More Doctors for Brazil, in the border municipalities of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, of a qualitative nature, developed in the 12 municipalities on the border line of that State.

Objective: Evaluate the association between cortisol, zinc parameters and insulin resistance in obese women. Methods: Case-control study was conducted, enrolling women aged between 20 and 50 years old, who were divided into case group (n=45) and control group (n=42). The dietary zinc intake was assessed by 3-day food records using Nut Win software version 1.5. Zinc concentrations in plasma, erythrocytes, and urine were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry.

Photodynamic therapy in periodontics is used to obtain antimicrobial effects and also to assist in the healing process by acting on tissue healing and regeneration after performing surgical procedures. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate in the scientific literature the effectiveness of using laser therapy in the surgical approach of periodontal procedures. A systematic review of the literature was performed using the Scopus, Science Direct, Embase, Cochrane Collaboration Library, and PubMed/ MEDLINE databases.

Resumo Purpose: To characterize the epidemiological profile of hospitalizations of adults by clinical emergencies in a public hospital in Coari in Amazonas state. Methods: Study with a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive-exploratory approach with the collection of secondary data in medical records which were printed, archived and stored in the statistics department of the hospital unit. Results: A total of 234 medical records were used for this study which includes clinical diagnosis in adults aged 19 to 59 years, between September and December 2017.

Objective: Demonstrate BP4 stimulation can treat meridian diseases related to Chong Mai, including FMS. Methods: Prospective, control case, randomized, with “crossing over”; 69 female, older than 21 years, with FMS, also diagnosed by researchers with curious meridian Yang Qiao Mai affection, divided into four groups: Group 1 - 3 sessions in BP4 / 3 sessions with simulation (S); Group 2 - 3 sessions with S / 3 sessions in BP4; Group 3 - 3 sessions in B62-Loc.1; Group 4 - 3 sessions in B62-Loc.2, weekly, for 3 to 6 weeks.