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Introduction: The number of subjects with 80 years old or over are increasing, In wide world . Objectives: To evaluate body composition and functional capacity of elderly people living São Paulo., Method: This was a cross-sectional study, that recruited 65 subjects older than 74.6 years, in São Paulo. All participants underwent bioimpedance and six-minute walk tests. Results: The mean age was 78.8 ± 4.4., BMI was 27.4 ± 5.6. Overall, 61.6% were women. No loss of lean mass in the studied population, but women had a lower percentage of lean mass when compared to the men.

Introduction: Our aim of this study was to investigate a new method of repairing intestinal injuries in the intra-abdominal inflammatory environment and compare it with simple hand suturing method. this method which include imaginative or telescopic bowel anastomoses previously jus used in urologic operations. Method: 16 dogs were divided in to two equal groups of 8. intra-abdominal infection was induced in all dogs by a small perforation in the small bowel.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the profile of elderly patients victims of falls, in a hospital of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. It used a descriptive and quantitative approach; the data collection was made in documents of the institution (notifications of sentinel events), and organized with the help of Excel program, triangulating the data to enable the association of the findings with the theory.

Introduction: Quality of life (QoL) is one of the expected results for the health sector and an important condition in the evaluation of health care practices and public policies. Objective: To characterize scientific production in Brazil about QoL in patients with myocardial infarction. Methodology: This is a bibliographical review of the systematic type.

We present a rare case of spontaneous coronary artery rupture of the RCA presentingas an acute abdomen and MI.

Systemic sclerosis (SSc, Scleroderma) is a rare connective tissue disorder that is highly diverse in its multisystem clinical presentation and follows a variable course. Systemic sclerosis is a disease that will lead to collagen diposition and fibrosis of skin and various internal organs like lungs, kidneys, blood vessels, and gastrointestinal tract. Systemic sclerosis can be clinically discerned into two subsets based on skin findings and serological data they are limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lSSc) and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (DcSSc).

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of exposed to differents means on water sorption and solubility of three composite resin. Specimens of each composite were andomly divided in 12 groups (n=10 per group): G1 (Control): no agents; G2: cigarette smoke; G3: coffee beverage; G4: wine beverage; G5: essential oils mouthrinse; G6: smoke/coffee; G7: smoke/wine; G8 smoke/mouthrinse; G9: smoke/coffee/mouthrinse; G10: smoke/wine/mouthrinse; G11: coffee/mouthrinse; G12 wine/mouthrinse, during 28 days.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the flap of parietal peritoneum for replacement of the inferior vena cava as interposition graft in dogs during an observation period of two months. Background: The development of reconstructive venous surgery has been hampered by the lack of suitable graft. Patency rates with grafts in the venous system are commonly less satisfactory than in the arterial system, mainly due to non-pulsatile flow velocity and the low pressure in veins.

Objective: Identify challenges for the nurse practice in the process of communication with persons with hearing impairments in Family Health Strategies. Method: a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, carried out through interviews with the twelve Nurses who work in an administrative district of Belém, State of Pará, Brazil, from April to May 2016, being used as data collection technique the interview and for the analysis of the data derived from the speeches, the technique of content analysis proposed by Bardin.

Aging is accompanied by several intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence the mental, physical and social health of the elderly. Among the most diverse diseases associated with people who are over 65 years, stands out Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease and associated with age and causes physical dependence and disability. The main initial symptom is recent memory loss, and with the increasing evolution of the disease, it is verified by alterations in the cognition being they the deficiencies of language and visual /spatial functions.