To present a low-cost prototype for a barrier enclosure device which can be used during open surgeries such as tracheotomy. Methods: We provide detailed description of a novel device called COVID-Box, developed by The Surgical Airway Team for COVID-19 Pandemic, a temporary task force formed by Walter Cantídio University Hospital. Safety guidelines for performing tracheotomies in COVID-19 patients are also stated. Results: Our prototype device provides greater hand mobility than previous barrier devices reported, making it more suitable for airway surgical procedures, such as tracheotomy. The curved shaped format and the customizable access ports provides ergonomics, without compromising safety. Conclusion: The COVID-Box appears to be an efficient, reproduceable, low-cost barrier enclosure device that can be used for open tracheotomies in ICU patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective To evaluate effects of an educative intervention over the self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) at home for metabolic control. Method A total of 91 people with diabetes participated, recruited from the home capillary blood glycemia self-monitoring program. Two groups of participants were formed: one group participated in the SMBG program at home and with usual care (control group), while the other group participated in the SMBG at home and with educative intervention (intervention group). In total there were 12 meetings, three for each conversation map in the control of diabetes, during four months in 2011 and 2012. For all the analysis, a significance statistical level of 5% (p ≤ 0.05) was adopted. Results Most part of participants were females, married, with an average age of 62.1 years old and schooling from four to seven years of study. In the intervention group, an improvement was observed in the following measures: body mass index, abdominal circumference, diastolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. The control group showed improvement in measures of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Moreover, an increase on the values of glycated hemoglobin was observed in both groups. Conclusion It was observed that there was not statistical significant improvement of the metabolic control. However, it was possible to confirm that an educative intervention for SMBG at home presented a clinical significance, which in turn, resonates in a special way on the health of participants.
Objetivos: Relatar a experiência inicial com a tireoidectomia transoral endoscópica por abordagem vestibular (TOETVA) no Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio - UFC. Metodologia: Relatamos o caso de duas pacientes submetidas à TOETVA no Serviço de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço do Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio-UFC. As pacientes do estudo tinham 40 e 31 anos de idade, ASA I, com nódulo de 3,9 cm e 2,1 cm, respectivamente. Dados das pacientes, citologia, complicações, tempo cirúrgico, sintomas pós-operatórios e tempo de internação foram registrados. Resultados: Duas pacientes do sexo feminino foram submetidas a tireoidectomia parcial em maio de 2019. Suas respectivas idades eram 40 e 31 anos. Citologia: Bethesda II e Bethesda IV. O resultado histopatológico final confirmou benignidade. As duas pacientes queixaram-se de dor e hipoestesia no mento de baixa intensidade no pós-operatório. A internação de ambas as pacientes durou dois dias. Conclusões: A TOETVA é uma técnica cirúrgica relativamente nova, porém, segura e eficaz, com excelentes resultados estéticos, sendo uma excelente possibilidade de tratamento para pacientes selecionados.
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