Epidemiological profile of patients undergoing surgery to treat facial fractures in a university hospital

Introduction: Facial trauma presents aesthetic, social and economic relevance. Knowing its epidemiology makes it possible to formulate measures for prevention, education and systematization of care. Methods: Research through the hospital information system, looking for patients who needed to undergo surgery for face fracture between April 2015 and April 2020. Epidemiological data were then collected. Results: 141 patients were selected. The average age was 34 years, with most males (85%). The predominant etiology was motor vehicle accidents, and the most prevalent surgical fracture was orbit (67%). The median time between trauma and surgery was 18 days. Sixty patients had injuries associated with facial fractures, especially orthopedic and neurological injuries. Conclusion: The most common etiology of surgical facial fractures was a traffic accident, predominantly among men. Orbit fractures were the most surgically treated

Prevalence of body contouring surgery in post-bariatric patients at a university hospital

Introduction: The growing number of patients with massive weight loss after bariatric surgery is correlated with the demand for body contouring surgery. Such procedures reduce physical and psychological complaints, positively influencing the quality of life of these people. However, there is little data on the response of services that offer surgical treatment for morbid obesity to this need. The study aims to measure the prevalence of body contouring surgery between 2015 and 2018, in patients previously underwent on a bariatric surgery, in 2014 and 2015, at a University Hospital. Methods: Research in the hospital information system and medical records in order to assess the institutional prevalence of post-bariatric body contouring surgery. Patients who did not undergo both surgeries in our Service, those who underwent these surgical procedures in other years, as well as those with incomplete medical records were excluded. Results: Bariatric surgeries were performed in 208 patients. Of these, 11% (n=23) underwent 27 body contouring surgeries, with abdominal dermolipectomy (n=16) being the most frequently performed. The performance of more than one procedure to correct body deformity occurred in 13% (n=3) of patients. The mean age of patients undergoing body contouring surgery was 37 years, the majority was female (96%, n=22). Conclusion: Body contouring surgery is an important step in the treatment of morbid obesity and has a restorative feature. There is a huge lack of this therapy, which irreparably compromises the results obtained by bariatric surgery

Heavy quarkonium: progress, puzzles, and opportunities

A golden age for heavy quarkonium physics dawned a decade ago, initiated by the confluence of exciting advances in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and an explosion of related experimental activity. The early years of this period were chronicled in the Quarkonium Working Group (QWG) CERN Yellow Report (YR) in 2004, which presented a comprehensive review of the status of the field at that time and provided specific recommendations for further progress. However, the broad spectrum of subsequent breakthroughs, surprises, and continuing puzzles could only be partially anticipated. Since the release of the YR, the BESII program concluded only to give birth to BESIII; the $B$-factories and CLEO-c flourished; quarkonium production and polarization measurements at HERA and the Tevatron matured; and heavy-ion collisions at RHIC have opened a window on the deconfinement regime. All these experiments leave legacies of quality, precision, and unsolved mysteries for quarkonium physics, and therefore beg for continuing investigations. The plethora of newly-found quarkonium-like states unleashed a flood of theoretical investigations into new forms of matter such as quark-gluon hybrids, mesonic molecules, and tetraquarks. Measurements of the spectroscopy, decays, production, and in-medium behavior of c\bar{c}, b\bar{b}, and b\bar{c} bound states have been shown to validate some theoretical approaches to QCD and highlight lack of quantitative success for others. The intriguing details of quarkonium suppression in heavy-ion collisions that have emerged from RHIC have elevated the importance of separating hot- and cold-nuclear-matter effects in quark-gluon plasma studies. This review systematically addresses all these matters and concludes by prioritizing directions for ongoing and future efforts.Comment: 182 pages, 112 figures. Editors: N. Brambilla, S. Eidelman, B. K. Heltsley, R. Vogt. Section Coordinators: G. T. Bodwin, E. Eichten, A. D. Frawley, A. B. Meyer, R. E. Mitchell, V. Papadimitriou, P. Petreczky, A. A. Petrov, P. Robbe, A. Vair

Pre and post-operative photographic standardization in plastic surgery

Orientador: Paulo kharmandayanDissertação (mestrado profissional) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências MédicasResumo: Introdução: A fotografia, apesar de relativamente pouco utilizada na Medicina, tem grande importância na cirurgia plástica como instrumento de documentação longitudinal dos pacientes (pré e pós-operatórios), bem como no auxílio do planejamento cirúrgico e em pesquisas científicas, através de apresentações e produção de artigos científicos. Apesar desta importância, não há, na quase totalidade das residências médicas brasileiras, treinamento adequado para se aprofundar no registro fotográfico. Objetivo: padronizar a documentação fotográfica em cirurgia plástica no Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp. Método: foi utilizado o equipamento fotográfico da equipe de cirurgia plástica da Unicamp e a padronização foi realizada com o conhecimento através de pesquisa na literatura associado à nossa experiência fotografando os pacientes da cirurgia plástica do HC- Unicamp. Resultados: foram padronizados o equipamento fotográfico, armazenamento, o fundo fotográfico, o tipo de arquivo utilizado, as distâncias entre fundo e paciente e entre paciente e câmera, a iluminação, a configuração da câmera e as posições dos pacientes de acordo com a cirurgia realizada. Conclusão: a padronização fotográfica é importante para a formação do cirurgião plástico, bem como para o planejamento cirúrgico e atividades científicas e acadêmicasAbstract: Introduction: Photography, although relatively little used in medicine, is of great importance in plastic surgery as an instrument for longitudinal documentation of patients (preoperative and postoperative), as well as in the aid of surgical planning and scientific research, through presentations and production of scientific articles. Despite this importance, there is not, in almost all Brazilian plastic surgery residences, adequate training about photographic record. Objective: To standardize photographic documentation in plastic surgery at Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp (HC-Unicamp). Method: The photographic equipment of the plastic surgery team was used and the standardization was carried out according to the current scientific literature associated with our experience photographing plastic surgery patients at HC-Unicamp. Results: The photographic equipment, storage, photographic background, type of file, the distances between the background and the patient and between the patient and the camera, the lighting, the set-up of the camera and the patient’s positions were standardized according to kind of the surgery performed. Conclusion: Photographic standardization is important for the training of future plastic surgeons, for surgical planning, as well as for scientific and academic activitiesMestradoQualificação dos Processos AssistenciaisMestre em Ciência