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    Pneumomediastino espontâneo em paciente com COVID-19: um relato de caso / Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a patient with COVID-19: a case report

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    O pneumomediastino é um acúmulo de ar incomum e potencialmente fatal dentro do mediastino, tradicionalmente associado a barotrauma, lesão no esôfago, traqueia, pulmão ou espaço pleural e infecções, sendo incomum na pneumonia viral, porém tem sido relatado em alguns casos com a síndrome da pneumonia por COVID-19. Neste relato, apresentamos um caso de pneumomediastino espontâneo em um paciente diagnosticado com pneumonia pela COVID-19.O pneumomediastino é um acúmulo de ar incomum e potencialmente fatal dentro do mediastino, tradicionalmente associado a barotrauma, lesão no esôfago, traqueia, pulmão ou espaço pleural e infecções, sendo incomum na pneumonia viral, porém tem sido relatado em alguns casos com a síndrome da pneumonia por COVID-19. Neste relato, apresentamos um caso de pneumomediastino espontâneo em um paciente diagnosticado com pneumonia pela COVID-19.

    Avaliação do conhecimento sobre radiação ionizante em métodos de imagem em uma população não médica

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    Objectives: To describe the knowledge of ionizing radiation exposure in a non-medical population and evaluate the relationship between the understanding of these concepts and the subsequent risks. Materials and Methods: The survey consisted in eleven questions, and assessed knowledge about which tests use ionizing radiation, radiation exposure from medical imaging, and subsequent radiation-induced malignancies. Sociodemographic data were also collected. Results: 88 responses were obtained. 84% of patients had completed higher education and 98% had already undergone some type of imaging exam in their lifetime. About which methods they think use ionizing radiation: 73% responded MRI and 21% ultrasonography. When chest X-ray was compared with CT, only 11% indicated that CT had 100 times the amount of radiation and the majority (23%) responded that it had a little less. Regarding MRI, when asked the amount of radiation that an MRI of abdomen has compared to a CT of abdomen, most participants (28%) responded the same amount. About the knowledge of radiation induction of malignancy, 36% expressed disagreement, without certainty, with the true statement “person who undergoes 3-5 CTs has a higher risk of developing cancer throughout life” and 20% totally disagreed. Conclusion: Study participants did not demonstrate an understanding of which tests use ionizing radiation, the radiation dose, and the risk associated with CT imaging. In addition, they did not understand that MRI and ultrasonography does not expose them to ionizing radiation. The fact of having completed higher education has not been shown to improve understanding of radiation concepts.Objetivos: Descrever o conhecimento sobre exposição à radiação ionizante de uma população não-médica e avaliar as relações entre a compreensão sobre esses conceitos e os riscos subsequentes. Material e Métodos: A pesquisa se constituiu em onze perguntas, e avaliou o conhecimento sobre quais exames utilizam radiação ionizante, exposição à radiação a partir de imagens médicas e malignidades subsequentes induzidas por radiação. Dados sociodemográficos também foram coletados. Resultados: 88 respostas foram obtidas. 84% dos pacientes possuíam curso superior completo e 98% já havia realizado algum tipo de exame de imagem na vida. Sobre quais métodos acham que utilizam radiação ionizante: 73% responderam ressonância magnética e 21% ultrassonografia. Quando foi comprado a TC com radiografia de tórax, apenas 11% indicaram que a TC tem 100 vezes a quantidade de radiação e maioria (23%) responderam que tem pouco menos. Em relação à ressonância magnética, quando questionados a quantidade de radiação que uma RM de abdome tem em comparação com uma TC de abdome, a maioria dos participantes (28%) respondeu a mesma quantidade. Sobre o conhecimento da indução de malignidade por radiação, 36% expressaram discordância, sem certeza, com a afirmação verdadeira “pessoa que faz 3-5 TCs tem um risco maior de desenvolver câncer ao longo da vida” e 20% discordaram totalmente. Conclusão: Os participantes do estudo não demonstraram uma compreensão sobre quais exames utilizam radiação ionizante, a dose de radiação e o risco associado às imagens de TC. Além disso, eles não entendiam que a ressonância magnética e a ultrassonografia não os expõem à radiação ionizante. O fato de possuírem ensino superior completo não demonstrou melhorar a compreensão dos conceitos sobre radiação

    Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

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    Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US 92492millionusingapproach1and92 492 million using approach 1 and 73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was 95004millionusingapproach1and95 004 million using approach 1 and 75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially

    Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

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    Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US 92492millionusingapproach1and92 492 million using approach 1 and 73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was 95004millionusingapproach1and95 004 million using approach 1 and 75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially
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