Relatos das ações extensionistas da liga acadêmica do trato gastrointestinal e doenças metabólicas

In health area, academic leagues, as outreach project, develop extracurricular activities for medical education, scientific research and health promotion. It provides, especially in Medicine, opportunity for personal and professional improvement, and has a positive effect on their education. For this reason, this article aims to report the experiences of “The Academic League of Gastrointestinal Tract and Metabolic Diseases” during the first year of its existence as an outreach project, analyzing and understanding, through the activities developed, its role in students’ education, its inclusion as an important health care agent in the city and its role in the community. Thus, it highlights the importance of academic leagues to the education of health care professional as well as having a positive influence on community.As ligas acadêmicas na área da saúde, como projeto extensionista, desenvolvem atividades extracurriculares voltadas para a educação médica, pesquisa científica e promoção da saúde. Essa forma de extensão acadêmica, principalmente no curso de Medicina, fornece oportunidade de crescimento pessoal e profissional aos seus integrantes, apresentando efeito positivo na formação dos mesmos. Por esse motivo, este artigo tem como objetivo relatar as experiências que a “Liga Acadêmica do Trato Gastrointestinal e Doenças Metabólicas”, desenvolvida por alunos e professores de Medicina da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), teve em seu primeiro ano como projeto extensionista, tendo em vista a análise e compreensão de seu papel na formação dos acadêmicos, sua inserção como um importante agente de atenção à saúde no município e sua atuação na comunidade, por meio das atividades realizadas. Com isso, destacam-se a importância de ligas acadêmicas para a formação de profissionais qualificados, além da influência positiva gerada para a comunidade

Prevalence of Carotid Stenosis and Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in Patients Undergoing Non-Coronary Cardiac Surgery

Abstract Introduction: Many publications on coronary surgery and carotid stenosis (CS) can be found, but we do not have enough information about the relationship between ischemic stroke, CS and non-coronary cardiac surgery. Objectives: To evaluate the incidence and risk factors associated with the stroke and CS ≥50% in patients undergoing non-coronary surgeries. Objectives: We assessed 241 patients, aged 40 years or older, between 2009 and 2016, operated in Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Ponta Grossa-PR, Brazil. We perform carotid Doppler in patients 40 years of age or older before any cardiac surgery as a routine. The incidence and possible risk factors for CS ≥50% and perioperative stroke were analyzed by univariate statistical analysis. Results: 11 patients (4.56%) presented perioperative stroke. The risk factor for stroke was CS ≥50%: OR=5.3750 (1.2909-22.3805), P=0.0208. Eighteen patients (7.46%) had CS ≥50% and their risk factors were extracardiac arteriopathy: OR=18.6607 (6.3644-54.7143), P<0.0001; COPD: OR=3.9040 (1.4491-10.5179), P=0.0071; diabetes mellitus: OR=2.9844 (1.0453-8.5204), P=0.0411; recent myocardial infarction: OR=13.8125 (1.8239-104.6052), P=0.0110; EuroSCORE II higher P=0.0056. Conclusion: The incidences of stroke and CS ≥50% were 4.56% and 7.46%, respectively. The risk factor for stroke was CS ≥50% and for CS ≥50% were extracardiac arteriopathy, COPD, diabetes mellitus, recent myocardial infarction and higher EuroSCORE II