ABSTRACT The aim of this integrative review was to identify scientific studies on risk factors for bloodstream infections associated with central venous catheters (CVC) in cancer patients. The research question was formulated according to the PICO framework. An electronic search was conducted on the SciELO digital library, the Virtual Health...
ABSTRACT Objectives: The COVID-19 infection was declared pandemic in March 2020. Since then, multiple studies have attempted to correlate clinical factors with the risk of complications from COVID-19. However, cancer patients are underrepresented in clinical trials and the results vary between different cohorts. Our goal is to describe a cohort of...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Pancreatic neoplasia is considered a serious disease, associated with high mortality rates and late diagnosis. This pathology corresponds in the Brazilian scenario, about 2% of the diagnosed cancers. The main risk factors are: advanced age, male sex, black race, smoking, obesity, diabetes, pancreatitis, excessive alcohol use, as well as...
