Search Results - "Vaz Carneiro, Antonio"

Efficacy Of Lipid Lowering Drug Treatment For Diabetic And Non-Diabetic Patients: Meta-Analysis Of Randomised Controlled Trials by Costa, João, Borges, Margarida, David, Cláudio, Carneiro, António Vaz

“…Objective To evaluate the clinical benefit of lipid lowering drug treatment in patients with and without diabetes mellitus, for primary and secondary…”
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Infliximab reduces hospitalizations and surgery interventions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Costa, João, Magro, Fernando, Caldeira, Daniel, Alarcão, Joana, Sousa, Rita, Vaz-Carneiro, António

“…We systematically reviewed infliximab benefit in reducing hospitalizations and/or major surgery rates in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A…”
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Lost in transition: a systematic review of the association between unemployment and mental health by Virgolino, Ana, Costa, Joana, Santos, Osvaldo, Pereira, Maria Emília, Antunes, Rita, Ambrósio, Sara, Heitor, Maria João, Vaz Carneiro, António

“…Unemployment can involve financial strain and major psychosocial challenges. Integration of the existing evidence is needed to better characterize the…”
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Excess Mortality Estimation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Data from Portugal by Nogueira, Paulo Jorge, Nobre, Miguel De Araújo, Nicola, Paulo Jorge, Furtado, Cristina, Vaz Carneiro, António

“…Portugal is experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. All-causes mortality in Portugal increased during March and April 2020 compared…”
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Post-Infection Fatigue Syndromes in the Era of Long COVID: The Case of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Sepúlveda, Nuno, Malato, João, Winck, João Carlos, Vaz Carneiro, António, Serra Hoffman, Joan, Branco, Jaime

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Systematic reviews of evidence in medical education and clinical medicine: Is the nature of evidence similar? by Patrício, Madalena, vaz Carneiro, António

“…Background: It is accepted worldwide that clinical and educational decisions should be informed by the best available evidence, not individual opinion only…”
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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Pregabalin for Pain in Fibromyalgia in Adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;9:CD011790 and 2016;4:CD009002 by Ferreira-Dos-Santos, Guilherme, Sousa, David Cordeiro, Costa, João, Vaz-Carneiro, António

“…Fibromyalgia can be clinically defined by widespread pain lasting for longer than 3 months with tenderness on palpation in 11 or more of 18 specified tender…”
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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Early Discharge Hospital at Home. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;6:CD000356 by Mariana Alves, Miguel Bigotte Vieira, João Costa, António Vaz Carneiro

“…Hospital at home is a service that provides active treatment by healthcare professionals in the patient’s home for a condition that otherwise would require…”
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Cochrane Corner: Colchicine in acute and recurrent pericarditis by Caldeira, Daniel, Vaz-Carneiro, António, Costa, João

“…The potential anti-inflammatory effect of colchicine has been explored in many conditions, including pericarditis. The Cochrane Collaboration Systematic Review…”
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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Influenza Vaccines for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;5:CD005050 by Caldeira, Daniel, Costa, João, Vaz-Carneiro, António

“…Influenza infections are associated to increased risk of cardiovascular events. The systematic review of Cochrane Collaboration evaluated the role of influenza…”
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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor for Prevention of Postoperative Vitreous Cavity Hemorrhage after Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;8:CD008214. by Sousa, David Cordeiro, Leal, Inês, Costa, João, Vaz-Carneiro, António

“…Postoperative vitreous hemorrhage is a complication following vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy, delaying visual recovery and making fundus…”
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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation and Reduction. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014,12: CD010216 by Vaz-Carneiro, António, Costa, João

“…Smoking is one of the most important risk factors for various cardiovascular, cancer and respiratory diseases. There are a number of smoking cessation…”
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Cochrane Corner: What is the clinical impact of oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction? Evaluation of a Cochrane systematic review by Caldeira, Daniel, Vaz-Carneiro, António, Costa, João

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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Pharmacotherapy for Hyperuricemia in Hypertensive Patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;4:CD008652. by Bigotte Vieira, Miguel, Baptista, Rute Baeta, Costa, João, Vaz-Carneiro, António

“…Arterial hypertension is a public health problem that affects approximately 25% of the world's adult population. The association between hypertension and…”
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Ten year anniversary of choosing wisely campaigns by Kherad, Omar, Carneiro, Antonio Vaz

“…© 2022 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of European Federation of Internal Medicine CW campaigns have indeed spread around the world and several medical…”
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Effectiveness of needle and syringe Programmes in people who inject drugs - An overview of systematic reviews by Fernandes, Ricardo M, Cary, Maria, Duarte, Gonçalo, Jesus, Gonçalo, Alarcão, Joana, Torre, Carla, Costa, Suzete, Costa, João, Carneiro, António Vaz

“…Needle and syringe programmes (NSP) are a critical component of harm reduction interventions among people who inject drugs (PWID). Our primary objective was to…”
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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Omega-3 Fatty Acids for the Treatment of Dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;4:CD009002 by David Cordeiro Sousa, Guilherme Ferreira Dos SANTOS, João Costa, António Vaz-Carneiro

“…Dietary supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish and plant sources is commonly prescribed as a nonfarmacological alternative to…”
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Cochrane Corner: Corticosteroids for viral myocarditis by Caldeira, Daniel, Lopes, Luís R, Vaz-Carneiro, António, Costa, João

“…The causes of myocarditis are diverse, but a viral etiology is the most common. In this systematic review by the Cochrane Collaboration, the authors assessed…”
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Unwarranted clinical practice variation and resource overutilization in medical care: The example of transfusion practices in elderly hospital patients by Carneiro, António Vaz

“…© 2023 European Federation of Internal Medicine. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Clinical practice variation refers to the differences in…”
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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Topical Treatments for Scalp Psoriasis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;2:CD009687 by Queirós, Catarina Soares, Duarte, Gonçalo Silva, Costa, João, Vaz-Carneiro, António

“…Regardless the psoriasis subtype, up to 79% of people with this skin condition present scalp involvement, which is often the first site to show symptoms of the…”
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