Health Sciences

Background: Complications of surgical care have become a major causes of morbidity, mortality, disability and also leads to increases in length of hospital stay and health care costs world wide. Poor postoperative wound care affects up to two thirds of operated patients and newborns and pediatric populations are at higher risk in a limited resource settings than the developed countries. Surgical wound care can prevent upto a quarter of postoperative wound infections, which depended on nurses’ evidence based knowledge and practice.

Introduction: The current beauty patterns have gained great emphasis each day, increasing the search by patients, of this facial beauty, which brings dentistry professionals, as well as the students. Objective: Therefore, the aim of this project is to analyze six items that, commonly, are seen in the clinic: Smile Line; Lateral incisor with a canoed autonomic shape; Color alteration; Diatom; Dental alignment and Height/width of the central superior incisors, verifying which one of those items stand out among the different perception of dental specialties.

Introduction: The mandibular foramen (MF) is an important anatomical landmark for procedures like inferior alveolar nerve block, implant treatment and mandibular osteotomies. Accessory mandibular foramina (AMFs) may act as a route for spread of infection and tumour cells. Methods: 50 adult human mandibles were studied irrespective of age and sex. The position of MF was recorded in relation to various landmarks on mandibular ramus and presence of AMFs were noted on both sides.

Introduction: The growing index of chronic renal patients who make use of renal replacement therapy sharpens the interest of health professionals to improve the quality of life of this population. Objective: Evaluate through an integrative review, which factors of the most affected quality of life in chronic kidney dialysis patients.

This study is a qualitative descriptive research that aimed to identify the professionals risk perception working in health services in relation to Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI). Thirty-one professionals working in a hospital in the State of Santa Catarina were interviewed. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and the data were subjected to content analysis according to Bardin, which resulted in the category "Health Services Risks".

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer for women worldwide. It is also one of the most preventable types of cancer. Knowledge about the risk factors of cervical cancer is helpful to prevent the cervical cancer at an early stage. The present study aimed at assessing the knowledge on risk factors of cervical cancer among women in selected community. Method: The study was conducted among 60 women. The non-experimental descriptive approach and convenient sample was chosen for the study. The data for the present study were collected using structured questionnaire.

A high-level of action anticipation is crucially for different performances in sports, such as in badminton. This work aiming tocompare the accuracy and reaction time of young competitive players in the training in real and virtual badminton tasks. Thirty-eightbadminton players were divided in three different groups depending on their experience in badminton championships (group 1 had the most and group 3 the least experience) and evaluated on two different tasks, one real and the other virtual.

Herpes Zoster, commonly known as "copper tree", is a disease of viral etiology, defined by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV) latent in the sensory ganglia, which presents with radicular pain accompanied by vesicular exanthema, erythema and edema, symptoms that are characterized by agreement stages of the disease. Decreased immunity causes viral reactivation and can be triggered by metabolic changes, surgical or dental procedures, and situations of stress or immunosuppression.

Obstetric violence is considered a public health problem by the World Health Organization. In Brazil, despite studies reporting a serious situation, the issue has met with resistance, making it difficult to improve delivery care. This study aimed to evaluate obstetric violence during childbirth, in light of Brazilian legislation. For that, a research was done in the Scielo database using as descriptors "Humanizing Delivery" and "Violence in Childbirth", and of the 71 articles found, 20 were used to compose the textual body, besides the Brazilian legislation on the subject.

Skin diseases are common manifestation in present era and more so frequent in the elder age. The patients of skin disease are additionally prone to experience physical, emotional and socio-economic embarrassment in the society due to disfigured appearance. Normally 10- 15% of the general practitioners encounter with skin disorders in their day to day practice. Kustha a type of skin disorder mentioned in Ayurveda is a Tridoshaja Vyadhi, where Twaka, Rakta, Mamsa and Ambu are the main Dushyas.