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Monitoramento dos casos de dengue, febre de chikungunya e febre pelo vírus Zika até a Semana Epidemiológica 7 de 2018 Introdução Dengue, febre de chikungunya e febre pelo vírus Zika são doenças de notificação compulsória, e estão presentes na Lista Nacional de Notificação Compulsória de Doenças, Agravos e Eventos de Saúde Pública, sendo que a febre pelo vírus Zika foi acrescentada a

ObjectiveTo evaluate the knowledge and acceptance of the public and professionals working in intensive care units regarding organ donation after cardiac death.MethodsThe three hospitals with the most brain death notifications in Curitiba were selected, and two groups of respondents were established for application of the same questionnaire: the general public (i.e., visitors of patients in intensive care units) and health professionals working in the same intensive care unit. The questionnaire contained questions concerning demographics, intention to donate organs and knowledge of current legislation regarding brain death and donation after cardiac death.ResultsIn total, 543 questionnaires were collected, including 442 from family members and 101 from health professionals. There was a predominance of women and Catholics in both groups. More females intended to donate. Health professionals performed better in the knowledge comparison. The intention to donate organs was significantly higher in the health professionals group (p = 0.01). There was no significant difference in the intention to donate in terms of education level or income. There was a greater acceptance of donation after uncontrolled cardiac death among Catholics than among evangelicals (p < 0.001).ConclusionMost of the general population intended to donate, with greater intentions expressed by females. Education and income did not affect the decision. The type of transplant that used a donation after uncontrolled cardiac death was not well accepted in the study population, indicating the need for more clarification for its use in our setting.

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of patients seen at a dementia outpatient clinic. Methods: A retrospective study conducted by medical record review searching data on sex, race, age, schooling level, and diagnosis of patients seen from 2008 to 2015. Results: A total of 760 patients were studied, with a predominance of female (61.3%; p<0.0001). The mean age was 71.2±14.43 years for women and 66.1±16.61 years for men. The most affected age group was 71 to 80 years, accounting for 29.4% of cases. In relation to race, 96.3% of patients were white. Dementia was diagnosed in 68.8% of patients, and Alzheimer's disease confirmed in 48.9%, vascular dementia in 11.3%, and mixed dementia in 7.8% of cases. The prevalence of dementia was 3% at 70 years and 25% at 85 years. Dementia appeared significantly earlier in males (mean age 68.5±15.63 years). As to sex distribution, it was more frequent in women (59.6%) than in men (40.4%; p<0.0001; OR=2.15). People with higher schooling level (more than 9 years) had a significantly younger age at onset of dementia as compared to those with lower schooling level (1 to 4 years; p=0.0007). Conclusion: Most patients seen in the period presented dementia, and Alzheimer was the most prevalent disease. Women were more affected, and men presented young onset of the disease. Individuals with higher schooling level were diagnosed earlier than those with lower level.

SUMMARY Objectives To study the main causes of pre‐donation blood donors' deferral in a Brazilian blood bank. Background Blood donor selection is the most important process to maintain transfusion safeness. Pre‐donation deferral aims to avoid the transmission of infectious diseases in the serological window, as well as to preserve blood donors' health. Methods This was a retrospective study undertaken in a single blood centre in Curitiba, Brazil, taking into account the number of blood donations per year, the number of annual donations by gender and the total number of blood donors deferred annually prior to blood donation from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2016. Results Pre‐donation blood donors' deferral ranged from 12·1 to 15·7% of donors. The main reason was related to donors' health (22·5–51·4%) followed by behavioural risk (17·6–29%). Issues related to blood donors' health diminished, and those related to behavioural risk increased with time. Blood donors deferred because of anaemia diminished with time and were more common in women than men (P < 0·001). Conclusions Pre‐donation blood donors' deferral ranges from 12·1 to 15·7% in our region. The most common cause was blood donors' health followed by behavioural risk. Anaemia was more common in women. Knowing this specific population better could avoid wasting blood bags and help to minimise costs and still maintain transfusion safety.