PURPOSE To evaluate changes in body and internal organ weight of autopsied children in the perinatal period and their relationship with the cause of death. METHODS One hundred and fifty three cases of perinatal autopsies performed at a university hospital in Southeastern Brazil ere included. Information about cause of perinatal death, date of autopsy, gestational age, perinatal weight and org...

brain death is defined as the permanent, irreversible and concurrent loss of all brain and brain stem functions. brain death diagnosis is based on clinical criteria and it is not routine to use paraclinical studies. in some countries, electroencephalogram (eeg) is performed in all patients for the determination of brain death while there is some skepticism in relying on eeg as a confirmatory te...

This study aimed to explore the histomorphology of pancreatic tissue medaka fish develop as a diabetic animal model. Adult were obtained with body length 2.53±0.22 cm and weight 265.8±25 g. Medaka fixed using Boiun's fixative solution. Macro anatomical observations pancreas conducted stereomicroscope. Histological preparations made according Hematoxylin-eosin staining standard procedure. Pancre...

BACKGROUND: A life-threatening organ dysfunction is a strong predictor of in-hospital mortality and adverse outcomes in pediatric patients full-term neonates. Predictors multiple-organ failure preterm newborns have not yet been sufficiently determined.
 AIM: To compare the discriminatory ability neonatal sequential (nSOFA) NEOMOD scales as predictors poor very newborns.
 MATERIALS AND...