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Resumo: Introdução: As Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) da graduação em Medicina enfatizam a formação no contexto da atenção básica de saúde e têm como eixos do desenvolvimento curricular as necessidades de saúde da população e a integração ensino-serviço-comunidade (Iesc), preferencialmente nos serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Dessa forma, a rede básica de saúde é um cenário de aprendizagem singular, pois proporciona aos alunos a possibilidade de eles vivenciarem as políticas de saúde e o trabalho multiprofissional, além de permitir que lidem com problemas reais, vinculando a formação médico-acadêmica às necessidades sociais da saúde. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar as características da integração ensino-serviço que contribuem para a universidade, os serviços de saúde e a comunidade, e as suas dificuldades e os seus desafios por meio da percepção dos discentes, usuários e profissionais de saúde envolvidos no ambulatório de cirurgia ambulatorial e no projeto de extensão da Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ) nas unidades de saúde em Tiradentes, em Minas Gerais. Método: Trata-se de estudo qualitativo que utilizou como instrumentos de coleta de dados entrevistas semiestruturadas com usuários, discentes e profissionais de saúde sobre a percepção da IESC. Para a análise dos dados, empreendeu-se a técnica de análise de conteúdo. Resultado: Os dados mostraram que a IESC permitiu melhorar a qualidade do trabalho no serviço de saúde, qualificar os profissionais ali presentes, além de ampliar a realização pessoal dos atores dessa interação. Também trouxe melhorias à atenção primária, possibilitando a compreensão da organização da prática no trabalho e maior resolubilidade da unidade básica de saúde. Ainda foi possível uma percepção dos desafios e impasses dessa integração a serem superados, como falta de estrutura e materiais, desconforto minoritário, mas, não menos importante, de pacientes a serem atendidos pelos estudantes e confronto da rotina dos profissionais de saúde locais com a universidade. Conclusão: A universidade inserida dentro da realidade social e dos serviços de atenção primária forma profissionais mais capacitados para problemas mais prevalentes ao mesmo tempo que beneficia a população e as equipes de saúde locais.
Abstract: Introduction: The National Curriculum Guidelines (DCN, Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais) for the undergraduate medical course emphasize the educational training in the context of primary health care and have as axes of the curricular development, the health needs of the population and the teaching, service, and community integration (TSCI), preferably in services of the Brazilian Health System (SUS). Thus, the primary health network is a unique learning scenario, as it provides students the opportunity to experience health policies, as well as the multi-professional work, in addition to the possibility of dealing with real-life problems, associating medical-academic training to the social health needs. Objectives: This work aims to analyze the characteristics of the teaching-service integration, which contribute to the university, health services and the community. It also aims to analyze the difficulties and challenges through the perception of the students, the users and the health professionals involved in the outpatient Surgery Clinic and in the extension project of UFSJ (Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei) in the health units in Tiradentes-MG. Methods: This work is a qualitative study which used, as data collection instruments, semi-structured interviews with users, students and health professionals, about the perception of Teaching Service-Community Integration (TSCI). The Content Analysis technique was used for the data analysis. Results and Discussion: The data showed that the TSCI allowed improving the quality of work in the health service, qualifying the professionals who were working there, in addition to enhancing personal achievement of the actors in this interaction. It also brought improvements to primary care, allowing an understanding of the organization of the work practice and greater effectiveness of the Basic Health Unit. Furthermore, it was possible to perceive the challenges and impasses of this integration to be overcome, such as: lack of structure and materials, a minor discomfort, but no less important, of patients to be cared by students and confrontation of the routine of local health professionals with the University. Conclusion: The university inserted in the social reality and in the primary care services trains professionals who are more qualified for more prevalent problems while benefiting the population and the local health teams.
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In the past four decades, enormous advances have been made in the neuroendoscopic techniques, along with improvement of illumination, and the development of effective instruments. As a result, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and choroid plexus cauterization (CPC) have become consolidated techniques for the treatment of hydrocephalus. In particular, endoscopic cauterization of the choroid plexus has increased the effectiveness of hydrocephalus treatment in combination with ETV. In the past decade, the use of flexible endoscopes has enabled surgeons to resect even the temporal segment of the choroid plexus at the lateral ventricles, which has increased the success of treatment. In this technical note, we describe CPC with the use of a rigid endoscope, which we used to selectively disconnect the glomus of the choroid plexus, in addition to choroid plexus coagulation, as an alternative way to facilitate ETV. This new procedure optimized the visualization of the choroid plexus and the temporal horn and prevented additional difficulties in coagulation of this mobile region of the choroid plexus in selected patients. To achieve the best outcome, avoid bleeding, and optimize the standard technique, it was important to recognize both the classical anatomic structure of the choroid plexus and some variations, and previous expertise in ETV and CPC were necessary. We demonstrate that resection of the glomus of the choroid plexus in selected patients is safe and feasible.
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PURPOSE: Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most frequent form of spina bifida. Moreover, 90% of patients with MMC have hydrocephalus and require shunt placement. However, shunt failure management in such patients typically involves several shunt revisions, increasing the risk for morbidity and mortality. In this study, we report our experience with endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in MMC patients with shunts in a Brazilian institution. METHODS: Patients with MMC who presented with shunt failure and underwent ETV alone between January 1996 and December 2016 were included in this study. Patients who had undergone endoscopic choroid plexus cauterization (CPC) or had non-shunted MMC hydrocephalus were excluded. Various data related to the ETV procedure were collected for each patient, including features, operative characteristics, complications, and ETV success. The follow-up period for the patients was 6-12 months. ETV success scores (ETVSSs) were calculated retrospectively for each patient to compare the predicted success of the procedure with the actual success at 6 months after ETV. RESULTS: Forty-three MMC patients with shunt failure were included in this study. Of them, 16 (37.2%) had a previous central nervous system (CNS) infection and 4 (9.3%) had complications. Two neuroendoscopies were interrupted, one because of anatomic impossibility due to thickening of the interthalamic adhesion, obliterating the floor of the third ventricle, and another because of intraoperative hemorrhage. One patient developed hyponatremia during the postoperative period, whereas another developed reversible paresis of the oculomotor nerve. The ETVSS predicted a success rate of 49.6% compared with the actual ETV success rate of 53.48% (23 patients) at 6 months. At 12 months, the actual success rate was 41.9% (18 patients). All patients survived the procedure. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that ETV is an effective procedure for managing MMC-related hydrocephalus after shunt failure. The expertise of the neurosurgeon in neuroendoscopy procedures is often the deciding factor when choosing a management option. Accordingly, less experienced neurosurgeons should be warned of the risks of this procedure.
