7ª Contribuição ao estudo dos Flebotomus (Diptera: Psychodidae): descrição dos machos de 24 novas espécies

The A. and his co-workers captured in trips in the hinterland of Brazil more tham 17.000 flebotomi from which 35 are new ones, 11 discribed by, him in previous papers. The A. found these insects in groups of species living in different habitats, some ones of them not yet known: ondoors, or outdoors attracted by light or animal baits, without Shannon’s trap, in great or small caves, in the jungle in tree’s holes, holes in stones, holes in the soil habited by animals like armadillos, pacas (Aguti paca), wild rats, cururú toad (Bufo sp.). He observed the life history of 13 species: Flebotomus longipalpis Lutz& Neiva, 1912, Flebotomus intermedius Lutz & Neiva, 1912, Flebotomus avellari Costa Lima, 1932, Flebotomus aragãoi costa Lima, 1932, Flebotomus lutzianus Costa Lima, 1932, Flebotomus limai fonseca, 1935, Flebotomus rickardi Costa Lima, 1936, Flebotomus dasipodogeton Castro, 1939, Flebotomus oswaldoi n. sp., Flebotomus villelai n. sp., Flebotomus triacanthus n. sp., Flebotomus longispinus n. sp. And flebotomus travassosi n. sp. He describes the male of 24 n. sp., explaining the differential diagnose of group or nearly allied species. He inclued F. rooti n. sp. And F. hirsutus n. sp. In the sub-genus Shannonomyia. The first one, very allied to F. davisi Root is different from it, for presenting in the dorsal side of the abdomen bristles and not scales and to have the median claspers longer than his inner appendage and F. hirsutus quite different from the others which show 3 spines on distal segment of the upper clasper and for being the only one who presents the bristles of inner appendage of median clasper longer than it. Only the females of F. amazonensis Root and f. chagasi Costa Lima, are known and then it is possible that they belong to one of the species of this sub-genus from whom only the male have been described. F. choti Floch & Abonnenc, captured also at Pará, F. triacanthus n. sp. F. trispinosus n. sp. And F. equatorialis n. sp. Are very related and to this group the A. proposes the same of Pressatia as sub-genus in honor to whom demonstrated the medical importance of the flebotomi, considering F. triacanthus as the type specie of this sub-genus. In this sub-genus the V papal joint is very long, longer than III + IV, the antennae with geniculated spines without posterior outgrowth. At the genitalia the basal segment of the upper clasper presents two types of bristles ou the inner face, arranged in tuft; the distal segment with 3 spines and 2 thin bristles something difficult to see one of them situated near the apical spine and the other on the base of tubercle where the median spine is articulated; the median clasper is unarmed and compressed; the inferior clasper is also unarmed and longer than de basal segment of the upper clasper; the pompeta is longer than the basal segment of the upper clasper. Following it is presented a key for the determination of the males of the four species of this sub-genus. F. micropygus n. sp., F. minasensis n. sp. e F. dandrophylus n. sp., f. shannoni, F. monticolus, F. pestanai, F. lanei and F. cayenensis constitute a group with many similars characters. F. micropygus is the only American species who present α smaller than β and for that reason and others is allied to. F. minuts and others related species, but presents two terminal spines on the distal segment of the upper clasper. F. micropygus and f. minasensis are quite different because they have very small genitalia, smaller than their heads. F. dendrophylus presents on the median clasper a naked area near the apex and for this and others characters is different from the others of the group. F. flaviscutellatus n. sp., F. oliverioi, F. intermedius and whithmani, are very allied but the first one can be very easily distinguished because it’s scutellum is light. Flebotomus barrettoi n. sp., F. coutinhoi n. sp., F. aragãoi, F. brasiliensis, F. lutzianus, F. texanus, F. pascalei, F. atroclavatus and F. tejeraae are very allied forming a natural group. The two last ones are not well known but the A. A. who have studied them described very long clipeus so long as the head and for that reason can be distinguished from all the others included the two new ones. F. coutinhoi is the only one who presents the apecis of the penis filaments twisted. F. barrettoi n. sp., can be distinguished from aragãoi, texamus and coutinhoi by the length of the penis filaments and from atrocavatus, tejeraae, lutzianus and brasiliensis by the arrangement of the spines of distal segment of the upper clasper. Flebotomus ubiquitalis n. sp., F. auraensis n. sp., F. affinis and F. microps e F. antunesi have many common characters. F. microps n. sp., can be distinguished from any one by the size of the eyes and the presence od well developed genae. This species and other new species are different from F. antunesi by the arrangement of the spines of the distal segment of the upper clasper of the latter. F. ubiquitalis n. sp. can be distinguished from others by the figure of the median clasper. F. auraensis n. sp. Can be distinguished from F. affinis n. sp. By the tuft hairs on the inner face of the basal segment and by arrangement of the spines of the sital segment of the upper clasper. Flebotomus brachipygus n. sp. Seemed to be F. rostrans, specie not well known, by the characters of the genitalia but can not be identified to her by the clypeus size and the palpi’s characters. Flebotomus costalimai, n. sp., f. tupynambai n. sp., and f. castroi Barreto & Coutinho, 1941, are very allied species and the A. proposes to included them the new sub-genus Castromyia, in honor to Dr. G. M. de Oliveira Castro, appointing like typespecies F. castroi with the V joint longer than III + IV; antennae with geniculated spines without posterior prolongation. Genitalia: the basal segment of the upper clasper with a tuft of hairs and the distal segment with 4 spines, one of them at the apex and near it a thin and straight bristle difficult to see; the median clasper with one spinous hair isolated...

Fatores com influência sobre saúde e conforto de operários em indústria gráfica

O estudo complementa outro, recentemente publicado e que versou, especialmente, sobre as condições de segurança dos operários, em uma grande indústria gráfica, com exame pormenorizado da frequência e causas de acidentes de trabalho, entre eles ocorridos. No presente estudo, adstrito à finalidade de revistar, na mesma indústria. fatores com influência sobre a saúde e o conforto dos operários, os A. A. estendem-se, primeiramente, sobre as condições físicas da atmosfera das diversas oficinas, aquilatadas não só através de inquérito local, visando o insolamento, sistema de ventilação, existência de fontes produtoras de calor, como também através de determinações de temperaturas efetivas e, subsidiàriamente, dos índices fornecidos por práticas de catatermometria sêca e molhada. Indicam os A. A. providências para melhorar a situação de conforto uma vez que as referidas condições físicas da atmosfera nem sempre se mostraram das mais satisfatórias. Fazem referência a causas presentes ou potenciais de poluição atmosférica. E, dando de começo particular relevo às fontes produtoras de poerias e fumos de chumbo nas oficinas de Composição, Fundição, Linotipia e Estereotipia, aludem, desde logo, como fator importante desta poluição, às práticas de limpeza de máquinas e locais, em que se trabalha com liga contendo aquele metal. Revistam como se processa tal limpeza na I. N. e propõem várias correções. Além dessas práticas de limpeza, focalizam, com detalhes, outras oportunidades em que pode haver passagem ao ar dos fumos de sub-óxido de chumbo: a) possivelmente, durante o funcionamento normal de máquinas que trabalham com a liga metálica, sobretudo quando são as temperaturas alcançadas inferiores às que - graças à formação de uma película à superfície do material em estado de fusão - já asseguram obstáculo (na verdade progressivamente crescente) à passagem do tóxico à atmosfera; b) nìtidamente, quando é agitado esse material, como sucede, se não forem alimentadas automáticamente essas máquinas; c)ainda, se não for feito, ao menos em ambiente fechado, o transporte da liga em fusão para os diversos moldes. Embora não dispuzessem, para uma investigação completa, de aparelhamento moderno para coleta de amostras que permitissem a dosagem do chumbo no ar, procuraram os A. A. ter uma visão atual e retrospectiva da possivel ocorrência de saturnismo entre os operários da I.N., através da perquirição, em uma amostra de 113 operários que vinham lidando com o chumbo, do seguinte grupo de sintomas e sinais: orla gengival de Burton, anorexia, nauseas, sabor metálico, constipação, dor epigástrica, cólica intestinal forte, palidez, insônia, cefaléia, tremor e fraqueza dos extensoes antibraquiais, aferida esta pela técnica recomendada por Vigdortschick. Conquanto não tenha sido possivel precisar, exatamente, a época da ocorrência dos sintomas, não deixou de chamar a atenção o fato de, em cotejo com outra amostra de 43 operários não expostos, evidenciar o exame da situação em globo, pelo teste do x², que a exposição ao chumbo teria provavelmente acarretado, para aqueles 113 operários, um conjunto significativo de sintomas e sinais, embora nem todos eles, quando considerados isoladamente, parecessem denunciar associação presente ou passada com a referida exposição. Convindo fazer mais luz sobre o assunto, recorreram os A. A. a prova de laboratório. E, depois de aludirem a várias das que têm sido mais preconizadas, para ao menos indicarem anormalidade na absorção de chumbo, dão as razões por que se deixaram ficar com a dosagem de chumbo na urina. Assinalam os cuidados que tiveram para colheita das amostras individuais de urina (de 100 a 200 ml), na impossibilidade de fazer dosagem em todo o volume eliminado nas 24 horas. Adotaram, para as rferidas análises, o método que empega a ditizona, descrito por Bambach e Burkey, respeitadas todas as exigências referentes à pureza dos reativos, qualidade e limpeza da vidraria e utilizando, para a determinação final de chumbo, o fotômetro de Pulfrich com filtro S 50 e cuba de 20 mm; sempre usaram, ademais, solução padrão de ditizona devidamente calibrada, juntando, a cada série de especimes de urinas examinadas, um tesemunho de água bi-distilada. Os resultados das análises em duas amostras de operários (47 expostos e 27 não expostos ao chumbo) deram médias de eliminação de chumbo (expressas em y por 100 ml) respectivamente de 9,30 ± 0,86 e 5,70 ± 0,75 com os desvios padrões de 5,92 e 3,92. O teste de t, empregado para averiguar se era ou não real a diferença entre as duas médias observadas, deu valor significativo (2,804) mesmo para P = 1%. Um exame mais detido da atividade profissional dos operários, que figuravam nas duas amostras, também escolhidas ao acaso, revelou porém que, tanto em um como no outro grupo, havia alguns que, fora do horário normal de serviço na I.N., exerciam trabalho em oficinas gráficas particulares. Foram assim organizados, para maior precisão, três grupos: a) dos operários expostos ao chumbo, dentro e fora da I.N.; b) dos expostos apenas na I.N.; c) dos não expostos ao tóxico profissional. Comportavam esses grupos, respectivamente 13,29 e 23 operários. Ainda o teste de t revlou diferenças significativas entre as médias de chumbo eliminado na urina (11,66 7,74 e 5,20 y, respectivamente, nos três grupos), quando comparadas a primeira com a segunda; e uma e outracom a terceira. Tomando como termo de referência dados de Kehoe - 10y em 100 ml de urina como taxa média a marcar o limite de segurança para operários expostos ao chumbo, desde que os valores individuais não excedam frequentemente 15y e só raramente 20y (1% nas suas observações) - concluem os A. A. que, para os operários da I.N., só aí em contacto com o tóxico, a taxa média de eliminação mostrou-se relativamente próxima do limiar de segurança, com a agravante de se ter cota acima de 20y em 7% dos operários; parece, assim, recomendavel certo cuidado com esses operários. E, por mais forte razão, para os outros, expostos ao chumbo...

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We study the relation between the number of firms and market power in experimental oligopolies. Price competition under decreasing returns involves a wide interval of pure strategy equilibrium prices. We present results of an experiment in which two, three and four identical firms repeatedly interact in this environment. Less collusion with more firms leads to lower average prices. With more than two firms, the predominant market price is 24. A simple imitation model captures this phenomenon. For the long run, the model predicts that prices converge to the Walrasian outcome, but for the intermediate term the modal price is 24

Factors associated with 24-hour urinary volume: the Swiss salt survey.

BACKGROUND: Low 24-hour urine volume (24 UV) may be a significant risk factor for decline in kidney function. We therefore aimed to study associated markers and possible determinants of 24 UV in a sample of the Swiss population. METHODS: The cross-sectional Swiss Salt Study included a population-based sample of 1535 (746 men and 789 women) individuals from three linguistic regions of Switzerland. Data from 1300 subjects were available for the present analysis. 24 UV was measured using 24-hour urine collection. Determinants of 24 UV were identified using multivariable linear regression models. RESULTS: In bivariate analysis, 24 UV was higher in women compared to men (2000 ml/24 h [interquartile range (IQR): 1354, 2562] versus 1780 ml/24 h [IQR: 1244, 2360], p = 0.002). In multivariable regression analyses, independent associated markers of 24 UV were female sex (β = 280, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 174, 386, p < 0.0001), fluid intake (β = 604, 95% CI: 539, 670, p < 0.0001), sodium excretion (β = 4.2, 95% CI: 3.4, 4.9, p < 0.0001) age (β = 6.6, CI: 3.4, 9.7, p < .0001), creatinine clearance (β = 2.4, CI: 0.2, 4.6, p = 0.04), living in the German-speaking part of Switzerland (β = 124, CI: 29, 219, p = 0.01), alcohol consumption (β = 41, CI: 9, 73, p = 0.01 for increasing categories of alcohol consumption), body mass index (β = -32, CI: -45, -18, p < 0.0001), current smoking (β = -146, CI: -265, -26, p = 0.02), and consumption of meat and cold cut (β = -56, CI: -108, -5, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: In this large population-based, cross-sectional study, we found several strong and independent correlates for 24 UV. These findings may be important to improve our understanding in the development of chronic kidney disease.

Plasma Level of Mmp-9 as Predictive Factor for Response and Progression Free Survival in Patients Treated with Bevacizumab (Bev) and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (Pld): Sakk 24/06

Background: There is currently no identified marker predicting benefit from Bev in patients with breast cancer (pts). We monitored prospectively 6 angiogenesis-related factors in the blood of advanced stage pts treated with a combination of Bev and PLD in a phase II trial of the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, SAKK.Methods: Pts received PLD (20 mg/m2) and Bev (10 mg/kg) every 2 weeks for a maximum of 12 administrations, followed by Bev monotherapy until progression or severe toxicity. Blood samples were collected at baseline, during treatment and at treatment discontinuation. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (Quantikine, R&DSystems and Reliatech) were used to measure vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), placental growth factor (PlGF), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) and soluble VEGF receptors -1, -2 and -3. The natural log-transformed (ln) data for each factor was analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) model to investigate differences between the mean values of the subgroups of interest (where a = 0.05), based on the best tumor response by RECIST.Results: 132 samples were collected in 41 pts. The mean of baseline ln MMP-9 levels was significantly lower in pts with tumor progression than those with tumor response (p=0.0202, log fold change=0.8786) or disease control (p=0.0035, log fold change=0.8427). Higher MMP-9 level was a significant predictor of superior progression free survival (PFS): p=0.0417, hazard ratio=0.574, 95% CI=0.336-0.979. In a multivariate cox proportional hazards model, containing performance status, disease free interval, number of tumor sites, visceral involvement and prior adjuvant chemotherapy, using stepwise regression baseline MMP-9 was still a statistically 117P Table 1. SOLTI-0701* AC01B07* NU07B1* SOR+CAP N=20 PL+CAP N=33 SOR+ GEM/CAP N=23 PL+ GEM/CAP N=27 SOR+PAC N=48 PL+PAC N=46 Baseline characteristics Age, median (range), y 49 (32-72) 53 (30-78 54 (32-69) 57 (31-82) 50 (27-80) 52 (23-74) AJCC stage, n (%) IIIB/IIIC 3 (15) 6 (18) 0 (0) 3 (11) 8 (17) 9 (20) IV 17 (85) 27 (82) 23 (100) 24 (89) 40 (83) 37 (80) Metastatic site, n (%) Non-visceral 3 (15) 6 (18) 7 (30) 6 (22) 9 (19) 17 (37) Visceral 17 (85) 27 (82) 16 (70) 21 (78) 39 (81) 29 (63) Prior metastatic chemo, n (%) 8 (40) 15 (45) 21 (91) 25 (93) - - Efficacy PFS, median, mo 4.3 2.5 3.1 2.6 5.6 5.5 HR (95% CI)_ 0.60 (0.31, 1.14) 0.57 (0.30, 1.09) 0.86 (0.50, 1.45) 1-sided P value_ 0.055 0.044 0.281 Overall survival, median, mo 17.5 16.1 Pending 14.7 18.2 HR (95% CI)_ 0.98 (0.50, 1.89) 1.11 (0.64, 1.94) 1-sided P value_ 0.476 0.352 Safety N=20 N=33 N=22 N=27 N=46 N=46 Tx-emergent Grade 3/4, n (%) 15 (75) 16 (48) 20 (91) 17 (63) 36 (78) 16 (35) Grade 3§ hand-foot skin reaction/ syndrome 8 (40) 5 (15) 8 (36) 0 (0) 14 (30) 2 (4) *Efficacy results based on intent-to-treat population and safety results based on safety population (pts who received study drug[s]); _Cox regression within each subgroup; _log-rank test within each subgroup; §maximum toxicity grade for hand-foot skin reaction/syndrome; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer mittedabstractsª The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com Downloaded from annonc.oxfordjournals.org at Bibliotheque Cantonale et Universitaire on June 6, 2011 significant factor (p=0.0266). The results of the other measured factors were presented elsewhere.Conclusions: Higher levels of MMP-9 could predict tumor response and superior PFSin pts treated with a combination of Bev and PLD. These exploratory results justify further investigations of MMP-9 in pts treated with Bev combinations in order to assess its role as a prognostic and predictive factor.Disclosure: K. Zaman: Participation in advisory board of Roche; partial sponsoring ofthe study by Roche (the main sponsor was the Swiss Federation against Cancer (Oncosuisse)). B. Thu¨rlimann: stock of Roche; Research grants from Roche. R. vonMoos: Participant of Advisory Board and Speaker honoraria

Comportamiento de 24 progenies de nogal común (Juglans regia L.) para su uso en la producción de madera. Resultados hasta el sexto año de crecimiento

La selección de progenies de J. regia para su uso forestal es uno de los objetivos del programa de mejora emprendido en esta especie por el IRTA. Desde una primera fase de selección precoz en vivero, en la que se eliminan las peores progenies, se procede a una segunda con la implantación de ensayos de progenies en condiciones de plantación. Uno de estos ensayos, instalado en Constantí (Tarragona), recibe soporte hídrico (riego localizado) y un manejo, en cuanto a la formación de los árboles, mínimo para no enmascarar la expresión de los caracteres individuales. En estas condiciones se evalúan desde 2003, año de plantación, 24 progenies de nogal común distribuidas según un diseño en bloques completos al azar con tres repeticiones y seis observaciones por unidad experimental. Se han venido registrando datos anuales de crecimiento (diámetros y alturas), de conformación (dominancia, rectitud, ángulo de ramas y grosor) y de fenología (época de inicio de brotación y de caída de hojas). Con ellos se han estimado las heredabilidades de los distintos caracteres evaluados y su evolución con los años. Esta información, muy importante para delinear futuras estrategias de selección en esta especie, existe para muchos de los caracteres con interés frutal pero no para aquéllos específicos de interés forestal. La heredabilidad familiar estimada ha sido alta en las condiciones del estudio, tanto para los caracteres fenológicos como para los de crecimiento, manteniéndose la misma tendencia en el período de años estudiado. Las correlaciones año-año en altura total (H) y diámetro normal (DBH) fueron elevadas incluso entre los períodos vegetativos más alejados; también lo fueron las correlaciones entre los principales caracteres de crecimiento. Entre los resultados cabe destacar la correlación positiva entre H o DBH y dos de los caracteres de conformación evaluados: la Ramificación y el Ángulo de inserción de ramas.

De l'usage de la frontière dans la rencontre entre Jésus et la Syrophénicienne (Mc 7/24-30)

L'étude proposée par l'A. comporte trois parties. La première est consacrée à un rapide survol des principales interprétations de la péricope à partir des lectures qu'elles font du v. 27. La deuxième s'articule autour de trois thèses qui sont l'occasion de discuter plus en détails une lecture psychanalytique, une lecture féministe et une lecture sociologique de la péricope. Enfin, une troisième partie s'intéresse au sens du passage de la frontière par Jésus à partir d'une relecture de la péricope dans le contexte de l'Évangile de Marc.

Neotropical Monogenoidea. 24. Rhinoxenus bulbovaginatus n. sp. (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae) from the nasal cavity of Salminus maxillosus (Osteichthyes, Characidae) from the Rio Paraná, Paraná, Brazil

Rhinoxenus bulbovaginatus n. sp. is described from the nose of Salminus maxillosus (Characidae) collected in the basin of the rio Paraná, near the city of Porto Rico, state of Paraná, Brazil. The new species can be differentiated from the other three species in the genus by the morphology of the copulatory complex, vagina, and ventral anchor. The sister group relationship of the known species of Rhinoxenus was determined using techniques of Phylogenetic Systematics (Cladism). The resulting cladogram (C.I.=100%) indicates that the new species is most closely related to R. piranhus Kritsky, Boeger and Thatcher, 1988. The other two species of the genus, R. arietinus Kritsky, Boeger and Thatcher, 1988 and R. nyttus Kritsky, Boeger and Thatcher, 1988, both parasites of Anostomidae fishes, have a paraphyletic position in the cladogram, suggesting that the origin of at least one of them can not be associated to cospeciation.

Effect of diets high or low in unavailable and slowly digestible carbohydrates on the pattern of 24-h substrate oxidation and feelings of hunger in humans.

BACKGROUND: The pattern of substrate utilization with diets containing a high or a low proportion of unavailable and slowly digestible carbohydrates may constitute an important factor in the control, time course, and onset of hunger in humans. OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that isoenergetic diets differing only in their content of unavailable carbohydrates would result in different time courses of total, endogenous, and exogenous carbohydrate oxidation rates. DESIGN: Two diets with either a high (H diet) or a low (L diet) content of unavailable carbohydrates were fed to 14 healthy subjects studied during two 24-h periods in a metabolic chamber. Substrate utilization was assessed by whole-body indirect calorimetry. In a subgroup of 8 subjects, endogenous and exogenous carbohydrate oxidation were assessed by prelabeling the body glycogen stores with [(13)C]carbohydrate. Subjective feelings of hunger were estimated with use of visual analogue scales. RESULTS: Total energy expenditure and substrate oxidation did not differ significantly between the 2 diets. However, there was a significant effect of diet (P: = 0.03) on the carbohydrate oxidation pattern: the H diet elicited a lower and delayed rise of postprandial carbohydrate oxidation and was associated with lower hunger feelings than was the L diet. The differences in hunger scores between the 2 diets were significantly associated with the differences in the pattern of carbohydrate oxidation among diets (r = -0.67, P: = 0. 006). Exogenous and endogenous carbohydrate oxidation were not significantly influenced by diet. CONCLUSIONS: The pattern of carbohydrate utilization is involved in the modulation of hunger feelings. The greater suppression of hunger after the H diet than after the L diet may be helpful, at least over the short term, in individuals attempting to better control their food intake.

Increased 24-hour energy expenditure in cigarette smokers.

We studied the effect of smoking on energy expenditure in eight healthy cigarette smokers who spent 24 hours in a metabolic chamber on two occasions, once without smoking and once while smoking 24 cigarettes per day. Diet and physical exercise (30 minutes of treadmill walking) were standardized on both occasions. Physical activity in the chamber was measured by use of a radar system. Smoking caused an increase in total 24-hour energy expenditure (from a mean value [+/- SEM] of 2230 +/- 115 to 2445 +/- 120 kcal per 24 hours; P less than 0.001), although no changes were observed in physical activity or mean basal metabolic rate (1545 +/- 80 vs. 1570 +/- 70 kcal per 24 hours). During the smoking period, the mean diurnal urinary excretion of norepinephrine (+/- SEM) increased from 1.25 +/- 0.14 to 1.82 +/- 0.28 micrograms per hour (P less than 0.025), and mean nocturnal excretion increased from 0.73 +/- 0.07 to 0.91 +/- 0.08 micrograms per hour (P less than 0.001). These short-term observations demonstrate that cigarette smoking increases 24-hour energy expenditure by approximately 10 percent, and that this effect may be mediated in part by the sympathetic nervous system. The findings also indicate that energy expenditure can be expected to decrease when people stop smoking, thereby favoring the gain in body weight that often accompanies the cessation of smoking.

Paratirina intacta a las 24 horas de la tiroidectomía total.Valor predictivo de hipoparatiroidismo definitivo

Estudio clínico prospectivo de 70 pacientes sometidos a tiroidectomía total (TT) El objetivo del estudio es analizar el valor de la determinación de paratirina (PTHi) a las 24 horas de la TT como indicador de riesgo de hipoparatiroidismo definitivo. Cuarenta y cuatro pacientes (62,9%) presentaron hipocalcemia y 27 (38,6%) una deficiencia de PTHi a las 24 h de la TT. Una concentración de PTHi a las 24 h postTT 5,8 pg/mL predice con una sensibilidad del 100% y una especificidad del 81,5% la evolución a hipoparatiroidismo definitivo, con un valor predictivo negativo del 100%. Estudi clínic prospectiu de 70 pacients sotmesos a tiroïdectomia total (TT). L’objectiu de l’estudi és analitzar el valor de la determinació de paratirina (PTHi) a les 24 hores de la TT com a indicador de risc d’hipoparatiroïdisme definitiu. Quaranta-quatre pacients (62,9%) presentaren hipocalcèmia i 27 (38,6%) una deficiència de PTHi a les 24 hores de la TT. Una concentración de PTHi a les 24 h postTT 5,8 pg/mL prediu amb una sensibilitat del 100% i una especificitat del 81,5% l’evolució a hipoparatiroïdisme definitiu, amb un valor predictiu negatiu del 100%.