Summary The practice of surgery is based on the technical capabilities of the surgeon (techne), their knowledge (episteme) and their capacity of judgment (phronesis). Surgeons face situations that call into question moral choices and face ethical difficulties in their daily practice. In fact, innovation ...
ABSTRACT The evolution of robotic platforms has brought up ethical, economic, educational, and clinical applicability issues that refer to the early 1990s, when laparoscopy began its dissemination as a technology that would revolutionize surgery. Introduced in Brazil since 1990, laparoscopy has received ...
La COVID-19 tiene un impacto significativo en la salud pública a nivel internacional y nacional, por tanto, en la cirugía pediátrica. En Cuba, el Ministerio de Salud Pública ha implementado un protocolo para enfrentar esta contingencia. Como un complemento de este protocolo nacional, la cirugía pedi...
Como médicos, cirujanos, investigadores y académicos, nos enfrentamos a diferentes retos en los entornos en los que actuamos. Todos conocemos el complicado proceso de la toma de decisiones y la importancia de evitar errores de juicio en cada paso: Cuando se define un diagnóstico, se abordan los factor...
As clinicians, surgeons, researchers, and academics, we face different challenges in the settings we act. We all know the complicated process of decision-making and the importance of preventing judgment errors in each step: When defining a diagnosis, addressing modifiable risk factors, optimizing resourc...
ABSTRACT Purpose To identify incidence and predictors of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) following Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP). Materials and Methods We performed a retrospective review of 589 HoLEP patients from 2012-2018. Patients were assessed at pre-operative and post-oper...
Objetivo Realizar un análisis bibliométrico para conocer las tendencias de publicación en calidad de vida y balance vida/trabajo de mujeres médicas.
Métodos Se realizó un análisis bibliométrico retrospectivo de la literatura médica disponible desde 1996 hasta 2019 en la base de datos de MEDL...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) usually arises from the abdominal aorta, just below the celiac trunk and it supplies the midgut-derived embryonic structures. Anatomical variations in this vessel contribute to problems in the formation and/or absorption of this part of the intest...
RESUMO A atual pandemia do novo coronavírus, Covid-19, tem sido o assunto mais discutido no momento, tanto na mídia como em periódicos científicos. O medo, a incerteza e o desconhecimento sobre o comportamento da doença são os fatores preponderantes que podem justificar essa realidade. Sabe-se de a...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/prevención & control,
Personal de Salud/normas,
Pandemias/prevención & control,
Neumonía Viral/epidemiología,
Neumonía Viral/prevención & control,
Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto,
Factores de Riesgo,
Cirujanos,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Operativos/normas
