Results: 14557

Efecto del control metabólico en pacientes diabéticos tipo 1 y su asociación con enfermedad periodontal
Effect of metabolic control in type I diabetes patients and its association with periodontal disease

Rev. invest. clín; 54 (3), 2002
OBJECTIVE: To compare the frequency of periodontal disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients with and without metabolic control, having a control group of healthy patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prolective cross sectional study with simple random sampling was carried out; patients were divided in th...

Risk-of-Malignancy Index in preoperative evaluation of clinically restricted ovarian cancer

Säo Paulo med. j; 120 (3), 2002
CONTEXT: There is no adequate preoperative method for differentiating between benign and malignant pelvic masses. Evaluations of CA 125 serum levels, ultrasonography findings and menstrual state have been tested in isolation as diagnostic methods. The evaluation of these three methods in association with...

Opinión del personal de enfermería sobre utilidad de la tira horaria

Introducción: La tira horaria es un instrumento que la enfermera tradicionalmente ha venido utilizando para el control del suministro de soluciones intravasculares. Objetivo: Determinar el uso y la utilidad que representa para el paciente el uso de la tira horario. Material y métodos: Estudio transvers...

Úlceras por decúbito valoración por escala de Norton

El presente trabajo surge como una inquietud por conocer el riesgo que tienen los pacientes hospitalizados de presentar úlceras por decúbito e identificar si las acciones de enfermería son suficientes. Para obtener esta información se utilizó la escala de Norton, instrumento que permite valorar el r...

Densidade mineral óssea: estudo transversal em pacientes com síndrome de Turner
Bone mineral density: transversal study in Turner's syndrome

A síndrome de Turner (ST) caracteriza-se pela perda parcial ou total de um dos cromossomos X, hipogonadismo hipergonadotrófico e baixa estatura. A maioria dos estudos de densidade mineral óssea (DMO) em ST atribuem a osteoporose à ausência do desenvolvimento puberal e ao hipoestrogenismo, enquanto o...

Evisceración, un problema siempre presente: evaluación de su prevalencia en dos años de cirugía biliar
Evisceration, an always present problem: evaluation of prevalence in 2 years of biliary surgery

Rev. chil. cir; 54 (2), 2002
La falla aguda conocida como evisceración o disrupción, tiene una incidencia que fluctúa entre el 0,24 y el 3 por ciento de todas las laparotomías. En nuestro medio, la cirugía sobre la vesícula y las vías biliares, es la operación más frecuente realizada, tanto en el Servicio de Urgencia Adulto...

Estudo comparativo das indicações de cesariana entre um hospital público-universitário e um hospital privado
Comparative study of cesarean section indications between a public university hospital and a private hospital

Objetivos: analisar a incidência e as indicações de cesariana realizadas no Hospital Escola da Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro e um hospital privado, ambos localizados em Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Métodos: trata de estudo transversal desenvolvido a partir da coleta nos prontuários d...

Tratamiento quirúrgico de la hemorragia del tubo digestivo bajo. Experiencia en el Instituto Nacional de Ciencias MÚdicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Surgical treatment of lower digestive tract hemorrhage. Experience at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias MÚdicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Rev. invest. clín; 54 (2), 2002
BACKGROUND: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is usually self-limiting in about 80 of cases; however, surgical treatment may be required in selected cases. Preoperative precise identification of the bleeding source is crucial for a successful outcome. OBJECTIVE: To determine the most frequent diagnoses, as...

Distancia filogenética de aislados de Giardia intestinalis de niños sintomáticos y asintomáticos
Phylogenetic distance between Giardia intestinalis isolates from symptomatic and asymptomatic children

Rev. invest. clín; 54 (2), 2002
The purpose of the present investigation, was to analyze the sequences of 16S ribosomal genes partially amplified from 17 isolated Giardia intestinalis obtained from faces of 13 children with intestinal pathology and four symptoms-free children with intestinal pathology. Analysis was made also with Giard...

Escherichia coli fecal resistente a antibióticos en niños sanos. Inducción por uso de antibióticos?
Antibiotic-resistant fecal Escherichia coli in healthy children. Induced by the use of antibiotics?

Rev. invest. clín; 54 (2), 2002
OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate of antibiotic resistance of fecal E. coli from healthy children and to infer if it is acquired environmentally or induced by antibiotic use. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross sectional study in children from schools and day care centers in Leon, Mexico. Prior antibiotic use (60...