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Aplasia medular adquirida, experiencia en un hospital público de referencia

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (2), 2018
Background: The first line treatment for patients < 40 years old with aplastic anemia (AA) is allogeneic HLA-identical sibling donor transplantation (SCT). Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) with a combination of Thymoglobuline (ATG) and cyclosporine is used for older patients or those without a donor. F...

Is There Any Relationship between TSH Levels and Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndrome?

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (2), 2018
Abstract Background: Some small studies have related higher levels of thyrotropin (TSH) to potentially worse prognosis in acute coronary syndromes. However, this relationship remains uncertain. Objective: To analyze the outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes in relation to the value of TSH ...

Heart Transplantation for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Single-Center Experience

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (2), 2018
Abstract Background: Peripartum cardiomyopathy is an idiopathic disorder defined by the occurrence of acute heart failure during late pregnancy or post-partum period in the absence of any other definable cause. Its clinical course is variable and severe cases might require heart transplantation. Object...

Uso de Hemofiltración veno-venosa continua en neonatos con hiperamonemia. Serie clínica

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (1), 2018
Resumen: Introducción: La hiperamonemia neonatal secundaria a errores congénitos del metabolismo es una entidad poco frecuente pero con una alta tasa de secuelas neurológicas y mortalidad. El manejo médico inicial es en muchas ocasiones insuficiente para detener el progresivo aumento de la amonemia...

Outcomes of patients with bone metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer

ABSTRACT Objective Bone metastases (BM) from differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) are associated with poor survival rates. Due to the low frequency of this entity, we performed a multicentric retrospective study that aimed to evaluate the presentation, outcome and causes of death in this population. Sub...

Oropharyngeal cancer mortality according to the human development index in the Metropolitan Region of Chile, 2002-2014

J. oral res. (Impresa); 7 (1), 2018
To determine mortality rates for oropharyngeal cancer according to the Human Development Index (HDI) per district in the Metropolitan Region (RM), Santiago, Chile, between 2002 and 2014. Materials and Methods: an ecological study was carried out. The sample corresponded to individuals over 45 years, from...

Mortalidad por lesiones de causas externas: CABA 2016

Las Lesiones de Causas Externas (LCE) se definen como el daño físico que resulta de la exposición del cuerpo humano en forma súbita a niveles intolerables de energía. La energía causante de la lesión puede provenir de diversas fuentes: mecánica, radiante, térmica, eléctrica, química. Del mismo...

Oral pemphigus treated with minipulse therapy

J. oral res. (Impresa); 7 (9), 2018
Pemphigus is a chronic potentially fatal autoimmune disorder that causes blisters and erosions of the skin and oral mucous membrane. most of the cases present oral manifestations as the first clinical sign along with dermal lesions. only 0.5 to 3.2 of cases are reported each year per 1,000,000 population...

Análisis estadístico implicativo para la identificación de factores pronósticos de la mortalidad por cáncer de próstata
Statistical analysis involving mortality prediction factors for the identification of prostate cancer

Medisan; 22 (1), 2018
Se efectuó una investigación observacional y analítica, desde septiembre de 2013 hasta igual mes de 2014, con el fin de evaluar la utilidad de una nueva técnica de análisis estadístico implicativo para la identificación de los factores pronósticos de la mortalidad por cáncer de próstata en la p...

Terapia de reemplazo renal continua en el paciente con oxigenación por membrana extracorpórea: consideraciones para la combinación de ambas terapias

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (1), 2018
The presence of renal dysfunction is not unusual in patients with pulmonary or cardiac dysfunction who require rescue with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The complexity, implicit in the implementation of both techniques, can be overwhelming. This review aims to explain the most important asp...