ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: New endoscopic treatments for gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) are developed every year and are indicated in cases that are refractory to conventional therapies as well as after surgical treatment failure. OBJECTIVE: To present the first cases of endoscopic therapy for GERD perform...
Quera, Rodrigo;
Moreno, Mauricio;
Simian, Daniela;
Ibáñez, Patricio;
Lubascher, Jaime;
Figueroa, Carolina;
Flores, Lilian;
Kronberg, Udo;
Pizarro, Gonzalo;
Fluxá, Daniela.
Background: Primary non-response and secondary loss of response (LOR) are significant problems of biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in IBD patients receiving these drugs can improve outcomes. Aim: To measure serum infliximab levels and anti-inflix...
Colitis Ulcerosa/tratamiento farmacológico,
Enfermedad de Crohn/tratamiento farmacológico,
Monitoreo de Drogas/métodos,
Fármacos Gastrointestinales/uso terapéutico,
Infliximab/uso terapéutico,
Colitis Ulcerosa/diagnóstico por imagen,
Colonoscopía,
Enfermedad de Crohn/diagnóstico por imagen,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Fármacos Gastrointestinales/sangre,
Infliximab/sangre,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Background: Adequate management of high blood pressure (HBP) and Type 2 Diabetes (DM2) is a challenge to the healthcare system in Chile. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a case management (CM) approach to manage HBP and DMII at Primary Healthcare (PHC) level, headed by healthcare technicians with t...
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/terapia,
Hipertensión/terapia,
Atención Primaria de Salud/métodos,
Determinación de la Presión Sanguínea,
Manejo de Caso,
Chile,
Hemoglobina Glucada/análisis,
Modelos Logísticos,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Background: Rheumatic carditis is a challenge for treatment and secondary prophylaxis, due to severe valve sequelae. Objective: To evaluate the cases of rheumatic carditis in patients under 18 years old treated with corticosteroids.Methods: An observational, longitudinal and retrospective study was carri...
Fiebre Reumática/terapia,
Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico,
Miocarditis/complicaciones,
Miocarditis/fisiopatología,
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral,
Hospitales Públicos,
Estudio Observacional,
28599,
Atención Terciaria de Salud/métodos,
Penicilinas/uso terapéutico,
Prednisona/administración & dosificación,
Antibacterianos/administración & dosificación,
Prótesis e Implantes,
Válvula Aórtica,
Válvula Mitral,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Background and objectives: The emerging use of endovascular therapies for acute ischemic stroke, like intra-arterial thrombectomy, compels a better understanding of the anesthetic management required and its impact in global outcomes. This article reviews the available data on the anesthetic ma...
Abstract Objective Does the use of metformin have an influence on the outcomes of preeclampsia (PE)? Sources of Data The descriptors pregnancy, metformin, treatment, and preeclampsia associated with the Boolean operators AND and OR were found in the MEDLINE, LILACS, Embase and Cochrane databases. A flo...
Abstract Objective Our aim is to demonstrate the importance of methotrexate (MTX) therapy for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy (EP). Methods This retrospective study consisted of 99 patients (72 tubal EPs, 20 pregnancies of unknown location (PUL), 4 cesarean section (CS) scar EPs and 3 cervical EPs) ...
Pulmonary expansion edema is a rare complication of the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. We report a 20 year old male admitted with a right primary spontaneous pneumothorax. A chest tube connected to a water seal was placed, achieving lung expansion. Immediately, the patient presented hypo...
Sickle cell anemia was a rare disease in Chile, especially in adults, however the recent immigration wave from Haiti is changing this scenario. We report a 29 year old black female from Haiti with a non-disclosed history of sickle cell anemia. She was transfused with two units of red blood cells, found u...
Multiple Myeloma is a myeloproliferative disorder of plasma cells, which may be complicated with secondary amyloidosis. We report a 48 year old woman consulting to primary care for weight loss and malaise. An initial laboratory study revealed a hypogammaglobulinemia with a monoclonal component and lambda...
Amiloidosis/diagnóstico,
Mieloma Múltiple/diagnóstico,
Amiloidosis/complicaciones,
Amiloidosis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Biopsia,
Diagnóstico Precoz,
Salud de la Familia,
Cadenas lambda de Inmunoglobulina/sangre,
Mieloma Múltiple/complicaciones,
Mieloma Múltiple/tratamiento farmacológico,
Atención Primaria de Salud,
Resultado del Tratamiento
