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Cáncer oral en Chile: revisión de la literatura

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (6), 2016
Background: Oral cancer is a public health problem. Its world incidence in 2012, was 4.0 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Aim: To review the published literature on oral cancer in Chile. Material and Methods: Narrative review of the literature using databases such as Pubmed, Scielo and Google Scholar. ...

¿Cómo tratar las leucemias mieloides agudas (LMA) en mayores de 60 años?
How to treat acute myeloid leukemias (AML) in over 60 years old?

Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor como preditor de sangramento no transplante hepático: estudo piloto observacional

RESUMO Objetivo: Correlacionar os níveis de thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor no pós-operatório imediato e com 24 horas de pós-operatório com o volume de sangramento tansoperatório. Métodos: Foram analisados vinte e um pacientes alocados imediatamente antes do transplante hepático (...

Tratamento atual de crianças com asma crítica e quase fatal

RESUMO A asma é a mais comum das doenças da infância. Embora a maioria das crianças com exacerbações agudas de asma não demanda cuidados críticos, algumas delas não respondem ao tratamento padrão e necessitam de cuidados mais intensos. Crianças com asma crítica ou quase fatal precisam de moni...

Impacto de los diferentes factores acerca de la sobrevida en pacientes con fractura de cadera
Impact of different factors on survival in patients with hipf fracture

INTRODUCCIÓN: la fractura de cadera puede generar deterioro funcional e incapacidad crónica para realizar las actividades de la vida diaria, condiciones que pueden permanecer durante años después de haberse producido. OBJETIVO: determinar la sobrevida a los 30 días y al año de los pacientes interve...

Gangrena gaseosa
Gas gangrene

Se presenta un paciente masculino de 29 años, mestizo, recluso, quien 7 días antes de haber sido remitido al servicio de urgencias del Hospital Universitario Amalia Simoni se había inoculado, en autoagresión, heces fecales en la pierna y el muslo derechos. Refirió dolor y presentaba gran toma del es...

Nutritional management and postoperative prognosis of newborns submitted to primary surgical repair of gastroschisis

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective Gastroschisis is a defect of the abdominal wall, resulting in congenital evisceration and requiring neonatal intensive care, early surgical correction, and parenteral nutrition. This study evaluated newborns with gastroschisis, seeking to associate nutritional characteristics with tim...

Association between nutritional status and outcomes in critically-ill pediatric patients – a systematic review

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objectives: To systematically review the evidence about the impact of nutritional status in critically-ill pediatric patients on the following outcomes during hospitalization in pediatric intensive care units: length of hospital stay, need for mechanical ventilation, and mortality. Data source...

Hospital survival upon discharge of ill-neonates transported by ground or air ambulance to a tertiary center

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the differences in hospital survival between modes of transport to a tertiary center in Colombia for critically ill neonates. Methods: Observational study of seriously ill neonates transported via air or ground, who required medical care at a center providing highly comp...

Acute Myeloid Leukemia: analysis of epidemiological profile and survival rate

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile and the survival rate of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in a state reference pediatric hospital. Method: Clinical-epidemiological, observational, retrospective, descriptive study. The study included new cases of patients with AML, ...