The introduction of digital technology in Medicine has brought enormous diagnostic and therapeutic advances but also has impacted the practitioner's welfare and important aspects of practice such as patient-physician relations. It has been alarming the increasing reports of physicians and nurse's burnout...
Abstract Background: Posterior subcapsular cataract is a tissue reaction commonly found among professionals exposed to ionizing radiation. Objective: To assess the prevalence of cataract in professionals working in hemodynamics in Brazil. Methods: Professionals exposed to ionizing radiation (group 1, ...
Abstract Introduction: Focused critical care echocardiography (FCCE) has become a necessary competency for physicians working in pediatric intensive care units. Objective: To asses a theoretical and practical training program designed to explore skills acquisition for obtaining views and some echocardi...
Julio Ernesto Coronel Becerra murió en Cúcuta el 3 de diciembre del pasado año 2018. Tuvo la fortuna, si es que morirse es una fortuna, aunque algunas veces por cruel que parezca sí lo es, de entregar su alma al creador el “Día del Médico”, profesión que ejerció durante casi seis décadas y a...
Son pocas las personas que han despertado en la Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, tan grandes sentimientos de amor, apoyo, admiración y respeto. Karlo (el amigo, como le decíamos de cariño), logró demostrarnos a todos, que a pesar de la enfermedad, de las complicaciones y...
Abstract A case of intraoperative awareness during ablation of pulmonary veins-one of the most widely used techniques in interventional cardiology-is discussed. An infusion of isoproterenol was administered following the ablation of ectopic foci. A few seconds after the infusion the patient experienced i...