Resumen Introducción: En el 2016 la tuberculosis (TBC) fue considerada la novena causa de muerte en el mundo y la primera por un único agente infeccioso, con aproximadamente 1,6 millones de muertes y una letalidad de 15%. Más de 95% de los casos de mortalidad mundial se presentan en países en vía d...
Tuberculosis/mortalidad,
Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico,
Causas de Muerte,
Coinfección/clasificación,
Coinfección/mortalidad,
Colombia/epidemiología,
Comorbilidad,
Infecciones por VIH/mortalidad,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria,
Hospitales,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Tuberculosis/clasificación,
Tuberculosis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Tuberculosis Pulmonar/mortalidad
Background: Oral cancer is the 15th most common cause of cancer death in the world. In Chile, 1% of all cancer deaths are related to oral and pharyngeal cancer. Aim: To determine mortality rates for oral cancer in Chile and its regions between 2002-2012. Material and Methods: Deaths and their causes be...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the clinical characteristics and seasonal distribution of patients admitted to the ocular emergency department of a tertiary ophthalmology care center. Methods: The study cohort includes 27,120 patients who were admitted to ocular emergency room between November 2013 and ...
ABSTRACT Objective: Early tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment are determinants of better outcomes and effective disease control. Although tuberculosis should ideally be managed in a primary care setting, a proportion of patients are diagnosed in emergency facilities (EFs). We sought to describe patient...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Diagnóstico Precoz,
Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital/estadística & datos numéricos,
Tratamiento de Urgencia/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos,
Modelos Logísticos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Tuberculosis/diagnóstico,
Tuberculosis/epidemiología,
Tuberculosis/terapia
Abstract Objectives: To describe the incidence and mortality for the five main types of cancer in Colombia, from 2007-2011. Methods: We estimated cases and cancer incidence rates standardised by age, based on incidence/mortality ratios; and we calculated the observed deaths and mortality rates standa...
Neoplasias de la Mama/epidemiología,
Neoplasias/epidemiología,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/epidemiología,
Distribución por Edad,
Neoplasias de la Mama/mortalidad,
Colombia/epidemiología,
Incidencia,
Neoplasias/mortalidad,
Neoplasias/patología,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/mortalidad,
Sistema de Registros,
Distribución por Sexo
Abstract Introduction: The National Registry of Tumors has collected, processed, analyzed and regularly disseminated information on new cases of cancer diagnosed in the city of Quito, Ecuador over the last three decades. Aim: This article analyzed the trend of cancer incidence and mortality rates for...
Abstract Introduction: In Colombia it is necessary to continue producing quality and continuously updated information on the magnitude of cancer, derived from population-based cancer registries to contribute to decision making, and implementation of strategies for health promotion, prevention and treat...
Abstract Objective: To describe cancer incidence and mortality during the 2008-2012 period in the District of Barranquilla. Methods: Cancer incident cases were collected, analyzed and processed by the Barranquilla Population Cancer Registry during the study period. Population structure was obtained f...
Abstract Introduction: Cancer is a burden in the world, especially for the least developed countries. The Population Registries of Cancer are fundamental in order to know the territorial profiles of cancer, and to evaluate the impact of their control programs. Objective: To estimate the incidence and...
Abstract Background: This study provides information on cancer incidence and mortality in a Colombian population during 2010-2014, based on the data and methodology of the Population-based Cancer Registry of Antioquia to facilitate the implementation of cancer control strategies. Methods: This is a de...
