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Cancer incidence and mortality in Barranquilla, Colombia. 2008-2012

Colomb. med; 49 (1), 2018
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...

Cancer incidence and mortality in Bucaramanga, Colombia. 2008-2012

Colomb. med; 49 (1), 2018
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...

Cancer incidence and mortality in Medellin-Colombia, 2010-2014

Colomb. med; 49 (1), 2018
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...

Quality of death certification in Colombia

Colomb. med; 49 (1), 2018
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the quality of the certification of general death and cancer in Colombia. Methods: Validity indicators were described for each province and the cities of Bogotá, Cali, Manizales, Pasto and Bucaramanga. A factorial analysis of principal components was carried out in or...

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy applied in pediatrics: endoscopic and histological findings, including Helicobacter pylori

Objective: To present and discuss the endoscopic and histological results, as well as the incidence of Helicobacter pylori and other diseases, indications and characteristics of upper digestive endoscopies performed in children. Material and methods: Twenty-five endoscopies were performed in children age...

Cirugía endoscópica nasosinusal: ¿un procedimiento ambulatorio?

RESUMEN Introducción: La cirugía endoscópica nasosinusal (CEN) ha aumentado progresivamente debido a que brinda un gran acceso quirúrgico mediante un abordaje mínimamente invasivo. Debido a que tiene un posoperatorio reducido y con pocas complicaciones se puede realizar como cirugía ambulatoria (C...

Avaliação de delirium com uso do modelo PRE-DELIRIC em uma unidade de terapia intensiva na Argentina

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever a incidência e os fatores de risco para delirium na unidade de terapia intensiva de um hospital terciário de ensino na Argentina, e conduzir o primeiro estudo não europeu para explorar o desempenho do modelo PREdiction of DELIRium in ICu Patients (PRE-DELIRIC). Métodos: E...

Dysphagia Incidence after Outpatient Anterior Cervical Surgery Using Instrumentation versus No Instrumentation

West Indian med. j; 67 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: Dysphagia is a relatively common occurrence in the postoperative period following anterior cervical surgery, with some indicating rates as high as 79%. In most cases, it remains only a transient phenomenon. The cause has been debated, with most speculating injury to nerves in the swa...

La persistencia de delirium a los 3 meses del egreso de los pacientes ancianos hospitalizados en una clínica universitaria

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 47 (1), 2018
RESUMEN Objetivos: El delirium es muy prevalente entre los pacientes ancianos con enfermedad general. Si no se revierte en el momento del alta hospitalaria, se lo considera «delirium persistente» (DP). El propósito del estudio es describir la prevalencia y las características de los pacientes con D...

What increases the risk of dental traumatism in patients with developmental disabilities?

Braz. dent. j; 29 (2), 2018
Abstract This study investigated risk factors for tooth injuries in individuals from a dental clinical reference service for patients with special needs in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. This is a retrospective cohort study that evaluated 493 dental charts of individuals with or without tooth injuries at th...