Abstract Introduction: The presence of 50 ml of fluid or more in the pericardial sac is known as pericardial effusion. Objective: To determine the prevalence of pericardial effusion in patients with systemic diseases. Method: Echocardiographic studies performed at the National Medical Center Siglo XXI...
Abstract Introduction: The management of kidney transplant recipients requires glomerular filtration rate (GFR) monitoring, which is an indicator of graft primary function and patient survival. Objective: To evaluate the performance of different creatinine or cystatin-based formulas in the estimation o...
Abstract Background and Aims Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) is the ideal method for adequate evaluation of kidney function. However, it is invasive, costly, and not widely accessible. Moreover, GFR estimation in patients with cirrhosis has been inaccur...
Abstract Background The incidence of dengue in Mexico has increased in recent decades. It has been suggested that dengue outbreaks may compromise treatment quality in hospitals. Objective The objective of the study was to quantify the burden imposed by dengue on hospital services in Mexico. Methods We...
Abstract: Mexico was the first country in the Americas to sign and ratify the World Health Organization's (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2004. More than a decade later, it is appropriate to evaluate legislative and regulatory progress and the associated challenges; and also, to p...
Abstract: Objective: Targeted next-generation sequencing (t-NGS) has revolutionized clinical diagnosis allowing multiplexed detection of genomic alterations. This study evaluated the profile of somatic mutations by t-NGS in Mexican patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Materials and method...
Resumen: Objetivo: Analizar la cobertura en salud de cáncer pulmonar en México y ofrecer recomendaciones al respecto. Material y métodos: Mediante la conformación de un grupo multidisciplinario se analizó la carga de la enfermedad relativa al cáncer de pulmón y el acceso al tratamiento médico...
Resumen: La detección temprana de cáncer pulmonar (CP) en población de alto riesgo tiene el potencial de diagnosticar la enfermedad en estadios tempranos y facilitar el tratamiento oportuno con el fin de disminuir la tasa de mortalidad. En México, como en otros países en vías de desarrollo, además...
