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Nutrition Status of Pregnant Women and its Relationship with Complications of Pregnancy and the Newborn
RESUMEN: El estado nutricional materno determina las condiciones de salud y nutricionales del recién nacido, así como las complicaciones durante el embarazo y el parto. Se realizó el estudio en 894 mujeres que tuvieron su parto en los Hospitales de la ciudad de Loja Ecuador durante el periodo e...
year: 2022 - type: Scopus - journal: Journal International of morphology  - DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022022000200384  - Google Schoolar: search

How to Advance Palliative Care Research in South America? Findings From a Delphi Study
Context: Progress in palliative care (PC) necessarily involves scientific development. However, research conducted in South America (SA) needs to be improved. Objectives: To develop a set of recommendations to advance PC research in SA. Methods: Eighteen international PC experts participated in a De...
year: 2022 - type: Scopus - journal: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  - DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.11.020  - Google Schoolar: search

Competencies for quality spiritual care in palliative care in Latin America: from the Spirituality Commission of the Latin American Association for Palliative Care
Spiritual care is an essential part of quality palliative care. However, the literature regarding spiritual care competencies in Latin America is limited. Herein we propose the basic quality standards for spiritual care in palliative care according to best professional practices and provide a common...
year: 2022 - type: Scopus - journal: Annals of palliative medicine  - DOI: 10.21037/apm-22-519  - Google Schoolar: search

Experiencia de estudiantes de Medicina con un programa de teleasistencia, durante la pandemia de covid-19
El enfoque de una educación basada en competencias prepara a los médicos para la práctica clínica profesional, orientada a la puesta en escena de las destrezas, habilidades y actitudes de los graduados y organizada en torno a las necesidades de la sociedad. El brote de covid-19 impactó la educa...
year: 2022 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Pro Sciences: Revista de Producción Ciencias e Investigación  - DOI: https://doi.org/10.29018/issn.2588-1000vol6iss44. 2022pp162-174  - Google Schoolar: search

Barriers to Palliative Care Access in Patients With Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review
There is limited knowledge about inequalities regarding palliative care access among patients with intellectual disability. The present scoping review aimed to identify the existing barriers that limit access to palliative care (PC) in patients with intellectual disability. Methods: We conducted a l...
year: 2022 - type: Scopus - journal: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  - DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.08.007  - Google Schoolar: search

The suffering of advanced chronic renal patients and their relationship with symptoms in loja, ecuador
Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (ACKD) supposes a public health problem in Ecuador that requires a comprehensive approach. In view of the scarcity of studies on the subject in this country, the objective of this research was to determine the signs and symptoms associated with the patients’ physica...
year: 2021 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  - DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18105284  - Google Schoolar: search

Use of the lexeme (derm) in Terrrdnologia embryologica [Uso del lexema (derma) en Terrrdnologia embryologica]
The lexeme (derma) that comes from the Greek is defined as skin, hide, leather, wineskin (Cortez, 2011). We find it in the term ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm, used to describe the structures during the third week of human embryological development. The meaning and its roots were consulted in the M...
year: 2021 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal of Morphology  - DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022021000100231  - Google Schoolar: search

Scutellospora deformata (Scutellosporaceae), a new species of Gigasporales from the Mediterranean sand dunes of Spain
A new species S. deformata, that occurs in six locations of marine sand dunes along the eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain is described and illustrated from spores. In the field, the species occurred in the rhizosphere of Ammophila arenaria (Poaceae), Elymus farctus (Poaceae), Otanthus maritimus (...
year: 2021 - type: Scopus - journal: Phytotaxa  - DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.502.1.4  - Google Schoolar: search

Psychological Inflexibility and Loneliness Mediate the Impact of Stress on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Healthcare Students and Early-Career Professionals During COVID-19
Background: The current mental health state of healthcare professionals and students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador remains understudied and how to improve their mental health is a challenge. Objective: This study aimed to explore the anxiety and depressive symptomatology among healthcare ...
year: 2021 - type: Scopus - journal: Frontiers in Psychology  - DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729171  - Google Schoolar: search

TSH levels and risk of malignancy in patients with category IV Bethesda thyroid nodules
The following thesis consists of a broad compilation of research on the operation and regulation of the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). The objective of this research is to correlate the levels of TSH and malignancy risk in patients with thyroid nodules category IV Bethesda. Knowledge of the conc...
year: 2021 - type: Artículos Publicados de Divulgación Local - journal: Indexia  - Google Schoolar: search

Implementation and knowledge of the clinical practice guide for palliative care in the Ecuadorian primary care level
Abstract: Ecuador assumed the commitment of including Palliative Care (PC) in its health policies. In 2014, the Ministry of Public Health (Ministerio de Salud Pública, MSP) approved the Clinical Practice Guide for Palliative Care (Guía de Práctica Clínica sobre Cuidados Paliativos, GPCCP), with ...
year: 2021 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health   - DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111573  - Google Schoolar: search

Percepciones del impacto de la pandemia de Covid-19 en los profesionales de la salud en Latinoamérica
Resumen La pandemia COVID-19, ha producido un gran impacto sobre la salud mental y emocional de lo/as profesionales. En situaciones de crisis, todo esfuerzo por cuidar al que cuida es un imperativo ético. Desde la Asociación Latinoamericana de Cuidados Paliativos, indagamos las percepciones de lo...
year: 2021 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Revista Sudamérica : Revista de Ciencias Sociales  - Google Schoolar: search

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and psychosocial coping strategies in health sciences students at the university of seville: A pilot study
The new infection by coronavirus has supposed a challenge to all health systems worldwide, affecting our psychosocial health. Education as we knew it has changed, which is why university students, attending Health Sciences courses in this case, have been affected by the pandemic. This study aimed to...
year: 2021 - type: Scopus - journal: Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research  - DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9121661  - Google Schoolar: search

The term amygdaloid body in medical terminology [El término cuerpo amigdaloide en la terminología médica]
In medical terminology the term brain amygdala is used to refer to the structure that according to the Terminologia Neuroanatomica and Terminologia Anatomica is known as the amydaloid body, which is made up of various nuclei and is responsible for emotions, behavior, regulation of the anxiety, aggre...
year: 2021 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal of Morphology  - DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022021000200619  - Google Schoolar: search

Cuidados paliativos en Latinoamérica
Resumen Objetivo: esta revisión describió el desarrollo de los cuidados paliativos en Latinoamérica basado en la educación, disponibilidad de opioides, investigación, políticas públicas e implementación de servicios. Metodología: se realizó una búsqueda de los artículos publicados en l...
year: 2021 - type: Artículos Publicados de Divulgación Internacional - journal: Rev. Nutr. Clin. Metab. 2021;4(2):4-13.  - DOI: https://doi.org/10.35454/rncm.v4n2.226   - Google Schoolar: search

Towards an indigenous definition of health: an explorative study to understand the indigenous Ecuadorian people's health and illness concepts
BACKGROUNDS: An intercultural society facilitates equitable and respectful interrelations. Knowing and understanding each other's sociocultural and linguitic contexts is a prerequisite for an intercultural society. This study explores the concepts of health and illness among healers of indigenous ...
year: 2020 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal for Equity in Health  - DOI: 10.1186/s12939-020-1142-8  - Google Schoolar: search

Compassionate Engagement and Action in the Education for Health Care Professions: A Cross-Sectional Study at an Ecuadorian University
Objective: This study aimed at exploring the compassion attitudes and needs for awareness and training related to a compassionate approach for Medicine, Nursing, and Psychology students, as well as for the academic and administration personnel from the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL, ...
year: 2020 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — Open Access Journal  - DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155425  - Google Schoolar: search

Comunidades Compasivas al Final de la Vida
El concepto de implicación de la comunidad en los cuidados al final de la vida ha vuelto para quedarse como parte fundamental e independiente del nuevo modelo de atención centrado en la persona al final de la vida. Implicar a la comunidad consiste en capacitar a la sociedad para aceptar e invol...
year: 2020 - type: Artículos Publicados de Divulgación Nacional - journal:   - DOI: 10.1016/j.medipa.2017.05.001  - Google Schoolar: search

Cuidado humanizado de Enfermería en pacientes ingresados en el área de Cirugía del Hospital General Isidro Ayora de la ciudad de Loja durante Diciembre 2019 – Febrero 2020
El objetivo: Determinar el vínculo que existe entre el cuidado humanizado de Enfermería y la percepción de los usuarios hospitalizados en el área de cirugía, mediante la utilización del instrumento “Percepción del Cuidado Humanizado PCHE” tercera versión. Metodología: Estudio descrip...
year: 2020 - type: Latindex Directorio - journal: OCRONOS - REVISTA MÉDICA Y DE ENFERMERÍA  - Google Schoolar: search

TAMIZAJE DE PRESION ARTERIAL Y MALNUTRICION POR EXCESO EN NIÑOS ESCOLARES EN UNA ESCUELA PUBLICA DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR
Background: It has been documented that children with overweight and obesity have higher risk of non-com- municable chronic diseases such as arterial hypertension. Objective: Understand the possible association between nutritional status and blood pressure in 391 children ages 6 to 12 years of age w...
year: 2020 - type: Latindex Directorio - journal: PERSPECTIVAS EN NUTRICION HUMANA  - DOI: DOI: 10.17533/udea.penh  - Google Schoolar: search

Automedicación y autoprescripción en el personal de salud del primer nivel de atención de México, Bolivia y Ecuador
ntroducción. La prevalencia general de la automedicación en la población fluctúa de 27.3% a 61.3%. En trabajadores de la salud está menos documentado ,así como su frecuencia y las características del personal médico. Material y métodos. Se trata de un estudio comparativo transversal de 3 pa...
year: 2020 - type: Latindex Directorio - journal: rchivos de Medicina Familiar y General  - Google Schoolar: search

LOS CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS EN CLAVE DE ENCUENTRO: UNA EXPERIENCIA DE INVESTIGACIÓN COLABORATIVA.
Tras una experiencia de investigación colaborativa entre España y Ecuador en Cuidados Paliativos, se ha visto la importancia de observar las siguientes "lecciones" que favorecen la investigación multilateral. • Identificar los contactos necesarios para alcanzar el objetivo • El compromiso d...
year: 2020 - type: Artículos Publicados de Divulgación Internacional - journal: Notas Paliativas  - Google Schoolar: search

Glomus ibericum, Septoglomus mediterraneum, and Funneliformis pilosus, three new species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
© 2020, © 2020 The Mycological Society of America. Three new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species—Glomus ibericum, Septoglomus mediterraneum, and Funneliformis pilosus—are described and illustrated. In the field, the three species were associated with roots of Ammophila arenaria (Poaceae), El...
year: 2020 - type: Scopus - journal: Mycologia  - DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2020.1771992  - Google Schoolar: search

La compasión en la Universidad
La Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador, en consonancia con su misión de buscar la verdad, promueve armonizar la ciencia y el espiritu a través de la apertura dialogante e incluyente, que se cristaliza en el servicio. Busca sintonizar el conocimiento científico con virtudes y valores ...
year: 2020 - type: Artículos Publicados de Divulgación Internacional - journal:   - Google Schoolar: search

Una mirada distinta al embarazo adolescente
Introducción: El embarazo adolescente (EA), es considerado un problema de salud pública respecto del mayor riesgo de complicaciones maternas, perinatales y para el desarrollo psicosocial de la adolescente, evidenciándose altas tasas de este en Ecuador. Objetivo: Determinar los factores de riesgo ...
year: 2020 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Recimundo  - DOI: 10.26820/recimundo/4.(4).noviembre.2020.228-235  - Google Schoolar: search

Importancia de la participación de la obstetriz en el equipo perinatal
Birth delivery without suitable medical surveillance is a real problem in developing countries. This fact generates an increased cesarean section and obstetric morbidity rate. Midwives are obstetric professionals, whose activity is dedicated to maternal and fetal health care provided to low-ris...
year: 2020 - type: Latindex Directorio - journal: Revista Latinoamericana de Perinatología  - Google Schoolar: search

Diagnóstico del virus de papiloma humano VPH 16 en mujeres de la ciudad de Loja
Objectives: To diagnose HPV in women in the city of Loja, associating the results of molecular biology with sociodemographic risk factors and sexual behavior, in an experimental study. Methods: Endocervical brushing samples were collected from women, between 18 and 60 years of age, sexually active...
year: 2020 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Ateneo   - Google Schoolar: search

LACTANCIA MATERNA EN EL CONTEXTO COVID-19.
Elvia Badell (1), Darfel Lorena Duque (2), Jualymargot Martínez (3), Ana Lizette Rojas C (4), María Luisa Suzzarini (5) RESUMEN Muchos países trabajan para prevenir la infección de niños con SARS-CoV-2. La OMS, UNICEF, Academia Americana de Pediatría (AAP) y Sociedad Venezolana de Puer...
year: 2020 - type: Latindex Directorio - journal: ARCHIVOS VENEZOALNOS DE PUERICULTURA Y PEDIATRIA  - Google Schoolar: search

Knowledge, Attitudes and Expectations of Physicians with Respect to Palliative Care in Ecuador: A Qualitative Study
Background: The worldwide need for palliative care is high, especially in mid- income countries like Ecuador, where the percentage of patients receiving such care is very small due to the scarcity of infrastructure and specialized personnel and to the unequal distribution in the country. The objecti...
year: 2020 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  - DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17113906  - Google Schoolar: search

Chronic Diseases and Associated Factors among Older Adults in Loja, Ecuador
Background: This study aimed to explore the symptoms, functional status, and depression in patients with chronic diseases in Loja, Ecuador. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with patients over 60 years old having at least one chronic disease and cared for in healthcare centers ...
year: 2020 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  - DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17114009  - Google Schoolar: search

Síndrome metabólico, obesidad y actividad física en el sur de Ecuador
Resumen Contexto: En Ecuador, el síndrome metabólico (SM) en adultos tuvo para el 2012 una prevalencia de 27 % a nivel nacional, según criterios de la International Diabetes Federation (IDF) y se asocia a obesidad y sedentarismo. Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre SM con actividad físi...
year: 2019 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Inspilip  - DOI: 10.31790/inspilip.v3i1.80  - Google Schoolar: search

Latin American and Caribbean consensus on noninvasive central nervous system neuromodulation for chronic pain management (LAC2-NIN-CP)
Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The International Association for the Study of Pain. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-SA). Introduction: ...
year: 2019 - type: Scopus - journal: Pain Reports  - DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000692  - Google Schoolar: search

Uso temprano de ventilación mecánica no invasiva en prematuros y su relación con el síndrome de distrés respiratorio Early use of non-invasive mechanical ventilation in premature neonates and its relative to the respiratory distress syndrome
Prematurity has a great impact on health indicators and the respiratory distress syndrome is the condition most important pathology given by an immature development of the respiratory tract and by deficiency of alveolar surfactant. Objective: Determine if the early use of mechanical ventilation non-...
year: 2019 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Revista Ecuatoriana de Medicina y Ciencias Biológicas  - DOI: 10.26807/remcb.v40i1.656  - Google Schoolar: search

Situación de nutrición de la mujer y su asociación con la vía de nacimiento
En Chile, el sobrepeso y la obesidad preconcepcional en gestantes nulíparas es un factor de riesgo de cesáreas e inducciones de parto. La práctica de la operación cesárea ha aumentado desde 30% del total de partos en el año 2001 a 37% en el año 2010. Cifras que están lejos de las orient...
year: 2019 - type: Latindex Directorio - journal: Revista Latinoamericana de Perinatología  - Google Schoolar: search

Latin American Pain Federation position paper on appropriate opioid use in pain management
Improper pain treatment is a worldwide public health issue.5,8 Although scientific evidence supports the safe use of opioids,2 there is still significant reluctance around the use of these analgesics. The most significant problem for appropriate pain management has been the negative perception of th...
year: 2019 - type: Scopus - journal: Pain Reports  - DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000730  - Google Schoolar: search

Evaluación nutricional de la embarazada mediante antropometría
Se expone la revisión de las Guías de Ganancia de Peso durante el embarazo disponibles en la literatura. Ecuador utiliza desde 2017 la Guía del Instituto de Medicina de los Estados Unidos, que es la más empleada en el mundo. Se describen también las Guías de Rosso-Mardones y de Atalah , q...
year: 2019 - type: Latindex Directorio - journal: Revista Latinoamericana de Perinatología  - Google Schoolar: search

El Otro
Cuidar del Otro Una persona, no una historia clínica...
year: 2019 - type: Artículos Publicados de Divulgación Local - journal: Enfoque  - Google Schoolar: search

Telemedicine in medical training in Ecuador
Abstract: Telemedicine is becoming increasingly important for medical education in Ecuador. Medical education involves medical practical training supported by Rotating Internship (RI) program at the undergraduate level and the Obligatory Rural Health Service (ORHS) program after obtaining the profe...
year: 2018 - type: Scopus - journal: 2017 IEEE 2nd Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting, ETCM 2017  - DOI: 10.1109/ETCM.2017.8247549  - Google Schoolar: search

Most Relevant Neuropathic Pain Treatment and Chronic Low Back Pain Management Guidelines: A Change Pain Latin America Advisory Panel Consensus.
Chronic pain conditions profoundly affect the daily living of a significant number of people and are a major economic and social burden, particularly in developing countries. The Change Pain Latin America (CPLA) advisory panel aimed to identify the most appropriate guidelines for the treatment of ne...
year: 2018 - type: Scopus - journal: Pain Medicine (United States)  - DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx198  - Google Schoolar: search

Estudios sobre el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) en el Ecuador, parte I
Aprovechando la realización de las XL Jornadas Nacionales de Biología Espol en la ciudad de Guayaquil, se realizó una sesión dedicada a la epidemiología del virus de papiloma humano (VPH) y del cáncer cervical. Esta sesión tuvo la participación de varios investigadores provenientes de difere...
year: 2018 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Revista científica digital INSPILIP  - DOI: 10.31790/inspilip.v2i1.39.g44  - Google Schoolar: search

The value of endocervical curettage during loop electrosurgical excision procedures in predicting persistent/recurrent preinvasive cervical disease
Abstracto OBJETIVO: Evaluar la utilidad del curetaje endocervical (CEC) durante los procedimientos de escisión electroquirúrgica (LEEP) en la predicción del riesgo de persistencia / recurrencia de la neoplasia intraepitelial cervical grado 2 o superior (CIN2 +) e informar la toma de decisiones ...
year: 2018 - type: Scopus - journal: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics  - DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12480  - Google Schoolar: search

Evolución de la psoriasis con cirugía bariátrica. Artículo de Revisión
La psoriasis es una enfermedad autoinflamatoria crónica de la piel que se caracteriza por placas eritematoescamosas bien definidas, localizadas principalmente en codos, rodillas, región sacra y piel cabelluda; más común entre los 15 y 35 años. De origen multifactorial, se considera una enfer...
year: 2018 - type: LILACS - journal: Dermatologia Venezolana  - Google Schoolar: search

Latin-American guidelines for cancer pain management.
Cancer is a major public health issue. Poor pain management has devastating consequences that seriously affect quality of life, diminish functionality and place a huge emotional burden on patients and their relatives. A group of Latin American opinion leaders were invited to participate in a meeting...
year: 2017 - type: Scopus - journal: Pain Manag.  - DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2017-0006  - Google Schoolar: search

Optimizing post‐operative pain management in Latin America [Aprimorar o controle da dor no pós‐operatório na América Latina]
Post‐operative pain management is a significant problem in clinical practice in Latin America. Insufficient or inappropriate pain management is in large part due to insufficient knowledge, attitudes and education, and poor communications at various levels. In addition, the lack of awareness of the...
year: 2017 - type: Scopus - journal: Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia  - DOI: 10.1016/j.bjan.2016.04.011  - Google Schoolar: search

The role of tramadol in pain management in Latin America: a report by the Change Pain Latin America Advisory Panel
OBJECTIVE: Change Pain Latin America (CPLA) was created to enhance chronic pain understanding and develop pain management improving strategies in this region. During its seventh meeting (August 2016), the main objective was to discuss tramadol's role in treating pain in Latin America. Furthermore...
year: 2017 - type: Scopus - journal: Current Medical Research and Opinion  - DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2017.1354821  - Google Schoolar: search

Erratum of “Optimizing post‐operative pain management in Latin America” (Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (2017) 67(4) (395–403) (S0034709417301605)(10.1016/j.bjan.2016.04.011))
© 2017 No artigo “Aprimorar o controle da dor no pós‐operatório na América Latina”[Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2017;67(4):395‐403], onde se lê Durval Campos Kraychette, deve ler‐se Durval Campos Kraychete. A versão online do artigo já foi corrigida....
year: 2017 - type: Scopus - journal: Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology  - DOI: 10.1016/j.bjan.2016.04.011  - Google Schoolar: search

The UC-CONE method: An integrated protocol for decision-making and management of pre-invasive cervical lesions useful for young specialists [El método CONO-UC: Un protocolo integrado de toma de decisión y manejo de lesiones pre-invasoras del cuello uterino útil para especialistas jóvenes]
Objetivos: En la actualidad, existe una alta tasa de sobre-tratamiento de lesiones precursoras cervicales, la cual, en su causalidad, depende de la inexperiencia del operador que toma las decisiones. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue desarrollar un método estandarizado de ponderación/juicio d...
year: 2017 - type: Scopus - journal: Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecologia  - DOI: 10.4067  - Google Schoolar: search

Prevalence of High-Risk Genotypes of Human Papillomavirus: Women Diagnosed with Premalignant and Malignant Pap Smear Tests in Southern Ecuador
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary infectious agent for the development of cervical cancer, although the presence of the virus alone is insufficient for viral development and proliferation; this can be attributed to the increase in potential oncogenic risk, along with other risk factors. In t...
year: 2017 - type: Scopus - journal: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology  - DOI: 10.1155/2017/8572065  - Google Schoolar: search

La funcionalidad familiar: una determinante de la conducta de los adolescentes
En este artículo se realiza una revisión bibliográfica y se analiza el criterio de varios autores y expertos referente al rol de la familia funcional y disfuncional en la conducta de los adolescentes; además se analiza los cambios en la dinámica familiar cuando hay hijos adolescentes y como ...
year: 2017 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: PORTALES MEDICOS  - Google Schoolar: search

Use of Opioids in Latin America: The Need of an Evidence-Based Change
OBJECTIVE: The subject of this publication has been focused on local considerations for facilitating regional best practice, including identifying and uniformly adopting the most relevant international guidelines on opioid use (OU) in chronic pain management. DESIGN AND SETTING: The Change Pa...
year: 2016 - type: Scopus - journal: Pain Medicine (United States)  - DOI: 10.1111/pme.12905  - Google Schoolar: search

Palliative sedation therapy, when and how?
The patients with advanced disease and terminal state may have refractory symptoms, producing a great suffering for it palliative sedation therapy is used. But their use is controversial; this is a review attempts to clarify the ethical concepts, the decision making for it use, and so clarify the mo...
year: 2016 - type: Scopus - journal: Revista Venezolana de Oncologia  - DOI: doi  - Google Schoolar: search

Hospital morbidity and mortality in children with Down's syndrome: Experience in a university hospital in Chile [Morbimortalidad hospitalaria en niños con síndrome de Down]
Introduction: Children with Down’s syndrome (DS) have a higher risk of congenital malformations and acute diseases, with increased risk of hospital admissions compared with the general population. This study describes patterns of hospital admissions for children and adolescents with DS. Patien...
year: 2016 - type: Scopus - journal: Revista Chilena de Pediatría  - DOI: 10.1016/j.rchipe.2015.06.026  - Google Schoolar: search

First national consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer
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year: 2014 - type: Scopus - journal: Revista Venezolana de Oncologia  - DOI: doi  - Google Schoolar: search

¿Cómo evitar el cáncer de cuello de útero?
El virus de Papilloma Humano es el principal agenten infeccioso para el desarrollo de cáncer de cuello de útero, se considera que éste virus es el principal agente infeccioso. En el Ecuador es la primera causa de muerte por enfermedades oncológicas, por ser una enfermedad de desarrollo lento es ...
year: 2014 - type: Artículos Publicados de Divulgación Nacional - journal: Gestión  - Google Schoolar: search

Prevalencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular y síndrome metabólico en trabajadores universitarios de Loja-Ecuador
Los factores de riesgo cardiovascular y síndrome metabólico, se encuentran entre las 10 primeras causas de mortalidad en Ecuador registradas en el año 2010. Existe escasa información en nuestro país. Objetivo: determinar los factores de riesgo cardiovascular y síndrome metabólico en el person...
year: 2014 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Medicina  - Google Schoolar: search

Pharmacological treatment of the cachexia-anorexia-cancer syndrome
Cachexia-anorexia-cáncer syndrome (CAC Sy) is characterized by a high caloric demand, expression of endogenous anorexigenic substances, hormonal changes and alterations of carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism. These patients show anorexia, weight loss, inflammation and reduction of physical a...
year: 2012 - type: Scopus - journal: Informe Medico  - DOI: doi  - Google Schoolar: search

National consensus on larynx cancer diagnosis and treatment
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year: 2012 - type: Scopus - journal: Revista Venezolana de Oncologia  - DOI: doi  - Google Schoolar: search

CÁNCER DE CUELLO UTERINO. CONSENSO NACIONAL PARA EL DIAGNÓSTICO Y TRATAMIENTO 2010
El cáncer continua siendo la segunda causa de muerte en Venezuela, y el de cuello uterino ocupa el primer lugar en incidencia y mortalidad en la población femenina del país. Esto lo convierte en un verdadero problema de salud pública. La Sociedad Venezolana de Oncología preocupada por esta situ...
year: 2011 - type: SciELO - journal: Revista Venezolana de Oncologia  - Google Schoolar: search

Cervical cancer. National consensus for diagnosis and treatment 2010
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year: 2011 - type: Scopus - journal: Revista Venezolana de Oncologia  - DOI: doi  - Google Schoolar: search

Estudio de síntomas comunes y necesidades de los pacientes oncológicos en etapa terminal en el Instituto de cáncer SOLCA, Loja
El buen manejo de los síntomas es esencial en pacientes oncológicos en estadio terminal. No es posible tratar la enfermadad como algo que le sucede solamente al cuerpo sino a la persona, porque cada síntoma tiene una vivencia de amenaza que le ocasiona desamparo, soledad, sufrimiento y que demand...
year: 2011 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Vozandes  - Google Schoolar: search

GUIAS DE MANEJO CLINICO: Consenso de Meningitis
La meningitis es una de las patologías infecciosas más graves en pediatría y constituye una verdadera emergencia médica. La evaluaciónclínica acuciosa, el valor de la imagenología (TAC, RMN) antes de la punción lumbar, la interpretación del Líquido Cefalorraquídeo(LCR) y la identificació...
year: 2010 - type: Latindex Catálogo - journal: Sociedad venezolana de Puericultura y Pediatria  - Google Schoolar: search

Importance of fluoroscopic assessment technique in chronic pain treatment
Chronic pain is the main cause of consultation at primary care medicine and the WHO estimates that it represents 80% of daily complaints; out of them, 50% are severe pain. Chronic pain originated in the spine is the most frequently observed, producing difficulties for patient daily activities; the f...
year: 2009 - type: Scopus - journal: Informe Medico  - DOI: doi  - Google Schoolar: search

The need for palliative care
World Health Organization defines palliative care as: active and total care of patients at the time his disease do not react to curative measures in order to control pain and other symptoms, together with his social and spiritual needs. Our mission as physicians is not always to cure; we must combin...
year: 2006 - type: Scopus - journal: Informe Medico  - DOI: doi  - Google Schoolar: search

Management of cancer pain
Pain is a symptom appearing in a high proportion of cancer patients. It is estimated that at first diagnosis of cancer 30-45% of patients are feeling pain. This proportion increases to 50% upon treatment installation and reaches 75% after disease is advanced. Not relieved pain induces in the patient...
year: 2006 - type: Scopus - journal: Informe Medico  - DOI: doi  - Google Schoolar: search