Browsing by Title Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile
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An 11-year-Old Girl with up to 19,200 Coughs Per Day: Broadening Therapeutic Strategies
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, 2015)An 11-year-old girl was transferred to the Universidad de Chile Clinical Hospital after 2.5 months of persistent and unresponsive treatment for coughlike spasms. On arrival, the frequency of symptoms was 1 cough every 4s, ... -
A 13-Week, Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Trial of Ziprasidone in Bipolar Spectrum Disorder
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2015)Objective: Features of bipolarity in a major depressive disorder sample were used to define a "bipolar spectrum disorder" population for treatment with a neuroleptic agent, ziprasidone. Methods: Forty-nine acutely ... -
A new approach to nasoseptal fractures: Submucosal endoscopically assisted septoplasty and closed nasal reduction
(Elsevier, 2016)Background: Nasal bone fracture is the most common among facial bone fractures. The prevalence of concomitant septal and nasal bone fractures fluctuates between 34% and 96.2%. An adequate management of such fractures is ... -
A new era for physician-patient communication in dermatology
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A randomized comparison between interscalene and combined infraclavicular suprascapular blocks for arthroscopic shoulder surgery
(Springer, 2018)Background This randomized trial aimed to evaluate combined infraclavicular-suprascapular blocks (ICB-SSBs) as a diaphragm-sparing alternative to interscalene blocks (ISBs) for arthroscopic shoulder surgery. We hypothesized ... -
Actualización del Consenso “Neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica” Primera parte. Aspectos diagnósticos
(SOC CHILENA INFECTOLOGIA, 2011-04)The best strategy to resolve the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is unsettled, and periodic reviews of new evidence are necessary. An update was performed to renew the 2001 recommendations on the diagnosis ... -
Actualización en el diagnóstico y manejo del daño hepático agudo grave en el embarazo
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)Abnormalities in liver function tests appear in 3% of pregnancies. Severe acute liver damage can be an exclusive condition of pregnancy (dependent or independent of pre-eclampsia) or a concomitant disease. HELLP syndrome ... -
Actualización en sobrecrecimiento bacteriano intestinal y dificultades en su diagnóstico
(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)This is a short review related with the current concepts and controversies in the diagnosis of intestinal bacterial overgrowth. This is a relatively complex entity present in diverse pathologies. Its adequate diagnosis has ... -
Acute and fulminant hepatitis induced by flutamide: Case series report and review of the literature
(MEXICAN ASSOC HEPATOLOGY, 2011)Flutamide is a non-steroidal anti-androgenic drug, commonly used in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, acne and hirsutism. This drug may induce various degrees of liver injury, including acute liver failure (ALF), ... -
Adquisición de enterobacterias multi-resistentes en viajeros a zonas tropicales
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Aeromonas spp
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¿Afecta la forma de puntuación la estructura factorial del GHQ-12? Estudio exploratorio en estudiantes iberoamericanos
(Cadernos Saude Publica, 2015)El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar si el sistema de puntuación del Cuestionario de Salud General (GHQ-12) puede alterar la estructura factorial del instrumento. El método utilizado consideró a 1.972 estudiantes ... -
Affective temperaments in clinical practice: A validation study in mood disorders
(Elsevier, 2012)Background: We sought to examine correlations between clinical validators and temperaments in clinical practice. Methods:We provided the self-report TEMPS-A (50 itemlong) to 123 consecutive patients seen in theMood ... -
Alteraciones del metabolismo del fierro post bypass gástrico
(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)A complication of bariatric surgery and especially gastric bypass are nutritional deficiencies that occur in the long term, being very important iron deficiency and anemia. Several mechanisms influence this, highlighting ... -
Alteraciones morfológicas en placentas de madres expuestas a pesticidas
(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Several studies had stablished a correlation between prenatal exposure to pesticides and congenital malformations in the newborn. The interest of the investigators has been centered in the possibles mechanisms of these ... -
Anal sphincter trauma and anal incontinence in urogynecological patients
(Wiley & Sons, 2015)Objectives To determine the prevalence of evidence of residual obstetric anal sphincter injury, to evaluate its association with anal incontinence (AI) and to establish minimal diagnostic criteria for significant (residual) ... -
Análisis preliminares de la versión adaptada en población chilena de la escala de adherencia terapéutica en diabetes mellitus tipo 2 - EATDM-III
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)Background: The Diabetes Mellitus 2 treatment adherence scale version III (EATDM-III) was devised in Costa Rica. Its seven factors are family support, community organization and support, physical exercise, medical control, ...
