Hospital Clínico: Recent submissions

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    • Mixed depression: A study of its phenomenology and relation to treatment response 
      Pae, Chi-Un; Vöhringer Cárdenas, Paul Alfred; Holtzman, Niki S.; Thommi, Sairah B.; Patkar, Ashwin; Gilmer, William; Ghaemi, S. Nassir (Elsevier, 2012)
      Background: Mixed depression reflects the occurrence of a major depressive episode with subsyndromal manic symptoms. Not recognized in DSM-IV, it is included in the proposed changes for DSM-5. Observational and cross-sectional ...
    • Reconstrucción mamaria con colgajo TRAM pediculado 
      Ibañez R., Mauricio; Ibañez R., Gladys; Pereira C., Nicolás; Mandiola B., Carlos; Andino N., Romina (SOC CIRUJANOS CHILE, 2012-02)
      The pedicle transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous flap (TRAM) is widely used for breast reconstruction, however is not exempt from complications. Between 2004 and 2010 the authors performed breast reconstruction after ...
    • Manejo quirúrgico del incidentaloma suprarrenal 
      Gac Espinoza, Patricio; Jans B., Jaime; Marambio G., Andrés; Cabané Toledo, Patricio; Díaz B., Mauricio; Araya Quintanilla, Aída Verónica; Avillo C., Víctor (2012-02)
      Background: The adrenal incidentaloma is a lesion found on imaging studies for diagnosis of non-adrenal disorders. Most of these patients are not of surgical treatment. Our objective was to describe the clinical features ...
    • Tratamiento quirúrgico de la acalasia esofágica. Experiencia en 328 pacientes 
      Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Braghetto Miranda, Italo; Korn Bruzzone, Owen; Burdiles Pinto, Patricio; Salas F., Juan E. (2012-02)
      Background: Patients with achalasia may require surgical treatment. Aim: To assess postoperative evolution, complications and mortality after surgical treatment of achalasia. Material and Methods: Analysis of 328 patients ...
    • Filtraciones en bypass gástrico resectivo por laparotomía en obesidad mórbida 
      Burgos Li, Ana María (2012-02)
      Background: Obesity is a severe disease whose prevalence continues to increase. Resective gastric bypass is one of the surgical procedures used in our center in patients with obesity, but like other techniques is not without ...
    • Ten Years Experience of Banded Gastric Bypass: Does It Make a Difference? 
      Awad, William; Garay, Alvaro; Martínez, Cristián (Springer, 2012-02)
      Many surgeons support some sort of restriction of the gastric pouch outlet by placing a ring around the gastric reservoir. Previous studies have shown positive results of banded gastric bypass (BGBP); however, there are ...
    • Quemaduras de cuero cabelludo. Serie de casos y revisión de la literatura 
      Pereira C., Nicolás; Léniz M., Patricio; Enríquez C., Estefanía; Mangelsdorff G., Günther; Piñeros B., José Luis; Calderón O., Wilfredo (2012-04)
      Background: The scalp is the most external and important barrier of the skull and brain. Its burns are often caused by high voltage injuries, fi re, liquid or other heat sources. Aim: To report a series of cases of scalp ...
    • Frequency and use of pain assessment tools implemented in randomized controlled trials in the adult burns ... 
      Mahar, Patrick D.; Wasiak, Jason; O’Loughlin, Christopher J.; Christelis, Nicholas; Arnold, Carolyn A.; Spinks, Anneliese B.; Danilla Enei, Stefan (Elsevier, 2012)
      Introduction: Pain continues to be an ongoing issue of concern in adult burn patients. Inadequate pain assessment hinders meaningful research, and prevents the optimal management of burn pain. The objective of this study ...
    • Resultados de la vigilancia de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana en Chile: consolidando una red 
      Cifuentes Díaz, Marcela; Pinto Claude, María Eugenia; Silva Ojeda, Francisco (SOC CHILENA INFECTOLOGIA, 2011-02)
      Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing public health issue. Creation of surveillance networks is a matter of major importance for antimicrobial resistance understanding and monitoring. Also, they contribute to design ...
    • The presence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) does not affect the clinical response to ... 
      Soto Sáez, Lilian; Sabugo Siraqyan, María Francisca; Catalán Martina, Diego; Wurmann Kiblisky, Pamela; Cermenatti, Tomás; Gatica Rossi, Héctor; Aravena, Octavio; Salazar, Lorena; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Cuchacovich Turteltaub, Miguel (Springer, 2011)
      The introduction of antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents has improved the outcome for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To date, the only replicated genetic predictor of anti-TNF response is the −308 G > ...
    • Candidiasis invasoras en el paciente crítico adulto 
      Tobar Almonacid, Eduardo; Olivares Castillo, Roberto; Silva Ojeda, Francisco; Luppi Norambuena, Mario; Gaete G., Pablo (SOC CHILENA INFECTOLOGIA, 2011-02)
      Invasive infections by Candida strains are a relevant pathology in critically ill patients. Candida should be considered where a high risk of infection is present for a critical early diagnosis. Despite the incorporation ...
    • Tyrosine kinase A receptor (trkA): A potential marker in epithelial ovarian cancer 
      Tapia Pinto, Verónica; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Muñoz, Marcela; Yazigi, Roberto; Selman Abuchaibe, Alberto; Vega Blanco, María Margarita; Paredes Vargas, Alfonso; Romero Osses, Carmen (Elsevier, 2011)
      Objectives. To evaluate the role of trkA receptor as a potential tumor marker in serous epithelial ovarian cancer and its relationship with the angiogenic factors expression as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) ...
    • Estudio de correlación clínico-radiológica, sensibilidad y especificidad de ecotomografía transcraneana en ... 
      Venegas Francke, Pablo; Miranda G., Gonzalo; Silva C., M. Consuelo (2011)
      Background: The detection of hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra using trans cranial sonography can be predictive of the diagnosis of Parkinson Disease. Aim: To report an experience with transcranial sonography for ...
    • Small Intestinal Clustered Contractions and Bacterial Overgrowth: A Frequent Finding in Obese Patients 
      Quera Pino, Rodrigo; Poniachik Teller, Jaime; Defilippi Cafri, Carlos; Madrid Silva, Ana (Springer, 2011)
      Background Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been observed in several disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Studies have shown abnormalities of motor function in obese patients, and there is ...
    • Hematoma size as major modulator of the cellular immune system after experimental intracerebral hemorrhage 
      Illanes Diez, Sergio; Liesz, Arthur; Sun, Li; Dalpke, Alexander; Zorn, Markus; Veltkamp, Roland (Elsevier, 2011)
      Inflammatory cascades are increasingly recognized as an important pathophysiological mechanism in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). In contrast, the effect of ICH on the systemic immune system has barely been investigated. ...
    • Microencapsulación de células y tejido para terapia celular 
      Alvo Vergara, Andrés; Neira Carrillo, Andrónico; Caviedes Fernández, Pablo; Gac Espinoza, Patricio; Cabané Toledo, Patricio (SOC CIRUJANOS CHILE, 2011-02)
      Microencapsulation is a technique that protects viable cells in semi-permeable membranes, which allow passage of essential molecules while stopping larger molecules, such as antibodies, involved in the death of transplanted ...
    • Calidad microbiológica del aire de una unidad de preparados farmacéuticos estériles 
      Caorsi P., Beatriz; Pezzani Valenzuela, Marcela; Sakurada Zamora, Andrea; Ulloa Flores, María Teresa; Latorre Ordóñez, Paz Verónica (SOC CHILENA INFECTOLOGIA, 2011-02)
      Background: An extremely clean area is required for preparation of sterile pharmaceutical compounds, in compliance with international standards, to minimize the probability of microbial contamination. Aim: To evaluate the ...
    • La enseñanza de la bioética y su relación con la enseñanza de la clínica. Experiencia de la Escuela de ... 
      Valenzuela P., Sergio (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2009)
      This article is intended to describe to clinicians what the Department of Education in Health Sciences means to pre graduation teaching of bioethics, through its historical development,its educational objectives and its ...
    • Uso de Modelos simuladores como metodología docente para la carrera de medicina 
      Mendoza Inzunza, Laura; Vásquez, Alicia; Quevedo Ricardi, Fernando (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2009)
      This article is intended to describe to clinicians what the Department of Education in Health Sciences means to pre graduation teaching of bioethics, through its historical development,its educational objectives and its ...
    • La profesión docente en las carreras de la salud 
      Castillo Niño, Manuel (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2009)