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    • Are locking plates better than non-locking plates for treating distal tibial fractures? 
      Pellegrini Pucci, Manuel; Bastías, Christian; Henríquez Sazo, Hugo Alejandro; Rammelt, Stefan; Cuchacovich, Natalio; Lagos, Leonardo; Carcuro, Giovanni (Elsevier, 2014)
      Locking and non-locking plates has been used for distal tibia fracture osteosynthesis. Sufficient evidence to favor one implant over the other is lacking in the current literature. Our aim is to compare them in terms of ...
    • Estudio urodinámico en mujeres con síntomas de incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo pura 
      Valdevenito, J.P.; Águila, F; Manríquez Galan, Valentín; Naser Nassar, Michel; Wenzel, C; Díaz, J.P. (Elsevier, 2015)
      Objetivo Describir los resultados del estudio urodinámico en mujeres con síntomas de incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo pura, incluyendo las características del detrusor hiperactivo, sin conocer otras evaluaciones ...
    • Changes in iron transporter divalent metal transporter 1 in proximal jejunum after gastric bypass 
      Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Marambio, Andrés; Watkins Sepulveda, Juan Guillermo; Castro, Fabiola; Riffo, Andrea; Zúñiga, Roberta; Jans, Jaime; Villanueva, María E. (Baishideng Publishing Group, 2014)
      AIM: To describe the variation that divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) shows in patients after Rouxen- Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. METHODS: Prospective and analytical study of DMT1 level at the brush border of ...
    • Resultados del Programa de Prevención de Defectos de Tubo Neural en Chile mediante la fortificación de la ... 
      Nazer Herrera, Julio; Cifuentes Ovalle, Lucía (2013)
      Background: Congenital malformations (CMF) have an important role in infant mortality. Neural tube defects (NTD) have great relevance from both social and public health points of view. The ECLAMC (Collaborative Latin ...
    • Psychisch Kranke in Ost- und Westdeutschland Indikatoren der Institutionalisierung seit der politischen Wende 
      Mir, J.; Priebe, S.; Mundt, Adrian P. (Springer, 2013)
    • Prevalence Rates of Mental Disorders in Chilean Prisons 
      Mundt, Adrian P.; Alvarado Muñoz, Rubén; Poblete, Catalina; Fritsch Montero, Rosemarie; Villagra, Carolina; Kastner, Sinja; Priebe, Stefan (PLoS ONE, 2013)
      Objective: High rates of mental disorders have been reported for prison populations worldwide, particularly in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs). The present study aimed to establish prevalence rates of mental disorders ...
    • Mortalidad de la pancreatitis aguda: experiencia de 20 años en el Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile 
      Gompertz Geldres, Macarena; Lara, Ivone; Fernández, Lara; Palavecino Rubilar, Patricio; Miranda, Juan Pablo; Mancilla Asencio, Carla; Watkins Sepúlveda, Juan; Berger Fleiszig, Zoltán (2013)
      Mortality for acute pancreatitis (AP) in Chile has fluctuated between 7 and 10% in last years. Aim: To evaluate AP mortality over a period of 20 years in a clinical hospital in Santiago, Chile. Material and Methods: Review ...
    • Metformin augments the levels of molecules that regulate the expression of the insulin-dependent glucose ... 
      Rosas, Carlos; Kohan Ivani, Karla; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Vantman Bretschneider, David; Romero Osses, Carmen; Vega Blanco, María Margarita; Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo (Oxford University Press, 2013)
      study question: Does treatment with the insulin sensitizer metformin modify the levels and activation of proteins related to the expression of the insulin-dependent glucose transporter (GLUT4), such as adenosine ...
    • Immediate postoperative morbidity in patients with indwelling double-J stent versus overnight-externalized ... 
      Mercado, Alejandro; Fernández, Mario I.; Recabal, Pedro; Fleck, Daniela; Ledezma, Rodrigo; Moya, Francisco; Sepúlveda, Francisco; Marchant, González, Fernando; Vilches, Roberto; Reyes, Diego (Springer, 2013)
      The conventional technique for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) ends by placing a nephrostomy tube within the access tract. However, feasibility and safety of tubeless PNL have been widely demonstrated. In this modification, ...
    • Increased free fetal DNA levels in early pregnancy plasma of women who subsequently develop preeclampsia ... 
      Romero Patiño, Carlos; Michea Acevedo, Luis; Illanes Diez, Sergio; Serra, R.; Pino, K.; Figueroa‐Diesel, H.; Soothill, P. W; Parra Cordero, Mauro (Wiley InterScience, 2009-10-08)
      Objective To determine if maternal plasma ffDNA is increased early in pregnancies which subsequently develop preeclampsia (PE) and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Methods Blood was obtained at 11–14 weeks and ...
    • Specific gel-cream as adjuvant to oral isotretinoin improved hydration and prevented TEWL increase – a ... 
      Fuenzalida Cruz, Héctor; Herane Herane, María Isabel; Zegpi, Emilia; De Pablo, Carolina; Espadas, Maria José; Trullás, Carles; Mirada, Alfons; Guillermo, González; Martin, Q. F. (Wiley Periodicals, 2009)
      Background Hydrating and emollient products are often recommended to patients under isotretinoin therapy to control the most frequent mucocutaneous side effects and to improve adherence to treatment. Aims To assess, using ...
    • Uso de la técnica de Miofeedback orientada en actividades de la vida diaria básicas en personas secueladas ... 
      Salgado J., Daniela; Garrido M., Maricel; Alvarez E., Evelyn (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Terapia Ocupacional, 2009-12)
      El Accidente Cerebro Vascular (ACV) es la segunda causa de muerte en Chile y sus secuelas repercuten en el desempeño ocupacional; 50% necesita asistencia para bañarse, 30% para vestirse y 10% para higiene personal. La ...
    • Interconsultas sl Servicio de otorrinolaringología en el Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile 
      Bahamonde S., Héctor; Ortúzar G., Esteban; Valdés P., Constanza; Ullrich G., Constanza; Zerega R., Mario (2013-01-07)
      The objective of this paper is to analyze the consultations performed by the Ear, Nose and Throat service from Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile (HCUCH) in other services of the hospital during the year 2006. Using ...
    • Faringoamigdalitis estreptocócica 
      Gutiérrez C., León S., Karen Daniela; Bahamonde S., Héctor (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)
      Streptococcal pharyngitis is common in children and adolescents. It is strongly suggested by the presence of fever, tonsillar exudate, tender enlarged anterior cervical lymph nodes and absence of cough (Centor criteria). ...
    • Trastornos del sueño en el paciente adulto hospitalizado 
      Aguilera Olivares, Ledda; Díaz S., Mario; Sánchez G., Haroldo (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)
      Hospitalized adult patients frequently have sleep complaints. The majority of studies have principally focused in ICU patients. However, many medical and surgical disorders can disrupt the normal sleep architecture. Sleep ...
    • Mecanismos neurales en el control del dormir 
      Ocampo Garcés, Adrián; Espinoza C., Danay; Castro F., Javiera (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)
      Neural mechanisms involved in sleep and wakefulness generation are widely distributed in the central nervous system. Current models emphasize the pivotal role of the hypothalamus in controlling the activation and inhibition ...
    • Diverticulitis perforada: alternativas de manejo quirúrgico. Caso clínico y revisión de literatura 
      Pereira C., Nicolás; Vega S., Javier; Readi V., Alejandro; Abedrapo Moreira, Mario (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)
      Sigmoid diverticular disease is common in the occidental world and it is responsible for a great number of hospitalizations. The prevalence of diverticular disease increases with age and only in few cases it is manifest ...
    • Niveles de hormona antimülleriana y factor neurotrófico derivado del cerebro como predictores de función ovárica 
      Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo; Alba, Juan F.; Cortínez Castro, Armando; Vantman Bretschneider, David; Carvajal M., Antonio; Miranda Venegas, Cristián; Romero Osses, Carmen (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)
      Infertility is now recognized as a disease by World Health Organization. It affects up to 15% of couples of childbearing age and un 4-8% of them will require high complexity assisted reproduction techniques. The delay of ...
    • Hiponatremia 
      Romero P., Salech M., Felipe Carlos; Segovia Ruiz, Erico (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)
      Alterations in plasma osmolality are related to changes in cell volume, which are the pathophysiological substrate of serious diseases. Under normal conditions sodium is the main determinant of plasma osmolality, and ...
    • Gastrina: hormona de múltiples funciones 
      Marambio G., Watkins S., Guillermo Andrés; Jans B., Jaime (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)
      Gastrin is a polypeptide hormone secreted primarily by G cells of the gastric antrum. Its main function is the regulation of gastric acidity, through the release of histamine, which ultimately acts on the parietal cell. ...