[Vital prognosis in severe acute hepatic failure. Value of the quantitative indexes of evaluation].

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the commonest cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide, with an incidence of 0.6-4 per 100.000 inhabitants per year. It affects all age groups and carries an incapacity burden of up to 20%. AIM:To describe the features of GBS in adult Chilean patients admitted to a tertiar...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cea G,Jara P,Quevedo F

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Chile, occupational illnesses are defined by the "Work-related accidents and occupational illnesses law". The institutions that administer that law have the legal obligation to determine the "occupational" or "common" origin of accidents and diseases. AIM:To compare symptoms and problems at work in a gro...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Trucco B M,Rebolledo M P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines the evidence about the relationship between dental procedures and the incidence of transient bacteremia. One of the main obstacles was to define "invasive dental procedure" as an indication for antimicrobial prophylaxis for patients with high risk of bacteremia. A search in WorldWideScience and Sc...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Fernández E,Reyes C,Benavides C,Irarrázaval T,Padilla P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated medical leaves of personnel at Temuco's hospital from 1986 to 1987. 57% of persons had at least one leave and 54% of these had 2 or more leaves. Women and paramedicals had more medical leaves. Most absences occurred in june, july, august (p less than 0.01). Most leaves were caused by respiratory diseas...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Silva CG,Baechler R

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid advances in immunobiology, pharmacology and molecular biology have made successful renal transplantation the optimal therapeutic modality for adults and children, reaching a near--90% of patient-graft survival among the first years of transplant. But this knowledge also presents clinicians and scientists wit...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cano FJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the efficacy of imipenem/cilastatine and ceftazidime-amikacin in the treatment of febrile neutropenic patients. DESIGN:Open, prospective and randomized clinical study. PATIENTS:Fifty two patients (26 female) aged 16 to 80 years old with 60 episodes of neutropenia were studied. They were randomly assign...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Pérez C,Sirham M,Labarca J,Grebe G,Lira P,Oliva J,Duhalde M,Ocqueteau M,Acuña G

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basedow Graves disease (BGD) is the leading cause of hyperthyroidism. The characteristics of patients seen at a university hospital may differ from those described in the general population. AIM:To describe the clinical features of patients with BGD seen at a university hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Revie...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Lanas A,Díaz P,Eugenin D,González F,Cid P,Cordero F,Araya V,Liberman C,Barberan M,Gac P,Saldías N,Pineda P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docosahexanoic acid (C22:6, DHA) is a highly unsaturated omega-3 fatty acid that forms part of the central nervous and visual system structures. DHA is synthesized from its precursor, alfa-linolenic acid, that is also a omega-3 fatty acid and can be obtained from vegetable oils. Marine organisms, specially fish, are g...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Valenzuela A,Nieto MS

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemic of cardiovascular diseases in Chile, requires the development of strategies in health promotion and prevention. AIM:To assess the prevalence of risk factors for chronic non communicable diseases among workers of a financial company in Metropolitan Santiago. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Assessment of 2...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Fagalde Mdel P,del Solar JA,Guerrero M,Atalah E

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Professional Social Responsibility is now imperative for the practice of medicine. However, there are no instruments to assess it among physicians. AIM:To construct and evaluate the factorial structure and reliability of a questionnaire designed to measure socially responsible behavior in physicians. MATER...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Alvarado DF,Pérez CV,Navarro GS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnitude of medical and non medical absenteeism among male workers performing rotative shifts in a high altitude mining company was studied. There was a general rate of absenteeism of 8.8 absent days per 100 labor days, which means that 31.8% of the total labor force was absent every month. Absenteeism due to med...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cantuarias J,Cornejo E

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of major genes in the susceptibility of non syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) in Chile has been postulated, considering the high prevalence and familial aggregation of this condition. AIM:To study the familial recurrence of CL/P in Chile. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The recurren...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Palomino H,Guzmán E,Blanco R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decades, there has been an increase in life expectancy in the world, with the consequent modification in the proportion of adults over 60 years. This is accompanied by an increase in pathologies for which aging is the main risk factor, such as dementia and hearing loss, which profoundly affect the quality ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Wimmer Del Solar J,Delgado C,Torrente MC,Délano PH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition has been strongly associated with morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. In the other hand, dialysis allows a nutritional improvement in patients with more than 12 months in dialysis. AIM:To study the prevalence of malnutrition among patients in hemodialysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Huidobro A,Velasco N,Rojas T

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital malformations of the spleen are rare. We report a patient with an ectopic spleen located in the left iliac fossa, which was excised in order to prevent severe complications such as torsion of the pedicle, rupture or infection. A second patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura presented with an acces...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Etcheverry R,Allamand JP,Guzmán G,Robinson MI

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycine inhibits the formation of advanced glycation end products that may cause central and peripheral neuronal damage, affecting also the auditory nerve. AIM:To evaluate the effect of glycine on auditory nerve conduction and hearing level among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and auditory neuropath...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Muñoz-Carlin Mde L,Rodríguez-Moctezuma JR,Gómez Latorre JG,Montes-Castillo ML,Juárez-Adauta S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Augusto Orrego Luco born in 1848 and dead in 1933 in Valparaiso, was one of the greatest clinicians and researchers of chilean medicine during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Besides being a psychiatrist he contributed to literature, history, politics and medicine. He received his medical degree in 18...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Ruiz Torres A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to assess the usefulness of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the etiologic diagnosis of pulmonary infiltrates in patients with AIDS. PATIENTS AND METHODS:in 25 patients with AIDS and pneumonia, 31 fiberoptic bronchoscopies with bronchoalveolar lavage were performed; in 11 occasions, a transbronchial biopsy was also perf...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Henríquez A,Srur E,Giglio M,Fernández A,Cona E,Lorca M,García A,Northland R,Segovia J,Gutiérrez S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes important changes in medical practice, focusing in those most deeply perceived by a group of physiciansfrom the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, included in a joint research conducted by the Departments of Psychiatry and Mental Health (East) of the Medical Faculty at the University of Chile and P...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Horwitz N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report nine patients with acute mitral regurgitation secondary to post-infarction papillary rupture operated between 1980 and 1992. Seven cases had posterior papillary muscle rupture. All patients were in critical conditions with pulmonary edema at the moment of surgery. In eight cases, mitral valve replacement was...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Zalaquett R,Morán S,Irarrázaval MJ,Becker P,Maturana G,Navarro M,Braun S

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Appropriate antimicrobial therapy shortens the duration of Shigellosis and significantly reduces the risk of transmission. Shigella strains resistant to common antimicrobials have increased during the past years, determining the need for a periodic surveillance, to guide effective therapy. AIM:To report the...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Prado V,Pidal P,Arellano C,Lagos R,San Martin O,Levine MM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of a festschrift to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Revista Médica de Chile, "radiography" of the journal has been depicted using several scientometric indicators. Among the mainstream journals in the category of Medicine, General & Internal and taking into account the wide editorial coverage a...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Krauskopf M

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus and chronic treatment with steroids developed spontaneous bilateral rupture of tendons of both quadriceps muscles below the patella. Surgical treatment was undertaken with good results. The histologic features and a review of the literature are included. ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Segovia A,Román JC,Hinojosa M,Ruiz A,Guzmán L

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic precursors transplantation is a therapeutic alternative for leukemia, some metabolic diseases and some immune deficiency syndromes. In its allogeneic variety leukemia eradication is based in the conditioning prior to transplantation and the allograñ effect against leukemia. Umbilical cord blood is an alt...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Burotto P M,Bertín C-M P,Galindo A H,Garrido S M,Melgoza P G,Nervi N B,Ramírez V P,Ocqueteau T M,Besa de C P,García V V,Jara A V,Alvarez J E,Betancur B M,Rivera L M,Alvarez Z M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent left superior vena cava is the most common venous congenital malformation and is usually asymptomatic. Its presence could increase the difficulty for transvenous lead implantation. We report a 71-year-old woman with an idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation and heart failure that required bi...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Vergara SI,Frangini SP,Barrero VR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A toxicology testing is the search by the laboratory of the possible etiologic agents that can cause poisoning. Given the wide variety of substances that can poison a person, the laboratories should work coordinated with the emergency wards in order to determine the appropriate tests menu and the required turn around ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Solari G S,Ríos B JC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed retrospectively the clinical course and prognosis of 565 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), 117 of them with a previous history of diabetes mellitus. Male/female ration was 7.9/2.1 in non diabetics and 7.0/3.0 in diabetics (p < 0.03). Incidence of hypertension and hyperlipidemia w...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Kunstmann S,Corbalán R,Rodríguez JA,Casanegra P,Varela ML

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, "morning sickness", is a common contemporary complaint. Many pregnant patients note alterations in smell and taste which can precipitate "morning sickness", symptoms that characterize early gestation. Epidemiologic studies suggest that pregnancies accompanied by "morning sickness" hav...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Lee RV

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of nonagenarians is rapidly growing in Chile. This age group is mainly female, with higher frailty markers and in higher risk of being placed at nursing homes. AIM:To describe features of nonagenarian women and compare them with a group of women between 60-89 years, both living in nursing homes, ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Marín PP,Gac H,Hoyl T,Carrasco M,Duery P,Cabezas M,Petersen K,Dussaillant C,Valenzuela E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a misconception that the main cause of death among women is breast cancer, even among physicians, who may neglect cardiovascular preventive measures in this gender Aim: To assess the knowledge among physicians about the main cause of death among women. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A survey was answered by ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Fernández M,Parra M,Calligaris S,Parada V,Ojeda MJ,Quiroz S,Carreño C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00