Controlled and randomized clinical trial to compare the epidemiological and clinical-metabolic behavior of type 2 diabetes in the adult population of Añisok 2023/2024
Introduction Diabetes is associated with metabolic disorders that induce the presence of hyperglycemia, which is characterized by deficient insulin secretion. Complications of diabetes include neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, heart disease, arteriopathies, cerebrovascular accidents, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and male erectile dysfunction, among others1,2. The World Health Organization estimates that 537 million adults have diabetes, with a […]
The importance of neonatal hearing screening in pediatric patients with high neurological risk
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Sweetener consumption and cardiovascular outcomes: are they helpful or harmful to cardiometabolic health?
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Exercise and sports in patients with seizures and epilepsy. Literature review
Introduction Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease that affects people of all ages. It is responsible for a significant proportion of the global burden of disease, affecting more than 50 million people1. Various studies have shown that patients with epilepsy (PWE) report their health as poor and that they exercise less compared to the population […]
Anxiety, an endemic emotion from evolutionary, cognitive, psychiatric and philosophical perspectives
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Crystallographic analysis of urolithiasis in patients treated at Centro Médico ABC
Introduction Urolithiasis has become a chronic disease with a significant impact on the quality of life and work situation of those who suffer from it. Its prevalence and recurrence rates are increasingly high, generating a significant socioeconomic impact in any country by affecting the health care system. The lifetime risk of urinary stone (US) formation […]
Risk factors associated with anastomotic leak in patients undergoing biliodigestive bypass surgery secondary to bile duct disruption
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Impact of physical therapy on multiple sclerosis patients
Introduction Multiple sclerosis is a very common chronic, predominantly immune-mediated disease that damages the central nervous system1,2 in which demyelination, gliosis, and neuronal loss (the main determinant of irreversible disability) are observed. Over time, it can lead to deterioration or permanent damage to nerve fibers3–7. At the beginning of the disease, it is usually relapsing-remitting, […]
Risk factors for colorectal anastomotic dehiscence in colorrectal cancer
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Bacterial microorganisms isolated in blood cultures of patients in a tertiary care hospital
Introduction Bacteremia or bloodstream infection is defined as the presence of bacteria in the blood and is a major risk factor for the development of sepsis and septic shock (associated in up to 95%) and contributes to substantial morbidity and mortality1,2. In these cases, the key to initial treatment is rapid restoration of blood perfusion […]