{"title":"[Integrative Medicine in Chile: Towards a more global vision of people's health].","authors":"Alvaro Tala, Cecilia Plaza","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000801071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000801071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The World Health Organization has defined health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not just the absence of disease. Integrative medicine considers the articulation of different medical practices and systems such as mind-body therapies, manual therapies, energy medicine, whole systems and healthy lifestyles, allowing focusing on the cause of diseases and giving concrete tools to focus on the person rather than just the disease. In Chile, the Ministry of Health proposed incorporating alternative and complementary medicines through Decree 42, regulating them as auxiliary to traditional care, the conditions of practice for the exercise of acupuncture, homeopathy, and naturopathy. There are multiple barriers to implementing integrative medicine units, such as the perception that they are expensive and ineffective and, frequently, the resistance of health teams. For its advancement, it is essential to gradually incorporate this discipline in health careers curricula, agree on taxonomies and outcomes, and maintain sight that the core of health care is at the primary level. It is also necessary to generate evidence on the use of integrative medicine, especially at the local level, incorporating its practice more routinely and reporting on its potential adverse effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Risk factors and predictors of drug resistance in tuberculosis: A comprehensive analysis of cases in Chile (2014-2018)].","authors":"Sergio Orostica V, Carlos Sandana S","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000800999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000800999","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Determine the risk factors associated with drug resistance and unsuccessful treatment of tuberculosis in Chile between 2014 and 2018.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Analytical observational cross-sectional study including patients diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB) who entered treatment during 2014-2018, contained in the national TB records. Demographic, clinical variables, and risk groups associated with drug resistance and unsuccessful treatment in TB patients were determined using logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 2014 and 2018, 13,1761 TB patients were reported in Chile, of whom 3.4% (n = 445) were drug-resistant. From this, 43.1% are rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB), multidrug-resistant (MDR-TB), and extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB). The risk factors that generated the highest probability of drug resistance were relapse (OR: 4.27; CI95% 2.94; 6.20), foreigner (OR: 3.97; CI95% 2.86; 5.52), pulmonary TB (OR: 2.92; CI95% 1.71; 4.99) and HIV (OR: 1.97; CI: 95% 1.33; 2.90). Regarding the probability of unsuccessful treatment against TB, the highest probability were street situation (OR: 3.33; CI: 95% 2.45; 4.52), drug addiction (OR: 1.91; CI 95% 1.52; 2.41), foreigner (OR: 1.51; CI 95% 1.25; 1.83), drug resistance (OR: 2.81; CI 95% 1.87; 4.20), HIV (OR: 3.24; CI: 95% 2.61; 4.02), not belonging to an indigenous people (OR: 1.43; CI 95% 1.00; 2.06) alcoholism (OR: 1.25; CI 95% 1.01; 1.54), pulmonary TB (OR: 1.43; CI 95% 1.20; 1.70) and male sex (OR: 1.44; CI 95% 1.25; 1.65).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The risk factors identified as relapse and coinfection with HIV as predictors of drug resistance highlight the complexity of disease management. Likewise, the presence of street situations, drug addiction, and alcoholism highlights the need for specific approaches to address tuberculosis in different population groups, suggesting the need for personalized strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Why does childhood obesity continue to rise in Chile?]","authors":"Fernando Vio","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000801103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000801103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Acevedo-Rodríguez, Marcelo Gaete-Fernández, Cristián Gómez-Correa, Sonia Cerda-Díaz
{"title":"[User Profiles for the Integrated Family and Community Health Care Model in the Alto Hospicio, a commune of a northern region of Chile].","authors":"Carlos Acevedo-Rodríguez, Marcelo Gaete-Fernández, Cristián Gómez-Correa, Sonia Cerda-Díaz","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000800963","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000800963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The study presents comprehensive profiles of Primary Health Care Centers of the Alto Hospicio Commune users.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To characterize users registered in the Health Centers of Alto Hospicio Commune from a comprehensive perspective, including satisfaction indicators and knowledge about the Comprehensive Family and Community Health Care Model (MAIS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire of 8 dimensions and 73 items was designed and applied in 4 Primary Health Care Centers in the commune. Four simple random samplings were applied. In total, 1,124 users were surveyed. The confidence and significance levels were between 95%-93% and 5%-7%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The user profile highlights the diversity in each Health Care Center and reveals general problems such as the lack of information regarding the family care model and services provided by the Health Care Centers and the difficulty of facing mental health situations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Those Health Centers that provide more information about MAIS show better indicators regarding knowledge of health services and user satisfaction. The changes in public health policies and the implementation of the Comprehensive Family and Community Health Care Model require clarifying user profiles according to the characteristics of each health center, its population, and the territory, as well as sharing best practices between health centers.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Angélica Saldías Fernández, Carolina Luengo Martínez, Denisse Parra-Giordano
{"title":"[Behavioral economics and nudges in the promotion and prevention of public health. Systematic review].","authors":"M Angélica Saldías Fernández, Carolina Luengo Martínez, Denisse Parra-Giordano","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000801043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000801043","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To systematically evaluate the literature on the use and effectiveness of nudges based on Behavioral Economics (BE).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, Web of Science, Lilacs, and SciELO were searched; studies published in English, Portuguese, and Spanish between 2017-2021 that examined aspects of BE; quality was assessed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>81 studies were examined, 17 meeting the criteria. Most were conducted in the United States and published between 2019-2021, with strong (n = 12) and moderate (n = 5) quality, with a diversity of interventions practiced and differences in implementation methods. The selected studies demonstrated the effectiveness of strategies based on BE in the study subjects' health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In decision-making, behavior is a complex process requiring constant analysis from the BE, and BE is a promising approach to support more effective public health interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luís Changuan R, René Asenjo G, Eduardo Sanhueza G, Raimundo Morris C, Mario Ortíz O
{"title":"[Atrioventricular block in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis). Case report and review of literature].","authors":"Luís Changuan R, René Asenjo G, Eduardo Sanhueza G, Raimundo Morris C, Mario Ortíz O","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000801088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000801088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), or Wegener's Granulomatosis, is an immunologically mediated systemic vasculitis of small and medium vessels, which commonly compromises the upper airway, lungs, and kidneys and is rarely associated with cardiac manifestations. Compromise of the cardiac conduction system is rare, and isolated cases of different degrees of atrioventricular block (AVB) have been described. We report a case of a 49-year-old male patient previously diagnosed with GPA 3 years ago, who presented to the emergency department with dyspnea, clinical signs of low output, bradycardia of 30/min, advanced second-degree AVB and complete left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the ECG. A literature review is presented, and we discuss the causes, evolution, and management of this GPA complication.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrés Iglesias B, Daniel Moreno M, Érika Chacón D, José Ramón Rodríguez A, José Tomás Larach K
{"title":"[A successful multidisciplinary approach to a recurrent ischiorectal fossa sarcoma].","authors":"Andrés Iglesias B, Daniel Moreno M, Érika Chacón D, José Ramón Rodríguez A, José Tomás Larach K","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000801093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000801093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ischiorectal fossa tumors are rare lesions, mostly described in case reports or case series. These lesions represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Hence, an appropriate preoperative study and multidisciplinary discussion are essential to achieve good oncologic and functional results. We report a case of a 73-year-old male operated on five years before in another health center due to the diagnosis of a left gluteal tumor. The lesion was excised, and biopsies confirmed a high-grade epithelioid sarcoma with a close margin, requiring a subsequent wider excision of the surgical margins. The patient received adjuvant radiotherapy. After four years of follow-up, the patient developed mild pain with skin retraction around the former incision. A local recurrence was diagnosed by imaging. In a multidisciplinary team meeting, a decision to resect the lesion with preservation of the anus and the pelvic floor was taken. The patient underwent a laparoscopic defunctioning loop ileostomy and a resection of the recurrent tumor in the ischiorectal fossa with preservation of the anal sphincter. The defect was covered utilizing a superior gluteal artery perforator flap and a partial gluteus maximus muscle rotation. The tumor was completely excised with negative margins. The patient was discharged without complications after 25 days due to flap management. After one year of follow-up, the patient is recurrence-free, and the ileostomy was closed.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Moreno M, Herman Viveros G, Claudio Muñoz Z, Miguel Villasmil R
{"title":"[Acute appendicitis due to migration of a biliary prosthesis].","authors":"Daniel Moreno M, Herman Viveros G, Claudio Muñoz Z, Miguel Villasmil R","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000801099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000801099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical abdominal pathology worldwide that requires immediate intervention. We report a 78-year-old patient who presented with acute appendicitis. A computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis showed acute appendicitis due to appendiceal orifice obstruction from a migrated biliary stent. The condition was successfully treated nonoperatively with endoscopic stent removal, allowing his discharge 72 hours after his admission.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Pablo Huidobro E, Mario Santamarina, Jorge Vega, Carlos Riquelme, Roberto Jalil
{"title":"[Evaluation of kidney function beyond the laboratory: role and current state of kidney imaging].","authors":"Juan Pablo Huidobro E, Mario Santamarina, Jorge Vega, Carlos Riquelme, Roberto Jalil","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000801038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000801038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The evaluation of kidney function is usually performed through the estimation of the glomerular filtration rate and urine analysis. The evaluation of the kidney morphology through an image complements and enriches this information. However, many of the applications of current imaging techniques are unknown to clinicians. In addition, communication between clinicians and imaging specialists is less common than desirable. In this review, we will describe the imaging methods most frequently used for evaluating kidney function and other clinical situations, in addition to analyzing the most significant advances, particularly in ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, for the early detection and follow-up of kidney damage.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Takotsubo Syndrome: 2022 Update].","authors":"Rienzi Díaz-Navarro, Tamara Sáez","doi":"10.4067/s0034-98872023000801053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872023000801053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Takotsubo syndrome is an acute cardiomyopathy with a clinical presentation resembling an acute coronary syndrome. It is characterized by transient segmental ventricular dysfunction with a normal underlying coronary tree or coronary lesions that cannot explain the ventricular dysfunction. It is usually seen in postmenopausal women, triggered by severe emotional or physical stress, and is clinically challenging to diagnose. This article provides an exhaustive review of the risk factors, triggers, and main hypotheses to explain this disease. In addition, it provides an updated review of the diagnostic tests that must be performed, the diagnostic algorithms, their complications, and current therapeutic management.</p>","PeriodicalId":101370,"journal":{"name":"Revista medica de Chile","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141877211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}