{"title":"Detection of ZIKA virus antibody in pregnant women in Makassar City, Indonesia: The first proof of the distribution of Zika virus in the area","authors":"Murni Murni","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The Zika virus (ZIKV) is a type of arbovirus belonging to the Flaviviridae family. It is primarily transmitted to humans through mosquito bites, with the Aedes aegypti mosquito being a common carrier of ZIKV and other viruses like dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. In Indonesia, with a population of 254.9 million people, there were no reports of Zika outbreaks until 2018.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"173 S397","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140256438","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":"Distrés psicológico y calidad de sueño: Un estudio transversal en estudiantes universitarios","authors":"Edwin Gustavo Estrada Araoz","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"Introducción: La educación universitaria se caracteriza por la presencia de diversos estresores académicos y personales que podrían afectar el desempeño y la calidad de vida de los estudiantes. Objetivo: Determinar si existe relación entre el distrés psicológico y la calidad de sueño en los estudiantes de la carrera profesional de enfermería de una universidad pública. Métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, no experimental, correlacional y de corte transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 159 estudiantes a quienes se les administró la Escala de Malestar Psicológico y el Índice de Calidad de Sueño de Pittsburgh (ICSP), instrumentos con adecuados niveles de validez y confiabilidad. Los datos se procesaron a través del software SPSS versión 25 y para identificar la relación entre las variables de estudio se utilizó el coeficiente de correlación rho de Spearman.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"143 S270","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140256525","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":"Perfil clínico-terapéutico del cáncer de próstata en un hospital de Chiclayo, Perú, 2016 – 2021","authors":"Cinthia Silvana Díaz-Lachos","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"Introducción: El cáncer de próstata (CP) es la segunda neoplasia más frecuente en hombres y se produce por el crecimiento y división rápida de células anormales. Objetivo: Describir el perfil clínico-terapéutico de pacientes con CP de un hospital público de Chiclayo, Perú, durante el 2016 al 2021. Métodos: Estudio observacional descriptivo, transversal y retrospectivo en una población de 120 pacientes. Los datos se recolectaron mediante la documentación de las historias clínicas.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"169 S363","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140256791","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":"Utilidad en la detección de cromosomopatías del grosor prenasal y su relación con la longitud del hueso nasal: nomograma por percentiles","authors":"Yaniret Rodríguez","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.13","url":null,"abstract":"Objetivo: Evaluar medidas normales de grosor prenasal (GPN) y relación grosor prenasal/longitud del hueso nasal (GPN/LHN), parámetros propuestos como marcadores ecográficos para la detección de fetos con riesgo aumentado para cromosomopatías, entre las 20-40 semanas, en gestantes sanas que acudieron al Servicio de Medicina Materno fetal de la Maternidad “Concepción Palacios”, en Caracas, en el período noviembre 2022- octubre 2023.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"242 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140255611","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":"Lymphangioma in nasal tip and vestibulum: Case report","authors":"Cita Nurinsani Akhmad","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.21","url":null,"abstract":"A ‘Pinocchio’ or ‘Cyrano’ nose is a condition with a deformity at the tip of the nose caused by an underlying soft tissue tumor. The deformity of the nose with secondary involvement in the form of lymphangioma is a sporadic case, and few studies have reported it. Lymphangioma itself is a benign tumor that originates from the lymph vessels. The diagnosis of lymphangiomas can be made based on the clinical picture and computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Treatment options for nasal tip lymphangioma and nasal vestibule are radiotherapy, cryotherapy, and sclerosant injection.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"180 S451","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140256086","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":"Management of Late-Onset Hemorrhagic Complication After Tracheostomy: A Case Series","authors":"Sutji Pratiwi Rahardjo","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.19","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The incidence of post-tracheostomy bleeding is rare but can cause severe complications for patients. Although the etiology varies, the management of this complication is challenging. Case Description: Here, we report two cases of bleeding complications after tracheostomy. The first case was a 33-year-old male patient diagnosed with cerebral infarction and a history of taking antiplatelet drugs (clopidogrel). Bleeding occurred in the lumen of the tracheostomy during the second day of post-tracheostomy care.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"280 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140255683","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":"Large-volume lipolysis assisted by low-level multifrequency laser in obesity: Short-term weight trajectories and postoperative complications","authors":"Gabriel Cubillos","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.10","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Obesity is a chronic and complex syndrome resulting from the interactions of genetic, environmental, metabolic, and psychological factors. Current pharmacologic treatments often yield limited, unsustainable weight loss; thus, bariatric surgery and large and giant-volume liposuction have emerged as viable options for its control. Objective: This study aimed to assess Laser-assisted with large-volume liposuction in weight reduction effectiveness in obese adults and to describe the early postoperative complications of this procedure.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"269 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140255875","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":"Evaluación del riesgo cardiovascular mediante tres escalas en una cohorte de pacientes suramericanos con EPOC","authors":"Diana Marcela Villamizar","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.12","url":null,"abstract":"Introducción: Se prevé que la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) sea la tercera causa de muerte en todo el mundo para 2030, se considera que el riesgo cardiovascular en estos pacientes es elevado. Objetivo: Evaluar el riesgo cardiovascular en una cohorte de pacientes suramericanos con EPOC. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo mediante la revisión de historias clínicas en el período de Enero de 2015 – Diciembre 2018.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"216 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140256002","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":"La humanización: la mejor opción para los cuidados paliativos","authors":"Germán Rojas Loyola","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.23","url":null,"abstract":"Los Cuidados Paliativos (CP) se muestran como un planteamiento para mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes y familias que afrontan problemas inherentes a una enfermedad potencialmente mortal. Diversas circunstancias, incluida la pandemia por la COVID-19, mostraron las debilidades del sistema sanitario español y su personal, en la gestión de los valores y creencias, la espiritualidad, el estatus de la calidad de vida y el derecho a una «buena muerte» de los pacientes terminales. El personal sanitario y no sanitario también requieren de intervenciones que ayuden a gestionar sus valores y beneficencia en los CP. La humanización es la mejor opción, pero toda estrategia debe partir de la investigación y ser evaluada. Hay que deliberar partiendo de los hechos relacionados a CP y Humanización.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"266 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140255907","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":"Prescription and physical activity counseling in primary care","authors":"Gustavo Adolfo Espinoza Palomeque","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.1.16","url":null,"abstract":"La actividad física (AF) se define como cualquier actividad donde exista un movimiento muscular que implique el incremento del consumo de energía por encima del estado basal. Actualmente, es bien reconocido los efectos beneficiosos que tiene la AF en la salud mental y física, así como en la prevención de algunos cánceres y de las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles. Sin embargo, la prevalencia de AF en el mundo, no alcanza los niveles esperados.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"191 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140256173","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}