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{"title":"Relación entre obesidad y enfermedad periodontal: revisión de la literatura","authors":"Jorge Alberto Girano Castaños, José Robello Malatto","doi":"10.24265/HORIZMED.2020.V20N3.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/HORIZMED.2020.V20N3.12","url":null,"abstract":"espanolLa obesidad es una enfermedad que va en aumento sin distinguir genero o edad, y en numerosas ocasiones es un factor de riesgo para otras dolencias sistemicas. Es considerada un cuadro progresivo que afecta la salud general y la calidad de vida del individuo. Segun diversos estudios, la obesidad se puede relacionar a enfermedades de la cavidad oral como resultado de una alteracion fisiologica del organismo que tiene efecto en los tejidos blandos de la boca, lo que se evidencia en signos clinicos de inflamacion en el periodonto. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es evaluar la relacion entre obesidad y enfermedad periodontal. Para ello se realizo una busqueda de articulos que determinen el nexo entre ambas enfermedades. La presente revision presenta diversos estudios que muestran una posible relacion entre ambas enfermedades. La intervencion de mediadores inflamatorios en la obesidad podria tener una repercusion a nivel periodontal. Se concluye, con base en la evidencia disponible, que es probable que exista una relacion entre enfermedad periodontal y obesidad EnglishObesity is a disease whose prevalence is on the rise. It does not discriminate in terms of gender or age, and is often considered a risk factor for different systemic diseases. It is also considered a progressive disease that affects not only the general health but also the quality of life of individuals. Several studies have reported that obesity may also be related to oral diseases as a result of a physiological alteration of the body that affects the soft tissues of the oral cavity, which is evidenced by clinical signs of periodontal inflammation. The main objective of this review article is to evaluate the relationship between obesity and periodontal disease. To this end, previously published studies that determine the relationship between both diseases were searched. This review presents several articles that show a possible relationship between both diseases. The intervention of inflammatory mediators in obesity could have a periodontal impact. Based on the available evidence, it is concluded that there is a possible relationship between periodontal disease and obesity.","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":" ","pages":"11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43673872","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":"Nivel de conocimiento sobre tuberculosis en estudiantes de Secundaria, Lima, Perú. 2019","authors":"Marina Alejandra Norabuena Granda","doi":"10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n3.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n3.05","url":null,"abstract":"espanolObjetivo: Determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre tuberculosis en los estudiantes de 4.° y 5.° anos de secundaria de la institucion educativa n.o 2027 Jose Maria Arguedas. Materiales y metodos: Estudio de tipo cuantitativo, descriptivo, prospectivo y de corte transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 146 estudiantes de 4.° y 5.° anos de educacion secundaria matriculados en el ano 2019. El instrumento utilizado fue un cuestionario modificado y validado por expertos a traves del indice Kappa con un valor de 1,01 y una confiabilidad de 0,70 segun el coeficiente de Kuder Richardson distribuido en 2 dimensiones, que evaluo el nivel de conocimiento sobre tuberculosis.Resultados: La edad media de los participantes fue 15,39 ± 0,85 anos con una mediana de 15 anos. La edad minima fue 14 anos y la maxima, 18 anos. En general, el nivel de conocimiento sobre tuberculosis fue medio (50 %). Por dimensiones, se observo un nivel de conocimiento medio: 54,1 % para la dimension enfermedad y 43,8 % para la dimension prevencion en los estudiantes de 4.° y 5.° anos de secundaria de la I.E. n.°2027 Jose Maria Arguedas. Conclusiones: El 50 % de estudiantes tiene un nivel medio de conocimiento sobre tuberculosis, a pesar de haber recibido informacion en algun momento de su etapa escolar. Esto evidencia la necesidad de vigilar a la institucion educativa. English Objective: To determine the level of knowledge of tuberculosis among fourth- and fifth-year high school students from the education center No. 2027 “Jose Maria Arguedas.”Materials and methods: A quantitative, descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 146 fourth- and fifth-year high school students enrolled during 2019. The research instrument was a questionnaire modified and validated by experts using a Kappa coefficient of 1.01. The reliability was found to be 0.70, according to the KuderRichardson coefficient distributed into two dimensions, which evaluated the students’ level of knowledge of tuberculosis. Results: The average age of the participants was 15.39 ± 0.85 years, with a median age of 15 years. Ages ranged from 14 to 18 years. In general terms, the participants showed a medium level of knowledge of tuberculosis (50 %). Concerning the dimensions, they showed a medium level of knowledge for both the disease dimension (54.1 %) and the prevention dimension (43.8 %). Conclusions: Fifty percent (50 %) of the students have a medium level of knowledge of tuberculosis, despite having received information at some point during their school years. This demonstrates the need to monitor the education center.","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":"20 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41683526","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":"Publicación científica y características de las tesis de salud de universidades del departamento de Puno, Perú","authors":"Oscar Yalle-Herencia, Glubert Ramos Vilca, Dawer Joe Rodrigo Ccaso, Fernando Quispe Mayta, Neyda Silene Chipana Paye","doi":"10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n3.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n3.10","url":null,"abstract":"In order to determine the frequency of publication of undergraduate thesis in health and identify its characteristics, an observational cross-sectional study was carried out, where the population was made up of 482 theses approved between 2016 - 2018 corresponding to the medical career (25.1 %), nursing (46.5%), nutrition (18.5%) and psychology (10%) of 4 universities in the department of Puno. The results indicate a greater proportion of descriptive works (56.8%), of non-experimental design (90.5%), involving hospital population (36.1%), using a sample of between 51 and 200 participants (58.7 %); In addition, only 5 theses (1%) were published in an indexed scientific journal. It is concluded that the degree projects in health of universities of Puno, are characterized by resorting to non-experimental designs with a descriptive scope; evidencing a very low and worrying publication frequency.","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":"20 1","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43227789","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":"Edema agudo de pulmón de reentrada a gran altitud","authors":"José Antonio Viruez-Soto, Amílcar Tinoco-Solórzano","doi":"10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n3.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n3.14","url":null,"abstract":"espanolEl edema agudo de pulmon de altura es una condicion medica potencialmente mortal. Se conoce tambien como edema agudo de pulmon de altura “de reentrada” y puede ocurrir en residentes de la altura que retornan de una estadia en una zona de menor altitud. Presentamos el caso de un paciente de sexo masculino de 14 anos de edad, nativo y residente de la ciudad de El Alto (La Paz, Bolivia), a 4090 metros sobre el nivel del mar, que presenta un cuadro de edema agudo pulmonar de altura a su regreso de una localidad a 500 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Este paciente requirio tratamiento intensivo y tuvo una evolucion favorable. EnglishAcute high-altitude pulmonary edema is a potentially life-threatening medical condition. Also known as acute re-entry high-altitude pulmonary edema, it may occur in highland dwellers who return to their hometown after having stayed at a lower-level area. This is the case of a 14 year-old male patient, native to and resident of the city of El Alto (La Paz, Bolivia), located at 4,090 meters above sea level. The patient developed acute high-altitude pulmonary edema when returning from a town at 500 meters above sea level. He required intensive care and showed a favorable evolutio","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":"20 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43106276","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":"Hernia inguinoescrotal reincidente con megauréter: presentación de caso","authors":"Willfrant Jhonnathan Muñoz Murillo, Ivan David Lozada Marintez, María Paz Bolaño Romero, Amileth Suarez Causado, Christian German Ospina Pérez, Asdrubal Mirando Fontalvo","doi":"10.24265/HORIZMED.2020.V20N3.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/HORIZMED.2020.V20N3.13","url":null,"abstract":"espanolLa frecuencia de la enfermedad herniaria es una de las mas altas dentro de los cuadros quirurgicos. Sin embargo, su asociacion al megaureter en el saco herniario o contenido es extremadamente rara y existen pocos reportes en la literatura internacional. El diagnostico es incidental, ya sea por hallazgo transoperatorio o por estudios contrastados de imagen. Se presenta el caso clinico de un paciente con antecedente de hernia inguinal que fue sometido a una herniorrafia hace veinte anos y que se presenta a un servicio de urgencias con un aparente defecto herniario. Ademas, padece diabetes mellitus que esta mal controlada. Durante la estancia hospitalaria se confirma la reaparicion de la hernia con un saco que contiene megaureter y adherencias visceroparietales con ciego en posicion subhepatica. EnglishHerniation is one of the most frequent surgical conditions. However, the presence of a megaureter in the hernia sac or content is extremely rare. Little has been reported on this topic in the world literature, and its diagnosis has been incidentally reached either as an intraoperative finding or during different contrast imaging studies. This is the clinical case of a patient with a history of inguinal hernia who underwent a herniorrhaphy 20 years ago and presented to the emergency department with a diagnostic impression of a relapsed hernial defect. He also had poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus. During his hospital stay, a diagnosis of relapsed hernia sac containing a megaureter was confirmed, and visceral-parietal adhesions and a subhepatic cecum were found.","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":"20 1","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41726319","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":"Brechas de la investigación pediátrica en la República Dominicana","authors":"D. A. Herrera Morban, Manuel Colomé-Hidalgo","doi":"10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.06","url":null,"abstract":"espanolObjetivo: Identificar brechas de investigacion pediatrica relacionadas con el origen del financiamiento, los estudios realizados sin aprobacion etica del ente regulador nacional, los temas de investigacion con respecto a las necesidades de salud y el tipo de estudio desarrollado. Materiales y metodos: Se realizo un estudio descriptivo, observacional y basado en datos de fuentes de informacion secundarias para identificar los proyectos de investigacion pediatrica implementados en la Republica Dominicana desde 2005 al 2018 que incluyeron la poblacion de 0 a 17 anos de edad, sin importar patrocinador, institucion responsable de la investigacion y region del pais.Resultados: Los proyectos de salud representaron el 17 % de las investigaciones realizadas con fondos nacionales y de ellos, el 7,5 % se relacionaba a la pediatria. Los trabajos en el campo de la salud desarrollados con fondos internacionales fueron 40,9 %, sin embargo, el numero total de investigaciones fue menor. La investigacion pediatrica represento un 38,9 % del registro de los ensayos clinicos de Clinical Trials con predominio de las instituciones privadas para la implementacion de los estudios en un 64,6 % de los casos.Conclusiones: Se evidencio una discrepancia entre las lineas de investigacion de necesidad nacional con las que fueron patrocinadas por la industria farmaceutica o por fondos nacionales e internacionales. Ademas, se realizaron ensayos clinicos sin la debida aprobacion etica por el ente regulador nacional. EnglishObjective: To identify the gaps in pediatric research regarding the origin of financing, the studies conducted without the ethical approval of the national regulatory body, the research topics concerning healthcare needs, and the study type.Materials and methods: A descriptive and observational study based on secondary sources of information was conducted to identify pediatric research projects developed in the Dominican Republic from 2005 to 2018. Such projects included a population between 0 and 17 years of age, regardless of the sponsor, institution in charge of the research and country region.Results: From all research conducted with national funds, health research accounted for 17 %, out of which 7.5 % was related to children. Health research carried out with international funds accounted for 40.9 %. However, the total number of research projects was lower than the number of research conducted with national funds. Thirty eight point nine percent (38.9 %) of the clinical trials included in the Clinical Trials registry were related to pediatric research, out of which 64.6 % were sponsored by private institutions.Conclusions: We found discrepancies between the research topics urged by our country and those sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry or national/international funds. Moreover, clinical trials were conducted without the pertinent ethical approval of the national regulatory body.","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":"20 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44445484","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":"Satisfacción laboral del personal en el Servicio de Nefrología del Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de la Fuente (Villa María) en 2019","authors":"Yojani Holguin Morales, Carlos Contreras Camarena","doi":"10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.09","url":null,"abstract":"espanolObjetivo: Identificar el nivel de satisfaccion laboral del personal del Servicio de Nefrologia del Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de la Fuente (Villa Maria) en 2019. Materiales y metodos: Estudio de tipo analitico. El Servicio de Nefrologia cuenta con 76 trabajadores, 40 (52,64 %) participaron en el estudio (entre medicos, licenciados en enfermeria, tecnicos en enfermeria, administrativos, etc.) Se evaluaron las dimensiones extrinseca e intrinseca de la satisfaccion laboral. Los datos se procesaron con el software SPSS, version 24.00. Resultados: La poblacion laboral fue relativamente joven (edad media de 38,8 anos y DE: ± 6,8), con discreta predominancia del sexo femenino (67,50 %). El 28 % de los trabajadores tuvo un nivel alto de satisfaccion. Los participantes que iniciaron sus labores desde la fundacion del hospital (tiempo de servicio ≤ 3 anos) tuvieron mayor satisfaccion laboral que el personal de salud con tiempo de servicio entre 4 y 6 anos. El 86,7 % de los trabajadores con menos de 3 anos de servicio mostraron un mayor grado de satisfaccion media-alta, comparado con el 68 % obtenido en el grupo que laboraba entre 4 a 6 anos. Conclusiones: El 28 % de los trabajadores tuvieron nivel alto de satisfaccion laboral, de ellos, los medicos obtuvieron el mayor grado de satisfaccion (83,3 %). El 48 % tuvo un nivel medio de satisfaccion; ademas, uno de cada cuatro trabajadores mostro un bajo nivel de satisfaccion. Los trabajadores con tiempo de servicio ≤ 3 anos fueron los que mostraron el mayor nivel de satisfaccion laboral. Observamos que un menor tiempo de servicio se obtiene un mayor nivel de satisfaccion laboral. EnglishObjective: To identify the level of job satisfaction of the nephrology department staff of the Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de la Fuente, Villa Maria, in 2019. Materials and methods: An analytical study was conducted. The nephrology department consists of 76 staff members, out of which 40 (52.64 %) took part in the study (physicians, registered nurses, nurse technicians, administrative staff, etc.). The extrinsic and intrinsic dimensions of job satisfaction were evaluated. The data was processed using SPSS Statistics statistical software, version 24.00. Results: The staff members were relatively young (mean age: 38.8 years; SD: ± 6.8) and females slightly prevailed (67.50 %). Twenty-eight percent (28 %) of the staff members had high levels of satisfaction. The study participants who started working in the hospital from its creation (job tenure ≤ 3 years) showed higher levels of job satisfaction than those with a job tenure between 4 and 6 years. Eighty-six point seven percent (86.7 %) of staff members who worked less than 3 years showed higher levels of medium-high satisfaction than those who worked between 4 and 6 years (68 %). Conclusions: Twenty-eight percent (28 %) of the staff members had a high level of job satisfaction, out of whom physicians showed the highest level of satisfaction (83.3 %). Forty-eight percent (48 %) ","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":"20 1","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42025521","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":"Relación entre el índice gradiente dióxido de carbono/gradiente arteriovenoso de oxígeno y lactato en el choque séptico por neumonía","authors":"Washington Trujillo-Ulloa, José Elías Cabrejo Paredes","doi":"10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.04","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To determine the clinical and microbiological characteristics of seven (7) cases of New Delhi MBL (NDM)producing Klebsiella pneumoniae nosocomial infections at the Hospital Geriatrico San Isidro Labrador (HG SIL) from February to May 2018. Materials and methods: A descriptive and retrospective study conducted in elderly people with urinary infections, pneumonia, sacral ulcers and surgical wound infection who received multiple non-protocolized antibiotic therapy. The methods used to detect MBLs in the Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates that showed decreased sensitivity to carbapenems were the phenylboronic acid-based (PBA) and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-based (EDTA) double disk tests. The identification of the NDM gene was performed by polymerase chain reaction at the Instituto Nacional de Salud. Results: In total, the seven cases were positive for the NDM gene and resistant to meropenem, which confirmed the epidemic outbreak. Mortality accounted for 28.6 % (2 of 7 patients) of the cases. However, due to the presence of comorbidities in all cases, the attributable mortality could not be determined. Conclusions: Labs have a key initial role for detecting and classifying the carbapenemases and the measures of comprehensive control of infections. The aforementioned cases are the first ones reported in our healthcare network.","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68832834","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":"Proteína C-reactiva asociada a la condición periodontal de gestantes","authors":"Sandra Jessenia Pesantes Sangay, Pablo Alejandro Millones Gómez","doi":"10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.07","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To determine the C-reactive protein level according to the periodontal state, age and trimester of pregnancy in pregnant women who attend the Centro de Salud Magna Vallejo, Cajamarca, Peru.Materials and methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted in a sample of 60 pregnant women divided into three groups: those who were periodontally healthy, those with gingivitis and those with periodontitis. The Russell Index was used to determine the periodontal status. The value of the C-reactive protein level was taken from each patient’s medical record.Results: An elevated C-reactive protein level was found in 66.70 % of the pregnant women with gingivitis, 100 % of the pregnant women with periodontitis and 84.60 % of the adult pregnant women. Conclusions: C-reactive protein levels tend to rise in patients with periodontal disease and increase in adult pregnant women.","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":" ","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46663645","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":"Características clínicas y complicaciones de la cirrosis hepática en una población de altura (Huancayo, 3250 m s. n. m.)","authors":"Walter Calderón Gerstein, Maritza Ascanio Paredes, Pilar Rocío Yarinsueca Mata","doi":"10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n2.08","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Liver cirrhosis is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. This research aims to determine the clinical presentation, etiology and complications of patients with liver cirrhosis from a population living at a high altitude region in Peru. Materials and methods: A retrospective study of the clinical presentation and complications of liver cirrhosis was conducted. One hundred eight (108) medical records of patients with liver cirrhosis admitted to the Internal Medicine Service of the Hospital Nacional Ramiro Priale Priale, Huancayo,were evaluated between 2010 and 2012. Results: Patients’ mean age was 60.5 years (range: 12–82 years) and 62.9 % were males. The most common etiology was alcohol consumption (63 %), followed by chronic hepatitis B and C (7.4 % and 2.8 %, respectively). Fifty-eight point three percent (58.3 %) of the patients had a Child-Pugh class B score and 31.30 % of them had a Child-Pugh class C score. The most frequent clinical presentation was abdominal distension (87 %). The most common complications were ascites (56 %), hepatic encephalopathy (47.2 %) and hepatorenal syndrome (8.3 %). Conclusions: Alcoholic liver cirrhosis was the most common etiology. The most frequent complications were ascites and hepatic encephalopathy","PeriodicalId":30557,"journal":{"name":"Horizonte Medico","volume":"20 1","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45306495","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}