Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2023
Case Reports[Acute appendicitis due to migration of a biliary prosthesis].
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.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2023
[Effect of Sedentary behaviors on the Interaction Between the FTO Gene and Adiposity Levels in Chilean Adults - Results from the GENADIO Study].
The Fat-mass and obesity-associated-gene (FTO gene) and sedentary behavior time are associated with obesity. However, whether sedentary behavior time can modify the genetic predisposition to obesity in the Chilean population is unknown. Therefore, this study investigated the association between sedentary behavior, adiposity markers, and the FTO gene. ⋯ The association between sedentary behaviors and adiposity markers, especially body weight and WC, is higher in individuals who carry the risk variant of the FTO gene.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2023
[Prevalence of loneliness among older people living in rural areas. Differences by ethnic group and predictor variables].
Loneliness is one of the most recurrent public health problems in older people. However, there is little data available in Chile on its prevalence in people over 60 years of age living in rural areas and belonging to native or Afro-descendant groups. ⋯ Loneliness in rural areas is higher in older people, and this situation becomes more complex at the crossroads of ethnic-cultural diversity; it is necessary to continue to address this problem that affects biopsychosocial well-being in old age.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2023
[User Profiles for the Integrated Family and Community Health Care Model in the Alto Hospicio, a commune of a northern region of Chile].
The study presents comprehensive profiles of Primary Health Care Centers of the Alto Hospicio Commune users. ⋯ 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.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2023
Observational Study[The Public Health Services at the Metropolitan Region (MR) of Chile have nine acute psychiatric beds per 100,000 over 18 years old inhabitants, insufficient for current need].
The Public Health Services at the Metropolitan Region (MR) of Chile have nine acute psychiatric beds per 100,000 inhabitants, under international recommendations. ⋯ The demand for psychiatric hospitalizations and the low availability of acute psychiatric beds in the MR probably have unsuspected consequences. The solution requires multilevel planning among all the actors involved.