Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2020
Review[With regard to COVID-19 contingency. ECMO in adults. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation). To whom, how and when].
ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) is an extracorporeal life support system in catastrophic lung failure, shock and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in different age groups, with multiple physiologic features. When the candidate to be submitted is too unstable to be transported to a hospital with ECMO, cannulation before transfer allows stabilization and subsequent transport. The aim of this article is to review the current concepts of extracorporeal support, its indications, national and international experience, and its possible role in the SARS-Cov2 pandemic.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2020
[Validation of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form in Chile].
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) is an instrument to assess child abuse and neglect Aim: to adapt and confirm the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the CTQ-SF in Chile. ⋯ the Chilean version of the CTQ-SF shows evidence of structural and discriminant validity, and reliability, in a clinical sample. Better alternatives to specifically assess the physical neglect construct should be developed.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2020
[Association of physical inactivity with low levels of education].
A higher educational level is associated with healthier lifestyles. ⋯ People with low levels of education are were likely to be physically inactive.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2020
[User perceptions of a public health program to reduce disability among Chilean older adults].
The Program "Más Adultos Mayores Autovalentes" (Más AMA) started in 2015 as a strategy for the prevention of disability among older adults. ⋯ The benefits of attending the Más AMA program from the point of view of their users are mainly related with social and affective dimensions, which contrast with the emphasis in physical and cognitive dimensions given by the technical orientation of the Más AMA program.