Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2013
[Earthquake in Chile: acute stress and post traumatic stress disorder among women in treatment for severe depression].
Depression is a risk factor for developing secondary post-traumatic stress disorder. The earthquake on February 27th, 2010, destroyed the Hospital of Curicó. Despite the prevailing chaos, patients in treatment for severe depression actively maintained their treatment from the first post-earthquake working day ⋯ A high frequeney of PTSD was observed in this group of depressive patients, which was significantly associated with a history of previous AS and childhood trauma.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2013
[Sociodemographic/clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to the National Burn Center of Chile].
Approximately 150 subjects per year suffer severe burns in Chile. ⋯ Severely burned patients in Chile are mainly males at working age. Fire is the main agent and 28% had impaired consciousness, which was associated with an increase in the severity of burns. Knowledge of the characteristics and outcomes of the patients is important to implement prevention and treatment strategies adjusted to the national reality.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2012
Case Reports[Leser-Trélat sign associated with gastric cancer: report of one case].
We report a 66-year-old male presenting with malaise, heartburn and pruritic seborrheic keratoses in both feet of sudden onset, suggesting a Leser-Trélat sign. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy disclosed a gastric cancer. The patient was subjected to a total gastrectomy and during follow up, the skin lesions had disappeared.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2012
[Clinical characteristics, complications and mortality in 506 patients with infective endocarditis and determinants of survival rate at 10 years].
Rates of morbidity and mortality in Infective Endocarditis (IE) remain high and prognosis in this disease is still difficult and uncertain. ⋯ The microbiologic diagnosis of IE must be urgently improved in Chile. Mortality rates are still high (26.1%) partly because of a high incidence of negative blood cultures and the need for more surgical valve interventions during in-hospital period. Long term prognostic factors for mortality should be identified early to improve outcome.