Revista médica de Chile
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Data from the Ministry of Health show that in Chile in 2004, 17% of the population had some form of depression, and mood disorders are the tenth cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) loss. ⋯ DDDs per 1,000 inhabitants per day increased linearly over 470% from 1992-2004. SSRLs were the most commonly consumed drugs in Chile. Future research should evaluate the cost-effectiveness of antidepressants in Chile, comparing the results with drug utilization, and determining if unnecessary expenditures have been paid out.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial[Effect of probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii on prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in adult outpatients with amoxicillin treatment].
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea is one of the most common adverse effects of antimicrobials. Any antimicrobial can potentially produce diarrhea but beta-lactamics have a higher risk. Among these, amoxicillin is widely indicated in ambulatory practice. One of the alternatives suggested to prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea, is the use of the probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii. ⋯ Saccharomyces boulardii (500 mg/day) did not prevent diarrhea related to amoxicillin.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2008
Case Reports[Intestinal obstruction due to a trichobezoar or Rapunzel syndrome: report of one case].
Rapunzel syndrome or gastrointestinal trichobezoar is caused by hair ingestion. The diagnosis may be suspected in young females with important weight loss, who deny hair eating. ⋯ A gastrostomy and enterostomy were performed and a 17 x 6 x 5 cm trichobezoar was extracted. The patient had an uneventful postoperative outcome and was derived to Psychiatry.
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During the last decade Revista Médica de Chile increased its visibility, measured on citations and impact factor. ⋯ Revista Médica de Chile increased notoriously its performance. Its contribution to the Chilean scientific community dedicated to Medicine appears to be of central value.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2008
[Role of psychosocial variables in the metabolic control of type 2 diabetics].
Patients' cultural orientations play an important role in chronic diseases. However, medical education research still does not emphasize these variables. ⋯ Cultural variables play a significant role in metabolic control of diabetic patients and must be born in mind in educational campaigns.