Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · Jul 2013
[Prognosis in pediatric traumatic brain injury. A dynamic cohort study].
traumatic brain injury is a main cause of hospital admission and death in children. Our objective was to identify prognostic factors of pediatric traumatic brain injury. ⋯ there should be a prognosis established based on kinetic energy of the injury and not only with Glasgow Scale.
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burnout syndrome is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion that can occur among workers who interact directly with others. This could affect job performance. The objective was to determine the prevalence of this syndrome and its associated factors among family physicians. ⋯ the results are consistent with similar studies. Working extra shifts or having a second job were the related factors most associated to this syndrome.
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · Jul 2013
Editorial[Medical practice and clinical research: keys to generate knowledge and improve care].
The increased quality in medical care may be immediately accomplished if clinical research is integrated into daily clinical practice. In the generation of medical knowledge are four steps: an unanswered question awakened from clinical practice, the critical analysis of specialized literature, the development of a research protocol, and, finally, the publication of outcomes. Decision making and continuous training are becoming part of an effective strategy of medical attention improvement.