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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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.
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · May 2013
[Parental perception of their child's pain tolerance and abdominal postoperative analgesic requirements].
to determine if a child's pain tolerance as perceived by their parents could predict the difficulty of a child's post-abdominal surgery pain control. ⋯ it is important to identify children perceived as poorly tolerant or not tolerant to pain before a painful procedure, in order to plan an efficient strategy for pain control.
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Excess weight (overweight and obesity) is currently recognized as one of the most important challenges of public health in the world, given its size, speed of growth, and the negative effect on the population who suffers it. Overweight and obesity increases significantly the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases, and premature mortality, as well as the social cost of health. Today, Mexico has the second global prevalence of obesity in the adult population (30 %), which is ten times higher than Korea's or Japan's (4 %). ⋯ This implies a major challenge for the health sector. Mexico needs to plan and implement strategies and cost-effective actions for the prevention and control of obesity in children, adolescents, and adults. Global experience shows that proper care of obesity and overweight demands to formulate and coordinate efficient multi-sectoral strategies for enhancing protective factors to health, particularly to modify individual behavior, family and community.
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · Mar 2013
Observational Study[Suicide attempt with aluminum phosphide poisoning].
suicide attempt with aluminum phosphide fumigant has high mortality conditions. The aim was to investigate the frequency of aluminum phosphide consumption in suicide attempt. ⋯ aluminum phosphide is the most commonly used toxic substance in rural areas for suicide attempts. Among suicides, the most common cause among women was abandonment by her partner and was also related to depression and emotional security to dying.