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Cardiovascular disease in the antiphospholipid syndrome
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) varies from one series to another depending on the definition of CVD and tools used for its detection. Atherosclerosis, the usual cause of ...
Lupus mimickers
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem organ involvement, heterogeneity of clinical features, and variety in degree of severity. The differential diagnosis is a crucial ...
Prevalence of low back pain in Latin America: A systematic literature review
Background: Chronic low back pain is considered as a high-impact condition that affects the working
population of Latin America, with long reaching social and economic repercussions. Its true frequency
is unknown due to ...
Outcome of patients with autoimmune diseases in the intensive care unit: A mixed cluster analysis
Objectives
The interest on autoimmune diseases (ADs) and their outcome at the intensive care unit (ICU) has increased due to the clinical challenge for diagnosis and management as well as for prognosis. The current work ...
Pancreatic Surgery in a Referal Centre in Colombia. Multidisciplinary team work: experience of 18 months. Mederi Hospital
Introduction: Pancreatic surgery has been experienced significant improvement in terms of mortality. Pancreaticoduodenectomy and distal pancreatectomy. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the experience ...
Practical Recommendations for Preoperative Skin Antisepsis
The search for strategies for the reduction of Surgical Site infection (SSI) is a priority, given the impact those infections have on the outcome of the patients. The preoperative patient skin antisepsis, has recently ...
Perfusion Measurement of the Septic Patient in the Emergency Department
Sepsis is a deadly disease, more complex and frequent every day, that requires management from different specialists. The emergency physician is the first and one of the most important physicians that has to deal with the ...