This study has as purpose to explain thesocial reality and personal life perceptionof an area of young university studentsin Peru, emphasizing genre difference;this article will have basis on the analysisperformed this year, according to the datacollected in 2012 between students ofUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

This study has as purpose to explain thesocial reality and personal life perceptionof an area of young university studentsin Peru, emphasizing genre difference;this article will have basis on the analysisperformed this year, according to the datacollected in 2012 between students ofUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

Objectives: To determine the validity and reliability of results obtained using the MEDUCPG14 instrument as well as to describe the results of the academic evaluation of surgical resident programs of a private university. Methods: A cross- sectional study was performed; the instrument was applied to 77 residents of surgical programs of Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and to 41 professors. Results: A reliability coefficient of 0.959 was obtained. Two domains were found: teaching, feedback and evaluation (11 items) attained a coefficient of 0.957 and respectful treatment (3 items) attained a coefficient of 0.923. Answer rate was higher than 90%. No difference by age, gender and subspecialty was found. Conclusion: MEDUCPG-14 has adequate validity and reliability to evaluate academic performance in surgical resident programs. Four or more evaluations per professor are needed; no differe...

Objetivo: Determinar los factores de riesgo de endometritis post-cesárea (EPC). Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo caso-control en el Servicio de Obstetricia del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia del 1 de Enero de 1992 al 31 de Julio de1996. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizó análisis bivariado y multivariado de regresión logística. Resultados: Durante este período se detectaron 82 pacientes con diagnóstico clínico de endometritis, seleccionándose aleatoriamente igual número de pacientes operadas de cesárea con puerperio normal. Los factores relacionados con un riesgo significativo de EPC fueron: edad materna menor de 21 años y valores de hematocrito post-operatorio menor o igual a 30%. En el grupo de pacientes con endometritis el 45.1% de las pacientes tuvieron infección concomitante, siendo la infección de herida operatoria (29.3%) y ...

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a chronic inflammatory process within the joints. Recently, the importance of dendritic cells (DC) has been emphasized in this condition due to their remarkable ability for presenting autoantigens and for stimulating auto-reactive T-cells. The ability of Uncaria tomentosa (Cat’s claw), a native Peruvian plant with immune-modulating properties on the circulating dendritic cell population and on their maturation and co-stimulation capacities was assessed.Objectives: To determine subsets of myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (mDC and pDC, respectively) in patients with RA with the use of flow cytometry. To evaluate variations in the expression of HLA-DR and CD86 molecules in both subsets of DC in response to different concentrations of a hydro-alcoholic extract of Cat´s claw with 5% of pentac...

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a chronic inflammatory process within the joints. Recently, the importance of dendritic cells (DC) has been emphasized in this condition due to their remarkable ability for presenting autoantigens and for stimulating auto-reactive T-cells. The ability of Uncaria tomentosa (Cat’s claw), a native Peruvian plant with immune-modulating properties on the circulating dendritic cell population and on their maturation and co-stimulation capacities was assessed.Objectives: To determine subsets of myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (mDC and pDC, respectively) in patients with RA with the use of flow cytometry. To evaluate variations in the expression of HLA-DR and CD86 molecules in both subsets of DC in response to different concentrations of a hydro-alcoholic extract of Cat´s claw with 5% of pentac...