Debido a la importancia del monitoreo glucémico en pacientes hospitalizados y a la frecuencia de anemia en esta población, es importante demostrar si el valor de hematocrito interfiere con la exactitud de la medición de glucosa capilar a través de los glucómetros, ya que esto estaría conduciendo a un monitoreo erróneo, y con ello perjudicando la toma de decisiones en el manejo glucémico de los pacientes; es por ello que a través de este estudio buscamos determinar la correlación del valor del hematocrito y el error de medición de glicemia capilar/venosa por diferentes glucómetros. Para lo cual se llevará a cabo un estudio analítico transversal, en los pacientes hospitalizados en los pabellones del Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza. durante el periodo de estudio que cumplan los criterios de inclusión e exclusión, previo consentimiento info...

Universities are among its main objectives to scientific research as a means to generate knowledge for developing nations (1). However, in Peru, research at universities is little or no (2).

Introducción: La ruptura prematura de membranas (RPM) es una de las complicaciones maternas más frecuentes, por lo cual se buscó describir las características clínico-epidemiológicas de la Ruptura Prematura de Membrana en las gestantes jóvenes atendidas en el Hospital Essalud III José Cayetano Heredia durante 2013. Material y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo y observacional en el Hospital Essalud III José Cayetano Heredia-Piura. La población estuvo conformada por el registro de historias clínicas de las gestantes jóvenes, de 15 a 24 años, con diagnóstico de RPM cuyo parto fue atendido en el Servicio de Gineco-obstetricia en el 2013. Se realizó un muestreo censal por conveniencia. Las variables fueron: características generales de la gestante, antecedentes gineco-obstétricos, características del embarazo actual, clasificación de la ruptura pre...

“Background: To determine the association between coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), medical attention and self-care of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) at the Archbishop Loayza National Hospital. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study, involved interviewing 181 T2DM patients and recording their actions regarding three aspects–self-care measures, medical care, and spending on medicines–before and during the pandemic. The relationships between the variables were established using descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: During the pandemic, self-care decreased to 37%; 26% had access to medical care. Patients in the provinces experienced better self-care (Lima: 35%; Provinces: 61%; p=0.002). Patients with comorbidities also took good care of themselves (with comorbidities: 41%; without comorbidities: 29%; p=0.036). Conclusions: COVID-19 had a negative influence o...

Introducción: Identificar los factores y las complicaciones asociadas a la hemorragia de la segunda mitad del embarazo en el Hospital de Apoyo II-2 Sullana. Material y métodos: Estudio de casos y controles retrospectivo en el Hospital de Apoyo II-2 Sullana. La población estuvo conformada por las pacientes gestantes cuyo parto fue atendido en dicho nosocomio en el periodo 2011-2012. Se realizó un muestreo aleatorio simple. Los casos fueron las gestantes que presentaron hemorragia de la segunda mitad del embarazo y los controles las gestantes que se encontraban inmediato inferior al caso seleccionado en el libro de registro de la sala de partos. Se recolectaron los datos en una ficha, en la que se incluyeron: datos generales de la gestante, antecedentes obstétricos, embarazo múltiple, hipertensión gestacional, etiología y complicaciones materno-perinatales de la hemo...

Objective: To describe the frequency of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 hospitalized in Piura. Material and Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study in two hospitals of greater complexity care of EsSalud in Piura: Hospital III Jose Cayetano Heredia and Hospital II Jorge Reategui Delgado. Results: We obtained the clinical-demographic characteristics of the participants during the International Diabetes Day 2014. Of the 183 in patients in both centers, 39 patients (21%) had diabetes mellitus type 2; the mean age was 67.8 ± 11.8. The medical records do not report hospital admission blood glucose and blood glucose during hospitalization in 17 and 24 participants, respectively. The medical records do not report weight of 31 participants. Diabetic foot was the primary cause of hospitalization. Conclusion: We conclude that diabetes mellitus type 2 is common in hospitalized patients...

Objective: To determine the incidence of recurrence/persistence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in patients who underwent a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology of Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN). Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort study in which medical records of patients who underwent a LEEP conization from January 2002 to December 2003 were examined. After the LEEP conization, patients were divided into two groups: one with positive margin and another one with negative margin. Follow-up was performed every 3 months and consisted of a physical examination, Pap test and colposcopy. The outcome was recurrence of CIN. To assess the risk of CIN recurrence among the study groups, relative risk (RR) and its respective 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. Results: A total of 451 patient...

Introduction. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 11–15% of adults worldwide, and its impact continues to grow. In Peru, late detection and limited access to treatment worsen its burden. Objective. To analyze the burden of CKD in the Peruvian population, focusing on productivity loss and its economic impact. Methods. Estimates from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study for Peru from 1990 to 2021 were used, disaggregated by age and sex. Indicators included mortality, Years of Life Lost (YLL), Years Lived with Disability (YLD), and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). Absolute numbers and age-standardized rates with 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Economic data from the World Bank were used to estimate the economic burden of productivity loss (EBPL) using the human capital approach. Results were expressed in constant U.S. dollars, Peruvian soles, and as a percentage...