Objective: To determine the quality of informed medical consent forms (ICFs) used in different hospitals in Lambayeque region with respect to their structure and contents Material and method: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional and observational study. ICFs used in Lambayeque hospitals were assessed with respect to their quality of structure and contents with the participation of Ethics Committees. Two categories were established: complied (if the forms were complete and detailed); or non-compliant (because of omission or confounding). Forms were divided according to the number of requisites complied with: more than 75% (complying with 19-24 requisites); between 50 to 75% (12 to 18 requisites) and less than 50% (0 to 11 requisites).   Results: Of the eight forms studied in the Hospitals of the Region Lambayeque found in no (0%) were eligible hospital of failing to...

sobrepeso/obesidad, el 50% (63) de los pacientes presentaron síntomas prostáticos grado moderado La disfunción eréctil se encontró en 101 pacientes (80%). No se encontró una asociación significativa entre el índice de masa corporal con los síntomas prostáticos ni con disfunción eréctil. Conclusiones: Los resultados de nuestro estudio manifiesta que no existe asociación entre el índice de masa corporal con los síntomas prostáticos y disfunción eréctil; sin embargo existe una asociación significativa con la edad.

Objective: To determine the quality of informed medical consent forms (ICFs) used in different hospitals in Lambayeque region with respect to their structure and contents Material and method: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional and observational study. ICFs used in Lambayeque hospitals were assessed with respect to their quality of structure and contents with the participation of Ethics Committees. Two categories were established: complied (if the forms were complete and detailed); or non-compliant (because of omission or confounding). Forms were divided according to the number of requisites complied with: more than 75% (complying with 19-24 requisites); between 50 to 75% (12 to 18 requisites) and less than 50% (0 to 11 requisites).   Results: Of the eight forms studied in the Hospitals of the Region Lambayeque found in no (0%) were eligible hospital of failing to...

The undergraduate thesis rather than a requirement to graduate, are a way of doing research. Previous studies show a thesis published between 2.7% to 17.6% in indexed journals. Objective: To describe the characteristics of the undergraduate thesis of a medical school. Material and Methods: Bibliometric study. 221 theses were reviewed, collecting: year, number of authors, advisers, and references, study population, and national priorities for health research. A search was performed on Google Scholar to assess publication. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: Of the total, 91.6% of thesis had one advisor, 76% were descriptive, 82.8% were done in a hospital population, 62.4% in adults. A lower production was found in the years 2008-2010.Of the theses between 2010-2014,72.9% did not correspond to any national health research priority. Only 6.8%was based on literature of the last five y...

Modalidad de obtención de segunda especialidad sin designación de jurado según Oficio N.° 009-2025–OGYT-FMH/USMP