El objetivo del estudio fue determinar las complicaciones maternas y perinatales de la diabetes gestacional en el Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal (INMP), Lima Perú. Estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal y retrospectivo. Muestra de 203 que incluye a todas las pacientes con diabetes gestacional del INMP en el periodo 2019-2020. Datos recolectados mediante revisión de historias clínicas, incluyendo las características sociodemográficas y obstétricas, comorbilidades, tratamiento para la diabetes gestacional, y complicaciones maternas y perinatales. Análisis de datos mediante estadística descriptiva. Estudio autorizado por el INMP y la Universidad San Martin de Porres. De las 203 pacientes, edad media de 32,8 ± 5,8, grado de instrucción secundaria (62,6%), convivientes (62,1%), amas de casa (60,6%), y procedentes de Lima Este (57,1%). Se encontró principalmente pacie...

Introduction. The ethical debate surrounding euthanasia and abortion is relevant both in the medical and moral spheres. In the Peruvian context, these practices face legal and ethical challenges. Objective. To analyze the attitudes of medical students towards euthanasia and abortion, considering sociodemographic, academic, and religiosity variables. Methods. A descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conducted with medical students from a private university in Peru. Online questionnaires were administered to assess attitudes towards euthanasia and abortion, as well as religiosity and sociodemographic characteristics. Results. 341 participants were evaluated. Regarding attitudes towards abortion, religiosity (β = 0.314, p < 0.001), female gender (β = -0.243, p < 0.001), clinical/surgical years (β = -0,190, p < 0.001), and employment (β = 0,111, p = 0.026) wer...

Objective: To determine whether epidemiological changes occurred among patients hospitalized in an internal medicine unit at Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins by comparing data from 2008 and 2018. Materials and methods: An observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study was conducted using an analytical-descriptive approach and a non-experimental design. The study utilized nursing records from 1,640 patients over 18 years of age who were hospitalized in Internal Medicine Unit No. 5 (floor 7C) at Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins (Jesús María, Lima, Peru) during 2008 and 2018. Sociodemographic variables (sex and age) and clinical variables (unit of origin, type of disease, hospital stay and discharge condition) were analyzed. Data entry and database creation were carried out using Microsoft Excel, while data processing was performed with Microsoft R Open 4.0...