Abstract Iron deficiency o “ferropenia” represents the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the whole world and its refers to the insufficient presence of iron in the organism; this review is to delve more about iron deficiency so that we can diagnose this deficiency in its first stages, emphasizing various minor disorders that could guide our diagnosis. Methods: searches included articles in Spanish and English, about this topic. The search engines included are Google Scholar, ScienceDirect – Elsevier library, PubMed, SciELO. Results: based in only 9 of the articles, it was found that the prevalence of ferropenia is even greater than iron deficiency anemia, as well as that it had a clear impact at the cognitive level, being more remarkable in females, who represents a risk group. Conclusions: the impact at the multi system...

Abstract Iron deficiency o “ferropenia” represents the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the whole world and its refers to the insufficient presence of iron in the organism; this review is to delve more about iron deficiency so that we can diagnose this deficiency in its first stages, emphasizing various minor disorders that could guide our diagnosis. Methods: searches included articles in Spanish and English, about this topic. The search engines included are Google Scholar, ScienceDirect – Elsevier library, PubMed, SciELO. Results: based in only 9 of the articles, it was found that the prevalence of ferropenia is even greater than iron deficiency anemia, as well as that it had a clear impact at the cognitive level, being more remarkable in females, who represents a risk group. Conclusions: the impact at the multi system...

Introducción: Cirugía gastrointestinal es todo procedimiento quirúrgico realizado en el tubo digestivo en su porción abdominopélvica, es decir, patologías desde el esófago distal hasta el recto. El ser sometido a cualquier cirugía produce de por sí estrés en el paciente y más aún, cuando se presenta alguna complicación. Los adultos mayores son una población vulnerable, por lo que se debe tratar de que lleguen en condiciones óptimas al procedimiento. Objetivo: Determinar los agentes relacionados a complicaciones posquirúrgicas en adultos mayores del Centro Médico Naval – CMST en el periodo 2009 – 2018. Materiales y métodos: Estudio retrospectivo, observacional, tipo casos y controles, de enfoque cuantitativo y de estadística inferencial. Para el estudio se excluyeron los cuadros de abdomen agudo quirúrgico de tipo inflamatorio. Se utilizó una ficha de recolección...