La hemodiálisis desde la década del 1970 ha sufrido grandes variaciones tecnológicas, organizacionales y conceptuales. Objetivo: Evaluar la supervivencia de pacientes en hemodiálisis en función del periodo de inicio de su tratamiento. Material y métodos: Estudio de cohortes retrospectivo no concurrente de dos grupos de pacientes que iniciaron hemodiálisis antes de 1995 (Grupo 1) y después de 1995 (Grupo 2), pareados para edad, sexo y etiología de enfermedad renal crónica terminal (ERCt). Resultados: Se Incluyeron 179 pacientes en el grupo 1, (prescripción KT/V = 1,0) y 180 pacientes en el grupo 2 ,(prescripción KT/V > 1,2). No hubo diferencia estadística en la sobrevida de los pacientes en función del periodo de inicio de hemodiálisis (mediana ± ES: 7,2 ± 2,38 años para el grupo 1 y mediana ± ES: 7,4 ± 1,49 años para el grupo 2). La supervivencia al 1er y 5to año...

Objective: To assess the consistency of the results of the National Medicine Exam (NME) in Peru for years 2008 and 2009.   Material and method: We examined consistency between general and partial results obtained by the different public and private medical schools from Lima or other cities using official published data regarding the results of NME in Peru for years 2008 and 2009. These results were analyzed taking into account both numerical scores and ordinal variables (when considering the order on the basis of partial results that resulted in the final rank order). Statistical significance was established in p<0.05.   Results: The correlation was good (r>0.90) between the order considering the overall score and rank order in the two periods studied, but the best result was obtained in 2008. The correlation between the rank order obtained in both years wa...

Objective: To assess the consistency of the results of the National Medicine Exam (NME) in Peru for years 2008 and 2009.   Material and method: We examined consistency between general and partial results obtained by the different public and private medical schools from Lima or other cities using official published data regarding the results of NME in Peru for years 2008 and 2009. These results were analyzed taking into account both numerical scores and ordinal variables (when considering the order on the basis of partial results that resulted in the final rank order). Statistical significance was established in p<0.05.   Results: The correlation was good (r>0.90) between the order considering the overall score and rank order in the two periods studied, but the best result was obtained in 2008. The correlation between the rank order obtained in both years wa...