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...

En hemorragia digestiva baja (HDB) es muy importante estratificar el riesgo de la misma para brindar un manejo adecuado. Objetivo: Identificar los factores predictores de mortalidad y severidad en pacientes con HDB (definida como: requerimiento de unidad de cuidados críticos, control de hemorragia en sala de operaciones, estancia prolongada mayor a 9 días, resangrado, reingreso, o politransfusión más de 5 paquetes globulares). Materiales y métodos: Es un estudio observacional analítico de cohorte prospectivo, realizado entre junio del 2016 y abril del 2018 en un hospital de nivel III. Se determinó los factores predictores de mortalidad y severidad. Se evalúo la sobrevida hasta los 30 días Resultados: Se incluyó un total de 98 pacientes de los cuales 13 pacientes (13,3%) fallecieron y 56 (57,1%) cumplen criterios de severidad. El factor predictor independiente de mortalidad fue ...