Carta al editor que muestra la importancia de implementar dicha ficha de registro, como parte de la Historia Clínica de cada hospital de nuestro país, para de esa manera, tener datos exactos y fidedignos, con los cuales, se puedan implementar las mejoras necesarias en la atención de un paro cardiaco y futuras investigaciones.

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La anquilostomiasis es una de las principales geohelmintiasis, causada por Ancylostoma duodenale (A. duodenale) o por Necator americanus, que afecta principalmente la mucosa de las primeras porciones del intestino delgado (duodeno y yeyuno), inicialmente produce pequeñas hemorragias, las cuales pueden durar años, dando lugar al agotamiento de depósitos de hierro teniendo como consecuencia la anemia. En el peor de los casos, anemia ferropénica, constituyendo un gran problema de salud pública, siempre que haya contaminación fecal del medio ambiente.

Infestations caused by fly larvae (Myiasis) have been observed in patients with risk factors and in tropical zones. The aim of our study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects and the risk factors associated with the occurrence of obligatory myiasis, as well as the therapeutic approach to patients. We identified the cases of myiasis diagnosed in two referral hospitals in northern Peru from January 2012 to December 2015 and included patients in whom larval development and a compatible clinical profile were observed. Epidemiological, clinical, analytical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and follow-up data were collected from clinical files. Nine clinical cases were compatible with a diagnosis of myiasis; of these, two were pediatric patients, one was a middle-aged adult, and six were elderly patients. Four of the nine patients were male. The identified species were Dermatobia ho...