Background. Asthma and allergic rhinitis are highly prevalent conditions that cause major illness worldwide. This study aimed to assess the association between allergic rhinitis and asthma control in Peruvian school children. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 256 children with asthma recruited in 5 schools from Lima and Callao cities. The outcome was asthma control assessed by the asthma control test. A score test for trend of odds was used to evaluate the association between allergic rhinitis severity and the prevalence of inadequate asthma control. A generalized linear regression model was used to estimate the adjusted prevalence ratios of inadequate asthma control. Results. Allergic rhinitis was present in 66.4% of the population with asthma. The trend analysis showed a positive association between allergic rhinitis and the probability of inadequate asthma control (...

En el procedimiento para forzar la acusación, el Juez de Investigación Preparatoria eleva en consulta al Fiscal Superior el pedido de sobreseimiento que efectúa el Fiscal Provincial, esto es, el pedido de no persecución penal. Ello debido a que no lo considera procedente. El Fiscal Superior para absolver la consulta que efectúa el Juez tiene dos alternativas, la ratificar el sobreseimiento, o la de rectificarlo. El primer caso constituye la confirmatoria de no persecución por el presunto hecho punible, y el segundo caso consiste en corregir el pedido de sobreseimiento y ordenar que otro Fiscal formule la acusación. Con la ratificación del sobreseimiento concluye el proceso sin obtener sanción alguna, y con la rectificación, al no haber posibilidad de incorporar nuevos elementos de convicción, la causa concluye con la absolución del acusado debido a que no se puede acreditar s...

The COVID-19 pandemic in Perú is causing an unusual pressure in our sanitarian and critic care resources. As the pandemics have progressed in the population, an increasing of several cases and intensive care units (ICU) demand will be expected, because of that, the hospitals capacities would be exceeded in a short place. Despite the low severity of COVID-19 cases in children, we expect that the projected number of pediatric cases could overwhelm the available pediatric capacity. Under a 25% cumulative infection rate scenario, there would be approximately 891 critically ill children requiring ICU admission. We propose several strategies to handle the concerns about shortfalls in our ability to provide pediatric ventilation and critical care support during the epidemic in Perú.

The COVID-19 pandemic in Perú is causing an unusual pressure in our sanitarian and critic care resources. As the pandemics have progressed in the population, an increasing of several cases and intensive care units (ICU) demand will be expected, because of that, the hospitals capacities would be exceeded in a short place. Despite the low severity of COVID-19 cases in children, we expect that the projected number of pediatric cases could overwhelm the available pediatric capacity. Under a 25% cumulative infection rate scenario, there would be approximately 891 critically ill children requiring ICU admission. We propose several strategies to handle the concerns about shortfalls in our ability to provide pediatric ventilation and critical care support during the epidemic in Perú.