Background: The use of coffee in patients undergoing surgery of the lower gastrointestinal tract promotes the stimulation of peristalsis, favors tolerance to the initiation of the oral route as well as early progression to the soft diet. Objective: To present the clinical effects of starting the oral route with coffee in patients undergoing lower gastrointestinal tract surgery. Methods:  A descriptive study was performed to analyze the clinical effects of coffee in 14 postoperative patients of lower gastrointestinal tract surgery. The variables analyzed were: presentation of bowel sounds, expulsion of flatus, and effective evacuation.  Results: Fourteen patients were included, 9(64.3%) women and 5(35.7%) men, the use of coffee in patients with lower gastrointestinal tract surgery showed early progression to soft diet tolerance. Conclusions: The initiation of coffee in patients ...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of anatomical variations of the circle of Willis (CoW) andtheir association with cerebrovascular malformations detected on cerebral computed tomographyangiography (CTA). Materials and methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional studywas conducted at a tertiary-care hospital involving a Mexican population. Patients of all ages andboth sexes, with complete medical histories and a cerebral CTA scan, were included. Patientswith incomplete CTA studies or missing data were excluded. Descriptive statistics and the phicoefficient were used to assess the relationship between cerebrovascular malformations andanatomical variations of the CoW. A p value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. All personal datawere handled with strict confidentiality and used exclusively for research purposes. Results:The sample consisted of 97 patients, with a mean age ...