Objectives: To assess the accuracy of clinical laboratories in Lima in the determination of glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides. Design: Descriptive. Location: Center for Research in Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, San Marcos University, and clinical laboratories participating in Lima. Materials: Serum samples from donors. Interventions: Prior informed consent, serum samples were sent in 4-6°C cold chain to 88 blind duplicate clinical laboratories sampled. Results were received via email and arithmetic mean, standard deviation (SD), coefficient of variation (CV) and standard deviation index (SDI) were obtained; accuracy was assessed using the validation of biological variability (BV). Main outcome measures: Glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides levels. Results: The majority (>75%) of laboratory results were within acceptable range; laboratories out of control ran...

Objective. To analyze the level of knowledge and perception of palliative care among anesthesiology residents in three public hospitals in Lima. Methods. An observational study was conducted, evaluating anesthesiology residents through a questionnaire (Paliative Care Knowlege Test, Spanish version) and five opinion questions applied between June and July 2021. The questionnaire, validated by experts, investigated aspects such as training received in palliative care, previous training, inclination to work in multidisciplinary teams and interest in future specialization in palliative care. Results. Forty resident physicians participated. Sixty-five percent were female and 95% were in the age range of 24 to 40 years. Sixty percent had a medium level of knowledge and 40% high. All of them emphasized the importance of the anesthesiologist's role in palliative care, 50% expressed feeling insuf...