Introduction: There is a high prevalence of anemia in Peruvian children. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of nutritional talks at a health center in Chiclayo in reducing and preventing anemia in children from 6 to 36 months of age. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. We studied 78 children cared for in a primary health care center. Information from growth evaluations was extracted from a database generated by the center. We recorded the hemoglobin level (close to the date of the intervention and in subsequent controls ≥1 month later), we also collected information from the participants and care. Results: 41 children (52.57%) participated in the nutritional talk, no significant differences being observed with the group that did not participate. We observed a higher frequency of anemia in the group that did not participate in the nutritional talk (23.03%) with respect to the o...

Introducción: el uso de nuevas rutas de comunicación como el WhatsApp ha facilitado la vida cotidiana del mundo entero, empleándose hoy en día como herramienta habitual en la comunicación médico-paciente. No obstante, el impacto de este sobre la esfera psíquica del médico ha sido pobremente estudiada. Objetivo: Analizar la relación entre la ansiedad y el agotamiento emocional laboral en el médico con el uso de WhatsApp como medio de comunicación médico-paciente. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, transversal y analítico. Se realizó una encuesta de manera virtual a médicos generales y de diversas especialidades, obteniendo 205 respuestas, se eliminaron 25 formatos por diferentes motivos, quedando 180 respuestas después de cumplir con los criterios de selección para el análisis. Se realizo el análisis multivariado de Poisson para obtener las variables que funcionan como ...

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Introduction: This article summarizes the clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in pediatric patients. Objective: To provide health professionals with evidence-informed recommendations for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in pediatric patients. Methods: A guideline development group (GDG) was formed, including medical specialists and methodologists, which formulated 7 clinical questions. Systematic searches for systematic reviews and –when considered pertinent– primary studies were conducted in PubMed, Central, and Lilacs during June-August 2024. Evidence was selected to answer each of the clinical questions posed. The certainty of the evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. In periodic work meetings, the GDG used the GRADE methodology to review t...