Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación del delírium (síndrome confusional agudo) con la medicación potencialmente inadecuada en adultos mayores. Pacientes y Método. Estudio prospectivo analítico de casos y controles. Muestreo aleatorio sistemático de pacientes adultos mayores (65 años o más) con delírium. Participantes: 102 casos y 136 controles; internados en el servicio de emergencia para adultos del Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, en Lima. Entrevista y evaluación al paciente o cuidador al ingreso. Instrumentos: CAM­ICU y STOPP. Resultados. Se prescribieron 731 fármacos en 238 pacientes; en promedio, tres fármacos por paciente (combinación más frecuente: enalapril, ácido acetilsalicílico y furosemida).Se encontró medicación potencialmente inadecuada en 24,6% (30% de casos y 20% de controles; p = 0,14), con mayor frecuencia glibenclamida, digoxina (más de 125...

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition that is related to various etiologies. However, an infrequent one is acute infection by hepatotropic viruses. We present the case of a 33-year-old man who consulted the emergency department for abdominal pain and generalized jaundice. Serological studies reported acute infection by Hepatitis B Virus; The patient was managed with clinical and paraclinical monitoring of liver function tests together with supportive therapy with dextrose. The patient persisted with increasing abdominal pain and cholestasis, so they were considered differential. Magnetic resonance imaging of the upper abdomen showed acute non-biliary pancreatitis that was concluded secondary to the infectious process due to hepatitis B after ruling out other causes. The patient did not require changes in management with improvement in liver function tests, so he was discharged ...

We report a case of male patient of 32 years old; with a history of thoracic surgery for hydatid cyst at 9 years of age; admission was at the general surgery Service of the Hospital II Lima Norte Callao Luis Negreiros Vega, with a history of illness of 1 year, referring abdominal pain oppressive predominance of the upper abdomen, especially on right upper quadrant. Refers concomitantly history of previous surgery in thoracic region and positive epidemiological history. After clinical evaluation by the staff of surgery, outpatient clinic and the observation and reporting of CT in which well-defined lesions in segment IV and V multicystic appearance and lesser sac showing peripheral enhancement it is observed after administration contrast; associated with positive Western Blot, surgical treatment is decided. Laparoscopic Surgery was performed consisting of cyst aspiration drainage and wash...