Pharmacological Management of Acute and Chronic Insomnia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: Insomnia is a frequent and difficult disease to treat. The objective was to determine the pharmacological management of a group of patients diagnosed with acute and chronic insomnia.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that identified patterns of prescription of drugs for outpatient use in patients with insomnia from a population database of 8.

Use of sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure: evidence from the real world.

Background: To characterize the use of sacubitril/valsartan in a group of patients with heart failure in Colombia.

Research Design And Methods: Follow-up study of patients with heart failure who started sacubitril/valsartan and were affiliated with the Colombian health system between 2019 and 2021. Sociodemographic, clinical, and pharmacological variables and adherence and persistence of use were identified.

Effectiveness, persistence of use, and safety of orlistat and liraglutide in a group of patients with obesity.

Background: To determine the effectiveness, persistence of use, adverse reactions, interactions of orlistat and liraglutide taken for weight loss by a group of obese patients in Colombia.

Research Design And Methods: A retrospective follow-up study of a cohort of patients with obesity treated with orlistat or liraglutide. Sociodemographic, clinical, and pharmacological variables were identified.

Factors associated with admission to the intensive care unit and mortality in patients with COVID-19, Colombia.

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions of people worldwide, and several sociodemographic variables, comorbidities and care variables have been associated with complications and mortality.

Objective: To identify the factors associated with admission to intensive care units (ICUs) and mortality in patients with COVID-19 from 4 clinics in Colombia.

Methods: This was a follow-up study of a cohort of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between March and August 2020.

Factors Associated with Survival in Patients Undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in an Intensive Care Unit in Colombia, 2017-2018: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Critically ill patients are admitted to intensive care units so they can be comprehensively managed and provided with services not covered in general hospital wards, with the aim to increase their chances of survival. These procedures include invasive mechanical ventilation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with survival in critically ill patients who required invasive mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit of a tertiary-level hospital in Colombia.