Educational environment and mental wellbeing of medical and surgical postgraduate residents in Medellin, Colombia.

Introduction: One of the most important moments in a doctor's life occurs when they do a medical residency. This period imposes stress and academic demands, which, together with the educational environment, allows for greater or lesser mental wellbeing. The objective of this study was to determine how the educational environment and mental wellbeing of medical residents are related.

Mucocutaneous manifestations and their relationship with CD4 T-lymphocyte count in hospitalized patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Medellín, Colombia.

Introduction: About 80-95% of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develop skin manifestations, which are markers of the patients’ immune status.

Objective: To describe the dermatologic manifestations and the clinical and sociodemographic factors of hospitalized patients diagnosed with HIV and their correlation with CD4 T-lymphocyte count.

Materials And Methods: We conducted an observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective study of the medical records of 227 adult patients with HIV diagnosis evaluated by dermatology in a hospital in Medellín, Colombia.

Educational Environment and Mental Wellbeing of Medical and Surgical Postgraduate Residents in Medellin, Colombia.

Introduction: One of the most important moments in a doctor's life occurs when they do a medical residency. This period imposes stress and academic demands, which, together with the educational environment, allows for greater or lesser mental wellbeing. The objective of this study was to determine how the educational environment and mental wellbeing of medical residents are related.

Transversus abdominis plane block after ambulatory total laparoscopic hysterectomy: randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To determine if transversus abdominis plane anesthetic blockage (TAP block) diminishes early postoperative pain scores and facilitates ambulatory management following total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Design: Randomized triple blind trial.

Setting: Gynecological endoscopy unit at a referral center for laparoscopic surgery.