Publications by authors named "Gabriel Cavada Chacon"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic represents a significant public health challenge globally, particularly impacting various age groups in different ways.
- A study conducted in Chile during 2020 and 2021 found that while the total COVID-19 cases in children were much lower than in adults, the infection trends in children closely mirrored those in adults.
- The analysis revealed that boys aged 0 to 14 were more affected than girls, while the trend reversed in individuals aged 15 and older, indicating notable demographic trends in infection rates by age and sex.
Unlabelled: In Chile, there is a lack of information about wheezing and asthma epidemiology in children under 5 years of age.
Objective: To determine at the national level the hospitalization and mortality rates in children aged under 5 years with diagnosis of acute bronchitis and asthma.
Patients And Method: Hospitalization rates were made using discharge data provided by the Department of Health Statis tics and Information, selecting only those corresponding to the ICD10 codes for asthma and acute bronchitis.
Introduction: In recent years, there has been a significant increase in asthma hospitalization rates in children, however, regional and mortality rates are yet unknown.
Objective: To determine regional asth ma hospitalization rates in children and the global mortality rate in this age group.
Patients And Method: We determined asthma hospitalization rates in the 15 regions of the country existing at the time of the study, between 2008 and 2014, based on the number of hospital discharges in each region and the population at risk of hospitalization.
Background: during recent years consistent studies have characterized the relationship between moderate and severe protein-calorie malnutrition and the appearance of non-communicable diseases in adulthood like metabolic syndrome (MS).
Aim: to analyze the relationship between moderate and severe protein-calorie malnutrition during the first 1 000 days of life and the MS in a cohort of adults from Curicó, Chile.
Material And Methods: we studied 49 young adults who had suffered moderate to severe protein-calorie malnutrition during their first two years of life.