Publications by authors named "Garcia-Galicia A"
Background: The degree of satisfaction is an indicator of the quality of health care. Its measurement allows to understand the strengths and weaknesses associated with the anesthesia procedure and to improve the quality of service.
Objective: To evaluate the validity and consistency of a new rapid scale of patient satisfaction with the anesthetic procedure.
[Echocardiographic findings after SARS-CoV-2 infection in medical residents without previous cardiopulmonary pathology in a tertiary hospital].
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- SARS-CoV-2 can lead to various cardiovascular issues, including pericarditis, myocarditis, and arrhythmias, with specific data on healthcare workers in Mexico being limited.
- The study aimed to analyze echocardiographic outcomes in 62 resident physicians diagnosed with COVID-19 over a three-year period.
- Key findings included high rates of pericardial refractoriness (90.3%), with other notable echocardiographic issues like valvular insufficiencies and left ventricular dysfunction, mainly affecting male participants.
Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder in children; its coexistence with anxiety in children and their parents increases their social, family, and academic problems.
Objective: To identify the prevalence and correlation of anxiety disorder in pediatric patients with ADHD and their parents.
Material And Methods: Analytical, observational study conducted in a tertiary-level hospital in Puebla, Mexico, in patients aged 8 to 15 years with a diagnosis of ADHD and their parents; those with an additional psychiatric diagnosis were excluded.
Background: Epilepsy affects from 0.5 to 1% of children worldwide and has a cognitive impact on the patient.
Objective: To assess cognitive characteristics in pediatric patients diagnosed with epilepsy.
Article Synopsis
- Patients who are aware of their chronic kidney disease (CKD) generally experience better long-term quality of life (QoL), despite the persistent symptoms caused by peritoneal dialysis.
- A study involving 199 CKD patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) found that most had only a moderate understanding of their condition, and 57.2% had diabetes as a comorbidity.
- Although there was a weak but significant correlation between patients' knowledge of their disease and QoL across various health domains, it suggests that improving disease awareness could still have a positive impact on overall well-being.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the acceptability, feasibility, usability, and preliminary effect of an electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) intervention for patients with breast cancer in Mexico.
Design: We conducted a multimethod non-randomised pilot study. We used a pre-test/post-test design for quantitative assessment of the intervention's effect on patients' supportive care needs and quality of life.
The host immune response might confer differential vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8), could participated for severe COVID-19 outcomes. To investigated the relationship of TLR8 rs3764879-C/G, rs3764880-A/G, and rs3761624-A/G with COVID-19 outcomes and with biochemical parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There are validated questionnaires in Spanish that evaluate the factors that influence organ donation, but they are not designed for the open population or do not delve into various aspects such as the one proposed.
Objective: Validate an instrument to evaluate the factors that influence organ donation in Mexico.
Material And Methods: Phase 1: Development of the instrument.
Background: The colon has two different embryological origins, which is why it can be divided into right and left with different characteristics each one; therefore, neoplastic lesions have a different clinical picture and are also associated with different pathologies.
Objective: To describe the clinical and histopathological characteristics of malignant colon tumors acording to their location.
Material And Methods: Descriptive, retrospective study with 94 patients diagnosed with colon cancer.
[Rapunzel syndrome: Radiological diagnosis].
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc
July 2023
Background: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare presentation of trichobezoar, secondary to the ingestion of hair known as trichophagia. This bezoar has been found mainly in women, it invades the stomach and extends to the small intestine. Clinically, patients present weight loss and chronic obstructive symptoms at the intestinal level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Diabetic retinopathy is a progressive disfunction of blood vessels of the retina secondary to chronic hyperglycemia. There are several treatments, out of which panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) stands out.
Objective: To compare the level of pain in patients undergoing PRP with different impulse.
Background: The resident doctor plays an important role in people's health care.
Objective: To compare the cognition of medical residents with/without anxiety in a specialist training hospital.
Material And Methods: Comparative, prospective, cross-sectional study.
Background: Rectal cancer (RC) is the 3rd most frequent one in Mexico. Protective stoma in resection and anastomosis is controversial.
Objective: To compare quality of life (QoL), functional capacity (FC) and complications in rectal cancer (RC) patients with low and ultralow anterior resection (LAR and ULAR) with loop transverse colostomy (LTC) versus protective ileostomy (IP).
Análisis del coste directo de la atención médica y quirúrgica del cáncer de mama. Estudio comparativo entre etapas temprana y tardía en tercer nivel de atención.
Cir Cir
February 2023
Background: Management of breast cancer is increased by late diagnoses.
Objective: To analyse direct costs of breast cancer in early and advanced stage in a third level medical facility at Mexican Social Security Institute.
Method: Observational study, direct costs of care in breast cancer in initial and advanced clinical stages are compared.
Background: Medical personnel are among the populations with the most infections and morbidity and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.
Objective: To evaluate patient and health personnel safety in anesthetic procedures of elective surgeries during COVID-19 pandemic in a 3rd level care Hospital in Puebla, Mexico.
Material And Methods: Descriptive, prospective, analytical study in a 3rd level care unit of the Mexican Social Security Institute in Puebla, Mexico.
Introduction: Chronic diseases are associated with a higher risk of mortality from COVID-19.
Objective: To compare the efficacy of the Mechanistic Score and COVID-19 Mortality Risk scales for assessing the risk of mortality in patients hospitalized for COVID-19.
Methods: Comparative, observational, retrospective study.
Analysis of the Direct Cost of Medical and Surgical Care for Testicular Cancer in Early and Advanced Stages in a Third Level Medical Facility of the Mexican Social Security Institute.
Arch Esp Urol
August 2022
Background: The testicular cancer prevails in the third decade of life, the care cost increases with higher staging of the disease.
Objective: Compare the direct costs of medical and surgical attention for testicular cancer in early and advanced stages in a Third Level Medical Facility.
Material And Methods: Process study, direct costs of medical attention are evaluated.
Introduction: In Mexico, the prevalence of childhood obesity is 35%, and it continues to increase.
Objective: To determine the correlation between self-image, self-esteem and depression in children aged 8 to 14 years with and without obesity.
Methods: Cross-sectional, comparative study of 295 children: 116 with overweight/obesity (group 1) and 179 with normal weight (group 2).
Background: Inadequate breastfeeding is associated to more comorbidities in children under 5 years old. One reason is deficient information in mothers.
Objective: To asses immediate effect of an educational intervention about breastfeeding in pregnant women, and 6 months after child birth, and compare them with other mothers without educational intervention.
Article Synopsis
- Cataract surgery with an intraocular lens implant is the most common surgical procedure globally, and the success relies heavily on accurately calculating the lens's dioptric power.
- This study aims to compare the dioptric power calculation in cataract patients with and without pupil dilation by analyzing various factors like age, gender, and biometry.
- The results showed no significant differences in dioptric power calculations between the two groups, indicating that pupil dilation does not significantly impact the accuracy of these calculations.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has come to change our way of life, completely modifying even the form of coexistence, which can lead anyone to suffer from anxiety, stress or depression, either out of fear of getting infected, losing a loved one or simply because of the limitation to go outside.
Objective: To determine the presence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in the beneficiaries of a family medicine unit of first level of care and to establish their relationship with age.
Material And Methods: Observational, relational, crosssectional study, in 185 beneficiaries of a family medicine unit from June 15th to August 15th, 2020.
Background: Quality of attention is assessed through patient´s satisfaction about attention received. A validated fast scale to asses it in emergency medical services is necessary.
Objective: To design and validate the Patient Satisfaction at Emergency Services Scale (ERSAPUR).
Introduction: Congenital talipes equino varus (club foot) is a frequent congenital deformity of the foot. The Ponseti method is the gold standard for treatment. It consists of foot manipulation with weekly serial cast, minimally invasive surgery and Dennis-Brown bar up to five years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Diagnosis and management of congenital and traumatic articular ailments carry an additional problem in young people. Arthroscopy has improved treatment of these injuries, which are more frequent.
Objective: To describe the experience of arthroscopic handling in pediatric patients affected with knee disease, managed at a third level hospital in Puebla, Mexico.
Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatological disease in children. It is a multisystemic, dynamic pathophysiology of unknown cause and genetically heterogeneous.
Objective: To compare the quality of life and illness' activity in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, from urban, suburban and rural areas.