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Introducción: La insuficiencia respiratoria aguda durante el embarazo no es una causa frecuente de ingreso a la unidad de cuidados intensivos, pero sí puede generar alta mortalidad. Las adaptaciones que sufre el organismo en muchos de sus sistemas biológicos durante el embarazo, condicionan cambios en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de este trastorno en comparación con la población general. Objetivo: Realizar una revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema y resumir los principales aspectos fisiológicos a tener en cuenta por el personal de salud en contacto con esta población, con el fin de realizar un adecuado abordaje de los casos.

and co-infection in a newborn.

Invasive infections due to in Colombia are unusual in newborns, in contrast to infections due to which is one of the main pathogens related to the presentation of fever in this age group, especially in the indigenous population. We report a case of co-infection of these two microorganisms in a child.

[Pregnant woman with spontaneous coronary dissection successfully resurrected: case report].

Background: Spontaneous coronary dissection is a disruption of the arterial wall, with clinical manifestations ranging from unstable angina to sudden cardiac death. It is presented a case of an obstetric patient who is successfully resuscitated after a spontaneous coronary dissection.

Clinical Case: 37-year-old female patient with a 33-week pregnancy and a history of preeclampsia in the previous pregnancy.

[Considerations for the management of critical patients with thyroid disease].

The role of the endocrine system in the homeostasis of all the body is essential, and has an impact on quality of life, prognosis and survival of patients. Although all the organs of this system are important, the thyroid gland is sizeable due to its easily accessible anatomical location and the variety of symptoms and signs that occur after it is affected. In the intensive care unit, knowledge of thyroid physiology and pathology is essential, due to the critical condition of patients and their multisystemic compromise, which is why this knowledge becomes an essential tool in the diagnostic arsenal to give a timely and effective management of these disorders.

[Influence of armed conflict on mortality due to traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents].

Background: In the presence an armed conflagration, the mortality behavior of a country is expected to be affected. The aim of this investigation was to assess, in a country with internal warfare, the trend of mortality associated with traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents, which even under social peace conditions, is one of the most common causes of death and disability in this population groups.

Methods: A retrospective, population-based study was conducted, where the trend of mortality due to traumatic brain injury during the 1999 to 2008 period was assessed.