[Correlation of anxiety in parents and children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder].

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.

[Transculturation and validation of a Questionnaire Factors Influencing Organ Donation].

Background: 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.

[Cognition in medical residents with and without anxiety in a specialist training hospital].

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.

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.

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.

[Security protocols adapted to COVID-19 in elective surgery thru 2021].

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.

Efficacy of the Mechanistic Score and COVID-19 Mortality Risk scales to assess the risk of mortality in patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

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.

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.

Analysis of the economic effects on biopsychosocial homeostasis from a three-dimensional probability measurement system.

Objective: Describes the economic effects on bio-psychosocial homeostasis from a three-dimensional analysis of the joint interaction of biological, psychological and economic-social comorbidities, in order to know the probabilities of occurrence of these conditions simultaneously.

Method: It is a cross-sectional study and random quota sampling. 353 men and women over 20 years of age participated, and answered a 27 questions application (bio-psycho-economic-social), the data was analyzed three-dimensionally in order to know the probability of occurrence of the variables studied and their possible location in the probabilistic unit cube.

Sarcoma de células dendríticas foliculares. Informe de un caso.

Antecedentes: El sarcoma de células dendríticas foliculares es una enfermedad rara, caracterizada principalmente en sitios nodales como la cabeza, el cuello y la orofaringe, aunque puede ser extranodal, como en el bazo y el hígado. En la mayoría de los casos cursa asintomática, pero puede presentar síntomas generales, dolor abdominal o fiebre. La inmunohistoquímica es indispensable para llegar a un diagnóstico definitivo.

Uretroplasty with oral mucosal graft in patients with anterior urethral stenosis. Comparative study with conventional treatment.

Antecedentes: El manejo con uretroplastía de la estenosis uretral es una opción quirúrgica fundamental, y comparar la uretroplastía con injerto de mucosa oral con la uretroplastía término-terminal tiene trascendencia para conocer la diferencia entre ambas técnicas.

Objetivo: Comparar la uretroplastía con injerto de mucosa oral con la uretroplastía término-terminal en pacientes con estenosis uretral tipo Jordan C, D y E.

MÉtodo: Cuasiexperimento realizado en pacientes con estenosis uretral anterior operados de uretroplastía con anastomosis término-terminal o con injerto de mucosa bucal.

Validation of a faces pain scale in postsurgical geriatric patients.

Antecedentes: Los pacientes geriátricos presentan dificultad progresiva para expresar el dolor. Es muy importante establecer un parámetro preciso para manejar el dolor posoperatorio.

Objetivo: Determinar la validez de la escala facial del dolor (EFD) en pacientes geriátricos posquirúrgicos.

Quality of life and erectile dysfunction in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Antecedentes: La patología de la próstata más frecuente es la hiperplasia prostática benigna. A los 50 años, el 50% de los hombres son diagnosticados y a los 80 años aumenta hasta al 90%. La prevalencia de disfunción eréctil en conjunto con hiperplasia prostática benigna es del 5.

Evaluación funcional y del dolor en pacientes con deformidad espinal manejados quirúrgicamente.

Background: The degenerative spine has an incidence greater than 60% in people over 60 years old. Functionality and pain is assessed by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the visual analogue pain scale (VAPS), respectively.

Objective: To evaluate the functionality and pain one year after surgery, in patients with degenerative spine.

[Evacuation of critical care areas due to an initial outbreak of fire in a second level hospital].

In this letter to the editor, it is exposed an initial outbreak of fire that affected a secondary care center in Córdova, Veracruz, Mexico, and, most of all, the lack of a hospital fire evacuation plan in the presence of a fire event.

Ten years of experience of the Mexican Academy of Surgery in the promotion of the next generations of researchers.

Objective: To describe the productivity of the research works presented in the Interuniversity and resident doctors Competition of the Mexican Academy of Surgery since its origin in 2010.

Method: Observational cross-sectional descriptive study in which the variables are considered: category of participation (university/resident) type of work (research, clinical case, etc.), university and institution of origin, type of presentation [poster/oral]) Descriptive statistics was used.

Academic-assistance activities registered by the graduates of the specialty of Emergency of the Regional Hospital No. 25 of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (1991-2018).

Objective: To describe the academic-assistance activities of the graduates of the specialty of emergencies in the Regional General Hospital 25 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security.

Method: Observational descriptive type study in which the 25 generations graduated from the specialty will be analyzed. The scientific, teaching and care productivity of its graduates was analyzed, as well as the subsequent training and the managerial positions held.

Prevalence of pulmonary thromboembolism in patients undergoing abdominopelvic surgery with respiratory distress.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of pulmonary thromboembolism (PET) and identify it's risk factors in patients operated on a scheduled basis, in the general surgery service from the High Specialty Medical Unit Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, of the Mexican Social Security Institute.

Method: Descriptive, retrospective and cross sectional study of 52 patients' records with PET and pulmonary angiotomography whose indication was respiratory distress; from 2612 operated patients from November 2015 to March 2018, the sampling was not probabilistic. The statistics was descriptive, with measures of central tendency and dispersion.

[The experience of a medical emergency team belonging to the Mexican Social Security Institute during the earthquake in Mexico in September 2017Experiência de uma equipe médica de emergência do IMSS no terremoto do México em setembro de 2017].

The objective of this article is to describe the actions undertaken by the emergency medical team (EMT) of the Mexican Social Security Institute (MSSI) during the emergency caused by the earthquake of September 7, 2017 (magnitude 8.2; epicenter 133 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico). After the initial intersectoral assessment of the emergency had been conducted, the health sector stepped in.

[Patient satisfaction in primary medical care in Mexico].

Objective: To determine the satisfaction perceived by patients with the medical services received at a primary care medical center.

Material And Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. The satisfaction perceived by patients treated in a primary care medical center was evaluated.

[Hospitales del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social durante los sismos de septiembre de 2017. Análisis desde la perspectiva del Programa Hospital Seguro].

Introduction: The function of hospitals during major emergency or disaster is vital. Their response capacity depends on their geographic location, adequate organization, structural safety and safety of non-structural elements. After September 2017 earthquakes, self-assessment and Safe Hospital Program assessment results were compared in disabled hospitals belonging to the Mexican Institute of Social Security.

[Tecnologías de la información en la formación de evaluadores del Programa Hospital Seguro en México].

Objetivo: Describir el proceso para la formación de evaluadores del Programa Hospital Seguro centrado en el uso de las tecnologías de la información.

MÉtodo: Estudio observacional descriptivo en el que se analiza la participación dentro del nuevo curso de evaluadores del Programa Hospital Seguro.

Resultados: Se inscribieron 1323 participantes, de los cuales aprobaron 298 (18%); la calificación media fue de 8.

[Direct cost of primary care of mild traumatic brain injury in adults by GRD in third level of care].

Objective: To describe the direct cost of primary health care for patients with mild traumatic head injury in a third level medical facility.

Design: Cross-sectional study in 219 patients with mild traumatic brain injury (GRD 090 S06.0 ICD-10 including uncomplicated concussion without complication and increased comorbidity).

[Experience in training in emergencies, Division of Special Projects in Health, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social].

Background: There has been interest in the Division of Special Projects in Health to offer the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social personnel resources for training and quality thereby respond to potential contingencies. Presented here is their experience in this field.

Objective: To describe and analyse the productivity in different training programs in emergencies and disasters developed by the Division of Special Projects in Health, Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).

[Surgical Medical Meetings in the Mexican Social Security Institute: 17 years of existence].

The Surgical Medical Meetings Program aims to make highly specialized medical services to the marginalized rural population. Surgical Medical Encounters highlight the experience and results of an innovative strategy characterized by continuous improvement and the desire to continue transcending health for the most vulnerable populations. During 17 years of its inception, it is interesting to describe the evolution and achievements of the program.