Publications by authors named "L Camera"
[Activity of internal medicine services in the surgical area in Argentina].
Medicina (B Aires)
December 2024
Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the organization of healthcare activity of internal medicine (IM) services in the surgical area of general acute care hospitals in Argentina.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive observational study was performed between 03/01/19-05/01/19. A web survey about shared care (SC) and internal medicine consultations (IMC) was implemented.
Obesity is one of the non-communicable chronic diseases with the highest increase in recent decades in Latin America, affecting children, adolescents, and especially young adults. Forty percent of adults have a body mass index greater than 25 kg/m2. Numerous studies have demonstrated a relationship between obesity and cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, diabetes, sleep apnea, and oncological diseases, among others.
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- * Daily PM₂.₅ (a harmful air pollutant) levels were significantly higher on wildfire days (34 µg/m) compared to non-wildfire days (25.75 µg/m), indicating a link to fire events.
- * The risk of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) increased with higher PM₂.₅ levels, especially when concentrations exceeded 20 µg/m, suggesting that wildfires contribute to heart health risks.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on society, particularly on children and adolescents, who have faced serious social, educational, and health consequences due to the loss of their primary caregivers.
Materials And Methods: Female fertility rates were analyzed, and estimates of male fertility were made to calculate the number of children under 18 years old by age group. Demographic and mortality information from COVID-19 infection was used to calculate the resulting orphanhood in Argentina during the period 2020-2021, considering the loss of one or both parents or the main caregiver grandparent.
Objectives: To evaluate the effects on vascular enhancement of either a fixed rate (FR) or a fixed injection duration (FID) in single-pass (SP) contrast-enhanced abdominal multi-detector CT (CE-MDCT).
Methods: Ninety-nine (54 M; 45 F; aged 18-86 years) patients with nontraumatic acute abdomen underwent a SP CE-MDCT after i.v.