[Alcohol consumption among high school students from the Araucanía-Chile: ethnicity and residence].

Introduction: This study describes the alcohol consumption in association with residence, gender and ethnicity among high school students from the coastal area of the Araucania Region in Chile.

Subjects And Method: Cross-sectional study on a population of 2,763 high school students aged bet ween 14 to 18 years.

Statistical Analysis: exploratory-descriptive analysis was used for all variables and inferential statistical analysis for associations among variables using 95% confidence interval for the estimates and 5% statistical significance for the statistical test.

[Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. A four years’ experience in a Chilean public hospital].

Background: Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator) is the standard pharmacological treatment in acute ischemic stroke (AIS), reducing disability in patients.

Aim: To report the results a thrombolysis protocol during four years in a regional public hospital.

Material And Methods: Data from 106 consecutive patients aged 68 ± 13 years (57% men) who were treated with IVT, from May 2012 until April 2016, was analyzed.