Publications by authors named "Roberto Prince Velez"

Background: Moebius syndrome (MBS) is an infrequent disease, having an incidence of 1 in 10,000 births, mainly characterized by a congenital bilateral facial paralysis due to an agenesia of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves. In addition, orofacial and limb anomalies are frequently found in these patients. The diagnosis is fundamentally based on different clinical manifestations of the disorder.

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Background: In 3 to 8% of pregnancies there are preeclampsia, and it is considered an irreversible disease that affects several organs, and causes injuries in fetus and mother alike.

Objective: To identify maternal risk factors related to low birth weight in preterm newborns born at Hospital de Ginecología-Pediatría con Medicina Familiar no. 31 from IMSS, at Mexicali, BC, Mexico.

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Objective: To determine risk factors associated to Burnout Syndrome in medical gynecologist staff who works at the Gynecology-pediatrics with Family Medicine Hospital number 31 of the IMSS at Mexicali city, Baja California.

Material And Method: A cross sectional study was performed in 27 gynecologists (100% of the total gynecologist that works at that particular hospital). A validated survey instrument developed by Maslach was applied to them in order to identify the presence of the syndrome and a general questionnaire including sociodemographic information was also applied to the doctors.

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome in nursing staff in 2 different second level hospitals in the city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in all nursing staff (n = 698) in 2 second level hospitals (the Gynecology, Pediatrics and Family Medicine Hospital No. 31 and the General Specialist Hospital No.

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of Burnout syndrome among anesthesiologists in Mexicali, Mexico.

Study Design: We carried out a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Burnout syndrome was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS).

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