4 results match your criteria: "Hospital Clínico Dra. Eloísa Díaz I. La Florida[Affiliation]"

The surgical management of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer may range from segmental resections to major or extended hepatectomies. The aim is to achieve complete removal of metastatic lesions while preserving adequate liver function. We present the case of a 42-year-old male patient with a history of glucose intolerance who presented with altered bowel movements and abdominal pain.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Unlabelled: There is little known about the time of the day and the nature of it (business day/non-business day) at which extubation is performed, and whether it is safe during the night.

Objective: to describe the frequency of nocturnal extubation (NE) and non-business day extubation (nBDE). In addition, to determine the association between these and clinical outcomes.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Continuous prolonged prone positioning in COVID-19-related ARDS: a multicenter cohort study from Chile.

Ann Intensive Care

November 2022

Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Facultad de Medicina, Edificio Académico Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Diagonal Paraguay 362, 6º Piso, Santiago, Chile.

Background: Prone positioning is currently applied in time-limited daily sessions up to 24 h which determines that most patients require several sessions. Although longer prone sessions have been reported, there is scarce evidence about the feasibility and safety of such approach. We analyzed feasibility and safety of a continuous prolonged prone positioning strategy implemented nationwide, in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients in Chile.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Hip fractures in the elderly Chilean population: a projection for 2030.

Arch Osteoporos

July 2020

Clínica RedSalud Santiago, Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 4850, Estación Central, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile.

Unlabelled: Using national databases, we projected the magnitude of hip fractures among the elderly Chilean population by 2030. Hip fractures will increase by 27.5% from 2018 to 9862 cases (95% CI = 8760 to 10,965).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF