Background & Objectives: Prisons are reported as hub for communicable disease, as the closed environment, overcrowding, poor hygienic conditions facilitate the disease transmission. This study was conducted to describe contact tracing to identify, ed... see more

Revista: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

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Analysis of diagnostic characteristics and clinical related factors of 70 patients with atelectasis by painless bronchoscopy

Qiang Li, Jun Sun, Xuefen Shuai, Junqing Ren, Xuedong Chen

Objectives: To analyze the diagnostic characteristics and clinical related factors of patients with atelectasis by painless electronic bronchoscopy.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 70 patients with atelectasis admitted to Xuancheng Peop... see more

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Clinical characteristics of catheter-related infection in patients with chronic renal failure End Stage Renal failure undergoing semi-permanent catheter placement during maintenance hemodialysis through tunnelled cuffed hemodialysis catheter

Jun Dou, Xuebing Wu, Hua Ao, Qiuling Zhang, Ming Li

Objective: To analysis the relevant infections and risk factors of patients undergoing hemodialysis semi-permanent catheter (tunneled cuffed) placement during for maintenance hemodialysis.Methods: A total of 158 patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) ... see more

Revista: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

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Caracterización clínico-epidemiológica de adultos mayores hipertensos. Policlínico Universitario “Pedro Borrás Astorga”. 2017 / Clinical-epidemiological characterization of hypertensive elderly. University Polyclinic “Pedro Borrás Astorga”. 2017 Caracterización clínico-epidemiológica de adultos mayores hipertensos. Policlínico Universitario “Pedro Borrás Astorga”. 2017 / Clinical-epidemiological characterization of hypertensive elderly. University Polyclinic “Pedro Borrás Astorga”. 2017Objetivo: caracterizar clínica-epidemiológicamente los adultos mayores hipertensos pertenecientes al Policlínico Universitario “Pedro Borrás Astorga” durante el año 2017.Materiales y Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal en el Policlínico Universitario “Pedro Borrás Astorga” de la ciudad Pinar del Río, Cuba durante el año 2017. El universo estuvo conformado por 5 186 pacientes pertenecientes a dicha área de salud, y la muestra tomada al azar quedó compuesta por 2 592 hipertensos. Las variables utilizadas fueron: edad, sexo, factores de riesgo, enfermedades no transmisibles asociadas y tipo de tratamiento. El procesamiento estadístico de los datos se realizó utilizando frecuencias absolutas y porcentajes.Resultados: predominó el sexo femenino (59,6%) y el grupo de 65 y más años con (71,5%). Prevaleció eltabaquismo como factor de riesgo (48,8%), así como la Cardiopatía isquémica como enfermedad no transmisible asociada (20,9%). El tratamiento no farmacológico predominó en el 100% de los pacientes.Conclusiones: la caracterización clínica-epidemiológica en adultos mayores hipertensos permitió constatar lascaracterísticas de la enfermedad en gerentones, riesgos y vulnerabilidades asociadas, así como requisitos en el diseño de políticas sanitarias que posibiliten su prevención, control y mejoramiento de la calidad de vida.ABSTRACTObjective: to characterize clinically-epidemiologically hypertensive elderly people belonging to the UniversityPolyclinic “Pedro Borrás Astorga” during the year 2017.Materials and Methods: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in the “Pedro Borrás Astorga” University Polyclinic of the city of Pinar del Río, Cuba during the year 2017. The universe consisted of 5 186 patients belonging to said health area, and the sample taken at random was composed of 2 592 hypertensive patients. The variables used were: age, sex, risk factors, associated noncommunicable diseases and type of treatment. The statistical processing of the data was done using absolute frequencies and percentages.Results: the female sex predominated (59.6%) and the group of 65 and older with (71.5%). Smokingprevailed as a risk factor (48.8%), as well as ischemic heart disease as an associated noncommunicabledisease (20.9%). Non-pharmacological treatment prevailed in 100% of patients.Conclusions: the clinical-epidemiological characterization in elderly hypertensive patients allowed to verify the characteristics of the disease in risk factors, associated risks and vulnerabilities, as well as requirements in the design of sanitary policies that make possible their prevention, control and improvement of the quality of life.Keywords: elderly adult; clinical-epidemiological; hypertension; risk factor’s.

Rosmery Barrientos Gira,Raidel González Rodríguez

Resultados: predominó el sexo femenino (59,6%) y el grupo de 65 y más años con (71,5%). Prevaleció eltabaquismo como factor de riesgo (48,8%), así como la Cardiopatía isquémica como enfermedad no transmisible asociada (20,9%). El tratamiento no farmacoló... see more

Revista: Panorama Cuba y Salud

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Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics of Tuberculosis Patients based on Multi-Constrained Computed Tomography (CT) Image Segmentation Algorithm

Feng Zhu, Bo Zhang

Objective: We used U-shaped convolutional neural network (U_Net) multi-constraint image segmentation method to compare the diagnosis and imaging characteristics of tuberculosis and tuberculosis with lung cancer patients with Computed Tomography (CT).Meth... see more

Revista: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

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