25 articles in this issue
Gladys R. Cirión Martinez,Miguel Angel Herrera Pérez
ABSTRACT Despite being hepatitis caused by C virus (HCV) a worldwide health problem and the most frequent cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocelular carcinoma, a practical score system to perform the histopathologic diagnosis does n... see more
José Antonio Guerra Pando,Elienna González Crespo,José Adrián Guerra Chico,Analina Afre Socorro,Juan Francisco Madiedo Camargo
ABSTRACT Endodontic acuteness constitutes periapical inflammatory events that are produced during and after concluding the endodontic therapeutic, complicating and increasing the cost of the dental procedures. This research was aimed at determining t... see more
Luis Enrique Olivera Gómez,Omar Gort Cuba,Nora Lemus Fajardo,Reinier Serrano Martínez
ABSTRACT A descriptive, retrospective study aimed at assessing the vulnerability of the aged living alone in the fourth Health Areas of Pinar del Rio municipality during 2006 was conducted. The socioeconomic conditions, morbidity, hospital admissions... see more
Juan de la C. Torres Marín,Juan B. Torres Ruiz,Marvelia Díaz Calzada,Diana Crespo Fernández,Ivelise Regal Lourido
ABSTRACT Technological Development, descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective research was conducted in order to assess the functional and general conditions of the elderly belonging to No-262 Doctor's Office, No-5 Basic Group of work "Capitan San... see more
Odalys Roque Álvarez,María Amparo León Sánchez,Juan de la C. Torres Marín,Marvelia Díaz Calzada,Isismary Hernández Serrat
ABSTRACT Hypertension is the most extended cardiovascular disease all over the World; existing more than thousand millions of hypertensive people in the World. With the purpose of deepening in the knowledge of the clinical-epidemiological hypertension... see more
Clara Aurora García Peraza,Isabel Gómez Olivera,Yileny Ledesma Boffil,María de la Caridad Casanova Moreno
ABSTRACT An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out to describe the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of patients surgically treated by senile cataracts in Santa Rita, Zulia. Venezuela. July to November 2007. The u... see more
Zoila C. Fernández Montequín,José G. Sanabria Negrín,Yunit Hernández Rodríguez,Pedro Alexis Díaz Rodríguez,José Angel Véliz Gutiérrez
ABSTRACT This research paper was aimed at making a brief review about the antecedents, situations and consequences of the brain drain to the most developed countries. Its world repercussion and those in Cuba were also reviewed. The paper was conduct... see more
Pedro Pablo Quintero Paredes,Bárbara del Carmen Roba Lazo,Laura I. Blanco Estévez,Maria del Jesús Monzón Tamargo,Odalys Padrón González
ABSTRACT During the training of health professionals facing disasters either natural or those caused by man are of great importance. Efforts are undertaken for the health professionals to end the pre-graduate studies having the highest physical, poli... see more
Maydelin Fernández González,Odalys Padrón Gonzáles,Dianelis Izquierdo Reina,Inalvis Cruz Hernández,Odalis Guerra Paredes
Teresita Llera Clausell,Rosa Maria Amador González,Idelma Castillo García,Ileana Armas Ampudia,Pedro Ricardo Hernández Campo
ABSTRACT A 34 year-old white female patient with 33 weeks of pregnancy, attended to the Emergency Room at "Abel Santamaria Cuadrado" University Hospital in Pinar del Rio presenting genital bleeding at physical examination; corroborating ease bleeding ... see more
Eva Ordaz Hernández,Hermes Somonte Dávila,María Marimón Torres,Eva Zeida Rodríguez Perera,Laura Hernández Domínguez
ABSTRACT Procedures and results in the treatment with the system of implants (Implus) were stated in the Provincial Service of Implantology at "Antonio Briones Montoto" Dentist's Surgery, Pinar del Rio, where the group of Implantology was created and... see more
Bárbara del Rosario Hernández Bravo,Ramón Suárez Junco,José G. Sanabria Negrín
ABSTRACT Ankylosing spondyloarthritis (AS) is an uncommon disease in Cuba, and very rare in Pinar del Río Province, and much more uncommon in teenagers. A white 16- year-old adolescent student begins with plantar pain and calcaneous spikes. He is ad... see more
Anadely Gámez Pérez,Delia Rosa Díaz Rodríguez,Celia de los A. Rodríguez Orta,Ana Isabel Fernández Lara,Ibet Rodríguez Orta.
ABSTRACT Kaposi´s Sarcoma (KS) is a cancer-like disease. It is most frequent related to HIV infection, present in late stages of the disease and affecting 20 % of HIV infected people having no Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). Since in Pi... see more
Víctor E. Salgueiro Medina,José G. Sanabria Negrín,Magalys C. Abreu Mérida
ABSTRACT With the purpose of analyzing the state of the art in cervical cancer and precursor lesions a review of articles and research papers on the topic of the last five years was performed. Other original papers and articles considering level i-ii ... see more
José G. Sanabria Negrín
Joaquín Pérez Labrador.
Marta del C. Valladares Hernández,Migdalia de las M. Peña Abraham,Manuel Piloto Morejón,José Sanabria Negrín,Norma Santoyo Reina
ABSTRACT An intervention-action, analytical and cohort research was conducted at "Abel Santamaria Cuadrado" University Hospital-2007, aimed at showing the effectiveness of maternal volumetric expansion in the increase of the amniotic-fluid volume in ... see more
Mirlanea López Torres,Felipe Acosta Rodríguez,Yaiselys Hernández Díaz
ABSTRACT Cataracts are one of the main causes of blindness all over the world and its surgical removal is the only effective therapy admitted. The opacity of the posterior capsule of the lens is the most frequent post-surgical complication. This ma... see more
Felipe Acosta Rodríguez,Mirlanea López Torres,Jesús Juan Rodríguez,José Carlos Moreno Domínguez
Darelys Baños Sánchez,Salvador Sánchez García,Carlos Fabián Sánchez Pérez,Jilsa Hernández García
ABSTRACT Introduction: The disposition and preparation of the nursing personnel is one of the main aspects in the Pediatric Intensive Care Units.Objective: To evaluate the degree of competence and performance of the nurses in Pediatric Intensive Care Uni... see more
Luis Enrique Rivero Enrique,Teresita Llera Claussell
ABSTRACT A device to be used in lower obstructive diseases of the urologic system is created. The immediate deviation of the urine either through urethral catheter or suprapubic punction, by means of a device known as trocar is the elective treatment... see more
Jesús Lazo Cabrera,Bárbara del R. Hernández Bravo,María A. Méndez Suárez,Rosabel de la C. Lozano Becerra
ABSTRACT Schistosome is a non-endemic parasite in Cuba, but with an elevated frequency in Africa, Asia and Latin-America; of them, five species infest man. No evidences of this parasite are found in Cuba. Considering the presence of Cuban Medical Inte... see more
Annia Dolores Gorte Quiñones,Pedro Antonio Casanova Pérez,Hidelfonso Cabeza Alfonso,Taimara Ramírez Acosta,Yanny Echevarria Cruz
ABSTRACT Typhoid fever is a high-incidence disease in Haiti. An educative intervention study was conducted in the Commune of Moron, de la Grand´Anse Department, Haiti Republic during January to November 2006 with the purpose of modifying and extending... see more
José Antonio Viñas Díaz,Jesús Juan Rodríguez,Mileidis González Rodríguez
ABSTRACTBurns are one of the most important causes of accidental death, only exceeded by traffic accidents. This paper is aimed at knowing issues related to the epidemiology of burns in pediatric ages in Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba. A cross-sectional... see more