38 research outputs found
5to. Congreso Internacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación para la Sociedad. Memoria académica
El V Congreso Internacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación para la Sociedad, CITIS 2019, realizado del 6 al 8 de febrero de 2019 y organizado por la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, ofreció a la comunidad académica nacional e internacional una plataforma de comunicación unificada, dirigida a cubrir los problemas teóricos y prácticos de mayor impacto en la sociedad moderna desde la ingeniería.
En esta edición, dedicada a los 25 años de vida de la UPS, los ejes temáticos estuvieron relacionados con la aplicación de la ciencia, el desarrollo tecnológico y la innovación en cinco pilares fundamentales de nuestra sociedad: la industria, la movilidad, la sostenibilidad ambiental, la información y las telecomunicaciones.
El comité científico estuvo conformado formado por 48 investigadores procedentes de diez países: España, Reino Unido, Italia, Bélgica, México, Venezuela, Colombia, Brasil, Estados Unidos y Ecuador.
Fueron recibidas un centenar de contribuciones, de las cuales 39 fueron aprobadas en forma de ponencias y 15 en formato poster. Estas contribuciones fueron presentadas de forma oral ante toda la comunidad académica que se dio cita en el Congreso, quienes desde el aula magna, el auditorio y la sala de usos múltiples de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, cumplieron respetuosamente la responsabilidad de representar a toda la sociedad en la revisión, aceptación y validación del conocimiento nuevo que fue presentado en cada exposición por los investigadores.
Paralelo a las sesiones técnicas, el Congreso contó con espacios de presentación de posters científicos y cinco workshops en temáticas de vanguardia que cautivaron la atención de nuestros docentes y estudiantes. También en el marco del evento se impartieron un total de ocho conferencias magistrales en temas tan actuales como la gestión del conocimiento en la universidad-ecosistema, los retos y oportunidades de la industria 4.0, los avances de la investigación básica y aplicada en mecatrónica para el estudio de robots de nueva generación, la optimización en ingeniería con técnicas multi-objetivo, el desarrollo de las redes avanzadas en Latinoamérica y los mundos, la contaminación del aire debido al tránsito vehicular, el radón y los riesgos que representa este gas radiactivo para la salud humana, entre otros
Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common infections associated with health care, but its importance as a global health priority is not fully understood. We quantified the burden of SSI after gastrointestinal surgery in countries in all parts of the world.
Methods: This international, prospective, multicentre cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency gastrointestinal resection within 2-week time periods at any health-care facility in any country. Countries with participating centres were stratified into high-income, middle-income, and low-income groups according to the UN's Human Development Index (HDI). Data variables from the GlobalSurg 1 study and other studies that have been found to affect the likelihood of SSI were entered into risk adjustment models. The primary outcome measure was the 30-day SSI incidence (defined by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for superficial and deep incisional SSI). Relationships with explanatory variables were examined using Bayesian multilevel logistic regression models. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02662231.
Findings: Between Jan 4, 2016, and July 31, 2016, 13 265 records were submitted for analysis. 12 539 patients from 343 hospitals in 66 countries were included. 7339 (58·5%) patient were from high-HDI countries (193 hospitals in 30 countries), 3918 (31·2%) patients were from middle-HDI countries (82 hospitals in 18 countries), and 1282 (10·2%) patients were from low-HDI countries (68 hospitals in 18 countries). In total, 1538 (12·3%) patients had SSI within 30 days of surgery. The incidence of SSI varied between countries with high (691 [9·4%] of 7339 patients), middle (549 [14·0%] of 3918 patients), and low (298 [23·2%] of 1282) HDI (p < 0·001). The highest SSI incidence in each HDI group was after dirty surgery (102 [17·8%] of 574 patients in high-HDI countries; 74 [31·4%] of 236 patients in middle-HDI countries; 72 [39·8%] of 181 patients in low-HDI countries). Following risk factor adjustment, patients in low-HDI countries were at greatest risk of SSI (adjusted odds ratio 1·60, 95% credible interval 1·05–2·37; p=0·030). 132 (21·6%) of 610 patients with an SSI and a microbiology culture result had an infection that was resistant to the prophylactic antibiotic used. Resistant infections were detected in 49 (16·6%) of 295 patients in high-HDI countries, in 37 (19·8%) of 187 patients in middle-HDI countries, and in 46 (35·9%) of 128 patients in low-HDI countries (p < 0·001).
Interpretation: Countries with a low HDI carry a disproportionately greater burden of SSI than countries with a middle or high HDI and might have higher rates of antibiotic resistance. In view of WHO recommendations on SSI prevention that highlight the absence of high-quality interventional research, urgent, pragmatic, randomised trials based in LMICs are needed to assess measures aiming to reduce this preventable complication
Actualidad y prospectiva de la investigación científica en el Centro Universitario Amecameca de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Con responsabilidad, se organizó un programa cuya finalidad fuera publicitar con transparencia dichos avances, a través de un esfuerzo de rendición de cuentas a la comunidad inmediata, la universitaria, y a la comunidad abierta, la sociedad que la principal referencia para tal efecto.
El programa se concretiza a través del presente libro, conformado con una inspiración de investigación multidisciplinaria; sin embargo, para llegar a tal fin, el reto es realizar el proceso de búsqueda y generación de conocimiento transitando hacia la colaboración de los cuerpos académicos, que puedan construir nuevos conocimientos fortalecidos por la convergencia de diferentes campos del saber. En consecuencia, la primera etapa de esta estrategia es la publicidad de los trabajos investigativos ejercidos, para hacer un balance al día, pero también proyectar el futuro de cada campo y área del conocimiento.
La organización explicativa está organizada por tres bloques representativos del quehacer en la generación de conocimiento del Centro Universitario, un primer bloque centra el interés en las humanidades, educación y sustentabilidad; el segundo bloque lo integra la reflexión científica sobre la construcción democrática, derechos humanos y equidad de género; en el tercer segmento se destina a la seguridad alimentaria, salud pública y sistemas agropecuarios.
La actualidad de la investigación eleva la producción lograda y lo que en el momento se encuentra en construcción y los alcances que produce para la docencia, la investigación misma, y para la sociedad en general. La prospectiva es un área que todos los capítulos desarrollan con el propósito de delinear los alcances innovadores por andar en teoría, metodología e incluso en los saberes mismo
The Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative Research Network An international research consortium investigating environment, climate, and health
Research on the health risks of environmental factors and climate change requires epidemiological evidence on associated health risks at a global scale. Multi-center studies offer an excellent framework for this purpose, but they present various methodological and logistical problems. This contribution illustrates the experience of the Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative Research Network, an international collaboration working on a global research program on the associations between environmental stressors, climate, and health in a multi-center setting. The article illustrates the collaborative scheme based on mutual contribution and data and method sharing, describes the collection of a huge multi-location database, summarizes published research findings and future plans, and discusses advantages and limitations. The Multi-Country Multi-City represents an example of a collaborative research framework that has greatly contributed to advance knowledge on the health impacts of climate change and other environmental factors and can be replicated to address other research questions across various research fields.The MCC Collaborative Research Network: Antonio Gasparrini, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Michelle Bell, Yale University, New Haven CT, USA; Yuming Guo, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Yasushi Honda, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan; Veronika Huber, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany; Jouni J. K. Jaakkola, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Aleš Urban, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Pierre Masselot, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Francesco Sera, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Rosana Abrutzky, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Shilu Tong, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Paulo Hilario Nascimento Saldiva, NSPER, São Paulo, Brazil; Eric Lavigne, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Patricia Matus Correa, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile; Nicolás Valdés Ortega, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Haidong Kan, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Samuel Osorio, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Dominic Roye, Climate Research Foundation, Madrid, Spain; Souzana Achilleos, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus; Jan Kyselý, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; Hans Orru, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ene Indermitte, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Marek Maasikmets, Estonian Environmental Research Centre, Tallinn, Estonia; Niilo Ryti, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Mathilde Pascal, Santé Publique France, Saint Maurice, France; Alexandra Schneider, Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Susanne Breitner, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany; Klea Katsouyanni, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and Imperial College, London; Antonis Analitis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Evangelia Samoli, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Hanne Krage Carlsen, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Fatemeh Mayvaneh, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; Alireza Entezari, Hakim Sabzevari University, Khorasan Razavi, Iran; Patrick Goodman, Technological University Dublin, Ireland; Ariana Zeka, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK; Raanan Raz, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Paola Michelozzi, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy; Francesca de’Donato, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy; Matteo Scortichini, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy; Massimo Stafoggia, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy; Masahiro Hashizume, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Yoonhee Kim, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Chris Fook Sheng Ng, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Barrak Alahmad, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; John Paul Cauchy, Malta; Magali Hurtado Diaz, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Eunice Elizabeth Félix Arellano, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Ala Overcenco, National Agency for Public Health of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova, Moldova; Jochem Klompmaker, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands; Shilpa Rao, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Gabriel Carrasco, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Xerxes Seposo, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Paul Lester Carlos Chua, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Susana das Neves Pereira da Silva, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal; Joana Madureira, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Porto, Portugal; Iulian-Horia Holobaca, Babes-Bolay University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Ivana Cvijanovic, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain; Malcolm Mistry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Noah Scovronick, Emory University, Atlanta, USA; Fiorella Acquaotta, University of Torino, Italy; Rebecca M. Garland, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Ho Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; Whanhee Lee, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea; Aurelio Tobias, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Barcelona, Spain; Carmen Íñiguez, Universitat de València, Spain; Bertil Forsberg, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Martina S. Ragettli, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwill, Switzerland; Yue Leon Guo, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Shih-Chun Pan, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan; Shanshan Li, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Ben Armstrong, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Valentina Colistro, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay; Antonella Zanobetti, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Joel Schwartz, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Tran Ngoc Dang, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam; Do Van Dung, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, VietNam). Past members: Simona Fratianni, University of Torino, Italy; Julio Cesar Cruz, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Caroline Ameling, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands; Daniel Oudin Åström, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.Peer reviewe
Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study
Summary
Background Congenital anomalies are the fifth leading cause of mortality in children younger than 5 years globally.
Many gastrointestinal congenital anomalies are fatal without timely access to neonatal surgical care, but few studies
have been done on these conditions in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We compared outcomes of
the seven most common gastrointestinal congenital anomalies in low-income, middle-income, and high-income
countries globally, and identified factors associated with mortality.
Methods We did a multicentre, international prospective cohort study of patients younger than 16 years, presenting to
hospital for the first time with oesophageal atresia, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, intestinal atresia, gastroschisis,
exomphalos, anorectal malformation, and Hirschsprung’s disease. Recruitment was of consecutive patients for a
minimum of 1 month between October, 2018, and April, 2019. We collected data on patient demographics, clinical
status, interventions, and outcomes using the REDCap platform. Patients were followed up for 30 days after primary
intervention, or 30 days after admission if they did not receive an intervention. The primary outcome was all-cause,
in-hospital mortality for all conditions combined and each condition individually, stratified by country income status.
We did a complete case analysis.
Findings We included 3849 patients with 3975 study conditions (560 with oesophageal atresia, 448 with congenital
diaphragmatic hernia, 681 with intestinal atresia, 453 with gastroschisis, 325 with exomphalos, 991 with anorectal
malformation, and 517 with Hirschsprung’s disease) from 264 hospitals (89 in high-income countries, 166 in middleincome
countries, and nine in low-income countries) in 74 countries. Of the 3849 patients, 2231 (58·0%) were male.
Median gestational age at birth was 38 weeks (IQR 36–39) and median bodyweight at presentation was 2·8 kg (2·3–3·3).
Mortality among all patients was 37 (39·8%) of 93 in low-income countries, 583 (20·4%) of 2860 in middle-income
countries, and 50 (5·6%) of 896 in high-income countries (p<0·0001 between all country income groups).
Gastroschisis had the greatest difference in mortality between country income strata (nine [90·0%] of ten in lowincome
countries, 97 [31·9%] of 304 in middle-income countries, and two [1·4%] of 139 in high-income countries;
p≤0·0001 between all country income groups). Factors significantly associated with higher mortality for all patients
combined included country income status (low-income vs high-income countries, risk ratio 2·78 [95% CI 1·88–4·11],
p<0·0001; middle-income vs high-income countries, 2·11 [1·59–2·79], p<0·0001), sepsis at presentation (1·20
[1·04–1·40], p=0·016), higher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score at primary intervention
(ASA 4–5 vs ASA 1–2, 1·82 [1·40–2·35], p<0·0001; ASA 3 vs ASA 1–2, 1·58, [1·30–1·92], p<0·0001]), surgical safety
checklist not used (1·39 [1·02–1·90], p=0·035), and ventilation or parenteral nutrition unavailable when needed
(ventilation 1·96, [1·41–2·71], p=0·0001; parenteral nutrition 1·35, [1·05–1·74], p=0·018). Administration of
parenteral nutrition (0·61, [0·47–0·79], p=0·0002) and use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (0·65
[0·50–0·86], p=0·0024) or percutaneous central line (0·69 [0·48–1·00], p=0·049) were associated with lower mortality.
Interpretation Unacceptable differences in mortality exist for gastrointestinal congenital anomalies between lowincome,
middle-income, and high-income countries. Improving access to quality neonatal surgical care in LMICs will
be vital to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 of ending preventable deaths in neonates and children younger
than 5 years by 2030
El apoyo social percibido por las víctimas del conflicto armado en Colombia
The Colombian armed conflict has affected victims’ mental health. Mental health assessment is done from the psychological well-being, life quality and the perceived social support. Results of Social support are indicated in 1,139 victims of the municipalities of Barrancabermeja, Trujillo, Bello, Montería, and Santa Marta, by using the MOS questionnaire of social support, which is at a high level, which is influenced by the emotional support dimension. No significant relationship with the life quality and psychological well-being was found, except in one of the municipalities of the sample.El conflicto armado Colombiano ha afectado la salud mental de las víctimas. La evaluación de la salud mental se realiza a partir del bienestar psicológico, la calidad de vida y el apoyo social percibido. Se indican resultados del Apoyo Social en 1139 víctimas de los municipios de Barrancabermeja, Trujillo, Bello, Montería y Santa Marta, mediante el cuestionario MOS de Apoyo Social, el cual se encuentra en un nivel alto influido por la dimensión de apoyo emocional. No se encontró una relación significativa con la calidad de vida y el bienestar psicológico, excepto en uno de los municipios de la muestra