Effect of ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block with dexmedetomidine/ropivacaine on quality of life for elective open unilateral inguinal hernia repair in adults: a Mexican multicentric, randomized controlled trial study

Background: Hernia surgery is one of the most frequent procedures performed worldwide, with a prevalence of postoperative groin pain above 30%. Quality of life in hernia surgery has been poorly studied. Objective was to determine the effect on the quality of life of dexmedetomidine as a local anesthetic adjuvant in elective unilateral open inguinal repair. Methods: A multicenter, prospective, randomized, single-blind, cases and controls study was carried out that included 46 male patients between 18 and 85 years scheduled to undergo elective unilateral open inguinal repair at the north central PEMEX Hospital between November 2021 and November 2022. Sample was divided in two groups, Group A for ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve block with dexmedetomidine/ropivacaine and Group B ropivacaine alone, SF-36 was measured in preoperative consult and a second measure 90 days after surgery, differences between first and second measure were analyzed, and statistical analysis was performed with the statistical software IBM® SPSS© statistics. Results: Significant difference in pre-test/post-test shifts between groups in physical functioning (PF), role limitation due to physical health (RLPH), emotional well-being (EW-B), and health change (HC) in favor of group A. Conclusions: The ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve block with dexmedetomidine/ropivacaine improves life quality in hernia surgery patients

Weber approach for retromolar adenoid cyst carcinoma: case report and literature review

Adenoid cyst carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon facial tumor and challenging to treat; surgical treatment is challenging due to its localization. A 49-year-old Latin female patient with a one-year history of soft tissue-depending mass of slow growth in the right maxillary region. Laboratory tests reported normal. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a maxillary tumor. Patient underwent to surgical resection by Weber-Fergusson approach. The patient received postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy. ACC is a challenging entity to treat, surgical resection, and radiotherapy is required. The combination of surgery and radiotherapy represents the definitive treatment for ACC. Chemotherapy remains controversial and is reserved for palliation in selected cases.

Intestinal obstruction by deep enteric endometriosis: case report and literature review

Deep endometriosis (DE) is an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction; preoperative diagnosis is a challenging task due to its rarity and pathological confirmation. Surgery is the appropriate treatment and complications are common. A 26-year-old Latin female was admitted to emergency department with 72 hours history of abdominal pain associated with inability to pass stool or gas, vomiting and nausea. Abdominal distention and pain without acute abdomen signs. Laboratory tests reported normal. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed distal small bowel obstruction. Patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with segmental resection bearing ileal strictures and Brook´s ileostomy was performed. Postoperative course of patient was uneventful and after pathology report treatment with dienogest was established. DE remains challenging entity to treat, medical treatment can reduce symptoms, but surgical resection is required. Bowel resection is reserved for mayor stenosis lesions. Anastomotic leakage is frequent. Surgery represents the definitive treatment for bowel obstruction by DE. Resection improves pain and intestinal symptoms. Recurrence, stenosis, and anastomotic leakage rates vary across the studies. Surgical and medical treatment should be considered

Inferior vena cava filters: a review

Venous thromboembolism is an entity that ranges from deep vein thrombosis to pulmonary embolism, both are highly prevalent diseases in our environment and potentially fatal. The intention of this review is to compile information regarding the indications, contraindications, complications and comparison of different therapeutic methods in order to create an algorithm. An exhaustive review was performed with the available literature, using the PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Cochrane databases from 2004 to 2021. The search criteria were formulated to identify reports related to inferior vena cava filters. Venous thrombosis manifested as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is a highly prevalent disease in our setting with high morbidity and mortality. Currently, different therapeutic options have been presented to address this pathology, in this review we focus on the developments regarding the use of vena cava filters. Reviewing the indications for the placement of a vena cava filter, we find absolute indications such as a contraindication to anticoagulation and high risk of massive pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary thromboembolism is a disease with high prevalence and mortality, we have highly effective and novel treatments such as the vena cava filter, patients should be selected carefully always taking into account the absolute and relative indications

Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis

[Purpose]: The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of patients with IE in three groups of age and to assess the ability of age and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) to predict mortality. [Methods]: Prospective cohort study of all patients with IE included in the GAMES Spanish database between 2008 and 2015.Patients were stratified into three age groups:<65 years,65 to 80 years,and ≥ 80 years.The area under the receiver-operating characteristic (AUROC) curve was calculated to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of the CCI to predict mortality risk. [Results]: A total of 3120 patients with IE (1327 < 65 years;1291 65-80 years;502 ≥ 80 years) were enrolled.Fever and heart failure were the most common presentations of IE, with no differences among age groups.Patients ≥80 years who underwent surgery were significantly lower compared with other age groups (14.3%,65 years; 20.5%,65-79 years; 31.3%,≥80 years). In-hospital mortality was lower in the <65-year group (20.3%,<65 years;30.1%,65-79 years;34.7%,≥80 years;p < 0.001) as well as 1-year mortality (3.2%, <65 years; 5.5%, 65-80 years;7.6%,≥80 years; p = 0.003).Independent predictors of mortality were age ≥ 80 years (hazard ratio [HR]:2.78;95% confidence interval [CI]:2.32–3.34), CCI ≥ 3 (HR:1.62; 95% CI:1.39–1.88),and non-performed surgery (HR:1.64;95% CI:11.16–1.58).When the three age groups were compared,the AUROC curve for CCI was significantly larger for patients aged <65 years(p < 0.001) for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality. [Conclusion]: There were no differences in the clinical presentation of IE between the groups. Age ≥ 80 years, high comorbidity (measured by CCI),and non-performance of surgery were independent predictors of mortality in patients with IE.CCI could help to identify those patients with IE and surgical indication who present a lower risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality after surgery, especially in the <65-year group

Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

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Séptimo desafío por la erradicación de la violencia contra las mujeres del Institut Universitari d’Estudis Feministes i de Gènere "Purificación Escribano" de la Universitat Jaume

XIV Congreso de estudiantes de Ciencia, Tecnología e Ingeniería agronómica

Compendio de las comunicaciones orales y pósters presentados por los estudiantes de Ciencias, Agronomía, Ingeniería y Biotecnología en el XIV Congreso de estudiantes de la Escuela Técnica de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas

Intelligent software and tecnological convergence

La Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Católica de Colombia, conforme al factor calidad y considerando las tendencias de vanguardia en el ámbito de innovación en ingeniería, desarrollo en la segunda parte de esté congreso, el software inteligente y convergencia tecnológica, Raspberry PI dispositivo apuntador utilizando Open CV, Procesar imágenes identificando maleza en cultivos, también plataformas tecnológicas en enseñanza en la automatización industrial, implementación de JAX-RS, arquitectura soportada en sistemas inteligentes con control de aprendizaje interactivo, modelado del efecto de alineación estática en prótesis transtibiales en redes neuronales, desarrollo e implementación robótica industrial, modelos en la predicción de pérdidas de propagación de ondas electromagnéticas por celular, además, sistemas de autocuidado para el monitoreo en la infraestructura tecnológica distribuida, modelado de elementos 3D trabajos basados en redes difusas, lógica modal de comunicación en sistemas multiagentes, sistemas de adquisición de datos en procesos agroindustriales, herramientas diagnostica en ergonomía aplicada en puesto de trabajo uso de música colombiana en estudiantes colombianos con BCI, sin olvidar, el método automático en morfología digital de hojas tropicales en Colombia, simulación de radiopropagación en red LTE en banda de dividendo digital, desarrollo de plataformas con inteligencia artificial, Cloud computing una oportunidad para las mipymes en Colombia, ontología en la construcción de indicadores en un sistema de soporte con identificador de vulnerabilidad, Nano y biotecnología para generar energía, modelo de optimización del programa para intercambio de riñones, adicionalmente, la tendencia en redes y banda ancha, aplicación de algoritmo genético en nuevos productos, control de maleza en la productividad de cultivo, tecnología de la información para la asignación de turnos de enfermería, antenas fractales en nanoestructuradas, y por último, Brokering servicios multiplataforma con accesibilidad de profesores y estudiantes a contenido educativo gratis. (Redacción propia).II. Software Inteligente y Convergencia Tecnológica. Raspberry Pi como dispositivo apuntador utilizando OpenCV e integrales proyectivas. Procesamiento de imágenes para identificación de malezas en cultivos. Plataforma tecnológica para la enseñanza y la simulación de procesos en automatización industrial. Comparación de implementaciones JAX-RS. Arquitectura distribuida soportada en sistemas inteligentes difusos para el seguimiento del aprendizaje en entornos interactivos. Modelado del efecto de la alineación estática de prótesis transtibiales aplicando redes neuronales. Diseño, desarrollo e implementación de la robótica industrial. Modelos para la predicción de pérdidas de propagación de ondas electromagnéticas en interiores en frecuencias de comunicación celular. Sistema de autocuidado basado en un enfoque de multiagentes para el monitoreo y la corrección de problemas en una infraestructura tecnológica distribuida. Modelado de elementos 3D: de Solidworks a Matlab. Construcción de activos de trabajo basados en conocimiento con redes difusas. Lógica modal en la formalización de comunicación en sistemas multiagentes. Sistemas de adquisición de datos en redes convergentes aplicados en procesos de agroindustria. Herramienta diagnóstica para la evaluación ergonómica del puesto de trabajo. El uso de música colombiana para evaluar el sentido de pertenencia en estudiantes colombianos con BCI. Un método automático para la caracterización morfológica digital de hojas tropicales de Colombia. Simulación de radiopropagación para el diseño de una red LTE en la banda del dividendo digital. Marco conceptual para el desarrollo de plataformas de enseñanza y aprendizaje basadas en inteligencia artificial. Cloud computing, una oportunidad para apalancar la cadena de valor de las mipymes en Colombia. Ontología para la construcción de indicadores de un sistema de soporte a las decisiones para la identificación del índice de vulnerabilidad territorial. Nano y biotecnología para la generación de energía (proyectos Universidad Católica). Modelo de optimización del programa de intercambio de riñones con múltiples etapas. Tendencias en redes y servicios de banda ancha. Aplicación de algoritmos genéticos al diseño de nuevos productos. El control de malezas como elemento significativo en la productividad de cultivos. Tecnologías de la información para resolver el problema de asignación de turnos de enfermería. Antenas fractales nanoestructuradas y estudiantes a contenidos educativos gratuitos