Short-scar facelift without temporal flap: a 10-year experience.

BACKGROUND: The understanding of facial anatomy and its changes through aging has led to the development of several different facelift techniques that focus on being less invasive and traumatic and, at the same time, providing natural long-lasting results. In this article we describe step by step our facelift technique as it has been done over the past 10 years by the senior author. METHODS: This is a retrospective, descriptive, transversal study in which all patients who underwent a rhytidectomy using our technique from January 2002 to September 2012 were included. All patients were operated on under local anesthesia and superficial conscious sedation. All surgeries were performed by the same surgeon. A complete step-by-step description of the surgical technique can be found in the main article. RESULTS: Between January 2002 and September 2012, a total of 113 patients underwent facelift surgery. Of these, 88.9 % were women and 11.1 % were men. The mean age was 55.3 (± 8.66) years. Primary surgeries represented 80.3 % (n = 94), secondary 18.8 % (n = 22), and tertiary 0.85 % (n = 1). Only one major complication, representing 0.8 %, consisting of a right-sided temporal paresis with 2 months complete recovery was seen. The minor complications rate was 23.1 %. The most common minor complication was hypertrophic/keloid scars which made up 77.8 % of all minor complications. CONCLUSIONS: The technique described provides good and long-lasting aesthetic results with shorter scars, smaller areas of dissection (without temporal and postauricular flaps), and a shorter recovery period. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE V: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors http://www.springer.com/00266 .Revisión por pare

Conocimiento y consumo de drogas ilegales en estudiantes de un colegio público

Las drogas impactan y modifican múltiples órganos, especialmente el cerebro, con consecuencias más severas entre los jóvenes. Se determinó la asociación entre el conocimiento y consumo de drogas ilegales en estudiantes. El diseño de estudio fue observacional, descriptivo con un componente analítico. La población estuvo constituida por 222 alumnos de los Bachilleratos Científico y Técnico del primer al tercer curso de un colegio público que fueron seleccionados por un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se aplicó un cuestionario impreso con 27 preguntas que abarcaban tres aspectos: datos sociodemográficos, conocimiento y consumo, y que fue autoadministrado en forma anónima. Se concluyó que más de la mitad de los estudiantes tenían conocimientos sobre drogas ilegales y la mayoría no consumió drogas ilegales. En la minoría que si consumió droga, la más frecuente fue la marihuana, con una edad de inicio de 15 años, una periodicidad de consumo de una vez por semana en compañía de amigos/as y en la casa de un amigo/a o familiar. Se determinó asociación significativa entre el conocimiento y el consumo de drogas ilegales. Se sugiere que los programas de educación preventiva se enfoquen en estudiantes de 14 a 15 años y que en ellos se haga énfasis en las drogas según nivel de dependencia y los efectos negativos de la marihuana

Aprendizajes y prácticas educativas en las actuales condiciones de época: COVID-19

“Esta obra colectiva es el resultado de una convocatoria a docentes, investigadores y profesionales del campo pedagógico a visibilizar procesos investigativos y prácticas educativas situadas en el marco de COVI-19. La misma se inscribe en el trabajo llevado a cabo por el equipo de Investigación responsable del Proyecto “Sentidos y significados acerca de aprender en las actuales condiciones de época: un estudio con docentes y estudiantes de la educación secundarias en la ciudad de Córdoba” de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. El momento excepcional que estamos atravesando, pero que también nos atraviesa, ha modificado la percepción temporal a punto tal que habitamos un tiempo acelerado y angustiante que nos exige la producción de conocimiento provisorio. La presente publicación surge como un espacio para detenernos a documentar lo que nos acontece y, a su vez, como oportunidad para atesorar y resguardar las experiencias educativas que hemos construido, inventado y reinventando en este contexto. En ella encontrarán pluralidad de voces acerca de enseñar y aprender durante la pandemia. Este texto es una pausa para reflexionar sobre el hacer y las prácticas educativas por venir”.Fil: Beltramino, Lucia (comp.). Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Archivología; Argentina

Short-scar facelift without temporal flap: a 10-year experience.

BACKGROUND: The understanding of facial anatomy and its changes through aging has led to the development of several different facelift techniques that focus on being less invasive and traumatic and, at the same time, providing natural long-lasting results. In this article we describe step by step our facelift technique as it has been done over the past 10 years by the senior author. METHODS: This is a retrospective, descriptive, transversal study in which all patients who underwent a rhytidectomy using our technique from January 2002 to September 2012 were included. All patients were operated on under local anesthesia and superficial conscious sedation. All surgeries were performed by the same surgeon. A complete step-by-step description of the surgical technique can be found in the main article. RESULTS: Between January 2002 and September 2012, a total of 113 patients underwent facelift surgery. Of these, 88.9 % were women and 11.1 % were men. The mean age was 55.3 (± 8.66) years. Primary surgeries represented 80.3 % (n = 94), secondary 18.8 % (n = 22), and tertiary 0.85 % (n = 1). Only one major complication, representing 0.8 %, consisting of a right-sided temporal paresis with 2 months complete recovery was seen. The minor complications rate was 23.1 %. The most common minor complication was hypertrophic/keloid scars which made up 77.8 % of all minor complications. CONCLUSIONS: The technique described provides good and long-lasting aesthetic results with shorter scars, smaller areas of dissection (without temporal and postauricular flaps), and a shorter recovery period. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE V: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors http://www.springer.com/00266 .Revisión por pare

Epidemiology of COVID-19 cases diagnosed at quarantine facilities in Paraguay

Aims: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in quarantine facilities in Paraguay.Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional, temporarily retrospective study. The time scope was from April 1 to September 30 2020. The variables were sex, age and administrative departments. The open access data available on the website of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare was used. Frequencies expressed in percentages and the Chi square value were calculated to observe the statistically significant differences between cases and age and sex.Results: from April 4 to September 30 2020, 1.581 cases were diagnosed in COVID-19. The fewest number of positive cases were reported in April (50) and the highest number was reported in May (628). From the total, 69.6% (1.101) were male, (male / female ratio 2.3), 42.1% (666) were aged between 20-29 years, the average age was 30.23 years (range 0 to 87, standard deviation 14.66. 95% CI 1.5 - 58.95). The departments with the highest number of cases were Caaguazú 21.7 % (343), Alto Paraná 17.3 % (274), Central 13.3% (210) and Asunción 11.4% (180). The least number of cases of COVID-10 in women were registered in the Departments of Amambay, Pdte. Hayes, Ñeembucú and Boquerón, and in men the Departments of Ñeembucú and Boquerón. The largest number of male cases were registered in Caaguazú 70.8% (243), Alto Paraná 66.1% (181), Central 69.5% (146) and Asunción 68.9% (124). The number of Covid-19 infected people in quarantine facilities presented statistically significant differences between the variables sex and age.Conclusion: the quarantine facilities are one of the measures that the Paraguayan government needed to avoid the rapid spread and dispersion of the virus. The epidemiology of the cases diagnosed in them corresponds to what was expected according to the characteristics of the country.Objetivo: descrever as características epidemiológicas dos casos de COVID-19 diagnosticados em instalações de quarentena no Paraguai.Metodologia: estudo descritivo, transversal, temporalmente retrospectivo. Quanto ao âmbito temporal foi considerado o período de 1 de abril a 31 de setembro de 2020. As variáveis analisadas foram: sexo, idade e Departamentos Administrativos. Foram utilizados dados abertos de acesso público que estão disponíveis na página oficial do Ministério da Saúde Pública e Bem-Estar Social. Foram calculadas frequências expressadas em porcentagem e aplicado o teste de qui-quadrado para ver diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os casos, idade e sexo. Resultados: De 4 de abril a 30 de setembro de 2020, foram diagnosticados 1.581 casos de COVID-19. Em abril houve a menor quantidade de casos positivos (50) e em maio a maior quantidade (628). 69.6% (1.101) foram em indivíduos do sexo masculino (relação homem/mulher de 2,3). 42.1% (666) tinham idade compreendida entre 20-29 anos, com uma média de 30.23 anos (classificação 0 a 87, desvio padrão 14,66, IC 95% 1.5 – 58.95). Os Departamentos com maior número de casos foram 21.7 % (343), Alto Paraná 17.3 % (274), Central 13.3% (210) e Assunção 11.4% (180). O menor número de casos de COVID-19 em mulheres foi registado nos Departamentos de Amambay, Pdte. Hayes, Ñeembucú e Boquerón, e nos homens, os Departamentos de Ñeembucú e Boquerón. A maior quantidade de casos no sexo masculino foi registrado em Caaguazú 70.8% (243), Alto Paraná 66.1% (181), Central 69.5% (146) e Assunção 68.9% (124). O número de infectados por COVID-19 nos albergues apresentou diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre as variáveis sexo e idade.Conclusão: Os abrigos temporários são uma das importantes medidas adotadas pelo governo paraguaio para evitar a rápida dispersão e propagação do vírus. A epidemiologia dos casos neles diagnosticados correspondem às esperadas para as características do país

Factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection and high-grade cervical neoplasia: A population-based study in Paraguay.

BACKGROUND:Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality among women from Paraguay, with high incidence and mortality rates (31.2 and 16 per 100 000 women, respectively). Although the risk factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection and preneoplastic cervical lesions are widely studied, population-based characteristics of particular settings may influence the feasibility of HPV-based CC screening implementation. This study aimed to explore factors associated with hrHPV infection and high-grade cervical neoplasia in hrHPV-positive (hrHPV+) women from Paraguay. METHODS:A total of 5677 women aged 30-64 years from the Central Department of Paraguay were screened with HPV test (Hybrid Capture 2) and Pap smear. Sociodemographic and risk factor interviews were conducted. hrHPV+ women were referred to colposcopy and women with an abnormal colposcopy had a biopsy taken. The outcomes recorded were the hrHPV status and the presence of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or worse (CIN2+) among hrHPV+ women. Associations were investigated using multivariate logistic regressions. RESULTS:hrHPV prevalence was 13.8% (95%CI 13.0-14.8). This value decreased with the age of women (p-trend<0.001) and increased with the lifetime number of sexual partners (p-trend<0.001) and number of previous female partners of their current male partner if women had had one lifetime sexual partner (p-trend<0.001), increasing from 3.06 (95%CI 0.073-20.9) if partners had had one previous female partner to 9.19 (95%CI 2.36-61.1) if they had had eight or more. In hrHPV+ women, CIN2+ prevalence was 10.7% (95%CI 8.58-13.2) and increased with time since the last Pap smear (p-trend<0.001) and with the increasing number of pregnancies (p-trend = 0.05). CONCLUSION:In these settings, the sexual behavior of women and their male partners is associated with hrHPV infection. In hrHPV+ women, underscreening practices and multiple pregnancies are associated with CIN2+. This knowledge can contribute to public health policies for CC prevention and control in Paraguay