14 research outputs found
Voces femeninas vallecaucana
Get PDFPublished“Gabo me enseñó cómo se manejaba una computadora”. Con esa frase Olga Behar embelesó; y continuó: “no me dejó escribir Noches de humo en mi maravillosa máquina de escribir eléctrica”… “él (Gabo) y yo hablamos por teléfono cuando publiqué Las guerras de la paz; me llamó desde México y me dijo “no la llamo a felicitar; la llamo a darle un consejo”, y así fulminó. Fue lo que necesitaba para terminar de atiborrar esa admiración que desde que la leí por primera vez le profesé, y que se vio reforzada cuando empecé a verla caminando en los pasillos de la universidad donde ahora los dos trabajamos, no en la misma facultad, pero sí la veo, como un enamorado fallido, caminar firme por los pasillos de la edificación.
Narraciones y experiencias literarias en el Valle del Cauca
Get PDFPublishedNarraciones y experiencias literarias en el Valle del Cauca es un libro pensado por los profesores de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Santiago de Cali. Desde el Club Literario Clepsidra fundado por Gladys Zamudio Tobar en el año 2014, libramos distintas “luchas” para aportar nuestro granito de arena al panorama literario vallecaucano, nacional e internacional. De ahí, la organización de eventos científicos como el Coloquio Internacional de Literatura Comparada en el marco del Año Cruzado Francia-Colombia 2017, además de talleres, mesas redondas y otras actividades culturales realizadas en alianza con el Festival Internacional de Poesía de Cali y la Feria Internacional del Libro de Cali.
Nuestro objetivo principal, con publicaciones como Ciudad y rebeldía. Vida y obra de Andrés Caicedo, Maqroll, El imperio de la literatura. Ensayos sobre la vida y obra de Álvaro Mutis (Tomos 1 y 2) y la presente compilación, es difundir capítulos –resultado de investigación en literatura– con el fin de reconocer la producción artística e intelectual que ha trascendido los horizontes del territorio geográfico y se ha extrapolado hacia las profunidades del pensamiento humano
Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19-free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: An international, multicenter, comparative cohort study
Get PDFPURPOSE As cancer surgery restarts after the first COVID-19 wave, health care providers urgently require data to determine where elective surgery is best performed. This study aimed to determine whether COVID-19–free surgical pathways were associated with lower postoperative pulmonary complication rates compared with hospitals with no defined pathway. PATIENTS AND METHODS This international, multicenter cohort study included patients who underwent elective surgery for 10 solid cancer types without preoperative suspicion of SARS-CoV-2. Participating hospitals included patients from local emergence of SARS-CoV-2 until April 19, 2020. At the time of surgery, hospitals were defined as having a COVID-19–free surgical pathway (complete segregation of the operating theater, critical care, and inpatient ward areas) or no defined pathway (incomplete or no segregation, areas shared with patients with COVID-19). The primary outcome was 30-day postoperative pulmonary complications (pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, unexpected ventilation). RESULTS Of 9,171 patients from 447 hospitals in 55 countries, 2,481 were operated on in COVID-19–free surgical pathways. Patients who underwent surgery within COVID-19–free surgical pathways were younger with fewer comorbidities than those in hospitals with no defined pathway but with similar proportions of major surgery. After adjustment, pulmonary complication rates were lower with COVID-19–free surgical pathways (2.2% v 4.9%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.62; 95% CI, 0.44 to 0.86). This was consistent in sensitivity analyses for low-risk patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists grade 1/2), propensity score–matched models, and patients with negative SARS-CoV-2 preoperative tests. The postoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection rate was also lower in COVID-19–free surgical pathways (2.1% v 3.6%; aOR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.36 to 0.76). CONCLUSION Within available resources, dedicated COVID-19–free surgical pathways should be established to provide safe elective cancer surgery during current and before future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks
Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study.
Get PDFPURPOSE: As cancer surgery restarts after the first COVID-19 wave, health care providers urgently require data to determine where elective surgery is best performed. This study aimed to determine whether COVID-19-free surgical pathways were associated with lower postoperative pulmonary complication rates compared with hospitals with no defined pathway. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This international, multicenter cohort study included patients who underwent elective surgery for 10 solid cancer types without preoperative suspicion of SARS-CoV-2. Participating hospitals included patients from local emergence of SARS-CoV-2 until April 19, 2020. At the time of surgery, hospitals were defined as having a COVID-19-free surgical pathway (complete segregation of the operating theater, critical care, and inpatient ward areas) or no defined pathway (incomplete or no segregation, areas shared with patients with COVID-19). The primary outcome was 30-day postoperative pulmonary complications (pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, unexpected ventilation). RESULTS: Of 9,171 patients from 447 hospitals in 55 countries, 2,481 were operated on in COVID-19-free surgical pathways. Patients who underwent surgery within COVID-19-free surgical pathways were younger with fewer comorbidities than those in hospitals with no defined pathway but with similar proportions of major surgery. After adjustment, pulmonary complication rates were lower with COVID-19-free surgical pathways (2.2% v 4.9%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.62; 95% CI, 0.44 to 0.86). This was consistent in sensitivity analyses for low-risk patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists grade 1/2), propensity score-matched models, and patients with negative SARS-CoV-2 preoperative tests. The postoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection rate was also lower in COVID-19-free surgical pathways (2.1% v 3.6%; aOR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.36 to 0.76). CONCLUSION: Within available resources, dedicated COVID-19-free surgical pathways should be established to provide safe elective cancer surgery during current and before future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks
Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Largest HIV-1 CRF02_AG Outbreak in Spain: Evidence for Onward Transmissions
Get PDFBackground and Aim: The circulating recombinant form 02_AG (CRF02_AG) is the predominant clade among the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) non-Bs with a prevalence of 5.97% (95% Confidence Interval-CI: 5.41–6.57%) across Spain. Our aim was to estimate the levels of regional clustering for CRF02_AG and the spatiotemporal characteristics of the largest CRF02_AG subepidemic in Spain.Methods: We studied 396 CRF02_AG sequences obtained from HIV-1 diagnosed patients during 2000–2014 from 10 autonomous communities of Spain. Phylogenetic analysis was performed on the 391 CRF02_AG sequences along with all globally sampled CRF02_AG sequences (N = 3,302) as references. Phylodynamic and phylogeographic analysis was performed to the largest CRF02_AG monophyletic cluster by a Bayesian method in BEAST v1.8.0 and by reconstructing ancestral states using the criterion of parsimony in Mesquite v3.4, respectively.Results: The HIV-1 CRF02_AG prevalence differed across Spanish autonomous communities we sampled from (p < 0.001). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 52.7% of the CRF02_AG sequences formed 56 monophyletic clusters, with a range of 2–79 sequences. The CRF02_AG regional dispersal differed across Spain (p = 0.003), as suggested by monophyletic clustering. For the largest monophyletic cluster (subepidemic) (N = 79), 49.4% of the clustered sequences originated from Madrid, while most sequences (51.9%) had been obtained from men having sex with men (MSM). Molecular clock analysis suggested that the origin (tMRCA) of the CRF02_AG subepidemic was in 2002 (median estimate; 95% Highest Posterior Density-HPD interval: 1999–2004). Additionally, we found significant clustering within the CRF02_AG subepidemic according to the ethnic origin.Conclusion: CRF02_AG has been introduced as a result of multiple introductions in Spain, following regional dispersal in several cases. We showed that CRF02_AG transmissions were mostly due to regional dispersal in Spain. The hot-spot for the largest CRF02_AG regional subepidemic in Spain was in Madrid associated with MSM transmission risk group. The existence of subepidemics suggest that several spillovers occurred from Madrid to other areas. CRF02_AG sequences from Hispanics were clustered in a separate subclade suggesting no linkage between the local and Hispanic subepidemics
Evaluation of appendicitis risk prediction models in adults with suspected appendicitis
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Appendicitis is the most common general surgical emergency worldwide, but its diagnosis remains challenging. The aim of this study was to determine whether existing risk prediction models can reliably identify patients presenting to hospital in the UK with acute right iliac fossa (RIF) pain who are at low risk of appendicitis.
Methods
A systematic search was completed to identify all existing appendicitis risk prediction models. Models were validated using UK data from an international prospective cohort study that captured consecutive patients aged 16–45 years presenting to hospital with acute RIF in March to June 2017. The main outcome was best achievable model specificity (proportion of patients who did not have appendicitis correctly classified as low risk) whilst maintaining a failure rate below 5 per cent (proportion of patients identified as low risk who actually had appendicitis).
Results
Some 5345 patients across 154 UK hospitals were identified, of which two‐thirds (3613 of 5345, 67·6 per cent) were women. Women were more than twice as likely to undergo surgery with removal of a histologically normal appendix (272 of 964, 28·2 per cent) than men (120 of 993, 12·1 per cent) (relative risk 2·33, 95 per cent c.i. 1·92 to 2·84; P < 0·001). Of 15 validated risk prediction models, the Adult Appendicitis Score performed best (cut‐off score 8 or less, specificity 63·1 per cent, failure rate 3·7 per cent). The Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score performed best for men (cut‐off score 2 or less, specificity 24·7 per cent, failure rate 2·4 per cent).
Conclusion
Women in the UK had a disproportionate risk of admission without surgical intervention and had high rates of normal appendicectomy. Risk prediction models to support shared decision‐making by identifying adults in the UK at low risk of appendicitis were identified
Promoción de la salud y entornos saludables
Get PDFAcné juvenil, presentación de 2 casos clínicosAlta ingesta de proteínas y su relación con el aumento de tejido adiposo en preescolaresAnálisis para la integración entre salud y educación para el desarrollo de programas de promociónCalidad de los estilos de vida de funcionarios académicos de la Universidad del BiobíoCambios en el patrón de consumo de alimentos en niños con un kiosco saludableCaracterísticas del sueño habitual y su relación con el nivel de somnolencia diurna en adolescentesCaracterización de información acerca de promoción de salud población urbana de Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, ChileComportamiento sexual durante el embarazo en usuarias de centros de salud, La Florida, Santiago, 2006Estado nutricional y actividad física en escolares de 1º, 5º y 8º básico de Arica¿Están los padres informados si sus hijos tienen miedo a la atención dental?Evaluación cualitativa del componente promocional de un programa psicosocial en población escolar vulnerableEvaluación de la efectividad de la aplicación del Programa Educativo "Quiero mi boca siempre sana"Evaluación estadística del uso de edulcorantes alimentarios en una población de SantiagoEvolución de la prematurez y características sociodemográficas de la población materna en ChileFactores de riesgo asociados a prevalencia de caries en alumnos del Ejército de ChileHábitos alimentarios en escolares de distinto tipo de establecimientos educacionalesNivel de conocimientos de los habitantes de Loncoche sobre enfermedades parasitarias, IX, Región, Chile 2009Nutrición y condiciones socioeconómicas de escolares de la escuela Jesús María Sifontes, Los Teques, VenezuelaRelación entre dificultad para comprar cigarrillos, lugares de venta y curso en adolescente
Promoción de la salud y entornos saludables
No full textAcné juvenil, presentación de 2 casos clínicosAlta ingesta de proteínas y su relación con el aumento de tejido adiposo en preescolaresAnálisis para la integración entre salud y educación para el desarrollo de programas de promociónCalidad de los estilos de vida de funcionarios académicos de la Universidad del BiobíoCambios en el patrón de consumo de alimentos en niños con un kiosco saludableCaracterísticas del sueño habitual y su relación con el nivel de somnolencia diurna en adolescentesCaracterización de información acerca de promoción de salud población urbana de Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, ChileComportamiento sexual durante el embarazo en usuarias de centros de salud, La Florida, Santiago, 2006Estado nutricional y actividad física en escolares de 1º, 5º y 8º básico de Arica¿Están los padres informados si sus hijos tienen miedo a la atención dental?Evaluación cualitativa del componente promocional de un programa psicosocial en población escolar vulnerableEvaluación de la efectividad de la aplicación del Programa Educativo "Quiero mi boca siempre sana"Evaluación estadística del uso de edulcorantes alimentarios en una población de SantiagoEvolución de la prematurez y características sociodemográficas de la población materna en ChileFactores de riesgo asociados a prevalencia de caries en alumnos del Ejército de ChileHábitos alimentarios en escolares de distinto tipo de establecimientos educacionalesNivel de conocimientos de los habitantes de Loncoche sobre enfermedades parasitarias, IX, Región, Chile 2009Nutrición y condiciones socioeconómicas de escolares de la escuela Jesús María Sifontes, Los Teques, VenezuelaRelación entre dificultad para comprar cigarrillos, lugares de venta y curso en adolescente
100 Cartas para Paulo Freire de quienes pretendemos Enseñar
No full textRealizar un texto colectivo como “100 Cartas para Paule Freire de quienes pretendemos Enseñar”, es un desafío al reunir el aprehender desde el sentido profesional de la educación y con el espíritu de transformación, desde la educación como un espacio endógeno de revolución y exógeno a las comunidades y sociedades, en busca de un sentido de identidad. Hoy desde una crítica decolonial, antirracista, feminista y ecologica en la construcción de un sentido real que busque enfrentar el sistema hegemónico y destructivo que se ha impuesto con explotación, sangre y libertades de nuestro pueblo
