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Psiquiatr. salud ment ; 20(4): 194-198, oct.-dic. 2003. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-401321

ABSTRACT

Se realizó un estudio estadístico de todos los suicidios ocurridos en el Servicio de Salud Concepción-Arauco de Chile entre los años 1994-1998. Para ello se revisó el 100 por ciento de los Certificados de Defunción que contenían tal diagnóstico y fueron emitidos en ese período de tiempo. Se trabajó con un universo que alcanzó a 549 sujetos, con un promedio de edad de 41,2 en un rango que va desde los 15 a los 97 años. Entre las variables estudiadas se encuentran la edad, el género, el lugar y hora de ocurrencia, método usado, nivel de instrucción, ocupación del fallecido y estación del año y mes. A través de este análisis se demuestran una vez más todas las limitaciones y riesgos propios de este tipo de estudio retrospectivo. Esto plantea la necesidad de realizar estudios prospectivos que permiten acercarse con más detalle al fenómeno del suicidio, especialmente en relación alos factores asociados.


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Humans , Male , Female , Suicide/statistics & numerical data , Mortality/statistics & numerical data , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors
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Rev. méd. Chile ; 124(7): 821-7, jul. 1996. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-174909

ABSTRACT

Felodipine is a calcium channel inhibitor with high vascular selectivity. To studu the effectiveness of felodipine in the treatment of essential hypertension in subjects older than 64 years old, 50 subjects were studied. After a washout period of 4 weeks, subjects received a placebo for 2 weeks followed by the active drug given in an initial dose of 5 mg/day, adjusted to 10 and 20 mg every 21 days if normal blood pressure levels were not attained. Compared to the placebo period, Felodipine treatment reduced blood pressure from 173ñ7.5/102ñ3.3 mm Hg to 158ñ6.3/91ñ4.4 mm Hg. There was no orthostatic reduction of blood pressure and 87 percent of subjects attained systolic and diastolic pressure levels below 140 and 90 mm Hg respectively. Adverse reactions (edema, cephalea and flushing) were reported by 38 percent of subjects and in 3, the drug was discontinued. There were no changes in laboratory parameters during the treatment period. Quality life improved during treatment in the items of concentration, health status perception, mood, physical condition, depression, effects of hypertension on life evets and initiative. Felodipine is effective in the treatment of elders with essential hypertension


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Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Felodipine/pharmacokinetics , Hypertension/drug therapy , Quality of Life , Felodipine/adverse effects , Blood Pressure , Clinical Protocols
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