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Objective: The mental health problems and perceived needs of healthcare workers involved with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may vary due to individual and contextual characteristics. The objective of this study was to evaluate healthcare workers' mental health problems during the common COVID-19 exposure scenario in Mexico, comparing those on the frontline with other healthcare workers according to gender and profession, determining the main risk factors for the most frequent mental health problems. Methods: A cross-sectional online study was conducted with a non-probabilistic sample of 5,938 Mexican healthcare workers who completed brief screening measures of mental health problems and ad hoc questions about sociodemographic professional characteristics, conditions related to increased risk of COVID-19 infection, life stressors during the COVID-19 emergency, and perceived need to cope with COVID-19. Results: The identified mental health problems were insomnia, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), all of which were more frequent in frontline healthcare workers (52.1, 37.7, and 37.5%, respectively) and women (47.1, 33.0 %, and 16.3%, respectively). A lack of rest time was the main risk factor for insomnia (OR = 3.1, 95%CI 2.6-3.7, p ≤ 0.0001). Mourning the death of friends or loved ones due to COVID-19 was the main risk factor for depression (OR = 2.2, 95%CI 1.8-2.7, p ≤ 0.0001), and personal COVID-19 status was the main risk factor for PTSD (OR = 2.2, 95%CI 1.7-2.9, p ≤ 0.0001). Conclusion: The most frequent mental health problems during the common exposure scenario for COVID-19 in Mexico included the short-term psychological consequences of intense adversity. A comprehensive strategy for preventing mental health problems should focus on individuals with cumulative vulnerability and specific risk factors.
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Humans , Female , Mental Health , COVID-19 , Anxiety , Disease Outbreaks , Cross-Sectional Studies , Health Personnel , Depression/epidemiology , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
El diagnóstico de apneas en lactantes menores de tres meses constituye un gran desafío y es un área en pleno desarrollo. Es por esto, que diferentes especialistas en sueño, pertenecientes a dos Sociedades Científicas de Chile: la Comisión de Sueño, de la Sociedad Chilena de Neumología Pediátrica (SOCHINEP) y el Grupo de Trabajo Trastornos del Sueño en Pediatría de la Sociedad de Psiquiatría y Neurología de la Infancia y Adolescencia (SOPNIA), se han puesto de acuerdo en proponer un consenso básico sobre los parámetros de sueño y del manejo de las apneas en los menores de 3 meses de vida. El objetivo, es que podamos contribuir al manejo de estos pacientes, con un lenguaje y manejo similar, y valores de referencia apropiados para ese grupo etario, respaldado con las últimas investigaciones al respecto.
Sleep apnea diagnosis in infants younger than 3 months has been a major challenge for modern medicine. Using current literature, experts from the Chilean Society of Pediatric Pulmonology Sleep Commission, and the Chilean Society of Psychiatry and Neurology for Children and Adolescents, have produced a national state-of-the-art consensus. The main goal of this statement is to unify our language in this matter, based on the latest evidence.
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Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Sleep Apnea Syndromes/diagnosis , Sleep Apnea Syndromes/physiopathology , Reference Values , Polysomnography , Consensus , Oxygen SaturationABSTRACT
La osteotomía pélvica de Chiari es un procedimiento quirúrgico utilizado para el tratamiento de las displasias de cadera. Esta técnica no se encuentra libre de complicaciones, entre las cuales se encuentran lesiones nerviosas, infecciones y tromboembolismo, entre otras. Una complicación poco frecuente, pero que se encuentra descrita en la literatura, es la no-unión. En este trabajo se describen 3 casos de pseudoartrosis postostetomía de Chiari ocurridos en el Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología del Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile entre los años 1987 y 2001