Recomendaciones para la realización de intervenciones pulmonares durante la pandemia COVID-19 / Recommendations for performing interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus infection (SARS-CoV-2), is a pandemic disease declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). This disease reports a high risk of contagion, especially by the transmission of aerosols in health care workers. In this scenario, aerosol exposure is increased in various procedures related to the airway, lungs, and pleural space. For this reason, it is important to have recommendations that reduce the risk of exposure and infection with COVID-19. In this document, a team of international specialists in interventional pulmonology elaborated a series of recommendations, based on the available evidence to define the risk stratification, diagnostic methods and technical considerations on procedures such as bronchoscopy, tracheostomy, and pleural procedures among others. As well as the precautions to reduce the risk of contagion when carrying out pulmonary interventions.

Neutropenia febril asociada a la ingesta de metimazol: reporte de caso / Febrile neutropenia associated with methimazole ingestion: case report

La neutropenia se define como un recuento absoluto de neutrófilos menor a 1500 células /µL. Se debe a la disminución en la producción de granulocitos o al aumento en su destrucción, ya sea a nivel medular o periférico. Según la clasificación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) los grados de neutropenia van de 0 a IV, de acuerdo a la magnitud de la disminución del recuento de neutrófilos. El grado IV es el de mayor riesgo y corresponde a recuentos por debajo de 500 células/µL. El impacto en la morbimortalidad asociada a la neutropenia no está vinculado con la disminución directa del recuento celular, sino con los procesos infecciosos asociados a los que son propensos los pacientes que la presentan. Existen diversas condiciones por las que se puede desarrollar neutropenia, entre las que se encuentran las infecciones, las malignidades y los fármacos. Estos últimos pueden generar eventos adversos por mecanismos dosis dependiente, como en el caso de la quimioterapia citotóxica o por una reacción idiosincrática. Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 37 años de edad, con antecedentes de tirotoxicosis, tratada con propanolol y metimazol durante cuatro semanas, quien además de manifestaciones tóxicas, presentó neutropenia febril muy grave, que mejoró luego de suspensión del antitiroideo. Se pretende resaltar la asociación de neutropenia febril como complicación de uso de tionamidas y la importancia del seguimiento con exámenes de laboratorios para un diagnóstico oportuno(AU)

Neutropenia is defined as an absolute neutrophil count less than 1500 cells / μL. It is due to the decrease in the production of granulocytes or increase in their destruction, either at the medullary or peripheral level. According to the classification of the World Health Organization (WHO) the degrees of neutropenia range from 0 to IV, taking into account the magnitude of the decrease in the neutrophil count. Grade IV is the highest risk and corresponds to counts below 500 cells /μL. The impact on morbidity and mortality associated with neutropenia is not linked to the direct reduction of the cell count, but to the associated infectious processes to which patients who present it are prone. There are several conditions under which neutropenia can develop, including infections, malignancies and drugs. The latter can generate adverse effects by dose-dependent mechanisms, as in the case of cytotoxic chemotherapy or an idiosyncratic reaction. Next, the case of a female patient of thirty-seven years of age, with a history of thyrotoxicosis, treated with propanolol and methimazole for four weeks, who in addition to toxic manifestations, presents very severe febrile neutropenia that improves after suspension of the antithyroid. We aim to highlight the association of febrile neutropenia as a complication of thionamide use and the importance of follow-up with laboratory tests for an opportune diagnosis(AU)

Feasibility study of first-year medical students identifying cardiac anatomy using ultrasound in rural Panama / 世界急诊医学杂志（英文）

BACKGROUND: There are over 15 million children who have cardiac anomalies around the world, resulting in a significant morbidity and mortality. Early recognition and treatment can improve the outcomes and lengthen life-expectancy of these patients. The NIH and WHO have promoted guidelines for screening for congenital cardiac anomalies using ultrasound in rural environments. METHODS: Our study took place in Bocas Del Toro, Panama where a mobile clinic was established for community healthcare screening and ultrasonographic evaluation by medical student volunteers and volunteer clinical faculty. This was a non-blinded, investigational study utilizing a convenience sample of pediatric patients presenting for voluntary evaluation. Seven first-year medical students were recruited for the study. These students underwent a training program for advanced cardiac ultrasound instruction, termed "Pediatric Echocardiography Cardiac Screening (PECS)". RESULTS: Ten patients were enrolled in the study. Nine patients had adequate images as defined by the PECS criteria and were all classified as normal cardiac pathology by the medical students, resulting in a sensitivity and specificity of 100％. A single patient was identified by medical students as having a pathologic pulmonic stenosis. This was confirmed as correct by a blinded ultrasonographer. CONCLUSIONS: In this pilot study, the first-year medical students were able to correctly identify pediatric cardiac anatomy and pathology in rural Panama after undergoing a 12-hour ultrasound PECS training session. We believe that with this knowledge, minimally trained practitioners can be used to screen for cardiac anomalies in rural Panama using ultrasound.

La atención del poilitraumatizado en el centro de urgencias: su frecuencia y valor de las escalas pronósticas / Politraumatism care in the emergency center: frequency and values of pronostic scales

Se realiza un estudio de 170 lesionados tratados en el Centro de Urgencias del Instituto de Medicina Militar "Dr. Luis Díaz Soto", en el período comprendido entre mayo y octubre de 1989, con lesiones que abarcan desde las moderadas hasta las críticas, según el Sistema Predictivo Injury Seventy Score (ISS); se aplicaron además los sistemas Trauma Score y Triss los que son de utilidad para el establecimiento del pronóstico de los lesionados, principalmente el sistema Triss, en los mayores de 50 años