[Factors related to the scientific production of gastroenterologists in Lima-Peru]. / Factores relacionados con la produccion cientifica de los medicos gastroenterologos en Lima-Peru.

INTRODUCTION: The biomedical investigation in Peru is limited; among the implicated factors we have the reduced per-capita expense in investigation, the disperse efforts and the low communication between the investigations and the social productive activities. OBJECTIVES: To determinate the personal, professional and academic factors related with the scientific production of the medical gastroenterologists that work in province Lima. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Co-relational, observational, comparative, transversal and retrospective studies that had happened in between march 2007 and april 2008. Was elaborated a survey containing the variables of the investigation which was applied autoadministered to the gastroenterologists. Using bivaried and multivaried, were identified factors related with the scientific production of the gastroenterologist. RESULTS: The bivaried analysis has found, as related factors with the scientific production: Teaching, type of bibliographic research, degree of comprehension of the scientific article, facilities for the investigation at the job, subscription at the scientific magazine, to belong to the scientific society and the number of employments. The multivaried analysis found the previous factors but teaching and subscription to the scientific magazine, related with the scientific production. CONCLUSIONS: Those gastroenterologists that, despite being in contact with factors that impede the development of the investigation, had overcome the local negative influence and emerge, deserve consideration, because is on them were we can recognize factors that favor the investigation labor.

Factores relacionados con la producción científica de los médicos gastroenterólogos en Lima-Perú / Factors related to the scientific production of gastroenterologists in Lima-Peru

INTRODUCCIÓN: La investigación biomédica en el Perú es limitada. Entre los factores implicados en este problema tenemos el reducido gasto per-cápita en investigación, los esfuerzos dispersos y la escasa comunicación entre la investigación y las actividades sociales y productivas. OBJETIVOS: Determinar los factores personales, laborales y académicos relacionados conla producción científica de los médicos gastroenterólogos que laboran en Lima provincia. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Estudio correlacional, observacional, comparativo, transversal y retrospectivo que se realizó entre marzo del 2007 y abril del 2008. Se elaboró una encuesta conteniendo las variables de investigación, la cual se aplicó autoadministada a los gastroenterólogos. Usando análisis bivariado y multivariado, se identificaron factores relacionados con la producción científica de los gastroenterólogos. RESULTADOS: El análisis bivariado encontró como factores relacionado con la producción científica: docencia, tipo de búsqueda bibliográfica, grado de comprensión de artículo científico, facilidades para la investigación en el trabajo, suscripción a revista científica, pertenecer a sociedad científica y el número de empleos. El análisis multivariado encontró a los factores anteriores menos docencia y suscripción a revista científica, como relacionados con la producción científica. CONCLUSIONES: Son factores positivos para una mayor producción científica entre los gastroenterólogos: hacer actividad docente, consultar publicaciones científicas de la especialidad por internet, estar suscritos a publicaciones científicas, comprender los contenidos de dichas publicaciones, tener facilidades para realizar investigación y finalmente tener más de dos trabajos. Hay que estudiar estos aspectos en profundidad para ver como estimular la producción científica e investigación.

INTRODUCTION: The biomedical investigation in Peru is limited; among the implicated factors we have the reduced per-capita expense in investigation, the disperse efforts and the low communication between the investigations and the social productive activities. OBJETIVES: To determinate the personal, professional and academic factors related with the scientific production of the medical gastroenterologists that work in province Lima. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Co-relational, observational, comparative, transversal and retrospective studies that had happened in between march 2007 and april 2008. Was elaborated a survey containing the variables of the investigation which was applied auto administered to the gastroenterologists. Using bivaried and multivaried, were identified factors related with the scientific production of the gastroenterologist. RESULTS: The bivaried analysis has found, as related factors with the scientific production: Teaching, type of bibliographic research, degree of comprehension of the scientific article,facilities for the investigation at the job, subscription at the scientific magazine, to belong to the scientific society and the number of employments. The multivaried analysis found the previous factors but teaching and subscription to the scientific magazine, related with the scientific production. CONCLUSIONS: Those gastroenterologists that, despite being in contact with factors that impede the development of the investigation, had overcome the local negative influence and emerge, deserve consideration, because is on them were we can recognize factors that favor the investigation labor.

[Viral hepatitis]. / Hepatitis viral.

The advances achieved in the last years with regard to the knowledge features of viral hepatitis are included in this review. Important features are the development of inactivated virus vaccine for hepatitis A; the right handling of serological markers which has permitted a more accurate view of the prevalence, transmission mechanisms, evolution, etc. of the different types of hepatitis the increasing use of vaccination against hepatitis B which allows to envisage a significative decrease in the incidence of this disease in the next years and finally the discovering of a clon of the genome of the virus which causes Non A non B hepatitis (hepatitis C) and which led to the development of a specific test to detect antibodies against the virus.

[Albendazole for the treatment of hepatic and intra-abdominal hydatidosis]. / Albendazol en el tratamiento de la hidatidosis hepática e intrabdominal.

Albendazole, in doses of 10mg/kg/day for 28 days with 14 days rest periods between series and series, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum 6 series was administered to 16 patients, 13 women and 3 men, with hepatic and/or of the abdominal cavity hidatid cystes. Clinical, immunological and ultrasonographic criterion were used to evaluate the response, obtaining the following results: complete cure in 6 patients (37.5%), improvement in 7 patients (43.7%) and without change in 3 (18.7%). Drug was tolerated, occurring only one case of reversible total alopecia. There were not abnormalities in liver and renal function tests or in the haematological indices. As conclusion, Albendazole is a good therapeutic alternative in cases of inoperable or multiple hydatid cysts.