Duration of smoking cessation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Smoking can worsen inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), although evidence regarding the duration of cessation is scarce. The objectives of the study were to determine the duration of abstinence and identify the characteristics of relapse in IBD patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Using the local database of a nationwide registry of patients with IBD, we identified patients who were active smokers at the time of IBD diagnosis and invited them to participate in the study. Patients were asked about their smoking habit and those who were ex-smokers constituted the study cohort. We obtained clinical and smoking-related data of ex-smokers from medical records and telephone interviews. We measured nicotine dependence using the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). RESULTS: We enrolled 121 IBD patients who were ex-smokers: 89 patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and 33 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). The median age at cessation was lower in patients with CD (38 years) than in patients with UC (46 years) (p=0.002). Follow-up time was shorter in CD patients than in UC patients (114 vs. 168 months, p=0.035). No difference was found in the FTND score. Relapse was more common in CD patients (46%) than in UC patients (24%) (p=0.029), although time to first relapse was similar in both groups of patients (12 and 15 months, respectively; p=0.056). Nicotine dependence was the only independent factor associated with relapse. CONCLUSIONS: The risk of smoking relapse was high, especially in CD patients, although their dependence level was similar to that of UC patients.

Hábitos tabáquicos de los padres de los niños de nuestra consulta / Smoking habits of parents of children in our practice

Introducción: el tabaquismo pasivo está infravalorado, no solo por las familias sino también por la sociedad. Presentamos los resultados de encuestas realizadas a los padres en consultas de Pediatría de nuestra Área Básica durante tres semanas. Describimos y analizamos nuestra experiencia. Material y métodos: estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal, realizado las semanas del 27 al 31 de mayo de 2019 (“Semana sin humo”), dos antes y dos después. Resultados: el 72,26% de los padres se reconocieron no fumadores; de ellos, el 68,72% nunca había fumado. De los fumadores, la media de edad de comienzo fue 17,04 años, con un rango de 10 a 38. El 76,54% de los padres fumadores habían pensado dejarlo alguna vez. En el 77,78% de los fumadores, el hecho de tener hijos podría influir en la decisión de dejarlo. Los resultados fueron similares las tres semanas de realización de las encuestas. Conclusiones: la mayoría de los padres encuestados no fumaba, además la mayoría no había fumado nunca. Llama la atención la precocidad en el inicio del hábito tabáquico, así como que la mayoría de los fumadores había pensado en dejarlo, y el hecho de tener un hijo influiría en la decisión de dejarlo. Son precisas intervenciones eficaces para reducir la exposición precoz al tabaco, para mejorar la salud del niño y, por lo tanto, del adulto (AU)

Introduction: the impact of passive smoking is underestimated, not only by families but also by society at large. We present the results of a survey of parents conducted in the paediatric clinics of our catchment area over 3 weeks. We describe and analyse the findings of the survey.Material and methods: we conducted a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study over 3 weeks between May 27-31, 2019 including the “Week without smoke” and the weeks 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after.Results: 72.26% of the parents reported not smoking. In the group of nonsmokers, 68.72% had never smoked. The mean age at initiation of smoking was 17.04 years, with a range of 10 to 38 years. Of all smoking parents, 76.54% had considered quitting. In addition, 77.78% of the smoking parents considered that having a child could influence the decision to quit smoking. The results were similar in the 3 weeks that data were collected.Conclusions: most of the parents surveyed did not smoke, and most of the nonsmokers had never smoked. We ought to highlight the early age at which participants started to smoke and that most smokers had never contemplated quitting, as well as the fact that most considered that having a child would influence that decision. Effective interventions are needed to reduce early exposure to tobacco smoke and to improve child health and therefore adult health. (AU)

Programa de evaluación y control del tabaquismo en funcionarios del hospital doctor Gustavo Fricke, Viña del Mar, Chile / Program of evaluation and control of smoking in hospital staff at Hospital Doctor Gustavo Fricke, Viña del Mar, Chile

El tabaquismo, mantiene alta prevalencia a nivel de la población general, lo que se manifiesta también en los funcionarios de la salud en nuestro país. Objetivos: Se planificó un programa antitabaco para los funcionarios del Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke, Viña del Mar con el objetivo de realizar un diagnóstico de la situación, evaluar a los funcionarios comprometidos y realizar acciones programáticas orientadas al cese. Material y método: Se encuestaron entre marzo y junio del 2013, 551 funcionarios en forma directa, de los cuales, los que fumaban y manifestaron su deseo a dejarlo, se les aplico 4 test (Fagestrom, Richmond, Goldberg y De los porqué) y se les ofreció integrarse a un programa de cesación con terapia farmacológica y no farmacológica. Resultados: Se pesquisaron 249 fumadores (45 por ciento), de los cuales 158 (63,4 por ciento) desean dejar de fumar. Las tasas más altas fueron de los profesionales no de la salud (70 por ciento) y las más bajas de los médicos (18 por ciento). Se pesquiso un 20 por ciento de fumadores severos (>15 al día) y una gran motivación al cese. Hasta Agosto 2014, 60 funcionarios (38 por ciento de los que deseaban dejar de fumar) , estaban en programa, los cuales se evaluaron con ficha clínica “ad hoc”, test de Fagestrom, Richmond, De los por qué y Goldberg (depresión). Las modalidades de terapia fueron consejería individual y farmacológica con vareniclina y/o chicles de nicotina, de acuerdo a flujograma que consideraba grados de adicción y motivación. Hasta agosto /2014, 10 funcionarios habían recibido terapia farmacológica, de los cuales 6 completaban 6 meses de cesación, 2 abandonos y 2 recaídas. Conclusiones: Fue posible realizar un programa de cesación tabáquica en funcionarios hospitalarios de acuerdo a lo programado...

Smoking, maintaining a level high prevalence in the general population, which is also evident in the subjects working health in our country. Objectives: A smoking cessation program was planned for subjects working Dr. Gustavo Fricke Hospital, Vina del Mar in order to make a diagnosis of the situation, evaluate and make subjects working committed actions aimed at cessation program. Material and method: They were surveyed between March and June 2013, 551 subjects working directly, of which, those who smoked and expressed his desire to leave, they applied four tests (Fagestrom, Richmond, Goldberg and “Of the why”) and offered integrated a cessation program with pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. Results: 249 smokers (45 percent), of which 158 (63.4 percent) want to stop smoking. The highest rates were among non-health professionals (70 percent) and the lowest of physicians 18 percent. 20 percent of heavy smokers (> 15 per day) and a great motivation to terminate. Until August 2014, 60 staff (38 percent of those who wanted to stop smoking), were in the program, which were evaluated with clinical record "ad hoc" test Fagestrom, Richmond, “Of the why” and Goldberg (depression). Modalities therapy, were individually counseling and pharmacological therapy with varenicline and / or nicotine gum, according to flowchart considered degrees of addiction and motivation. Until August / 2014, 10 staff had received drug therapy, of which 6 completed 6 months of cessation, 2dropouts and 2 relapses. Conclusions: It was possible to make a smoking cessation program in hospital officials as scheduled...

Caracterización clinicoepidemiológica de pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica / Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal de 96 pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, ingresados en el Servicio de Neumología del Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero hasta diciembre del 2013, a fin de caracterizarles clínica y epidemiológicamente. Predominaron el sexo masculino, el grupo etario de 50-59 años, la disnea, la tos y la fiebre como los motivos de ingresos fundamentales, la hipertensión arterial y la insuficiencia cardiaca como las comorbilidades más frecuentes, el hábito tabáquico como el factor de riesgo más importante con primacía de aquellas personas que llevaban más de 20 años en la práctica. Según la severidad de la afección prevalecieron los grados grave y muy grave, que llegaron a la insuficiencia respiratoria parcial y la enfermedad cardiaca pulmonar crónica, exacerbados fundamentalmente por infecciones y tratamientos inadecuados(AU)

An observational, descriptive and cross sectional study of 96 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, admitted in the Pneumology Service of Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to December, 2013, in order to characterize them clinically and epidemiologically. The male sex, the age group 50-59 years, dyspnea, cough and fever as fundamental reasons for admission, hypertension and heart failure as the most frequent comorbidities; the smoking habit as the most important risk factor prevailed, with prevalence of those patients affected for more than 20 years. According to the severity of the disorder, the degrees serious and very serious prevailed, which reached the partial breathing failure and the chronic heart pulmonary disease, exacerbated mainly by infections and inadequate treatments(AU)

Caracterización clinicoepidemiológica de pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica / Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal de 96 pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, ingresados en el Servicio de Neumología del Hospital General Docente "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero hasta diciembre del 2013, a fin de caracterizarles clínica y epidemiológicamente. Predominaron el sexo masculino, el grupo etario de 50-59 años, la disnea, la tos y la fiebre como los motivos de ingresos fundamentales, la hipertensión arterial y la insuficiencia cardiaca como las comorbilidades más frecuentes, el hábito tabáquico como el factor de riesgo más importante con primacía de aquellas personas que llevaban más de 20 años en la práctica. Según la severidad de la afección prevalecieron los grados grave y muy grave, que llegaron a la insuficiencia respiratoria parcial y la enfermedad cardiaca pulmonar crónica, exacerbados fundamentalmente por infecciones y tratamientos inadecuados.

An observational, descriptive and cross sectional study of 96 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, admitted in the Pneumology Service of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to December, 2013, in order to characterize them clinically and epidemiologically. The male sex, the age group 50-59 years, dyspnea, cough and fever as fundamental reasons for admission, hypertension and heart failure as the most frequent comorbidities; the smoking habit as the most important risk factor prevailed, with prevalence of those patients affected for more than 20 years. According to the severity of the disorder, the degrees serious and very serious prevailed, which reached the partial breathing failure and the chronic heart pulmonary disease, exacerbated mainly by infections and inadequate treatments.

Factores de riesgo cardiovascular y su relación con la hipertensión arterial en adolescentes / Cardiovascular risk factor and their relationship with the hypertension in adolescents

Introducción: cada día las crisis de aterosclerosis se manifiestan en personas de menor edad y está demostrada la importancia de conocer los principales factores que la originan, entre ellos la obesidad. En los niños y adolescentes cubanos el sobrepeso y la obesidad se han incrementado de manera notable. Objetivo: identificar los factores de riesgo cardiovascular en adolescentes supuestamente sanos. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en adolescentes supuestamente sanos de la secundaria básica "Protesta de Baraguá". La muestra estuvo constituida por 687 estudiantes. Se aplicó el modelo de recolección de dato primario del Centro de Investigaciones y Referencia en Aterosclerosis de La Habana. Se realizaron mensuraciones de peso, talla y circunferencia de la cintura. Se evaluó el estado nutricional por percentiles de índice de masa corporal y circunferencia de la cintura. Las cifras de tensión arterial se clasificaron según los percentiles de tensión arterial ajustados para edad, sexo y talla. Resultados: se halló que 46 adolescentes (6,6 %) eran fumadores, la relación fue estadísticamente significativa en relación con el sexo; 96 (13,9 %) tenían sobrepeso y 64 (9,3 %) eran obesos; la circunferencia de la cintura mostró que 98 (14,2 %) tenían posible situación de riesgo y 56 (8,1%) eran francamente atípicos (percentil>97) ; 4 % de los adolescentes tenían tensión arterial alta En todos los casos predominó el sexo masculino. El antecedente familiar de obesidad se presentó en 73 (10,6 %) y la relación resultó estadísticamente significativa en varones. Conclusiones: predominó el hábito tabáquico, la hipertensión arterial, el sobrepeso, la obesidad y los antecedentes familiares de obesidad, en el sexo masculino y en las féminas predominaron los antecedentes familiares de hipertensión arterial y de diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: everyday atherosclerosis crises manifest in younger people and it is demonstrated the importance of knowing the main factors that cause it, including obesity. In Cuban children and adolescents, overweight and obesity have dramatically increased. Objective: to identify cardiovascular risk factors in supposedly healthy adolescents. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in supposedly healthy adolescents from 12 to 15 years from a secondary basic school. The objective was identifying cardiovascular risk factor and their relationship with hypertension. The sample was constituted by 687 students. Data were registered in the primary data collection form of Havana Research and Reference Centre on Atherosclerosis. Measurements of weight, height and waist circumference were performed. Nutritional status by percentiles of body mass index and waist circumference were also evaluated. The blood pressure levels were classified according to the percentiles of blood pressure adjusted for age, sex, and height. Results: 46 adolescents (6.6 %) were found to be smokers, the relationship was statistically significant in relation to gender, 96 (13.9 %) were overweight and 64 (9.3 %) were obese; circumference waist showed that 98 (14.2 %) had possible risks, and 56 (8.1 %) were frankly atypical, 4% adolescents had high blood pressure. Male adolescents predominated in all parameters. Family history of obesity occurred in 73 (10.6 %) and the relationship was statistically significant in males. Conclusions: predominance of smoking, hypertension, overweight, obesity and family history of obesity prevailed in male adolescents males; whereas family history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus prevailed in female adolescents.

Factores de riesgo cardiovascular y su relación con la hipertensión arterial en adolescentes / Cardiovascular risk factor and their relationship with the hypertension in adolescents

Introducción: cada día las crisis de aterosclerosis se manifiestan en personas de menor edad y está demostrada la importancia de conocer los principales factores que la originan, entre ellos la obesidad. En los niños y adolescentes cubanos el sobrepeso y la obesidad se han incrementado de manera notable. Objetivo: identificar los factores de riesgo cardiovascular en adolescentes supuestamente sanos. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en adolescentes supuestamente sanos de la secundaria básica Protesta de Baraguá. La muestra estuvo constituida por 687 estudiantes. Se aplicó el modelo de recolección de dato primario del Centro de Investigaciones y Referencia en Aterosclerosis de La Habana. Se realizaron mensuraciones de peso, talla y circunferencia de la cintura. Se evaluó el estado nutricional por percentiles de índice de masa corporal y circunferencia de la cintura. Las cifras de tensión arterial se clasificaron según los percentiles de tensión arterial ajustados para edad, sexo y talla. Resultados: se halló que 46 adolescentes (6,6 por ciento) eran fumadores, la relación fue estadísticamente significativa en relación con el sexo; 96 (13,9 por ciento) tenían sobrepeso y 64 (9,3 por ciento) eran obesos; la circunferencia de la cintura mostró que 98 (14,2 por ciento) tenían posible situación de riesgo y 56 (8,1por ciento) eran francamente atípicos (percentil>97) ; 4 por ciento de los adolescentes tenían tensión arterial alta En todos los casos predominó el sexo masculino. El antecedente familiar de obesidad se presentó en 73 (10,6 por ciento) y la relación resultó estadísticamente significativa en varones. Conclusiones: predominó el hábito tabáquico, la hipertensión arterial, el sobrepeso, la obesidad y los antecedentes familiares de obesidad, en el sexo masculino y en las féminas predominaron los antecedentes familiares de hipertensión arterial y de diabetes mellitus(AU)

Introduction: everyday atherosclerosis crises manifest in younger people and it is demonstrated the importance of knowing the main factors that cause it, including obesity. In Cuban children and adolescents, overweight and obesity have dramatically increased. Objective: to identify cardiovascular risk factors in supposedly healthy adolescents. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in supposedly healthy adolescents from 12 to 15 years from a secondary basic school. The objective was identifying cardiovascular risk factor and their relationship with hypertension. The sample was constituted by 687 students. Data were registered in the primary data collection form of Havana Research and Reference Centre on Atherosclerosis. Measurements of weight, height and waist circumference were performed. Nutritional status by percentiles of body mass index and waist circumference were also evaluated. The blood pressure levels were classified according to the percentiles of blood pressure adjusted for age, sex, and height. Results: 46 adolescents (6.6 percent) were found to be smokers, the relationship was statistically significant in relation to gender, 96 (13.9 percent) were overweight and 64 (9.3 percent) were obese; circumference waist showed that 98 (14.2 percent) had possible risks, and 56 (8.1 percent) were frankly atypical, 4 percent adolescents had high blood pressure. Male adolescents predominated in all parameters. Family history of obesity occurred in 73 (10.6 percent) and the relationship was statistically significant in males. Conclusions: predominance of smoking, hypertension, overweight, obesity and family history of obesity prevailed in male adolescents males; whereas family history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus prevailed in female adolescents(AU)

[Effectiveness of a multicomponent smoking cessation intervention in primary care]. / Efectividad de un programa multicomponente para dejar de fumar aplicado en atención primaria.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multicomponent program applied by nurses in primary care. METHOD: A non-experimental pre-post study was carried out in 145 smokers from Area V of Asturias (Spain). The intervention consisted of a multicomponent group treatment program, applied for 7 weeks by primary care nurses. RESULTS: The mean age was 52 years. Men accounted for 39.73% of the study population. The abstinence rate at post-treatment was 51.1% (95% CI: 42.4 to 59.6). At 12 months, the abstinence rate was 41.1% (95% CI: 32.6 to 49.6). The change between the end of the intervention and follow-up at 6 and 12 months was statistically significant at both time points (p = 0.035 and p = 0.013, respectively). Among participants who had stopped smoking, there was a statistically significant decline in daily cigarette consumption. Factors that were statistically significantly associated with continued smoking at 12 months were heavier smoking before the intervention, higher scores on the Fagerström test, and a lower number of sessions attended. CONCLUSIONS: The multicomponent treatment program was highly effective. The results suggest the desirability of specific training for health professionals to implement this type of intervention in primary care as an alternative to medical advice for smokers who need it.

[Effects of tobacco habit, second-hand smoking and smoking cessation during pregnancy on newborn's health]. / Impacto del tabaquismo, la exposición pasiva al tabaco y el dejar de fumar sobre la salud del recien nacido.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Tobacco during pregnancy affects the health of the newborn. The aim was to assess the effect of maternal exposure to active and passive tobacco and of smoking cessation on the risk of preterm deliveries and birth weight, taking into account other risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Longitudinal study conducted in 282 healthy pregnant women. General, obstetrical and hematological data were collected as it was the smoking habit during pregnancy. Pregnant women were classified as "exposed to smoke" (active smoker and passive smoker) and "unexposed to smoke" (non-smokers and women who quitted smoking during pregnancy). RESULTS: A percentage of 59.2 were non-smokers, 18.4% active smokers, 8.5% second-hand smokers and 13.8% had stopped smoking. Unexposed pregnant women who stopped smoking had the same risk of premature deliveries and children with similar birth weight as non-smoker women. Active and second-hand smokers were at higher risk of preterm deliveries than non-smokers (odds ratio [OR] 6.5, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.4-30.8 and OR 6.2, 95% CI 1.0-38.9, respectively); however, higher levels of hemoglobin in the 1st and 3rd trimester exerted a protective effect (OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.8-0.9). Active and second-hand smokers had babies weighing less than non-smokers (around 129 and 178g less, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Active or passive exposure to smoke during pregnancy and lower hemoglobin levels are associated with an increased risk of premature deliveries and lower birth weight. Stopping smoking during pregnancy prevents these detrimental effects.

Factores asociados al parto pretérmino en adolescentes atendidas en la maternidad del Hospital Ángela Iglesia de Llano de Corrientes, entre 2009 y 2011 / Factors associated with preterm delivery in adolescents seen at Maternity Hospital Angela Llano Church of Corrientes, between 2009 and 2011

El embarazo adolescente es una condición de riesgo por las posibles complicaciones que pueden ocurrirdesde el punto de vista médico, obstétrico y perinatal. El parto prematuro (PP) es una enfermedadmultifactorial, con múltiples causas que pueden conducir a su desencadenamiento, ya sean asociadas entre sí o interrelacionadas unas con otras. Por otro lado, cerca del 40% de los casos no se puede reconocer ningúnfactor desencadenante, siendo su causa desconocida. (1) Este estudio tiene como objetivo determinar la relación entre el grupo etario materno, la convivencia con la pareja durante el embarazo y hábito tabáquico con el parto pretérmino en embarazadas adolescentes. Se utilizó un diseño cuantitativo y analítico de casos y controles. La población accesible se compuso por una muestra de embarazadas adolescentes cuyos partos fueron atendidos en el Hospital Ángela Iglesia de Llano entre 2009 y 2011 y que reunieran los criterios de inclusión, exclusión y eliminación para ser casos o controles. Los resultados mostraron que las madres en adolescencia temprana tuvieron 5,4 veces más probabilidadesde culminar el parto antes de las 37 semanas. El hábito tabáquico incrementó 5,5 veces más probabilidades de desencadenar parto pretérmino en relación con aquellas que no resentaban dicho hábito. Por último, el no convivir con la pareja aumentó en 1,1 veces las probabilidades de presentar parto pretérmino en relación con aquellas que estaban acompañadas. Además, éstas madres adolescentes concurren a la institución sin los controles prenatales necesarios, siendo la atención prenatal, adecuada y precoz, fundamental para que el embarazo y el parto sedesarrollen sin complicaciones y lleguen a término...

Adolescent pregnancy is a condition of risk condition because of the possible complications that can happen from the medical, obstetric and perinatal view. Preterm Birth (PP) is a multifactorial disease with multiple causes that can lead to its onset, either together or inter-related to each other. On the other hand in about 40% of cases, you can not recognize a trigger and therefore cause is desconocida. (1) This study aims to determine the relationship between maternal age group, living with a partner during pregnancy and smoking to preterm delivery in pregnant adolescents. A Quantitative and analytical desing of cases and controls was used. The approachable population was composed by a sample of adolescents pregnants whose labors were assisted in Angela Iglesia de Llano Hospital between 2009 and 2011 and those that meet inclusión, exclusion and emimination to be cases or controls.The results showed that mothers in early adolescence were 5.4 times more likely to complete the delivery before 37 weeks. The smoking increased 5.5 times more likely to trigger preterm delivery in relation to those who did not have this habit. Finally the not living with partner increased 1.1 times likely to have preterm delivery in relation to those who were accompanied. These adolescent mothers also up for school without the necessary prenatal care, being essential for pregnancy and childbirth without complications develop and come to term adequate and early prenatal care.

Características clínicas de pacientes con cáncer primario de pulmón en la provincia Sancti Spíritus: Cuba / Clinical Features of primary lung cancer patients from the province of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba

Fundamento: El cáncer pulmonar es el responsable de los mayores índices de mortalidad por cáncer a escala mundial y en Cuba; por lo que es necesario estudiar los cambios dinámicos en la presentación clínica de nuevas series de pacientes, para comprender mejor la historia natural de esta enfermedad. Objetivo: Describir las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, imagenológicas e histopatológicas de los pacientes con cáncer primario de pulmón, durante un período de 3 años. Metodología: Un estudio transversal descriptivo se realizó entre enero del 2008 a diciembre del 2010 en el servicio de neumología del Hospital General Universitario Camilo Cienfuegos Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. Se identificaron 180 pacientes. Se obtuvieron datos demográficos, clínicos, imagenológicos e histopatológicos. Resultados: Predominó el sexo masculino y la edad media al diagnóstico fue de 63,4 años. El 95 porciento presentó historia de tabaquismo y el 66,1porciento eran fumadores activos. En el 92,2 porciento se realizó diagnóstico citohistológico. El carcinoma epidermoide fue el más frecuente. Conclusiones: En los pacientes espirituanos el carcinoma epidermoide es el tipo histológico predominante. La mayoría de los pacientes tenían historia de tabaquismo. En las mujeres, la enfermedad se diagnosticó en estadios avanzados y en los hombres en estadios iniciales. La modalidad terapéutica más empleada fue la quimioterapia(AU)

Background: Lung cancer is responsible for the higher rates of cancer mortality worldwide and in Cuba, so it is necessary to study the dynamic changes in the clinical presentation of a new series of patients, to better understand the natural history of this disease. Objective: To describe the epidemiological, clinical, and histopathological imaging of patients with primary lung cancer over a period of 3 years. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2008 to December 2010 in the pulmonology department of Hospital General Universitario Camilo Cienfuegos Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. 180 patients were identified. We obtained demographic, clinical, imaging and histological analysis. Results: The predominant male and mean age at diagnosis was 63.4 years. The 95percent had a history of smoking and 66.1percent were active smokers. The diagnosis was made 92.2percent cytohistological. Squamous cell carcinoma was the most frequent. Conclusions: In patients with squamous cell carcinoma Spiritus is the predominant histologic type. Most patients had a history of smoking. In women, the disease was diagnosed in advanced stages and in men in early stages. The therapeutic modality was the most common chemotherapy

Estrategia de tratamiento acortado y estrictamente supervisado en pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar confirmada / Strategy of strictly monitored and shortened treatment in patients with confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis

Se realizó una investigación descriptiva y transversal para caracterizar a los pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar, cuyos esputos fueran positivos para bacilos-ácido-alcohol-resistente, en una población abierta del municipio de Santiago de Cuba, desde el 2003 hasta el 2007, los cuales se acogieron a la estrategia de tratamiento acortado estrictamente supervisado. En la casuística predominaron el sexo masculino, los adultos jóvenes, así como los factores de riesgo: hábito tabáquico, alcoholismo y antecedente de contactos con personas afectadas por dicha enfermedad. La atención primaria de salud no cumplió el indicador operacional del diagnóstico de estos pacientes ni el seguimiento baciloscópico mensual. Se recomienda elaborar una estrategia de intervención que contemple un proyecto capacitante, encaminado a elevar la competencia profesional del personal sanitario en relación con la asistencia integral incluida en el Programa Nacional de Control de la Tuberculosis

A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted to characterize patients with pulmonary tuberculosis whose sputa were positive for acid-alcohol resistant bacilli, in a general population of Santiago de Cuba municipality, from 2003 to 2007, who opted for the strategy of strictly monitored and shortened treatment. Male sex, young adults as well as risk factors: smoking habit, alcoholism and history of contacts with people affected by this disease prevailed in the case material. Primary health care neither meet the operational indicator of the diagnosis of these patients nor the monthly bacilloscopy. It is recommended to develop an intervention strategy that includes a project aimed at improving the professional competence of health personnel with regard to comprehensive care included in the National Program of Tuberculosis. Control

Estrategia de tratamiento acortado y estrictamente supervisado en pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar confirmada / Strategy of strictly monitored and shortened treatment in patients with confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis

Se realizó una investigación descriptiva y transversal para caracterizar a los pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar, cuyos esputos fueran positivos para bacilos-ácido-alcohol-resistente, en una población abierta del municipio de Santiago de Cuba, desde el 2003 hasta el 2007, los cuales se acogieron a la estrategia de tratamiento acortado estrictamente supervisado. En la casuística predominaron el sexo masculino, los adultos jóvenes, así como los factores de riesgo: hábito tabáquico, alcoholismo y antecedente de contactos con personas afectadas por dicha enfermedad. La atención primaria de salud no cumplió el indicador operacional del diagnóstico de estos pacientes ni el seguimiento baciloscópico mensual. Se recomienda elaborar una estrategia de intervención que contemple un proyecto capacitante, encaminado a elevar la competencia profesional del personal sanitario en relación con la asistencia integral incluida en el Programa Nacional de Control de la Tuberculosis(AU)

A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted to characterize patients with pulmonary tuberculosis whose sputa were positive for acid-alcohol resistant bacilli, in a general population of Santiago de Cuba municipality, from 2003 to 2007, who opted for the strategy of strictly monitored and shortened treatment. Male sex, young adults as well as risk factors: smoking habit, alcoholism and history of contacts with people affected by this disease prevailed in the case material. Primary health care neither meet the operational indicator of the diagnosis of these patients nor the monthly bacilloscopy. It is recommended to develop an intervention strategy that includes a project aimed at improving the professional competence of health personnel with regard to comprehensive care included in the National Program of Tuberculosis. Control(AU)