Facultad de Medicina: Recent submissions
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Breastfeeding, complementary feeding, physical activity, screen use, and hours of sleep in children under 2 years during lockdown by the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
(MDPI, 2022): Infants and children are a risk group in terms of developing healthy habits, an important aspect if we consider that many of them were born during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective was to evaluate compliance with ... -
Disfunción mitocondrial y estrés oxidativo asociado al trastorno del espectro autista: Una revisión narrativa
(Revista Chilena de Nutrición, 2022)El trastorno del espectro autista (TEA) es un conjunto de alteraciones del desarrollo neurológico, deterioro de la interacción social, lenguaje y comunicación, el cual ha aumentado a nivel mundial en los últimos años. El ... -
Effect of supervised resistance training on arm volume, quality of life and physical perfomance among women at high risk for breast cancer-related Lymphedema: A study protocol for a randomized controlled Trial (STRONG-B)
(Frontiers Media, 2022-03)Objectives: To determine the preventive effects of supervised resistance training on arms volume, quality of life, physical performance, and handgrip strength in Chilean women at high risk for breast cancer-related ... -
Baby Led Weaning como método de alimentación complementaria y posible relación con déficit de micronutrientes críticos
(Universidad Finis Terrae (Chile) Facultad de Medicina, 2021)La Alimentación Complementaria (AC) es un proceso en el cual el bebé comienza a alimentarse con alimentos distintos a la leche materna y/o fórmula láctea pediátrica, los que son necesarios debido a que la leche materna por ... -
Efecto del consumo de curcumina sobre la inflamación y estrés oxidativo en pacientes con hemodiálisis
(Universidad Finis Terrae (Chile) Facultad de Medicina, 2022)La Enfermedad Renal Crónica (ERC) conlleva a un estatus de microinflamación basal y oxidación que se exacerba en estadios avanzados de la enfermedad. Esto está originado principalmente por la acumulación de desechos ... -
A mutation in desmin makes skeletal muscle less vulnerable to acute muscle damage after eccentric loading in rats
(Wiley Open Access, 2021-09-01)Desminopathy is the most common intermediate filament disease in humans. The most frequent mutation causing desminopathy in patients is a R350P DES missense mutation. We have developed a rat model with an analogous mutation ... -
Microencapsulated pomegranate peel extract induces mitochondrial complex IV activity and prevents mitochondrial cristae alteration in brown adipose tissue in mice fed on a high-fat diet
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-09-28)Pomegranate peel is an agro-industrial residue obtained after fruit processing with high total polyphenol (TP) content, making it an attractive by-product for its reuse. Pomegranate peel extract (PPE) and its bioactive ... -
The fasting-feeding metabolic transition regulates mitochondrial dynamics
(Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology (FASEB), 2021-10-10)In humans, insulin resistance has been linked to an impaired metabolic transition from fasting to feeding (metabolic flexibility; MetFlex). Previous studies suggest that mitochondrial dynamics response is a putative ... -
Low abundance of Mfn2 protein correlates with reduced mitochondria-SR juxtaposition and mitochondrial cristae density in human men skeletal muscle: Examining organelle measurements from TEM images
(Wiley Open Access, 2021-04-04)The role of mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) in the regulation of skeletal muscle (SM) mitochondria-sarcoplasmic (SR) juxtaposition, mitochondrial morphology, mitochondrial cristae density (MCD), and SM quality has not been studied in ... -
En época de COVID-19: ¿cómo las estrategias de recuperación avanzadas (STAR) pueden ayudar a dar soluciones a los pacientes oncológicos?
(Revista Chilena de Medicina, 2021-01-11)Background: SARS-CoV-2 hampered the resolution of multiple diseases, including cancer. Aim: To show that a multidisciplinary program of Strategies to Advance Recovery (STAR) can be implemented in a public hospital in ... -
Spanish translation, face validity, and reliability of the ICIQ-B Questionnaire with colorectal cancer patients
(Thieme Gruppe, 2021-06)Purpose To describe the English-to-Spanish translation process and preliminary psychometric analysis (face validity, cultural adaptation, and test-retest reliability) of the International Consultation on Incontinence ... -
A randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of pre- and post-surgical pelvic floor physiotherapy for bowel symptoms, pelvic floor function, and quality of life of patients with rectal cancer: CARRET protocol
(BMC, 2021-01)Background: There is scarcity of trials about preventative strategies for low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) in rectal cancer patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a pre- and post-surgical ... -
Therapeutic plasma exchange in critically ill children: experience of the pediatric intensive care unit of two centers in Chile
(Elsevier, 2021-06-04)Introduction : Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is an extracorporeal blood purification technique used in a wide spectrum of diseases. We aim to review the indications, complications, and outcomes of critically ill children ... -
Renal infarction assicated wit hastmpto,atic covid-19 infection
(Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 2021-07)Renal infarction is an infrequent condition resulting from obstruction of a renal artery. The symptoms it causes are non-specific and as a result the diagnosis may be missed, resulting in loss of renal parenchyma, or the ... -
Rescate de hipoxemia grave con uso de óxido nítrico inhalado y decúbito prono en neumonía COVID-19 en un lactante
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Concurrencia de encefalitis diseminada aguda en lactante con Síndrome inflamatorio multisistémico asociado a infección por SARS-CoV-2
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Challenges of implementing the Paediatric Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines 2020 in resource-limited settings: A real-world view beyond the academia
(Andes Pediatrica, 2021)The Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-associated Organ Dysfunction in Children was released in 2020 and is intended for use in all global settings that care ... -
Impacto en el patrón de atención en Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello y las medidas sanitarias adoptadas durante los primeros 150 días de la era COVID-19
(Revista Chilena de Cirugia, 2021-12)Introducción: La pandemia COVID-19 generó una reestructuración en la atención quirúrgica mundialmente debido a su alta transmisibilidad y la inherente limitación de los recursos humanos y materiales disponibles. Objetivo: ... -
Puesta al día: Carcinoma paratiroideo
(Revista Médica de Chile, 2021)Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare malignant disease that presents as a sporadic or familial primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP). The latter is associated with some genetic syndromes. It occurs with equal frequency in both ... -
Association between adipose tissue characteristics and metabolic flexibility in humans: A systematic review
(Frontiers Media, 2021-12-03)Adipose tissue total amount, distribution, and phenotype influence metabolic health. This may be partially mediated by the metabolic effects that these adipose tissue characteristics exert on the nearby and distant ...
