Implementation assessment of perioperatory antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in pediatric abdominal surgery. by Dagmaris Losa Pérez, Sergio Luis González López, Luis Pedro Hernández Sosa

“…<strong>Introduction:</strong> since the beginning of the 80s the term perioperative profilaxis is introduced, changing the previous criteria on antimicrobial profilaxis. …”
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Hip Resurfacing. An Experience in Livingstone Hospital, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. From January 2004 to January 2006. by Pedro Gonzalo González González, Edgar Antezana Bilbao, Tamara Elizabeth Morales Perez

“…<strong>Background. </strong>Hip resurfacing in youngest patients with osteoarthritis is a very outstanding surgical technique which offer excellent results compare with a traditional Total Hip Replacement. …”
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Experience in the management of patients with nasal fractures. by Sahily Espino Otero, Julio Romero Rodrígez, Odalys Acevedo Sierra, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Nasal fracture is the most frequent facial trauma; its immediate treatment help avoiding further complications. …”
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Distance learning course for scientific articles writting. by Míriam Gutiérrez Escobar, Raúl López Fernández., Loreta Sánchez Ortiz., Rachel Yanes Seijo, Rosa María Rodríguez Arencibia, Ana María Molina Gómez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Scientific publications within Medical Sciences are an important factor for professionals to achieve services of excellence. …”
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Information on mouth breathing in children and adolescents’ mothers by Silvia Maholy Vera Torres, Genesis Magerly García Noguera, Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Silvia Marisol Gavilánez Villamarín

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> the mouth breather syndrome is more common than it seems; most people suffer from it, but affects frequently children and adolescents.…”
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Intensive pharmacovigilance of Heberprot-P® in patients with diabetic foot ulcer by Annavely González Ocaña, Ana María Ramos Cedeño, Yeny Dueñas Pérez, Francisco Carlos Valladares Más, Yahima Arrechea Betancourt

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: Intensive pharmacovigilance is an effective tool to detect adverse reactions in relatively new drugs that have sanitary registration by a regulatory agency.…”
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Non-useful Papanicolaou smears. Analysis of their causes in the first semester 2005 in Cienfuegos city, Cuba by Miryam Magalys González González del Pino, Teresita Sabatés Llerandi, Mayrim Hernández González

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Cervicouterine cancer is a common type of cancer in women. …”
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Quality of Medical Care for Minor Surgery in Urban Units of the First Level of Care by Alexandra Patricia Abata Erazo, Zuly Rivel Nazate Chugá, Erika León León

“…<strong>Background:</strong> minor surgery includes a series of surgical procedures, with simple and brief techniques, performed on superficial tissues or easily accessible structures, under local anesthesia and with little risk of post-surgical complications. …”
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Characterization of Suicidal Attempt in Adolescents of the Cumanayagua Municipality by Tamara Montenegro Calderón, Juan Carlos Fernández Wilcapi, Julio César Díaz Marrero, Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Alexis Díaz Brito

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> the World Health Organization has determined that suicide in an important health problem since it is among the first causes of death in all ages. …”
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An Approach to the Prevailing Conceptions in the Statistical Training of Health Professionals by Vicente Eloy Fardales Macías, Raquel Diéguez Batista, Arturo Puga García

“…<strong>Background</strong>: deficiencies in the statistical training of health professionals prevail and there are claims for focusing it towards a greater relation with medical practice. …”
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Heart Morphometry in Rats with Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Claudia Joffre Fríaz, Ninive Nuñez López, Laura López Marín, María Antonia Cruz, Laymit Alonso Padilla

“…<strong>Background:</strong> epidemiological and experimental studies suggest that cardiovascular disease in adulthood is influenced by prenatal or early postnatal events, regardless of lifestyle-related risk factors. …”
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Results of reconstructive surgery of the auricle in Cienfuegos by Bernardo Canto Vidal, Blas Jorge González Manso, José Daniel Gil Milá

“…<strong>Background</strong>: Injuries to the pinna, caused by various causes, are not frequent, but they are always a challenge for the surgeon in charge of reconstruction.…”
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Evaluation of the medical assistance to asthmatic patients. by Margarita Roméu Escobar, Milagros Mesa Abreu, Caridad Hernández Gutiérrez, Estrella Armenteros Espinosa

“…<strong>Fundament:</strong> The evaluation and perfeccioning of assistance quality in Health services are objectives of permanent interest. …”
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Skills Acquired by Students in the Orthodontics Residence. Academic Year 2008-2009 by Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Eduardo Maikel Curbeira Hernández, Amarelys Morera Pérez, Yuritza Hernández Núñez, Jorge A. Rodríguez López

“…<strong>Background</strong>: learning assessment involves the monitoring and evaluation of students’ knowledge, skills and habits as well as the action procedures they acquire along the educational process. …”
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Epidemiological Factors in Patients with Endometrial Adenocarcinoma by Luis Enrique Pompa Montes de Oca, Johely López Rivas

“…<strong>Background:</strong> endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic neoplasia and accounts for between 6 to 13 % of all cancers in women. …”
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Conversion of Intermediate Therapies into Intensive Therapies. by Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez, Marcos D. Iraola Ferrer, Julio Cortizo Hernández, Julio Jova Dueñas, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, José Roque Nodal

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Intensive care units are dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the physiopathologic conditions that threaten life. …”
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Educational intervention on the phytotherapy use for insomnia in older adults by Maigret Calderón Cruz, Lieter Ailed Vidal Rodríguez, Aned Hernández Clavijo, Julio Michel Arias Manganelly, Olenis Alicia Aldana Ramos

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders in older adults in today's society. …”
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Intervention Protocol to Address the Difficult Airway. An Alternative for the Anesthesiologist’s Performance by Fernando Márquez Ercia, José Julio Ojeda González, Bárbara Lucia Cabezas Poblet, Magda Robaina Pérez

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: The ability to secure the airway in a variety of patients and clinical circumstances constitutes an essential domain for the health team. …”
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Reference Interval for Cystatin C in a Sample of Adult Cuban Population by Dailen Darias Rivera

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> studying cystatin C has risen interest as it is defined its utility as an early marker and sensitive to chronic renal disease. …”
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Clinical skills development. Appraisal made by the six-course students in their professional practice. by Margarita Roméu Escobar, Beatriz Sabina Roméu

“…<strong>Fundament</strong>: The content of the teaching learning process in the clinical area gathers a complex system of knowledge, abilities, methods, attitudes and habits that the students should reach in order to become a competent health professional. …”
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