Prevalence of Hypertension in Area I Cienfuegos Municipality. Second Measurement of CARMEN Initiative by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Karelis Lastre Navarro, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni, Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodríguez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> the prevalence of hypertension has increased, associated to inadequate alimentary patterns, decrease of physical activity, and other behaviour patterns related to toxic habits. …”
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Characterization of patients hospitalized for bronchiolitis according to severity and risk factors. Ghardaia, 2023-2024 by Alexander Torres Molina, Rafael Rosales González

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> more than half of Algerian children under two years of age suffer from bronchiolitis during the epidemic period (November-April), with a peak between January-February; however, evidence in this regard is very rare. …”
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Results of the Implementation of a Tool for the Stratification and Management of Diabetic Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Hyperglycemia in the Emergency Department by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Laydamí Rodríguez Amador

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> decompensated diabetes is a common cause of visits to emergency departments.…”
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Surgical treatment in thoraco-lumbar region fractures. by Jorge Alberto Jerez Labrada, Dania Zúñiga Estrada, Yoan Manuel Quiñones González, Francisco José Lam González

“…<strong>Background:</strong> thoraco-lumbar fractures may affect people at any moment of their lives, especially at their most fruitful and useful stage. …”
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Characterization of older adults' sexual life in a health area by Juan Miguel Benítez García, Julio César Camero Machín, Jesús Cuello Ávila, Juan Carlos Curbelo Fajardo

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> sexuality in the elderly is an essential factor in maintaining their quality of life.…”
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Cataract Surgery in Elderly Patients: Impact on Life Quality and Functionality by Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol, Kattia Molina Castellanos, Inés Zamora Galindo, Alina González Díaz, Jorge Jackson Villalpando Rodríguez, Yisel María Mayo Saavedra

“…<strong>Background:</strong> cataract surgery becomes highly valuable in our days because it acts on one of the leading causes of preventable blindness.…”
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Maternal mortality burden study from direct causes. Cuba, 2005-2018 by Lisbeth Fernández González, José Luis Peñalvo, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Delia María Gálvez Medina, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: complications during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium are the main causes of death in women of childbearing age. …”
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Risk Factors for Obesity un Adolescents from the Tulcán Popular Housing Neighborhood by Mayra Jeaneth Jiménez Jiménez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> obesity is caused by multiple factors that can significantly affect people's lives, causing serious health problems and diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, among others. …”
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Active community inquiry facing COVID-19: Experiences in the Cumanayagua municipality, 2020 by Victor René Navarro Machado, Blanca Moracén Rubio, Danays Santana Rodríguez, Oskeymi Rodríguez González, Medelyn Oliva Santana, Guiguiola Blanco González

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> active research is a tool that facilitates the detection of relevant diseases in the epidemiological profile.…”
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Benefits of surgical obturators in oral maxillofacial rehabilitation. Review of literature by Madelaine Bárbara Jiménez Gutiérrez, José Miguel Robaina Ruiz, Iván Díaz Cal

“…<strong>Introduction:</strong> Fractures due to traumatic injury, surgical resection of tumors and congenital defects expose the maxilla to aggressions, and for rehabilitation there are obturator prostheses that recover some functions such as swallowing and phonation, as well as aesthetics. …”
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Characterization of patients with chronic liver disease of alcoholic etiology by Doppler ultrasound. Cienfuegos, 2020 by Masleidy Valladares Valle, Lariagna Moya Cardoso, Dianarelys Villafuerte Delgado, Rubén Daniel Fernández Azpiri, Liam Lain Pérez Valladares, Claudia Vasallo López

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: chronic liver diseases are frequent diseases worldwide. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in Multidisciplinary Consultation by Caridad Llull Tombo, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Ileana García Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Daymí Tió González, Yoandra León Rayas

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> cystic fibrosis is a multisystemic inherited disorder in children and adults, characterized by obstruction and infection in the respiratory tract and by symptoms and signs of the digestive system with its consequences. …”
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Applying an Instrument for the Stratification of Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department. by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Maria Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Iris González Morales, Dianelys Perla Sierra Martínez, Sandra Borroto Lecuna, Osmel Chávez Troya

“…<strong>Background:</strong> the stratification of patients is a very useful procedure in medical practice. …”
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Response to treatment with Interferon beta-1a in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by Làzaro Aurelio Vàzquez Gòmez, Carlos Hidalgo Mesa, Yunier Broche Pèrez, Yanet Valdés Morales

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> multiple sclerosis modifying drugs are intended to reduce the frequency of relapses, delay the progression of disability, as well as the appearance of new lesions in the Central Nervous System.…”
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Characterization of Health Status of Diabetic Population in the Area 2, Cienfuegos by Lister Garriga González, Midelsy Sánchez Nápoles, María de los Ángeles Vázquez Padrón

“…<strong>Background:</strong> the most common site of infection among individuals hospitalized for diabetes is the foot; it is also a frequent cause of morbidity, mortality and disability. …”
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Role of Nursing Staff in the Humanized Delivery of Patients with COVID-19 by Gloria Medina Naranjo, Guadalupe Cuello Cuello, Adisnay Rodríguez Rodríguez, Riber Donoso Noroña

“…<strong>Background:</strong> childbirth and birth constitute universal human facts. …”
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Analgesic effect of intranasal ketamine in the treatment of chronic cancer pain by Secundino González Pardo, Lourdes González-Longoria Boada, Francisco López Muñoz

“…<strong>Background</strong>: cancer pain remains difficult to treat, especially when the patient is resistant to opioids. …”
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Risk Factors for Preterm Labor in Pregnant Women from Ciego de Ávila Municipality by Silvia Estelbina Retureta Milán, Lainys María Rojas Álvarez, Marta Estelbina Retureta Milán

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> according to records from the municipal health department, in Ciego de Ávila municipality, 65 children died between 2007 and 2012; 35 of them were born prematurely, indicating that preterm labor and birth is still a pending problem.…”
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Behavior of Anemia due to Toxicity to Chemotherapy in Patients with Lung Cancer by Mahité Cañete Fonseca, Zaily Fuentes Díaz, Orlando Rodríguez Salazar

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> anemia constitutes one of the most frequent toxicities with intrinsic risk factors in the patient. …”
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Cardiovascular Reactivity and its Association with the Risk of Cardiovascular Morbidity by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Cynthia Olivia Morales Pérez, Rosmari Álvarez Hernández, Yudith Brito Pérez de Corcho, José Omar de Armas García

“…<strong>Background:</strong> there are no studies that confirm the association between cardiovascular hyperreactivity and the risk of cardiovascular morbidity. …”
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