eSalud en servicios de salud públicos en México: estudio de caso / E-Health in Public Health Services in Mexico: Case Study

El presente trabajo tiene el objetivo de explorar el desarrollo de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (componentes de eSalud) en servicios de salud públicos de México, así como indagar sobre los facilitadores y barreras para su implementación. Se realizó un estudio de caso en el Instituto de Servicios de Salud del Estado de Aguascalientes utilizando un abordaje mixto de tipo concurrente y de predominancia cualitativa que incluyó observación no participante, entrevistas semiestructuradas y un cuestionario dirigido al personal médico. A través del estudio, se identifican diversas oportunidades de mejora en cuanto al acceso y desarrollo de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación; también se identifican diversas barreras para su implementación factibles de superarse. En cuanto a las limitaciones del estudio, se reconoce la exploración de perspectivas sólo desde la oferta de servicios. En lo que respecta a la originalidad, destaca la investigación integral de diferentes componentes de eSalud. Se concluye que es necesario fortalecer las políticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación dirigidas al sector salud con el fin de optimizar su desarrollo e implementación

The purpose of this work is to explore the development of the Information and Communication Technologies (e-Health components) in public health services of Mexico, as well as to inquire into the enablers and barriers to its implementation. A case study was conducted at the Instituto de Servicios de Salud del Estado de Aguascalientes using a mixed approach of concurrent type and qualitative predominance that included non-participant observation, semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire addressed to medical staff. Through the study, diverse improvement opportunities for the access and development of the Information and Communication Technologies were identified; diverse barriers to its implementation were also. The study has the limitation of taking only the services offer perspectives. The originality of this study is the comprehensive research of e-Health components. It is concluded that it is necessary to strengthen the Information and Communication Technologies policies focused to the health sector in order to optimize its development and implementation

[Amebic liver abscess. Three years experience]. / Abscesos amebianos de hígado. Tres años de experiencia.

BACKGROUND: amebic liver abscess is frequently seen in endemic regions, and has a poor prognosis when diagnosis and treatment are inappropriate. AIM: to evaluate and compare our own results; to propose a new classification and therapeutic algorithm. DESIGN: an observational and retrospective study. METHOD: medical records were reviewed for sex, age, signs and symptoms, images, laboratory tests, size, location, treatment, hospital stay, and morbidity-mortality. RESULTS: sixteen patients with amebic liver abscess had been treated -9 were males, mean age was 30.56 years, all abscesses were solitary, 14 were in the right hepatic lobe, average size was 63.25, and 10 were of the collected type according to N Gbesso s classification. Seven patients had a good response to medical treatment, 6 needed percutaneous drainage, and 3 required surgery. Morbidity was 12.5% and mortality 0%. Average hospital stay was 7.68 days. CONCLUSION: our results are similar to those in other published series. The addition of two new groups to N Gbesso s classification provides better therapeutic orientation. We believe that early percutaneous drainage for collected abscesses bigger than 5 cm may improve symptoms and shorten hospital stay.