Approach to interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis-A survey to pulmonologists and rheumatologists in Colombia.

INTRODUCTION: Interstitial lung disease is a leading cause of mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis. Currently, there is a lack of consensus regarding screening, rescreening, diagnosis, and follow-up practices in interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD) in Colombia. METHODS: A structured survey focused on clinical practices in patients with SSc-ILD was conducted. Members of the Asociación Colombiana de Neumología y Cirugía de Tórax (Asoneumocito) and the Asociación Colombiana de Reumatología (Asoreuma) were invited to participate from March 2023 to May 2023. RESULTS: We surveyed 51 pulmonologists and 44 rheumatologists. Overall, 51.6% reported having access to multidisciplinary team discussion in ILD. Among the 95 participants, 78.9% would routinely perform a high-resolution computed tomography scan of the chest once a diagnosis of systemic sclerosis was established. This practice is more frequent among rheumatologists (84.1%) than among pulmonologists (74.5%). Approximately half of the participants would rescreen patients annually with computed tomography scan (56.8%) if baseline images were negative. Spirometry (81.1%), diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (80.0%), and 6-min walk test (55.8%) were the most frequently performed tests upon diagnosis of systemic sclerosis. During follow-up, participants would consider repeating pulmonary function tests mostly every 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: Screening of SSc-ILD is high among pulmonologists and rheumatologists. Decision-making on diagnosis and follow-up is similar between specialties, but there are variations in their frequency and indications. Further research is needed to evaluate how to adapt recommendations for assessing SSc-ILD in different settings.

Carcinomatosis peritoneal en cáncer de pulmón: revisión de la literatura con reporte de caso / Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in Lung Cancer: Literature Review with a Case Report

En Colombia, para 2020, el cáncer de pulmón se reportó como la segunda neoplasia con mayor incidencia y la primera con mayor tasa de mortalidad según las cifras del minis-terio de salud de Colombia. El compromiso peritoneal en el cáncer de pulmón es algo extremadamente raro, se considera <1%. A continuación, exponemos un caso de car-cinomatosis peritoneal en cáncer de pulmón en un hospital en la ciudad de Bogotá. Se incorpora una posterior revisión descriptiva de la literatura de los casos clínicos de car-cinomatosis peritoneal en cáncer de pulmón reportados en la literatura mundial en los últimos 20 años, con el objetivo de resumir las principales características de estos pa-cientes que permiten plantear hipótesis de su enfoque terapéutico y pronóstico

In Colombia for 2020, lung cancer was reported as the fifth neoplasm with the highest incidence and the second with the highest mortality rate. Peritoneal involvement in lung cancer is extremely rare, it is considered <1%. Next, we present a case of peritoneal car-cinomatosis in lung cancer in Bogotá, with a subsequent literature review of the litera-ture of clinical cases of peritoneal carcinomatosis in lung cancer reported in the world li-terature in the last 20 years. The aim is to summarize the main characteristics of these patients that allow to hypothesize their prognostic and therapeutic approach

Clinical practice guideline for the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, management and follow up of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults.

In Colombia, diabetes mellitus is a public health program for those responsible for creating and implementing strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up that are applicable at all care levels, with the objective of establishing early and sustained control of diabetes. A clinical practice guide has been developed following the broad outline of the methodological guide from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, with the aim of systematically gathering scientific evidence and formulating recommendations using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology. The current document presents in summary form the results of this process, including the recommendations and the considerations taken into account in formulating them. In general terms, what is proposed here is a screening process using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score questionnaire adapted to the Colombian population, which enables early diagnosis of the illness, and an algorithm for determining initial treatment that can be generalized to most patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and that is simple to apply in a primary care context. In addition, several recommendations have been made to scale up pharmacological treatment in those patients that do not achieve the objectives or fail to maintain them during initial treatment. These recommendations also take into account the evolution of weight and the individualization of glycemic control goals for special populations. Finally, recommendations have been made for opportune detection of micro- and macrovascular complications of diabetes.

En Colombia la Diabetes Mellitus es un problema de salud pública por lo que deben generarse e implementarse estrategias de prevención, diagnóstico, tratamiento y seguimiento, aplicables en todos los niveles de atención con miras a establecer el control de la diabetes en forma temprana y sostenida. Se elaboró una guía de práctica clínica siguiendo los lineamientos de la guía metodológica del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social para recolectar de forma sistemática la evidencia científica y formular las recomendaciones utilizando la metodología GRADE. El presente documento muestra, de forma resumida, el resultado de ese proceso, incluyendo las recomendaciones y las consideraciones tenidas en cuenta para llegar a ellas. En términos generales, se propone un proceso de tamización mediante el cuestionario FINDRISC adaptado a población Colombiana que permite llegar a un diagnóstico temprano de la enfermedad y un algoritmo para el manejo inicial que es generalizable a la gran mayoría de los pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y que es sencillo de aplicar en atención primaria. También se hacen unas recomendaciones para escalar el tratamiento farmacológico de los pacientes que no alcanzan la meta o la pierden con el manejo inicial, teniendo en cuenta principalmente la evolución del peso y la individualización de la meta de control glucémico en poblaciones especiales. Finalmente se proponen algunas recomendaciones para la detección oportuna de las complicaciones micro y macrovasculares de la diabetes.

Valor pronóstico de la escala PESI y el angioTAC en pacientes con diagnóstico de TEP en el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, años 2010-2013 / Prognosis Value of the PESI Scale and of Angiography Through Computerized Axial Tomography (angioCAT) in Patients with Diagnosis of PE (Pulmonary Embolism) in the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Years 2010-2013

Objetivo: Determinar el valor predictivo de la combinación de índice de severidad de tromboembolismo pulmonar (PESI), disfunción ventricular derecha (RVD) evaluada en angiografía por escanografía, dímero D, troponina I cardíaca (cTnI) y péptido natriurético tipo B BNP, comparados con su uso por separado para estratificar el riesgo en pacientes normotensos con diagnóstico de tromboembolismo pulmonar (TEP). Métodos: Se seleccionaron pacientes >18 años que estuvieron hospitalizados en el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio entre 2010 y 2013 con diagnostico confirmado de TEP; mediante historias clínicas se recolectaron las variables de la escala PESI, los valores de troponina, el BNP y el dímero D, y se revisaron las imágenes de escanografía para medir la relación ventrículo derecho-ventrículo izquierdo, la morfología del tabique interventricular, el diámetro de la arteria pulmonar principal y el reflujo de la vena cava inferior. Resultados: 128 pacientes incluidos, de los cuales 7 (5,4 %) murieron. El ecocardiograma, el dímero D y la troponina se obtuvieron en 124 (96 %), y el BNP, en 101 (79 %). El PESI de alto riesgo se relacionó con todas las causas de mortalidad (p=0,049). Las combinaciones de PESI de alto riesgo con RV/LV >0,9 (p=0,04) y BNP >100 ng/ml con RV/LV >0,9 (p=0,007) fueron relacionadas de forma significativa con el desenlace primario. Otras combinaciones no mostraron relación con todas las causas de mortalidad. Conclusiones: La combinación de PESI con la relaciones RV/LV medida por escanografía de tórax mejora las características de predicción de la escanografía para detectar un desenlace combinado de muerte, hospitalización en UCI y requerimiento inotrópico

Objective: To determine the predictive value of the combination of the Severity Index of Pulmonary Embolism (PESI), Right Ventricular Dysfunction (RVD-evaluated by Computed angiography), D-dimer, troponin and BnP, compared with its separate use in order to stratify the risk in normotensive patients with a diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism (PE). Methods: Patients > the age of 18 were selected, who were hospitalized in the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, between the years of 2010-2013, with confirmed diagnosis of PE. The PESI variables, as well as troponin, BNP, and D-dimer values were calculated through clinical histories, and the CT angiograms were reviewed in order to assess the RV/LV ratio, the morphology of interventricular septum, the diameter of right pulmonary artery and the inferior vena cava reflux. Results: 128 patients were included. 7 of these patients died (5.4%). An echocardiogram, D-dimer, and troponin were obtained in 124 patients (96%), and BNP was additionally obtained in 101 patients (79%). A high-risk PESI was associated to all-cause mortality (p=0.049). The combinations of high risk PESI with RV/LV > 0.9 (p=0.04) and BNP > 100 ng/ml with RV/LV Z 0.9 (p0.007) were significantly related with the primary conclusion. Other combinations did not show a relationship with all causes of mortality. Conclusions: The combination of PESI with RV/LV index as measured by CT chest angiogram improves the predictive capability of CT chest angiogram to detect the combined outcome of mortality, ICU admission and requiring inotropic support.

Clinical practice guideline for the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, management and follow up of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults / Guía de práctica clínica para la prevención, diagnóstico, tratamiento y seguimiento de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en la población mayor de 18 años

In Colombia, diabetes mellitus is a public health program for those responsible for creating and implementing strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up that are applicable at all care levels, with the objective of establishing early and sustained control of diabetes. A clinical practice guide has been developed following the broad outline of the methodological guide from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, with the aim of systematically gathering scientific evidence and formulating recommendations using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology. The current document presents in summary form the results of this process, including the recommendations and the considerations taken into account in formulating them. In general terms, what is proposed here is a screening process using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score questionnaire adapted to the Colombian population, which enables early diagnosis of the illness, and an algorithm for determining initial treatment that can be generalized to most patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and that is simple to apply in a primary care context. In addition, several recommendations have been made to scale up pharmacological treatment in those patients that do not achieve the objectives or fail to maintain them during initial treatment. These recommendations also take into account the evolution of weight and the individualization of glycemic control goals for special populations. Finally, recommendations have been made for opportune detection of micro- and macrovascular complications of diabetes.

En Colombia la Diabetes Mellitus es un problema de salud pública por lo que deben generarse e implementarse estrategias de prevención, diagnóstico, tratamiento y seguimiento, aplicables en todos los niveles de atención con miras a establecer el control de la diabetes en forma temprana y sostenida. Se elaboró una guía de práctica clínica siguiendo los lineamientos de la guía metodológica del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social para recolectar de forma sistemática la evidencia científica y formular las recomendaciones utilizando la metodología GRADE. El presente documento muestra, de forma resumida, el resultado de ese proceso, incluyendo las recomendaciones y las consideraciones tenidas en cuenta para llegar a ellas. En términos generales, se propone un proceso de tamización mediante el cuestionario FINDRISC adaptado a población Colombiana que permite llegar a un diagnóstico temprano de la enfermedad y un algoritmo para el manejo inicial que es generalizable a la gran mayoría de los pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y que es sencillo de aplicar en atención primaria. También se hacen unas recomendaciones para escalar el tratamiento farmacológico de los pacientes que no alcanzan la meta o la pierden con el manejo inicial, teniendo en cuenta principalmente la evolución del peso y la individualización de la meta de control glucémico en poblaciones especiales. Finalmente se proponen algunas recomendaciones para la detección oportuna de las complicaciones micro y macrovasculares de la diabetes.