Outcome of Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants Who Require Intensive Care Unit Support: A Single Institution Experience.

Admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a patient who has been grafted with hematopoietic stem cells is a serious event, but the role of the ICU in this setting remains controversial. Data were analyzed from patients who underwent autologous or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation at the Centro de Hematología y Medicina Interna de Puebla, México, between May 1993 and October 2014. In total, 339 patients were grafted: 150 autografts and 189 allografts; 68 of the grafted patients (20%) were admitted to the ICU after transplantation: 27% of the allografted and 11% of the autografted patients (p = 0.2). Two of 17 autografted patients (12%) and 5 of 51 allografted patients (10%) survived. All patients who required insertion of an endotracheal tube died, whereas 7 of 11 patients without invasive mechanical ventilation survived (p = 0.001). Only 10% of the grafted patients survived their stay in the ICU; this figure is lower than those reported from other centers and may reflect several facts, varying from the quality of the ICU support to ICU admission criteria to the initial management of all the grafts in an outpatient setting, which could somehow delay the arrival of patients to the hospital.

Ultrabiomicroscopía ultrasónica y estabilidad de la lente intraocular en pacientes con miopía axial sometidos a cirugía de facoemulsificación.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the stability and the refractive error of the different intraocular lens (IOL) after cataract surgery. METHOD: Retrospective, observational and single-center study. Patients diagnosed with cataract and myopia who underwent a phacoemulsification surgery with intraocular lens placement without complications were included. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmological examination, ultrasound biomicroscopy was performed at 2 weeks, 1 and 3 months after surgery. Descriptive statistics were performed using measures of central tendency and comparative analyzes. A value of p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: Thirty-one subjects with a diagnosis of axial myopia and senile cataract were included, 20 women (64.5%) and 11 men (35.5%), with a mean age was 62.8 ± 13.14 years. The IOL displacement were not different for the upper, lower, temporal and nasal quadrants; however, we observed a tendency to inclination to the temporal sector (p = 0.054) between the first and third postoperative month. Therefore, the were no significant differences in spherical equivalent between groups postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: The inclination of the IOL did not change over time after surgery, the changes were similar with the different three types of IOL.

OBJETIVO: Evaluar la estabilidad y el desplazamiento de diferentes lentes intraoculares (LIO) a los 3 meses y los cambios refractivos asociados después de la facoemulsificación. MÉTODO: Estudio retrospectivo, observacional y unicéntrico. Se revisaron expedientes de pacientes sometidos a cirugía de facoemulsificación con colocación de LIO. Se realizó un examen oftalmológico completo, ultrabiomicroscopía a las 2 semanas, 1 y 3 meses después de la cirugía. Se realizó estadística descriptiva y análisis comparativos. Se tomó como diferencia significativa un valor de p < 0.05. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 31 ojos con diagnóstico de miopía y catarata senil, 20 mujeres (64.5%) y 11 hombres (35.5%), con una edad media de 62.8 ± 13.14 años. En cuanto al desplazamiento de la LIO, no se observaron diferencias significativas para los cuadrantes superior, inferior, temporal y nasal. Se observa una tendencia hacia temporal (p = 0.054) entre el primer y el tercer mes posoperatorios. El equivalente esférico tampoco mostró diferencias. CONCLUSIONES: El desplazamiento de la LIO no cambió con el tiempo después de la facoemulsificación. Los cambios fueron similares con los tres diferentes tipos de LIO y al compararlos proporcionan estabilidad refractiva en pacientes miopes.

Primary thrombophilia in México X: a prospective study of the treatment of the sticky platelet syndrome.

INTRODUCTION: The sticky platelet syndrome (SPS) is a common cause of thrombosis. There are no prospective studies concerning treatment. OBJECTIVE: To analyze changes in platelet hyperaggregability of patients with SPS who were given antiplatelet drugs and to assess its association with rethrombosis. METHODS: A total of 55 patients with a history of thrombosis and SPS phenotype were prospectively studied before and after treatment with aspirin and/or clopidogrel. RESULTS: Patients were followed for 1 to 129 months, median 13. Of 55 patients, 40 received aspirin, 13 received aspirin + clopidogrel, and 2 received only clopidogrel. The platelet aggregation response to adenosine diphosphate and epinephrine significantly diminished after treatment, and only 2 patients developed rethrombosis 52 and 129 months after starting therapy, with the freedom from rethrombosis rate of the patients being 96.4% at 129 months. CONCLUSION: Using antiplatelet drugs, the platelet hyperreactivity of patients with the SPS phenotype was reverted; and this translated into a substantial decrease in the rethrombosis rate.

Prevalencia de la diabetes mellitus y de la glucemia alterada en ayunas en un área de la ciudad de Sancti Spíritus / Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and of altered glycemia on fasting in an area of the city of Sancti Spiritus

Objetivos: determinar la prevalencia de la diabetes mellitus no propensa a la cetoacidosis y de la glucemia alterada en ayunas en 20 consultorios del área norte de la ciudad de Sancti Spíritus. Métodos: la población se obtuvo del estudio de corte transversal realizado en 20 consultorios del área de salud norte de la ciudad de Sancti Spíritus, en el periodo comprendido de enero de 2006 a diciembre de 2010. En la investigación anterior, el universo de estudio fue la población de 16 o más años de edad, de 20 consultorios del Médico de Familia escogidos al azar (n= 9 895 habitantes), de los cuales se estudiaron a 1 019 personas. La gran mayoría de estas personas residían en el área urbana (93,62 por ciento). Se reconsideró si la muestra estudiada anteriormente a través del programa Epinfo versión 6 en su módulo Statcalc, era adecuada para cumplimentar el objetivo de este nuevo análisis, y se obtuvo una muestra estimada de 340 y 574 personas, para un intervalo de confianza de un 95 por ciento, y para un 99 por ciento de confiabilidad respectivamente. Este análisis permitió reevaluar la información almacenada en la base de datos.Resultados: la prevalencia global de la diabetes mellitus fue de 13,64 por ciento (IC 95 por ciento: 11,53-15,74 por ciento). Al individualizar a la población diabética, las personas diabéticas tipo 2 representaron el 10,4 por ciento (IC 8,25-12,27 por ciento) y los diabéticos normopesos el 3,24 por ciento (IC 95 por ciento: 3,03-3,43 por ciento) de la población estudiada. La frecuencia de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 comenzó a incrementarse a partir de la quinta década, y se obtuvo un ligero predominio en las féminas (11,6 vs. 8,8 por ciento). La glucemia alterada en ayunas, se diagnosticó en el 25,22 por ciento (IC 95 por ciento: 19,91-30,52 por ciento), con predominio de este estado prediabético en la población urbana estudiada (26,2 vs. 10,8 por ciento).Conclusiones: la prevalencia de la diabetes mellitus y de la glucemia alterada en ayunas en la población estudiada fue alta(AU)

Objectives: to determine the prevalence of non-ketoacidosis prone diabetes mellitus and of altered glycemia on fasting in the patients of 20 doctor's offices located in the northern area of the city of Sancti Spiritus. Methods: the population for the analysis was taken from a cross-sectional study of 20 doctor's offices located in the northern health area of the city of Sancti Spiritus, which had been conducted from January 2006 to December 2010. In the previous research, the universe of study was the population aged 16 years and over attended by 20 randomly selected family doctor's offices (n=9 895 people) of whom 1 019 people had been studied. Most of the patients lived in the urban area of the city (93.62 percent). There was then reconsidered whether this sample, previously studied through the Epinfo 6 program, Statcal module, would be suitable to attain the objective of the new analysis, and finally an estimated sample of 340 and 574 persons was obtained for a 95 por ciento confidence interval and 99 por ciento reliability index, respectively. This new analysis made it possible to reassess the information stored at the database. Results: the global prevalence index of diabetes mellitus was 13.64 percent (CI 95 percent :11.53-15.745). The diabetes type 2 patients and the normoweighted diabetics accounted for 10.4 percent (CI 8.25-12.27 percent) and 3.4 percent (CI 95 percent: 3.03-3.43 percent) of the studied population, respectively. The frequency of diabetes mellitus type 2 increased from the age of 50 years on whereas females were slightly predominant (11.6 vs. 8.8 percent). The altered glycemia on fasting was diagnosed in 25.22 percent (CI 95 percent: 19.91-30.52 percent), with predominance of this prediabetic condition in the studied urban population (26.2 percent vs. 10.8 percent). Conclusions: the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and of altered glycemia on fasting was high in the population under study