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INTRODUCTION: A case report is a scientific article describing one or more patients with unusual clinical presentations. In recent years, the number of case reports in publications has decreased. In this study, we analyze the publication of case reports in journals of Endocrinology during the years 2010, 2015 and 2019. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Pubmed web was browsed for clinical journals of Endocrinology, those published in English and/or Spanish being selected, and the relevant variables analyzed. RESULTS: Of 84 analyzed journals, 51 accepted cases for publication, 29 did not, and 4 did so only in exceptional cases. In 2010, 11,754 articles were published, of which 709 were clinical cases (6.9% of the total); in 2015, a total of 14,594 articles of which 655 were clinical cases (5.8% of the total); and in 2019 a total of 14,110 articles, of which 472 were clinical cases (4.6% of the total). In journals demanding payment for the publishing of clinical cases, case reports represented 9% of all articles, and in free journals, 3% (Pâ¯<â¯0.05). CONCLUSION: There has been a decline in publication of case reports in journals of Endocrinology in recent years, both in absolute and relative terms. Even though the cases described by these reports are, by definition, exceptional, the decline of their publication implies a significant loss of scientific information and clinical knowledge regarding certain pathologies.
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Endocrinología , Publicaciones Periódicas como Asunto , Humanos , EdiciónRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: A case report is a scientific article describing one or more patients with unusual clinical presentations. In recent years, the number of case reports in publications has decreased. In this study, we analyze the publication of case reports in journals of Endocrinology during the years 2010, 2015 and 2019. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Pubmed web was browsed for clinical journals of Endocrinology, those published in English and/or Spanish being selected, and the relevant variables analyzed. RESULTS: Of 84 analyzed journals, 51 accepted cases for publication, 29 did not, and 4 did so only in exceptional cases. In 2010, 11,754 articles were published, of which 709 were clinical cases (6.9% of the total); in 2015, a total of 14,594 articles of which 655 were clinical cases (5.8% of the total); and in 2019 a total of 14,110 articles, of which 472 were clinical cases (4.6% of the total). In journals demanding payment for the publishing of clinical cases, case reports represented 9% of all articles, and in free journals, 3% (P<.05). CONCLUSION: There has been a decline in publication of case reports in journals of Endocrinology in recent years, both in absolute and relative terms. Even though the cases described by these reports are, by definition, exceptional, the decline of their publication implies a significant loss of scientific information and clinical knowledge regarding certain pathologies.
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En Cuba, los investigadores clínicos como profesionales de las ciencias médicas, ejecutan las investigaciones científicas relacionadas con los procesos salud-enfermedad. De ahí que resulta necesario determinar la verdadera dimensión que alcanza la formación científico - investigativa de dichos profesionales. A tales efectos, se realizó el presente estudio en el cual se exponen algunas ideas en torno a un proceso imprescindible en los momentos actuales de desarrollo de la investigación clínica, donde la sistematización formativa constituye el elemento fundamental de la formación de estos profesionales.
In Cuba, the clinical researchers as professionals of the medical sciences, carry out the scientific investigations related to the health-disease processes. So that, it is necessary to determine the true dimension that reaches the scientist - investigative training of these professionals. To fulfil this objective, the present study was carried out in which some ideas are exposed regarding an indispensable process in the current moments of the clinical investigation development, where the formative systematization constitutes the fundamental element in training these professionals.
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Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Adulto , Persona de Mediana Edad , Investigadores/educación , Desarrollo de Personal , Capacitación ProfesionalRESUMEN
Desde sus inicios, en Cuba se le ha otorgado gran importancia a los ensayos clínicos. El gobierno ha dedicado innumerables recursos para el desarrollo de la industria biofarmacéutica y la obtención de nuevos productos farmacológicos empleados para tratar disímiles enfermedades. Debido a la relevancia científica y la ética que poseen estos ensayos clínicos, resulta necesario que sean conducidos por profesionales con una calificación científica apropiada. Ante tal situación, ha sido necesario formar a dichos profesionales desde los puntos de vista científico e investigativo. Por ello, en este artículo se exponen elementos relacionados con los antecedentes históricos de esa formación y su dinámica como un primer acercamiento al tema tratado.
Since their beginnings, great importance has been granted to the clinical trials in Cuba. The government has dedicated countless resources for the development of biopharmaceutical industry and the elaboration of new pharmacological products for treating different illnesses. Due to the scientific relevance and the ethics of these clinical trials, it is necessary that are conducted by professionals with an appropriate scientific qualification. In such a situation, it has been necessary to train these professionals from the scientific and investigative points of view. That is why, elements related with the historical background of that training and its dynamics are exposed in this work, as a first approach to the treated topic.