Modalidades de atención para el paciente adulto con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia en fase aguda y de mantenimiento / Types of Care for Adult Patients Diagnosed With Acute and Maintenance Phase Schizophrenia

Objetivos: Ayudar al clínico en la toma de decisiones sobre las modalidades de atención disponibles para el adulto con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia. Determinar cuáles son las modalidades de atención que se asocian a mejores desenlaces en personas adultas con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia. Método: Se elaboró una guía de práctica clínica bajo los lineamientos de la Guía Metodológica del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social para identificar, sintetizar, evaluar la evidencia y formular recomendaciones respecto al manejo y seguimiento de los pacientes adultos con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia. Se adoptó y actualizó la evidencia de la guía NICE 82, que contestaba la pregunta acá planteada. Se presentó la evidencia y su graduación al grupo desarrollador de la guía (GDG) para la formulación de las recomendaciones siguiendo la metodología propuesta por el abordaje GRADE. Resultados: Se revisaron siete metaanálisis para la formulación de las recomendaciones de esta pregunta. Los pacientes que estuvieron en la modalidad de tratamiento asertivo comunitario presentaron un menor riesgo de nuevas hospitalizaciones. Para la modalidad de atención de manejo intensivo de caso se encontraron resultados concluyentes que favorecen a la intervención para rehospitalizaciones a mediano plazo, funcionamiento social y satisfacción con los servicios. Los equipos de resolución de crisis favorecen a esta frente al cuidado estándar en los desenlaces de rehospitalizaciones, funcionamiento social y satisfacción con el servicio. Conclusión: La utilización de diferentes modalidades de atención conlleva a la necesidad de ofrecer un abordaje integral a los pacientes. La evidencia muestra beneficios para la mayoría de los desenlaces estudiados sin encontrarse riesgos para la integridad o la salud de los pacientes. En esta evaluación se recomienda utilizar modalidades de prestación de servicios de salud que tengan una base comunitaria y que cuenten con un grupo multidisciplinario. No se recomienda usar la modalidad hospital día en la fase aguda de la esquizofrenia en adultos.

Objectives: To assist the clinician in making decisions about the types of care available for adults with schizophrenia. To determine which are the modalities of treatment associated with better outcomes in adults with schizophrenia. Methods: A clinical practice guideline was elaborated under the parameters of the Methodological Guide of the Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social to identify, synthesize and evaluate the evidence and make recommendations about the treatment and follow-up of adult patients with schizophrenia. The evidence of NICE guide 82 was adopted and updated. The evidence was presented to the Guideline Developing Group and recommendations, employing the GRADE system, were produced. Results: Patients who were in Assertive community treatment had a lower risk of new hospitalizations. For the intensive case management, the results favored this intervention in the outcomes: medium term readmissions, social functioning and satisfaction with services. The crisis resolution teamswas associated with better outcomes on outcomes of readmissions, social functioning and service satisfaction in comparison with standard care. Conclusion: The use of different modalities of care leads to the need of a comprehensive approach to patients to reduce the overall disability associated with the disease. Evidence shows overall benefit for most outcomes studied without encountering hazards for health of patients. This evaluation is recommended to use the professional ways of providing health services that are community-based and have a multidisciplinary group. It is not recommended the modality "day hospital" during the acute phase of schizophrenia in adults.

Tratamiento con antipsicóticos de depósito del paciente adulto con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia / Treatment of Adult Schizophrenic Patients With Depot Antipsychotics

Objetivos: Determinar cuándo está indicado emplear un antipsicótico de depósito, y cuál es el más efectivo y seguro, en pacientes con esquizofrenia en la fase de mantenimiento del tratamiento. Método: Se elaboró una guía de práctica clínica bajo los lineamientos de la Guía Metodológica del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social para identificar, sintetizar, evaluar la evidencia y formular recomendaciones respecto al manejo y seguimiento de los pacientes adultos con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia. Se adoptó y actualizó la evidencia de la guía NICE 82, que contestaba la pregunta acá planteada. Se presentó la evidencia y su graduación al grupo desarrollador de la guía (GDG) para la formulación de las recomendaciones siguiendo la metodología propuesta por el abordaje GRADE. Resultados: La revisión de la literatura muestra que la calidad evidencia es moderada a baja y que en muchos casos los hallazgos no son concluyentes. Se utilizaron 8 artículos de los resultados de las búsquedas. El riesgo de recaídas fue menor con risperidona de depósito y palmitato de paliperidona al compararlos frente a placebo. Para el riesgo de hospitalizaciones, la comparación de Antipsicóticos de depósito (APD) frente a AP orales, el resultado no es concluyente. De forma global los AP de segunda generación de depósito tuvieron menor riesgo de descontinuación al compararlos con placebo. Los AP de segunda generación presentan mayor riesgo de Síndromes extrapiramidales frente a placebo, lo mismo que con el uso de antiparkinsonianos. La comparación de AP de segunda generación IM frente a placebo mostró un aumento de riesgo de los primeros a ganar peso. Conclusión: Se recomienda el uso de antipsicóticos de depósito en la fase de mantenimiento del paciente adulto con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia si no hay adherencia al tratamiento con antipsicóticos orales y cuando el paciente los prefiera. No se recomienda usar antipsicóticos de depósito en la fase aguda de la esquizofrenia en adultos.

Objectives: To determine the indications of long-acting antipsychotic injection and what its effectiveness and safety in adult patients with schizophrenia during the treatment maintenance phase. Methods: A clinical practice guideline was elaborated under the parameters of the Methodological Guide of the Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social to identify, synthesize and evaluate the evidence and make recommendations about the treatment and follow-up of adult patients with schizophrenia. The evidence of NICE guide 82 was adopted and updated. The evidence was presented to the Guideline Developing Group and recommendations, employing the GRADE system, were produced. Results: The literature review shows that the evidence has moderate to low quality. 8 articles were used. The risk of relapse was lower with depot risperidone and paliperidone palmitate when compared with placebo. For the risk of hospitalizations comparing depot antipsychotics (APD) versus oral AP, the result is inconclusive. Globally the second-generation APD had a lower risk of discontinuation when compared with placebo. The second generation AP had higher risk of extrapyramidal syndromes than placebo, as in the use of antiparkinsonian. The comparison of second-generation AP injections versus placebo showed an increased risk of early weight gain. Conclusion: The use of depot antipsychotics in the maintenance phase of adult patients diagnosed with schizophrenia is recommended if there is no adherence to oral antipsychotics as the patient’s preference. It is not recommended depot antipsychotics in the acute phase of schizophrenia in adults.

[Treatment of Adult Schizophrenic Patients With Depot Antipsychotics]. / Tratamiento con antipsicóticos de depósito del paciente adulto con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the indications of long-acting antipsychotic injection and what its effectiveness and safety in adult patients with schizophrenia during the treatment maintenance phase. METHODS: A clinical practice guideline was elaborated under the parameters of the Methodological Guide of the Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social to identify, synthesize and evaluate the evidence and make recommendations about the treatment and follow-up of adult patients with schizophrenia. The evidence of NICE guide 82 was adopted and updated. The evidence was presented to the Guideline Developing Group and recommendations, employing the GRADE system, were produced. RESULTS: The literature review shows that the evidence has moderate to low quality. 8 articles were used. The risk of relapse was lower with depot risperidone and paliperidone palmitate when compared with placebo. For the risk of hospitalizations comparing depot antipsychotics (APD) versus oral AP, the result is inconclusive. Globally the second-generation APD had a lower risk of discontinuation when compared with placebo. The second generation AP had higher risk of extrapyramidal syndromes than placebo, as in the use of antiparkinsonian. The comparison of second-generation AP injections versus placebo showed an increased risk of early weight gain. CONCLUSION: The use of depot antipsychotics in the maintenance phase of adult patients diagnosed with schizophrenia is recommended if there is no adherence to oral antipsychotics as the patient's preference. It is not recommended depot antipsychotics in the acute phase of schizophrenia in adults.

[Types of Care for Adult Patients Diagnosed With Acute and Maintenance Phase Schizophrenia]. / Modalidades de atención para el paciente adulto con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia en fase aguda y de mantenimiento.

OBJECTIVES: To assist the clinician in making decisions about the types of care available for adults with schizophrenia. To determine which are the modalities of treatment associated with better outcomes in adults with schizophrenia. METHODS: A clinical practice guideline was elaborated under the parameters of the Methodological Guide of the Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social to identify, synthesize and evaluate the evidence and make recommendations about the treatment and follow-up of adult patients with schizophrenia. The evidence of NICE guide 82 was adopted and updated. The evidence was presented to the Guideline Developing Group and recommendations, employing the GRADE system, were produced. RESULTS: Patients who were in Assertive community treatment had a lower risk of new hospitalizations. For the intensive case management, the results favored this intervention in the outcomes: medium term readmissions, social functioning and satisfaction with services. The crisis resolution teams was associated with better outcomes on outcomes of readmissions, social functioning and service satisfaction in comparison with standard care. CONCLUSION: The use of different modalities of care leads to the need of a comprehensive approach to patients to reduce the overall disability associated with the disease. Evidence shows overall benefit for most outcomes studied without encountering hazards for health of patients. This evaluation is recommended to use the professional ways of providing health services that are community-based and have a multidisciplinary group. It is not recommended the modality "day hospital" during the acute phase of schizophrenia in adults.

Chronic neck pain associated with an old odontoid fracture: a rare presentation.

Cervical spine injuries represent a minority of injury cases in motor vehicles accidents but are a real threat to a patient's life. In the wide range of cervical spine injuries, odontoid (dens) fractures represent the most common findings. These fractures are more usually found in the elderly population due to the changes associated with age. Neurological deficit is not frequently found in these injuries. The following is a case presentation of a chronic odontoid fracture with neurological deficit in a young man that was discovered 23 years after he sustained a motor vehicle accident.

Lactante menor con malformación dela vena de galeno y malformaciones cardiacas asociadas / Newborn with vein of galen malformation and concurrent cardiac malformation

La malformación aneurismática de la vena de Galeno (MAVG) es poco frecuente, pues tiene una prevalencia calculada en menos de uno en 25 000 nacidos vivos. Puede causar una alta morbilidad y mortalidad en neonatos y, con menor frecuencia, en niños mayores. Está ubicada en el plexo coroideo, en el techo del tercer ventrículo, en la región del velum interpositum. Se presenta como una fístula arteriovenosa, usualmente entre las arterias coroidales y el saco aneurismático, lo que lleva a una dilatación de la vena de Galeno. Cuando los neonatos son sintomáticos, la presentación clínica usual de la MAVG es una falla cardiaca de alto gasto, que se ha reportado hasta en el 94 % de los neonatos a quienes se les diagnostica una MAVG. En el pasado, dicha falla progresaba rápidamente a falla multiorgánica y muerte; sin embargo, actualmente las técnicas endovasculares y las unidades de cuidado intensivo han mejorado el mal pronóstico de la MAVG. Se presenta el caso de un recién nacido con diagnóstico antenatal de MAVG con malformaciones cardiacas, que en el momento vive, a pesar del pronóstico reportado en la literatura...

Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformations(VGAM) is a rare malformation with a prevalenceestimated at less than one in 25,000 live births.This malformation can cause high morbidity andmortality in neonates and less frequently in olderchildren. Is a complex vascular malformation ofthe choroid, in the roof of the third ventricle, inthe region of the velum interpositum. It is presentedas an arteriovenous fistula, usually betweenthe choroidal arteries and the aneurysm sac, leadingto a dilated vein of Galen. When infants aresymptomatic, the usual clinical presentation ofheart failure VGAM is high output, which hasbeen reported in up to 94 % of infants who arediagnosed with a VGAM. In the past, such failurerapidly progressed to multiorgan failure anddeath, with mortality reported up to 100 %, butnow advances in endovascular techniques andintensive care units have improved the poor prognosisof VGAM...