Urgencias médicas durante la práctica profesional de los docentes de estomatología / Medical emergencies during the professional practice of dental teachers

Introducción: Las urgencias médicas durante la atención estomatológica son eventos que pueden afectar la salud de los pacientes. Objetivo: Caracterizar las urgencias médicas durante la práctica profesional de los docentes de la carrera de estomatología. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal en abril de 2019. El universo estuvo constituido por los estomatólogos-docentes, que dieron su consentimiento para responder el cuestionario, de 12 de las 20 clínicas estomatológicas de subordinación docente a la Facultad de Estomatología de La Habana, y de los hospitales Dr. Luis Días Soto y Carlos J Finlay, también de la capital cubana. Las variables utilizadas fueron: categoría docente, ocurrencia de urgencias, especialidades, frecuencia de las urgencias médicas, tipo de urgencia médica y procederes en que son más frecuentes. Resultados: El 31,6 por ciento de los docentes refirió haber tenido, al menos, una urgencia; las más frecuentes fueron las lipotimias 29,6 por ciento y los síncopes vaso vágales 25,6 por ciento. El 64,6 por ciento se produjo durante las exodoncias. Conclusiones: Las urgencias médicas se caracterizan por ser eventos poco frecuentes y en su mayoría reportadas por especialistas en Estomatología General Integral. Las más frecuentes fueron la lipotimia y el síncope vaso vagal. El proceder durante el cual con mayor frecuencia se produjeron las urgencias resultó la exodoncia(AU)

Introduction: Medical emergencies during dental care are events that can affect the health of patients. Objective: To characterize medical emergencies during the professional practice of teachers of the dental surgery major. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in April 2019. The universe consisted of dental surgeons-teachers who gave their consent to answer the questionnaire, from 12 of the 20 dental clinics of teaching subordination to the School of Dental Education of Havana, as well as Dr. Luis Díaz Soto and Carlos J Finlay Hospitals, also from the Cuban capital. The variables used were teaching category, occurrence of emergencies, specialties, frequency of medical emergencies, type of medical emergency, and procedures in which they are most frequent. Results: 31.6 percent of the teachers reported having had at least one emergency; the most frequent were lipotymias (29.6 percent) and vasovagal syncope (25.6 percent). 64.6 percent occurred during extractions. Conclusions: Medical emergencies are characterized by being rare events and mostly reported by specialists in Family Dental Care. The most frequent were lipothymia and vasovagal syncope. The procedure during which emergencies occurred most frequently was extraction(AU)

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Helping Dental Students Make Informed Decisions About Private Practice Employment Options in a Changing Landscape.

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Background, training experiences, and career plans of U.S. periodontal residents: report of a web-based survey.

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