Gac Med Mex
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Multicenter Study
Towards objectivity in ethical assessment: legibility as part of informed consent form comprehension.
The experience on informed consent form (ICF) readability at the Research Ethics Committee of the National Institute of Cancerology of Mexico (INCan) is described. ⋯ It is necessary to have tools that provide objectivity to the evaluation of ICFs under investigation by ethics committees, which should be indicators of their comprehension, such as readability of the documents.
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Keratoplasty in the pediatric population has been considered a high-risk procedure. ⋯ Prolonged graft survival can be achieved with better knowledge and management of different associated factors.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in the number of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) cases has been reported. ⋯ During the COVID-19 pandemic, a higher number of GBS cases were treated, out of which 16% were associated with the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine; patients treated during the pandemic did not have a worse prognosis.
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Whether vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with cognitive impairment remains controversial. ⋯ A statistically significant association was observed between global cognitive performance and levels of vitamin B12.
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Acute appendicitis diagnosis can sometimes be a real challenge in pediatric patients. ⋯ The proposed scoring system, calculated based on patient age and gender, can be used for unnecessary surgeries to be avoided.