Revista médica de Chile
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Self-compassion is understood as a mental framework when facing difficulties in life or personal insufficiency. It arises in response to the negative aspects of self-esteem. It is assessed using the 26 item and six factor Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) in the United States and Spain but not in Chile. ⋯ The 12-item version of the linguistically adapted Self-Compassion Scale instrument applied to medical students and physicians in Chile, had adequate internal validity and psychometric properties.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2023
Priorities and root cause analysis of quality and safety problems in chilean hospitals.
Quality improvement is an important component of hospital operations. ⋯ Hospitals can systematically use the proposed approach to categorize their main clinical quality and safety problems, analyze their causes, and then design solutions.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2023
[Performance of severity indexes for the prediction of adverse events among patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2].
Severity assessment in adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) allows to guide the site of care (ambulatory or hospitalization), diagnostic workup and treatment. ⋯ The performance of the prognostic indices differs significantly for the prediction of adverse events in immunocompetent adult patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia associated with COVID-19.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2023
Observational StudyPrevention and control of COVID-19 outbreak in a hemodialysis center.
The prevention and control of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hemodialysis (HD) units is challenging. ⋯ The incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in this HD unit was high. Strict biosafety protocols are required to prevent outbreaks.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2023
Case Reports[Invasive mucormycosis during COVID-19 infection. Report of two cases].
COVID-19 disease is associated with a significant number of opportunistic infections, including invasive fungal infections such as mucormycosis. The prevalence of the latter is rare, estimated to be between 0.005 and 1.7 per million inhabitants. ⋯ Both patients had a deficient metabolic control of their diabetes as a predisposing risk factor added to severe COVID-19 infection. High suspicion and early diagnosis are essential for prompt treatment, especially considering the associated high morbidity and mortality of this fungal infection.