Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2024
[Hematopoietic Transplantation Outcomes in Patients with HLA-Identical, Haploidentical, and Unrelated Donors at a University Hospital in Chile].
Allogeneic transplantation (HSCT) is a curative option for several hematological diseases. Our center has privileged the use of identical family donors (IFD) or haploidentical (HD) donors. However, the chances of finding family donors may be challenging in small families or unsuitable donors. In these cases, there is the possibility of obtaining hematopoietic precursors from unrelated donors (URD) with complete or almost complete HLA compatibility. ⋯ our experience shows that the results of DNR, DFI, and DFH are similar. 15% of patients were transplanted with URD because of the absence of suitable family donors.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2024
Case Reports[Amphotericin B Liposomal Lock Therapy in Fungal Peritonitis in a Patient With Peritoneal Dialysis: Regarding a Challenging Case].
Fungal peritonitis is a rare complication associated with peritoneal dialysis, whose standard management consists of systemic antifungal therapy associated with early removal of the peritoneal dialysis catheter. This report describes and analyzes the use of lock therapy with intracatheter liposomal amphotericin B in a clinical case of fungal peritonitis.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2024
[Survival in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Survival Analysis of 120 Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia with a Focus on Patients Over 60 Years of Age at Sótero del Río Hospital].
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most frequent type of leukemia in adults and has a high mortality burden. Patients over 60 years of age infrequently receive high-intensity chemotherapy. ⋯ Results with chemotherapy in patients 60 years of age and above are good, but the proportion of patients treated in the age group was low compared to other national reports.