Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2020
[Assessment of an asyncronic tele dermatology system for primary care physicians via social networking app WhatsApp].
In Chile, there is little access to Dermatology outpatient consultations in the public health care system, which has favored the development of tele dermatology (TD). ⋯ TD via a WhatsApp® group linked to a university is a low cost and easy to implement intervention, generating high levels of satisfaction among general practitioners.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2020
[Prevalence of anxious and depressive symptoms in Colombian migrants in Chile].
Migratory processes may affect mental health. Data on the health status of migrants are necessary for an adequate public health approach. ⋯ Chileans have worse mental health indicators than Colombian migrants. There are differences by sex and city of residence.
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In Chile, sick leaves serve the extra purpose of filling social protection gaps. Therefore, in practice, their operation range extends beyond health care regulations. In our institutional framework, sick leaves are used to fill social protection gaps and to accomplish an assortment of other purposes that justify an absence from work.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2020
[Determinants of door to needle time for intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke].
Intravenous thrombolysis (IT) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is time dependent. The time elapsed from hospital admission to the thrombolytic bolus is named door to needle time (DNT) and is recommend to be of less than 60 min. ⋯ The individual elements that correlated with a DNT longer than 60 min were the failure to detect the AIS during triage and doubts about its diagnosis.