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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the anthropometric and demographic measures of patients under 18 years can be used to predict the diameter of STG autograft in ACL reconstruction surgery. METHODS: Retrospective series of 169 patients under 18 years (112 men, 57 women, averag...

Postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PIBO) is an infrequent chronic lung that causes irreversible obstruction and, or, obliteration of the smaller airways. This review particularly focuses on more than 30 studies from South America. CONCLUSION: The initial PIBO event occurs in the early years...

Background. The performance of eight currently available paediatric propofol pharmacokinetic models in target-controlled infusions (TCIs) was assessed, in healthy children from 3 to 26 months of age. Methods. Forty-one, ASA I-II children, aged 3-26 months were studied. After the induction of ge...

Theoretically derived factors (preexisting child characteristics, trauma exposure, caregiver–child relationship, and school-based mental health programming) were examined as potential correlates of distress in children residing in the region closest to the epicenter of the 2010 Chilean earthquake...

This study compared the 7-item Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) with two other versions which include the domains "Spirituality" and "Religion", separately, in a sample of Brazilian (n = 1.047) and Chilean (n = 1.053) adolescents. A comparison of psychometric properties between the PWI versions was...

The short half-life of erythropoietin (rHuEPO) leads to repeated fluctuations in hemoglobin levels and the need for frequent administration. Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA) therapy has been approved for once or twice a month in adult dialysis patients. To evaluate the efficacy...

The world’s largest school-based mental health program, Habilidades para la Vida [Skills for Life (SFL)], has been operating on a national scale in Chile for 15 years. SFL’s activities include using standardized measures to screen elementary school students and providing preventive workshops to s...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose is to review and discuss the fundamentals, indications, surgical technique, controversies, and outcomes regarding meniscal transplantation, focusing on available evidence in pediatric populations. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent studies have confirmed meniscal allograft tra...

Candidemia is one of the most frequent opportunistic mycoses worldwide. Limited epidemiological studies in Latin America indicate that incidence rates are higher in this region than in the Northern Hemisphere. Diagnosis is often made late in the infection, affecting the initiation of antifungal t...

Introduction: Alcohol is widely used among young families, and leisure time is frequently family time. Heavy alcohol consumption can adversely affect children. The objective of this work is to measure the harm to others in Chile. Subjects and method: This descriptive and probabilistic study for...