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Objective: To describe the percentile distribution of waist circumference (WC) by sex and age in a representative sample of children and adolescents of lower-middle and low socioeconomic status in Santiago, Chile. Methods: A cross-section of 3022 primary-school students between the ages of 6 and ...


Avalos, C.Diaz, C.Martinez, A.Bancalari, R.Zamorano, J.Harbin, F.Cerda, V.Fernandez, M.Cavada, G.Arteaga, J.Valenzuela, M.Toro, M.Garcia, H.[Waist circumference percentiles in children and adolescents between 6 and 14 years from Santiago, Chile]Waist circumference percentiles in children and adolescents between 6 and 14 years from Santiago, Chile

Nebulized hypertonic saline solution is useful in pediatric diseases such as bronchiolitis and cystic fibrosis. However its usefulness in pediatric patients with tracheostomy has not been studied. Our aim was to determine the usefulness of nebulized hypertonic solution 5% (SSH5%) in this populati...


Astudillo M, C.Villarroel S, G.Paul D, M. L. áTrincado B, V.Barañao G, P.Méndez R, M.[Nebulized 5% hypertonic saline decreases respiratory exacerbations in pediatric patients with tracheostomy]Nebulized 5% hypertonic saline decreases respiratory exacerbations in pediatric patients with tracheostomy

La pancreatitis aguda (PA) en niños presenta una morbimortalidad considerable. Las etiologías más frecuentes en este grupo etario son la PA secundaria a trauma, por enfermedades sistémicas y la PA idiopática, a diferencia de la población adulta en que predomina la litiasis biliar y el consumo de ...


Pattillo, J. C. S.Montecinos, G. A.Luque, M. J. H.Harris, P. D.[Elevated frequency of acute pancreatitis associated to biliary illness in chilean children]Elevated frequency of acute pancreatitis associated to biliary illness in chilean children

La estimación del grosor de pliegues subcutáneos (PS) es una manera simple de estimar composición corporal en niños, sin embargo, tiene limitaciones. La densitometría de doble fotón (DXA) es considerada como el nuevo estándar de referencia. Objetivo: Comparar la precisión de la estimación del por...


Urrejola, P.Hernández C, I.Icaza N, G.Velandia, S.Reyes G, L.Hodgson B, I.[Estimation of body fat in chilean children: Comparing subcutaneous fold equations amd doble photon densitometry]Estimation of body fat in chilean children: Comparing subcutaneous fold equations amd doble photon densitometry

Social status (SS) is a multidimensional variable that is used widely in health research. There is no single optimal method for estimating social status. Rather, in each case the measurement may vary depending on the research subject, the base theory considered, the population of interest, the ev...


Cabieses, B.Zitko, P.Pinedo, R.Espinoza, M.Albor, C.[How has social status been measured in health research? A review of the international literature]How has social status been measured in health research? A review of the international literature

Objetivos: Ainalizar la utilidad de un cuestionario clínico para el diagnóstico de los trastornos respiratorios del sueño (TRS) en niños con enfermedades neuromusculares (ENM). Pacientes y Métodos: Se realizó un cuestionario de sueño junto con una polisomnografía (PSG) en un grupo de 21 niños (14...


Brockmann, P. E.Holmgren, N. L.Salinas, P.Prado, F.[Usefulness of a clinical questionnaire for diagnosis of respiratory disorders of sleep in children with neuromuscular diseases]Usefulness of a clinical questionnaire for diagnosis of respiratory disorders of sleep in children with neuromuscular diseases

Epistaxis is very frequent in pediatrics affecting almost 60% of children. It is generally a benign condition, but occasionally an underlying disease such as a systemic coagulopathy or a local tumor may be present. We report a case of a child with severe recurrent epistaxis, in whom both a mild p...


Beltrán, C.García, R. J.Tevah, J.Fonseca, X.Zúñiga, P.[Severe recurrent epistaxis in children: A case report involving two complex underlying conditions]Severe recurrent epistaxis in children: A case report involving two complex underlying conditions

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