Methodological notes

Validation of questionnaires for the measurement of health variables: Fundamental concepts

Natalia Riva, Diego Grandi, Benjamín Cruzat, Ruben Alvarado

Medwave 2024;24(01):e2746

(23/01/2024)

General aspects of the use of mixed methods for health research

Francisco Pérez Peña, Matías Cobaisse Ibáñez, Sebastián Villagrán Pradena, Ruben Alvarado

Medwave 2023;23(10):e2767

( 6/11/2023)

Approaching the body of evidence: Key concepts of Overviews

Benjamin Cruzat, Kimberly Reveco-Guzmán, Matías Encina-Meneses, Luis Ortiz-Muñoz, Javier Bracchiglione

Medwave 2023;23(5):e2704

( 6/06/2023)

Systematic reviews: Key concepts for health professionals

Nadia Sgarbossa, Matías Ibáñez Cobaisse, Gabriel González Cianciulli, Javier Bracchiglione, Juan Víctor Ariel Franco

Medwave 2022;22(9):e2622

(28/10/2022)

Key concepts for searching evidence: an introduction for healthcare professionals

Leonel Fabrizio Trivisonno, Camila Escobar Liquitay, Laura Vergara-Merino, Javier Pérez-Bracchiglione, Juan Víctor Ariel Franco

Medwave 2022;22(01):e002512

( 7/01/2022)

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Critical appraisals

Current clinical practice guidelines in atrial fibrillation: a review

José Kelvin Galvez-Olortegui, Mayita Lizbeth Álvarez-Vargas, Tomas Vladimir Galvez-Olortegui, Armando Godoy-Palomino, Luis Camacho-Saavedra

Medwave 2016;16(01):e6365

(15/01/2016)

Clinical practice guidelines in hypertension: a review

Mayita Lizbeth Álvarez-Vargas, José Kelvin Galvez-Olortegui, Tomas Vladimir Galvez-Olortegui, José Manuel Sosa-Rosado, Luis Arturo Camacho-Saavedra

Medwave 2015;15(09):e6290

(24/10/2015)

Effects of high intensity interval training versus moderate intensity continuous training on the reduction of oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic adult patients: CAT

Carlos Emilio Poblete Aro, Javier Antonio Russell Guzmán, Marcelo Enrique Soto Muñoz, Bastián Eduardo Villegas González

Medwave 2015;15(07):e6212

(14/08/2015)

Effect of high-intensity interval training on the reduction of glycosylated hemoglobin in type-2 diabetic adult patients

Raúl Alberto Aguilera Eguía, Javier Antonio Russell Guzmán, Marcelo Enrique Soto Muñoz, Bastián Eduardo Villegas González, Carlos Emilio Poblete Aro, Alejandro Ibacache Palma

Medwave 2015;15(02):e6079

( 6/03/2015)

Decreasing systolic blood pressure with isometric muscle training: a CAT

Alexis Espinoza Salinas, Pablo Sánchez Aguilera, Edson Zafra Santos, Cristian Cofre Bolados, Hugo Prado Núñez, Gustavo Pavez Von Martens

Medwave 2014;14(08):e6017

(11/09/2014)

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Analysis

Nuevos SNP candidatos para la asociación genética con la enfermedad de Alzheimer: un análisis de desequilibrio de ligamiento para los genes FCGRIIB y PILRA

Alejandro Levi-Monsalve, Sergio Vladimir Flores, Germán Manriquez, Ángel Roco-Videla

Medwave 2024;24(1):e2754

(26/02/2024)

Healthcare payment mechanism: Execution results of bundled payment program for bariatric surgery diagnosis in its first year of implementation in Chile

Daniela Paredes Fernández, Rodrigo Muñoz Claro, Patricio Lamoza Kohan

Medwave 2001;01(24):e2762

( 3/01/2024)

Epidemiological surveillance in COVID- 19 pandemic: EPIVIGILA system

Carla Taramasco, Carla Rimassa, Johana Acevedo Romo, Adolfo Césped Zavando, Rodrigo Fuentes Bravo

Medwave 2022;22(05):e2560

( 2/06/2022)

Impact of COVID-19 outbreak in knee arthroplasty in Chile: a cross-sectional, national registry-based analysis

Maximiliano Barahona, Álvaro Martínez, Macarena Barahona, Marcela Ramírez, Cristian Barrientos, Carlos Infante

Medwave 2022;22(04):e002511

(12/05/2022)

Modeling of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome

Juan Pablo Gutiérrez Jara, María Teresa Muñoz Quezada

Medwave 2022;22(03):e002526

(26/04/2022)

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Consensus

Obesity in adults: Clinical practice guideline adapted for Chile

Yudith Preiss Contreras, Ximena Ramos Salas, Camila Ávila Oliver, Miguel Alejandro Saquimux Contreras, Rodrigo Muñoz Claro, Claudio Canales Ferrada, Consorcio Chileno para el Estudio de la Obesidad

Medwave 2022;22(10):e2649

( 8/11/2022)

Reducing the impact of COVID-19 on radiation oncology units of developing countries: A rapid review and expert consensus

Nadia Montero-Oleas, Raúl Puente-Vallejo, Bárbara León-Micheli, Andrés Imbaquingo-Cabrera, Mónica Silva, Elizabeth Gamarra, Byron Álvarez-Rodas, Nelson Segovia, Pablo Aldaz-Roldan, Cristina Nuñez-Silva, Karina Zurita-Vivero, Alex Carrión, José Molina-Jaramillo, Andrés Rodríguez-Balarezo, Yuri Betancourt, Luis De Los Reyes

Medwave 2020;20(08):e8012

( 7/09/2020)

Literature review for the use of ultrasound (US) in breast cancer - indications and minimum requirements to ensure the quality of the imaging exam

Eleonora Horvath, Marcela Uchida, María Cecilia Galleguillos, Carolina Behnke, Elisa Droguett, Moravia Silva, Miguel Angel Pinochet, Heriberto Wenzel, Alonso Inzulza, Claudia Merino, Shuhsing Chen

Medwave 2010;10(1):e4318

( 1/01/2010)

High-risk for breast cancer and prevention strategies: a literature review

Octavio Peralta, María Eugenia Bravo, Marcela Amar, Francisca Arnello, Carolina Barriga, Pilar Carvallo, Francisco Domínguez, Jorge Gamboa, Lorena Gutiérrez, Lilian Jara, Leonor Moyano, Paulina Neira, Mario Pardo, Dravna Razmilic, Carla Sáez, Gonzalo Vigueras

Medwave 2010;10(1):e4358

( 1/01/2010)

Review of the literature on treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Bruno Nervi, Cristián Carvallo, Bettina Müller, Marielisa León, Geraldine Melgoza, César Sánchez, Jorge Madrid, Luis Cereceda, Manuel Yáñez, Eduardo Yáñez, Yerko Borghero, Lucía Bronfman

Medwave 2010;10(1):e4359

( 1/01/2010)

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Review article

Literature review on sexuality in the elderly: What is being taught and with what technologies

Jhonny Acevedo Ayala, Andrea Solari del Sol, Magdalena Arroyo Concha, Dominique Tirreau Román

Medwave 2024;24(3):e2710

(15/04/2024)

Clinical and radiographic characterization of external root resorption

Agustina Buchi-Velazquez, Daniela Escobar-Torres, Valentina Veloso, Nicolás Ferraro

Medwave 2024;24(3):e2780

( 4/04/2024)

Clinical simulation training for the adequate management of obstetrics emergencies: A narrative review

Najat Boucetta, Mustafa El Alaoui

Medwave 2023;23(10):e2712

( 3/11/2023)

Physical exercise as an intervention in people at clinical high-risk for psychosis: A narrative review

Marcelo Arancibia, Humberto Pizarro, Rebeca Núñez, Maximiliano Abarca

Medwave 2023;23(8):e2724

(15/09/2023)

Tools of genomic medicine for clinical practice: The example of psychiatry

Camila Vargas, María Leonor Bustamante, Trinidad Kahler, Fernanda Vargas, Ulises Ríos, Angela Muñoz, Francisca Opazo, Marcelo Arancibia

Medwave 2023;23(6):e2708

(13/07/2023)

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Clinical reviews

Community-acquired pneumonia: Epidemiology, diagnosis, prognostic severity scales, and new therapeutic options

Paulo Guilherme Oliveira e Silva, Luiz Alberto Cerqueira Batista Filho, Ismael Pérez Flores, Victoria Vilins e Silva, Alexandre Toledo Maciel, Larissa Seraphim Medeiros

Medwave 2023;23(11):e2719

(13/12/2023)

Catatonia: A narrative review of its historical development, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and therapeutics

Marcelo Arancibia, Álvaro Cavieres, Ulises Ríos

Medwave 2023;23(6):e2703

(31/07/2023)

Respiratory drive, inspiratory effort, and work of breathing: review of definitions and non-invasive monitoring tools for intensive care ventilators during pandemic times

Francisco Ríos-Castro, Felipe González-Seguel, Jorge Molina

Medwave 2022;22(03):e002550

(29/04/2022)

Cardiac troponins: current information on the main analytical characteristics of determination methods and new diagnostic possibilities

Aleksey M. Chaulin

Medwave 2021;21(11):e002132

(11/12/2021)

Update on immunotherapy for renal cancer

Rodrigo Canales Rojas

Medwave 2021;21(05):e8202

( 4/06/2021)

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