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Early high ratio platelet transfusion in trauma resuscitation and its outcomes
(International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science, 2016)
The optimal ratio of platelets (PLTs) to packed red blood cell (PRBC) in trauma patients requiring massive transfusion protocol (MTP) is still controversial. This report aims to describe the effect of attaining a high ...
Medicinal plants in the Dominican Republic and their possible role in public health care
(International Society for Horticultural Science, 2016)
In the Dominican Republic, one can distinguish two medical systems: the formal medical system and the informal medical system. The formal medical system is based on the western conventional medical system. The informal ...
Intragastric balloon
(Springer Link, 2016)
Obesity is a serious, complex disease and both its treatment and management have remained a global medical challenge. It has been proven that obesity reduces the quality of life as well as life expectancy in patients and ...
Overweight and obesity: review and update
(Acta Gastroenterológica Latinoamericana, 2016-06)
Obesity is an epidemic with important health repercussions in addition to high treatment-related costs. Between 2006 and 2007 the WHO developed new assessment tools, which aren’t being globally used. In fact, there is no ...
Medical students’ perceptions about the added educational value of student-run HIV/AIDS educational campaigns in the Dominican Republic
(Global Health Research and Policy, 2016-12)
This purpose of this report was to examine the perceptions of medical students about the strengths, limitations, and recommendations for improvement of the first known student-run HIV/AIDS educational campaigns in the ...