Apprenticeship in laparoscopic appendectomy can be accomplished with gradual clinical training and without the need for resort to animal experimentation laboratories.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitude toward organ donation of medicine students of a Northeastern Mexico public university. Methods: This was a prolective, descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional study. A 34 items cross-sectional survey evaluating knowledge and attitude toward organ donation in 3056 medicine students during 2013-2015. Descriptive statistics were used as absolute frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation, as well as the Chi-square test. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: About 74% of students would donate their own organs, mainly due to reciprocity (41%). 26% of students would not donate, 48% of them due to fear that their organs could be taken before death. 86% would donate organs from a relative. 64% have spoken about organ donation and transplantation with their family and 67% with friends. 50% said they had received no information about it. 68% understand the concept of brain death. Conclusion: Students received little information about organ donation during college. Despite that, most of them showed a positive attitude and are willing to donate.
Resultados del tratamiento del microcarcinoma papilar de tiroides adaptado al riesgo de recurrencia
Results of treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma adapted to risk of recurrence
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