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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1729-519X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev haban cienc méd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1729-519X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1729-519X2022000300009</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Argón plasma: respuesta terapéutica y calidad de vida en pacientes con proctitis actínica crónica hemorrágica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Argon plasma: therapeutic response and quality of life in patients with radiation proctitis]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montes de Oca Megías]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pedroso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermo Ramón Noa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mildred Cecilia Armenteros]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quintanilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raúl Antonio Brizuela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Menocal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis García]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Escobar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vivianne Anido]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Cirugía Mínimo Acceso  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Balwant Singh  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Georgetown ]]></addr-line>
<country>Guyana</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1729-519X2022000300009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1729-519X2022000300009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1729-519X2022000300009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La proctitis actínica crónica hemorrágica (PACH) se presenta secundaria a la radioterapia pélvica. La coagulación con argón plasma (APC) es una terapéutica eficaz, segura, de fácil uso y relativo bajo costo.  Objetivo: Describir la respuesta terapéutica a corto y largo plazo del APC en pacientes con PACH, así como evaluar la calidad de vida antes y después de la intervención.  Material y Métodos: Estudio observacional, prospectivo de serie de casos en 46 pacientes con PACH, atendidos en el Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso entre 2017 y 2020. Se emplearon medidas de resumen y comparación de medias (t de Student pareada) para la hemoglobina inicial y final, así como para los puntajes de calidad de vida aplicados antes y después de la intervención. Para determinar el tiempo libre de resangrado se utilizó el Método de Kaplan-Meier. Se estimó una significación menor a 0.05 para un intervalo de confianza de 95 %.  Resultados:  Se necesitó una media de 3,6 ± 2,394 sesiones de APC. La media de hemoglobina se incrementó 1,9 g/L. La respuesta terapéutica a corto plazo se observó en 100 % de los pacientes y a largo plazo en 91,3 %. La media de puntaje para la calidad de vida descendió en 12,065 puntos (p&#706; 0,00), La percepción global percibida se incrementó en una media de 7.326 puntos (p&#706; 0,00).  Conclusiones: El APC tiene buena respuesta terapéutica a corto y largo plazo con pocas sesiones y bajo número de complicaciones, con mejoría de la calidad de vida de los pacientes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Chronic hemorrhagic radiation proctitis (CHRP) appears secondary to pelvic radiotherapy. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is an effective, safe, easy-to-use, and relatively inexpensive therapy.  Objective:  To describe the short- and long-term therapeutic response of APC in patients with CHRP, as well as to evaluate the quality of life before and after the intervention.  Material and Methods:  Observational, prospective case series study of 46 patients with CHRP, treated at the National Center for Minimally Access Surgery between 2017 and 2020. Summary measures and comparison of means (paired Student's t-test) were used for baseline and final hemoglobin, as well as for the quality of life scores applied before and after the intervention. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to determine the recurrence free time. A level of significance less than 0.05 was estimated for a 95 % confidence interval.  Results:  A mean of 3,6 ± 2,394 APC sessions was required. The mean hemoglobin increased 1,9 g / L. Short-term therapeutic response was observed in 100 % of patients, and long-term in 91,3 %. The mean score for quality of life decreased by 12,065 points (p&#706; 0,00). The perceived global perception increased by a mean of 7,326 points (p&#706; 0,00).  Conclusions:  APC has a good therapeutic response in the short and long term with few sessions and a low number of complications, with an improvement in the quality of life of the patients.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Proctitis actínica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[rectorragia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[argón plasma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[respuesta terapéutica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[terapéutica endoscópica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[resangrado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[calidad de vida]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Radiation proctitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[rectal bleeding]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[argon plasma coagulation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[therapeutic response]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[endoscopic therapy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[recurrence]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[quality of life]]></kwd>
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