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<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1028-99332019000300364</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ozonoterapia paravertebral en la patología de la columna vertebral lumbar]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Paravertebral ozone therapy in the pathology of the lumbar spine]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Terapia ozônio paravertebral na patologia da coluna lombar]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cuba Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Litzarys Caridad]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas Carmenaty]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castellanos Bertot]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yorkiel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cardosa Valladares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yoenny]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Agostinho Neto&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Facultad de Ciencias Médicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Universitario &#8220;Asdrúbal López Vázquez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>98</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>364</fpage>
<lpage>373</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000300364&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000300364&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000300364&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la búsqueda de alternativas terapéuticas para la atención al paciente con patología de la columna vertebral es una exigencia social, para lo cual se promueve el uso de la ozonoterapia.  Objetivo:  caracterizar la respuesta clínica de los pacientes con patología de la columna vertebral tratados con ozonoterapia paravertebral en el Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Agostinho Neto&#8221; de Guantánamo durante el período comprendido entre los meses de septiembre de 2017 y agosto de 2018.  Método:  se realizó un estudio observacional, prospectivo y transversal en el servicio de Neurocirugía en 78 pacientes con enfermedades de la columna vertebral, seleccionados intencionalmente y que participaron conscientemente en un preexperimento que consistió en la aplicación de un ciclo de diez sesiones de ozonoterapia por vía paravertebral durante un periodo de dos semanas. Se controlaron las siguientes variables: intensidad del dolor lumbar medida mediante la escala de evaluación analógica; incapacidad funcional evaluada mediante la escala de Oswestry.  Resultados:  la mayoría de los pacientes transitó a una categoría de dolor inferior y el 80,7 % se evaluó en la categoría leve-moderado después de la ozonoterapia. Esta posibilitó que en el mayor porcentaje disminuyera el grado de incapacidad funcional y la proporción con un grado mínimo de incapacidad función se incrementara en un 46,0 %.  Conclusiones:  la ozonoterapia paravertebral constituye una alternativa que puede ayudar en el tratamiento conservador del paciente con patología vertebral.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  the search for therapeutic alternatives for patient care with pathology of the spine is a social requirement, for which the use of ozone therapy is promoted.  Objective:  to characterize the clinical response of patients with spinal pathologies treated with paravertebral ozone therapy at the Dr. Agostinho Neto Guantanamo General Teaching Hospital during the period between September 2017 and August 2018.  Method:  a observational, prospective and cross-sectional study in the Neurosurgery service in 78 patients with diseases of the spine, intentionally selected and consciously involved in a preexperiment that consisted in the application of a cycle of ten sessions of ozone therapy by paravertebral route, during a period two weeks The following variables were controlled: lumbar pain intensity measured by the analogical evaluation scale; functional disability assessed by the Oswestry scale.  Results:  the majority of patients went to a lower pain category and 80.7% were evaluated in the mild-moderate category after ozone therapy. This made it possible for the highest percentage to decrease the degree of functional disability and the proportion with a minimum degree of disability function increased by 46.0%.  Conclusions:  paravertebral ozone therapy is an alternative that can help in the conservative treatment of patients with vertebral pathology.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO  Introdução:  a busca de alternativas terapêuticas para o cuidado do paciente com patologia da coluna vertebral é uma exigência social, para a qual o uso da ozonioterapia é promovido.  Objectivo:  para caracterizar a resposta clínica de pacientes com patologia vertebral tratados com terapia de ozono paravertebral no Hospital General Docente Dr. Agostinho Neto, Guantánamo durante o período de setembro 2017 a agosto de 2018.  Método:  foi realizado um estudo de observação, em perspectiva e em corte transversal, no departamento de neurocirurgia em 78 pacientes com doenças da coluna vertebral, seleccionados intencionalmente e conscientemente participaram num preexperimento que consistia na aplicação de um ciclo de dez sessões de terapia de ozono através paravertebral, ao longo de um período duas semanas As seguintes variáveis foram controladas: intensidade da dor lombar medida pela escala de avaliação analógica; incapacidade funcional avaliada pela escala de Oswestry.  Resultados:  a maioria dos pacientes foi para uma categoria de dor mais baixa e 80,7% foram avaliados na categoria leve-moderada após a terapia com ozônio. Isso permitiu que o maior percentual diminuísse o grau de incapacidade funcional e a proporção com um grau mínimo de incapacidade aumentasse 46,0%.  Conclusões:  A terapia com ozônio paravertebral é uma alternativa que pode ajudar no tratamento conservador de pacientes com patologia vertebral.]]></p></abstract>
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<surname><![CDATA[Biazzo]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Corriero]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Confalonieri]]></surname>
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<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Intramuscular oxygen-ozone therapy in the treatment of low back pain]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Acta Biomed]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>89</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
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