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<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>
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<article-id>S1729-519X2018000600917</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores asociados a la mortalidad por sangrado digestivo alto variceal]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Factors associated with mortality from variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<surname><![CDATA[Moreira Barinaga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Olga Magdalena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zenén]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Manzano Horta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ernesto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Hung]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sinuhé]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lázaro Ibrahim]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Pinillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel Maurelo]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba Hospital Provincial Docente &#8220;Saturnino Lora&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>917</fpage>
<lpage>930</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1729-519X2018000600917&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1729-519X2018000600917&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1729-519X2018000600917&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Las hemorragias digestivas altas por várices esofagogástricas constituyen un problema clínico-quirúrgico y aún mantienen una mortalidad excesivamente alta.  Objetivo: Estimar la carga de mortalidad y sus causas relacionadas con la enfermedad, así como los factores asociados según variables seleccionadas.  Material y Métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal de 39 pacientes ingresados con este diagnóstico en el servicio de Cirugía General del Hospital Provincial Docente &#8220;Saturnino Lora&#8221; de Santiago de Cuba durante el cuatrienio 2013-2016.  Resultados:  Predominaron los pacientes masculinos, en las edades medias de la vida y con varios factores de riesgo asociados. La Clase B de Child-Pugh, así como las Clases de sangrado II y III fueron las más frecuentes. El diagnóstico fue eminentemente clínico. El tratamiento endoscópico se realizó en tres pacientes y la aplicación de la sonda de Sengstaken-Blakemore resultó infrecuente. Se operaron 7 enfermos, que representan 43,7% de los que fallecieron. La tasa de mortalidad osciló entre 22,2 % en 2013 hasta 41,0% en 2016.  Conclusiones:  La persistencia del sangrado digestivo alto variceal obedece a la pobre utilización del tratamiento endoscópico y al no uso de los derivados de la somatostatina, asociado a niveles de mortalidad elevados y en íntima relación con un grado de insuficiencia hepática avanzada y las intervenciones urgentes; hubo correspondencia entre las causas directas de muerte y la enfermedad en análisis.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding constitutes a clinical surgical problem that still has an excessively high mortality.  Objective: To estimate the burden of mortality and its causes related to the disease, as well as the associated factors according to selected variables.  Material and Methods: An observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was conducted in 39 patients who were admitted with this diagnosis to the General Surgery Service of the "Saturnino Lora&#8221; Teaching Provincial Hospital of Santiago de Cuba during 2013-2016.  Results:  Middle-aged male patients with several associated risk factors predominated in the study. Child-Pugh Class B and Classes II and III bleedings were the most frequent ones. The diagnosis was eminently clinical. Endoscopic treatment was carried out in three patients and the application of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube was infrequent. 7 patients received surgical treatment, who account for the 43,8% of those who died. Mortality rate ranged from 22,2% in 2013 to 41,0% in 2016.  Conclusions: The persistence of variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding responds to the poor use of endoscopic treatment and the non-use of somatostatin derivates. It is also associated with high levels of mortality, and in close relationship with a grade of advanced hepatic failure and urgent interventions. There was a correspondence between the direct causes of death and the disease under analysis.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hemorragia digestiva alta]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[várices esofagogástricas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tratamiento médico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[endoscopía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cirugía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Portal hypertension]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[esophagogastric varices]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[medical treatment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[endoscopy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[surgery]]></kwd>
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