Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Association between stressful life events and psychoactive substance use in adolescents and young adults from Argentina, Colombia and Peru

BACKGROUND: Substance use is a common problem among young people in Latin America and has significant consequences for their mental health. One of the variables associated with the use of psychoactive substances is stressful life events (SLEs). SLEs can include traumatic experien...

Mind the Gap: Disparities in Education on Organ Donation and Transplantation-Results of a Global Survey.

Background: Widely accessible education on organ donation and transplantation (ODT) is a tool to reduce waiting lists, as <10% of transplant needs are met (Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation). We aimed to assess the current state of access to education on ODT worl...

Acceptance of Organs From Deceased Donors: Results of a Global Survey.

Background: With <10% of transplantation needs being met, one contributing factor may be the potential subjectivity in transplant specialists' acceptance of organs. Such decisions, if influenced by knowledge and/or comfort gaps, warrant intervention. We assessed knowledge and com...

Giant intraparotid hemangioma presenting with facial nerve palsy in an adult: a rare case report of successful surgical excision and sural nerve graft reconstruction

Vascular anomalies of the parotid gland, particularly venous malformations presenting in adult populations, are rare entities that pose significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to their infiltrative nature and proximity to vital neurovascular structures. While vascul...