Universidad de Antioquia

Response to Lohana: Diagnostic and Clinical Performance of Single‐Use Versus Reusable Gastrointestinal Endoscopes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analyses

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed for this response to Letter to the Editor.

A Structured Framework for Translation of the ACNS Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology Into Spanish

Purpose: The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) Critical Care EEG Terminology provides standardized language for describing electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns in critically ill patients but has not been formally translated into Spanish. We aimed to develop a con...

The silent pandemic: the overlooked toll of stroke compared to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered as one of the defining health crises of the modern era. The World Health Organization reported approximately 7 million deaths attributed to COVID-19 globall...

Directed Acyclic Graphs for Causal Modeling of Musical Interventions in High-Tropical Grazing Dairy Cattle: A Causal Framework Review

Musical exposure in dairy cattle has been associated with potential effects on milk production, behavior, and physiological regulation; however, available evidence remains heterogeneous and potentially affected by biological and environmental confounding. In high-tropical grazing...

The first annotated checklist of the bees of Colombia reveals an overlooked diversity and areas with major data deficiencies

Background Most existing knowledge about bee biodiversity comes from temperate regions, where diversity is presumed highest—yet substantial data gaps across the tropics confound this pattern. Checklists are critical for documenting species presence, identifying knowledge gaps, an...

Effect of dialkyl carbonates on soot precursor formation in ethylene laminar opposed-flow flames

Diethyl carbonate (DEC) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) are environmentally friendly oxygenated fuel additives due to their low toxicity, engine compatibility, miscibility with conventional fuels, and sustainable synthesis from alcohols and CO₂. While DEC has demonstrated strong pot...

Gender, Achievement, and Horizontal Stratification in Higher Education: Field-Specific Evidence from Large-Scale National Assessments in Colombia

Background Research on gender and field of study commonly treats science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as a single category. The fields grouped under that label differ in history, occupational destination, and gender composition, so an estimate computed on the aggrega...

A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to determine the effect of primaquine dose on efficacy, tolerability and safety in uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in Latin America

Background Primaquine is widely used to prevent relapses of Plasmodium vivax malaria, but the optimal dose in Latin America is unknown. We undertook a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of different pri...

Using evidence briefs to support future implementation planning: the case of early fibrinolysis for myocardial infarction and rehabilitation for the amputee patient in Colombia

Abstract Background Despite the relevance of clinical practice guidelines for health policy development, planning, evaluation and quality improvement, implementation of the Colombian national guidelines is still in early stages. The objective of this study was to develop two evid...

Adapting and implementing health systems guidelines: learning lessons from countries

Adapting and implementing evidence-based health system guidelines presents numerous challenges, particularly when they are introduced in settings that differ from those in which they were originally developed [ 1 ]. Effective implementation requires careful consideration of local...

Developing a strategy for identifying recommendations prioritized for implementation in the Colombian health system

Abstract Background Health systems guidelines (HSGs) developed by the WHO and clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) developed by the Colombian Ministry of Health can potentially support national and subnational policy-development processes. Barriers to implementation encountered wh...

Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding the transition of epilepsy care among neurologists and pediatric neurologists in Colombia, 2025–2026: A convergent study

Introduction The transition of epilepsy care from childhood to adulthood is a complex process that directly impacts treatment adherence, quality of life, and clinical outcomes. In Colombia, the implementation of structured transition programs is limited, representing a critical g...

From the Tragedy of the Commons to Surgical Governance: Collective Action and Shared Resources in the Colombian Health System

Surgical care depends on limited, interdependent resources whose use generates opportunity costs for other patients and system actors. This essay examines the conditions under which specific resources within the Colombian surgical system exhibit collective-action problems consist...

From the Tragedy of the Commons to Surgical Governance: Collective Action and Shared Resources in the Colombian Health System

Surgical care depends on limited, interdependent resources whose use generates opportunity costs for other patients and system actors. This essay examines the conditions under which specific resources within the Colombian surgical system exhibit collective-action problems consist...

Subnational Heterogeneity in RSV Seasonality in Tropical Colombia, 2022–2024

Abstract Background RSV transmission in tropical settings is often assumed to occur year-round, and preventive strategies are frequently recommended accordingly. However, sub-national variation in epidemic timing remains incompletely characterized. Granular local surveillance dat...

Exercise-Induced Acid–Base, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Responses in Colombian Creole Horses Across Different Gait Modalities

Exercise physiology in Colombian Creole Horses remains poorly characterized despite the breed’s extensive use in athletic activities. The objective of this study was to evaluate exercise-induced changes in blood biochemical and gas parameters and to determine whether these respon...

A ribosomal marker-based metataxonomic framework for environmental surveillance of nematodes of public health importance

ABSTRACT Metataxonomic analysis targeting the V4 region of the 18S rDNA gene, combined with molecular phylogenetic inference, was applied to detect nematode DNA of public health relevance in environmental matrices. A total of 25 mOTUs corresponding to six nematode taxa were detec...

Climatic factors as drivers of elevational shifts in the montane forests-paramo boundary over the last 15,000 years in the northwest Andes

In this study, conducted in the Belmira paramo in the northwestern Andes of Colombia, we used pollen records to track vegetation changes over the past 15 calibrated thousand years before AD 1950 (cal kyr BP). Employing ordination (NMDS), species indicator, and wavelet analysis, w...

Strategies to optimize antimicrobial use and control antimicrobial resistance: an evidence-informed policy process

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health priority in Colombia and worldwide, with implications for human, animal, and environmental health. This study presents an evidence-informed policy process designed to support the Colombian Ministry of Health (C...

Application of remote sensing and geospatial techniques for forest fire monitoring and air quality impact assessment

Wildfires are among the most significant environmental disturbances worldwide, with substantial impacts on ecosystems and air quality. Remote sensing techniques have advanced considerably on detection, characterization, and monitoring of wildfire and their atmospheric effects. Th...