Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Episodes of poorly controlled diabetes (DM) are one of the most frequent medical complications during hospitalization in the elderly population.Goals: To analyze the mortality rate (M) in patients with DM who undergo some medical decompensation during admission to Vascular Surgery and Angiology (VS).Material and methods: Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to VS who suffered some type of medical decompensation t...

Objectives: To analyze the most frequent consultations on patients admitted to Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (OST) unit asked to medical physicians.Material and methods: Descriptive analysis of consultations on patients admitted to OST who suffered any medical decompensation that needed to be notified.Results: From June 2008 to November 2014, 1486 consultations were sent from OST to a medical team (Internal Medicine+Cardiolog...

Introduction: Consultations are a common practice among different units of a hospital. In particular, those from the Vascular Surgery Service (VS) to the medical units are some of the most frequent.Objectives: Analyze the total number of consultations performed from the Vascular Surgery Service (VS) service to a medical team (T) specifically assigned to the control of decompensated medical conditions in surgical areas, in relation to the number of total ...

Objectives: To analyze the most frequent consultations on patients admitted to VS sent to a medical team (T).Material and methods: Descriptive analysis of consultations on patients admitted to the VS who suffered any medical decompensation that needed to be notified to Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nephrology or Pneumology.Results: From February 2011 to November 2014, 173 consultations were sent from the VS Service ...

Backgrounds: One of the most observations in subjects with obesity, is a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, which, in turn, it has been implicated with decreased testosterone levels and an increased hypogonadism risk. Testosterone deficiency is a very common feature in males with obesity. However, only few studies have investigated the effect of vitamin D on testosterone in the context of obesity, and controversial results has been found.Hypothesis...

Background: Acquired hypoparathyroidism due to thyroid surgery for thyroid cancer is the most common postsurgical etiology in a tertiary health center in Ecuador. Therefore, the data published from our country is limited. An observational cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the clinical, biochemical and therapeutic characteristics of patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism in the endocrinology department.Results: 102 patients were inclu...

Introduction: Transgender people are a diverse population affected by a variety of negative health indicators. Studies report, among other conditions, a high prevalence of mental health problems and substance abuse. However, there are still health issues that have been poorly analyzed and long-term longitudinal follow-up studies are scarce.Objective: The aim of this study is to deep into the demographic characteristics and the psychosocial profile of tra...

Background : Obesity is a chronic and complex health problem. Although it is a preventable health risk factor, it´s prevalence has grown rapidly in recent years. There are studies that demonstrate the relationship between hyperprolactinemia and obesity. However, it is not well explained and the results are contradictory. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between increased prolactin and Body Mass Index (BMI) in patients with pituitary macroadenom...

Objectives: To analyze the data of patients seen at the Diabetes and Pregnancy Unit, assessing the frequency of pregnancy planning and whether there are differences in the degree of metabolic control before and during pregnancy, as well as in perinatal outcomes with respect to those who do not plan. All women of childbearing age with Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus(PGDM) should receive preconception counseling to optimize glycemic control, since preconception control is assoc...

Introduction and objectives: Metformin (MTF) is the most used oral antidiabetic drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, intolerance to drug is frequent and limits its use. There are controversies about the cause of this problem, the gut microbiota has been proposed to be responsible. The gradual introduction of MTF could exercise an adaptation of gut microbiota that would facilitate tolerance to MTF. In this study we evaluate the metabolic changes and gut mic...