Editorial de la revista número 1 del año 2019

Abstract

The urban environment influences population health. Gastón Perman and colleagues, members of the Socio-Health Integration Area of the Department of Internal Medicine and the Health Plan of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, analyzed the distribution of green spaces suitable for physical activity and the availability of free state-sponsored sports activities in the city of Buenos Aires based on official data.

Turner syndrome results from the complete or partial absence of the second sex chromosome in female phenotypes. Mortality among women without regular health check-ups is three times higher than that of the general population. Liliana A. Santangelo and colleagues, from the Department of Endocrinology and Nuclear Metabolism, analyze the impact of the systematized and institutional follow-up of the Interdisciplinary Turner Syndrome Unit created in 2015 compared with patients evaluated between 2002 and 2014. Natalia Ayelén Chiarello and colleagues, from Hospital Italiano de San Justo Agustín Rocca, describe a case of severe right hydronephrosis and polycythemia (hematocrit 63.9%) that resolved after nephrectomy.

Schwannomas are benign tumors originating from the sheath of peripheral nerves, most commonly located in the head and neck, preferably in the lateral cervical space. Natalia Lucía Gómez and Eduardo Luis Mazzaro, from the Head and Neck Surgery Unit (Department of General Surgery), report the surgical excision of a vagus nerve schwannoma in close relation to the internal jugular vein.

Shared decision-making is the process by which the healthcare team and the patient work together to make decisions. In the United Kingdom, an instrument was developed to assess shared decision-making. It consists of a questionnaire for the patient and another for the physician (CollaboRATE and Ask 3 questions). María Victoria Ruiz Yanzi and colleagues, from the Department of Family Medicine, presented valid and reliable Spanish versions of these instruments.

Early recognition of sepsis and its treatment in phases prior to shock are essential to reduce mortality. María Florencia Grande Ratti and Bernardo Martínez, from the Adult Emergency Department, analyzed the impact of an educational intervention aimed at medical, nursing, and laboratory staff on blood culture request rates and blood culture contamination rates.