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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2307-0420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía paraguaya]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2307-0420</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2307-04202024000200025</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/sopaci.2024.agosto.25</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Urgencias Quirúrgicas en tiempos de Pandemia. Hospital de Clínicas. FCM-UNA]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Surgical Emergencies in times of Pandemic. Hospital de Clínicas. FCM-UNA]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Agüero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ever]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morlas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristhian]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Hospital de Clínicas II Cátedra de Clínica Quirúrgica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>48</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>25</fpage>
<lpage>28</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2307-04202024000200025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2307-04202024000200025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2307-04202024000200025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  La pandemia por SARS-CoV-2, constituyó un reto para las autoridades sanitarias, tanto para los sistemas de atención médica, hospitales y profesionales de la salud.  Objetivo:  Describir los cuadros quirúrgicos de urgencias, en la pandemia SARS-CoV-2.  Material y método:  Estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo, observacional de pacientes portadores de patologías quirúrgicas del servicio de Emergencias en los meses de agosto a noviembre 2020.  Resultados:  n 385 pacientes, con edad promedio de 50 años, el motivo de consulta más frecuente fue el dolor en epigastrio (21,3%), seguido de coloración amarillenta de piel y mucosas (18,7%) y rectorragia (16,8%). El tiempo de evolución en promedio de 3 días. Se realizaron 151 (39%) intervenciones quirúrgicas, de las cuales la más frecuentes fueron la colecistectomía (46,3%) y la apendicectomía (18,5%), 11 tratamientos percutáneos (2,8%) y 24 (6,2%) tratamientos endoscópicos; 199 (51,7%) pacientes se trataron de manera conservadora. Entre las complicaciones post quirúrgicas se constató con mayor frecuencia infección del sitio quirúrgico en un 38,4% y la colección intraabdominal 37%. De todos los pacientes recibidos e internados en el servicio 32 (8,31%) resultaron ser COVID-19 positivo y durante su estancia hospitalaria, presentaron complicaciones 4 (12,5%) que incluyeron hemorragia postquirúrgica en dos pacientes, isquemia mesentérica en una oportunidad y shock séptico a punto de partida pulmonar. Tuvimos 1,3% de óbitos.  Conclusiones:  La edad promedio de los pacientes fue de 50 años. El motivo de consulta más frecuente fue el dolor epigástrico. La colecistectomía fue la cirugía más frecuente y la complicación más común fue la infección del sitio quirúrgico. Se registraron 1,2% de óbitos.  Palabras claves:  Pandemia. Urgencias Quirúrgicas. SARS-CoV-2.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was a challenge for health authorities, both for health care systems, hospitals and health professionals.  Objective:  To describe emergency surgery in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.  Material and methods: Retrospective, descriptive, observational study of patients with surgical pathologies in the Emergency Department from August to November 2020.  Results:  In 385 patients, with an average age of 50 years, the most frequent reason for consultation was pain in the epigastrium (21.3%), followed by yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes (18.7%) and rectal bleeding (16.8%). The evolution time averages 3 days. A total of 151 (39%) surgical interventions were performed, of which the most frequent were cholecystectomy (46.3%) and appendectomy (18.5%), 11 percutaneous treatments (2.8%) and 24 (6.2%) endoscopic treatments; 199 (51.7%) patients were treated conservatively. Among the post-surgical complications, surgical site infection was most frequently found in 38.4% and intra-abdominal collection in 37%. Of all patients received and admitted to the service, 32 (8.31%) were COVID-19 positive and during their hospital stay, 4 (12.5%) presented complications that included postoperative hemorrhage in two patients, mesenteric ischemia on one occasion and septic shock at pulmonary baseline. We had 1.2% of deaths.  Conclusions:  The average age of the patients was 50 years. The most frequent reason for consultation was epigastrium pain. Cholecystectomy was the most common surgery and the most common complication was surgical site infection. 1.2% deaths were recorded.]]></p></abstract>
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