Vol 44, No 1 (2025)

March

Table of Contents

Full-Length Articles

Fenoldopam use during Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Postoperative Rates of Acute Kidney Injury
Brian Oyler, Kevin Dao, Nayda Parisio-Poldiak, Russell F. Stahl
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3-8
Impact of the Pandemic on Food Security on Households with Children with Special Health Care Needs in Puerto Rico: A Survey Study
Ana L. Mulero-Portela, Carmen L. Colón-Santaella, Winna Rivera
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9-17
Association between Stressors after Hurricanes Irma and María and Psychological Distress in Patients with Active Breast and Colorectal Cancer Treatment
Hérmilis Berríos, Vivian Colón-López, Claudia Amaya-Ardila, Karen Ortiz-Ortiz, Marievelisse Soto, Cynthia M. Pérez
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18-24
Inpatient Pediatric Trauma Epidemiology at the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital From 2015 Through 2019
Pedro E. Ruiz-Medina, Ediel O. Ramos-Meléndez, Mariely Nieves-Plaza, Laura Ramírez-Martínez, Adrianna Rivera-Delgado, Lourdes Guerrios-Rivera, Pablo Rodríguez-Ortiz
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25-31
Coping Styles of Patients Hospitalized in an Intermediate Trauma Unit
Ana C. Sala, Lydia Temoshock, Milagros Figueroa, Omar García, Lourdes Guerrios, Pablo Rodríguez, Karen G. Martínez
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32-38
The Effect of Foot Self-Massage on Peripheral Neuropathic Pain, Peripheral Skin Temperature and Patient Comfort in Individuals with Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Kadriye Sayin-Kasar, Guler Duru-Asiret
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39-45
Mental Health and Access to Resources in a Schoolteacher Population Impacted by Earthquakes and the Pandemic in Puerto Rico
Yanice Vanessa Méndez-Fernández, Alvin Tran, Mario Flores-Torres, Elvin Estrada-García, Jailene Marie Resto
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46-53

Review Article

Long-Term Outcomes of Short versus Long Dental Implants with Sinus Lift in Atrophied Posterior Maxillae: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Brayann O. Alemán, Irelsy Rivera-Velazquez, Zareth Jana-Hernández, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan, Lidia M. Guerrero-Rodríguez, Augusto R. Elias-Boneta
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54-62

Brief Reports

Physical Activity in Puerto Rico: Recommendations for Research, Surveillance, and Policy Development
Raúl D. Gierbolini-Rivera, Alexandre A. de Paula da Silva, Milena F. Silva, Ana L. Favarão Leão, Farah A. Ramirez-Marrero
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63-68
Associations between Tumor Ploidy and Overall Survival in Pediatric Neuroblastoma
Tyrel R. Porter, Emir Rinaldi-Pérez, Marcel Grau-Rodríguez, Lilia Y. Kucheryavykh
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69-73

Case Report

Ischemia in the Splenium of the Corpus Callosum: A Rare Manifestation of Malaria
Esra Soyer-Guldogan, Mustafa Cagan-Akay, Mutlucan Kurt, Murat Albas
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74-75