Vol. 41 Núm. 3 (2022): September | Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Full-Length Articles

Carmen Mabel Arroyo-Novoa, Milagros I. Figueroa-Ramos, Kathleen A. Puntillo

111-116

Pain, Anxiety, and the Continuous Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines in Trauma Intensive Care Unit Survivors: An Exploratory Study

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Loscar Santiago, Doris H. Toro

117-122

Effectiveness of Multiple Consecutive Fecal Immunohistochemical Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening

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Andres Rabell-Bernal, Ricardo López-Valle, Angel Morales-Santiago, Doris H. Toro

123-127

The Impact of a Sustained Virologic Response to Hepatitis C Virus Treatment on Liver Stiffness in the Puerto Rico Veterans Attending Liver Clinics in the Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System

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Sofía M. Muns, Kevin J. Ortiz-Ramos, Enid J. García-Rivera, Loida González, Josefina Romaguera

128-134

Knowledge and Attitudes about Transgender Healthcare: Exploring the Perspectives of Hispanic Medical Students

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Danilea M. Carmona-Matos, Verónica H. Layrisse-Landaeta, Keishla González-Sánchez, Dalilah Reyes-De Jesús, Frank De La Cruz, Krizia Ovando, Yadier Brito-Cuas, Jean Paul Iñesta-Rivera, Shirley Valentín-Berríos, Martha E. García-Osorio

135-141

Evaluating the Levels of Awareness of and Attitudes on Advance Directives Among Primary Care Physicians in Puerto Rico

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Nicole P. Rebollo, Hiram J. Jiménez, Ambar Ramírez, Jan C. Ortiz, Julio A. Rodríguez

142-148

Enucleations, Eviscerations, and Exenterations at a Supratertiary-care Hospital in Puerto Rico: A Retrospective Study

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Jose Alberto Quintero-Estades, Natalio J. Izquierdo

149-152

Determining the Incidence of Retinoblastoma and Survival Rate of Retinoblastoma Patients in Puerto Rico using the Cancer Registry of Puerto Rico (1985-2012)

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Brief Reports

Miguel Mayol del Valle, Orlando De Jesus, Juan C. Vicenty-Padilla, Alejandro Matos, Jaime Inserni

153-156

Development of a Neurosurgical Cadaver Laboratory despite Limited Resources

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Norma I. Cruz

157-160

Symptomatic Macromastia and Days Lost from Work

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William Rodríguez-Cintrón, Sulimar Morales-Colón, Juancarlo Martínez-González, Joan Albors-Sanchez

161-164

Lung Cancer Screening in Community-Based Practice in Puerto Rico: A Survey of Puerto Rico Pulmonologists

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Case Report

Stephanie M. González-García, Manuel J. Pastrana-Arroyo, Eduardo Medina-Parrilla, Anarda González, José Martín

165-167

A Rare Case of Non-IUD-Related Chronic Endometritis caused by Actinomyces Bacteria in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report

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Polyxeni Theodosopoulou, Georgia Micha, Ioannis Koutalas, Stavroula Karachanidi, Panagiota Brattou, Anteia Paraskeva

168-171

Currarino Syndrome: A Rare Case Report of Sepsis and Its Management

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Muammer Akyol, Mehtap Cicekci, Sertac Duzer

172-175

Bilateral Submandibular Gland Aplasia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Abstracts from Scientific Forums

Raffucci Surgical Education Foundation American College of Surgeons, PR Department of Surgery, UPR - RCM

176-181

41st F.L. Raffucci Memorial Lecture & Surgical Research Forum

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