Vol. 44 Núm. 1 (2025): March | Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Full-Length Articles

Brian Oyler, Kevin Dao, Nayda Parisio-Poldiak, Russell F. Stahl

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Fenoldopam use during Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Postoperative Rates of Acute Kidney Injury

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Ana L. Mulero-Portela, Carmen L. Colón-Santaella, Winna Rivera

9-17

Impact of the Pandemic on Food Security on Households with Children with Special Health Care Needs in Puerto Rico: A Survey Study

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Hérmilis Berríos, Vivian Colón-López, Claudia Amaya-Ardila, Karen Ortiz-Ortiz, Marievelisse Soto, Cynthia M. Pérez

18-24

Association between Stressors after Hurricanes Irma and María and Psychological Distress in Patients with Active Breast and Colorectal Cancer Treatment

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Pedro E. Ruiz-Medina, Ediel O. Ramos-Meléndez, Mariely Nieves-Plaza, Laura Ramírez-Martínez, Adrianna Rivera-Delgado, Lourdes Guerrios-Rivera, Pablo Rodríguez-Ortiz

25-31

Inpatient Pediatric Trauma Epidemiology at the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital From 2015 Through 2019

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Ana C. Sala, Lydia Temoshock, Milagros Figueroa, Omar García, Lourdes Guerrios, Pablo Rodríguez, Karen G. Martínez

32-38

Coping Styles of Patients Hospitalized in an Intermediate Trauma Unit

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Kadriye Sayin-Kasar, Guler Duru-Asiret

39-45

The Effect of Foot Self-Massage on Peripheral Neuropathic Pain, Peripheral Skin Temperature and Patient Comfort in Individuals with Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Yanice Vanessa Méndez-Fernández, Alvin Tran, Mario Flores-Torres, Elvin Estrada-García, Jailene Marie Resto

46-53

Mental Health and Access to Resources in a Schoolteacher Population Impacted by Earthquakes and the Pandemic in Puerto Rico

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Review Article

Brayann O. Alemán, Irelsy Rivera-Velazquez, Zareth Jana-Hernández, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan, Lidia M. Guerrero-Rodríguez, Augusto R. Elias-Boneta

54-62

Long-Term Outcomes of Short versus Long Dental Implants with Sinus Lift in Atrophied Posterior Maxillae: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Brief Reports

Raúl D. Gierbolini-Rivera, Alexandre A. de Paula da Silva, Milena F. Silva, Ana L. Favarão Leão, Farah A. Ramirez-Marrero

63-68

Physical Activity in Puerto Rico: Recommendations for Research, Surveillance, and Policy Development

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Tyrel R. Porter, Emir Rinaldi-Pérez, Marcel Grau-Rodríguez, Lilia Y. Kucheryavykh

69-73

Associations between Tumor Ploidy and Overall Survival in Pediatric Neuroblastoma

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Case Report

Esra Soyer-Guldogan, Mustafa Cagan-Akay, Mutlucan Kurt, Murat Albas

74-75

Ischemia in the Splenium of the Corpus Callosum: A Rare Manifestation of Malaria

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