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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2444-054X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía y cirujanos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2444-054X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2444-054X2022000300332</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ciru.20001245</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de enfermedad venosa crónica en personal de salud y su impacto en calidad de vida a 6 meses]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of chronic venous disease in health staff and its impact on quality of life at 6 months]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mejía-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Madiam]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Villa-Entebi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chávez-Valencia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Venice]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chávez-Saavedra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vladimir J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidad de Medicina Familiar N.° 80 Servicio de Medicina Familiar ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia Michoacan]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General de Zona N.° 83 Departamento de Cirugía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia Michoacan]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Regional N.° 1 Servicio de Nefrología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia Michoacan]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seugro Social Hospital General de Zona N.° 83 Departamento de Radiología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia Michoacan]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>90</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>332</fpage>
<lpage>337</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2444-054X2022000300332&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2444-054X2022000300332&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2444-054X2022000300332&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia y estadios de la enfermedad venosa crónica (EVC) en personal de salud y su impacto en calidad de vida.  Material y métodos: Estudio transversal en trabajadores de la salud, edad de 20 a 60 años, sexo indistinto, con bipedestación &#8805; 6.5 horas/día por al menos 5 días a la semana. Se registraron variables sociodemográficas. La EVC se estadifico con la escala CEAP (Clinical-Etiology-Anatomy-Pathophysiology); la calidad de vida se midió basal, a 3 y 6 meses con la encuesta CIVIQ-20 (Chronic Venous Insufficiency Questionnaire 20). Además, se realizó examen clínico, ultrasonido Doppler y valoración por angiología.  Resultados: Incluyó 37 participantes, el 62.1% mujeres, edad promedio 36.6 ± 8.8 años. Acorde a la CEAP el 78.3% de los pacientes presentaron EVC (prevalencia mayor de C1). Se corroboró por ultrasonido Doppler en el 29.7%. El 54.5% presentaba calambres nocturnos.  Conclusiones: La frecuencia de EVC en personal de salud es similar a la reportada en la literatura; los individuos con EVC tienen mala calidad de vida.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: To determine the frequency and stages of chronic venous disease (CVD) in health staff and its impact on the quality of life.  Method: Cross-sectional study on health workers, between the ages of 20 and 60, indistinct gender, to remain standing position &#8805;6.5 hours per day for at least 5 days a week. Socio demographic variables were recorded. The Clinical-Etiology-Anatomy-Pathophysiology (CEAP) scale was used to stage the CVD; to measure the quality of life, the CIVIQ-20 (Chronic Venous Insufficiency Questionnaire) survey was applied at baseline, at 3 and 6 months. All patients underwent detailed clinical examination followed by color Doppler ultrasound and angiology review.  Results: Included 37 patients, 62.1% woman. Average age was 36.6 ± 8.8 years. By CEAP the 78.3% of the patients presented CVD and the highest prevalence was C1; corroborating by Doppler ultrasound only in 29.7% of the patients. The predominant symptoms were night cramps (54.5%).  Conclusion: The frequency of CVD is like the literature. Patients with chronic venous disease have poor quality of life which improves with treatment.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Insuficiencia venosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bipedestación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Venous insufficiency]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Standing position]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence]]></kwd>
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