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<journal-id>2306-4102</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortopédica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortop. mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2306-4102</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2306-41022024000100010</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/114660</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Análisis de licitación pública nacional de materiales de osteosíntesis en los pacientes pediátricos con fracturas de fémur]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[National competitive bidding analysis of osteosynthesis materials in pediatric patients with femur fractures]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Navarro-Vergara]]></surname>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Portillo-Candia]]></surname>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CL]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arréllaga-Alonso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RA]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Portillo-Vanni]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AA]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Trauma «Manuel Giagni»  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Militar Central  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>10</fpage>
<lpage>14</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2306-41022024000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2306-41022024000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2306-41022024000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  la política de promoción de la salud requiere la identificación de los obstáculos para la adopción de políticas públicas. El sistema nacional de salud de Paraguay es inequitativo, caro e ineficiente. El Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social (MSPyBS) es el ente que cubre las necesidades de gran parte de la población. El MSPyBS en Enero del 2022 financió, mediante la Licitación Pública Nacional de Materiales de Osteosíntesis (LPN 02/22), la compra de clavos elásticos de titanio para disponer de su uso gratuito en el Servicio de Pediatría; usando a la investigación como herramienta, buscamos analizar el impacto de la implementación de la LPN 02/22 en el Hospital de Trauma, creyendo que esta acción ayudaría a dinamizar los procesos administrativos y burocráticos, haciéndolos más eficientes con la ayuda de los recursos humanos del hospital.  Material y métodos:  estudio retrospectivo, analítico y comparativo, realizado en un centro de trauma de alta complejidad de Asunción, Paraguay. Fueron incluidos los pacientes con edad comprendidas entre cuatro y 14 años, con indicación de estabilización con clavos elásticos. Se analizaron los datos demográficos, el mecanismo de trauma, el tiempo transcurrido desde la llegada al hospital hasta el tratamiento quirúrgico, así como el tiempo de estadía hospitalaria. Se evaluó el costo hospitalario promedio, basados en el gasto diario de la internación de un paciente pediátrico.  Resultados:  cincuenta y dos pacientes, separados en 25 casos en el 2021 previo a la implementación y 27 casos posterior a la implementación. El tiempo transcurrido desde la llegada al hospital hasta el tratamiento definitivo fue de seis días para la etapa previa a la implementación; el promedio desde el ingreso hasta el alta fue de 7.4 días. Desde la implementación se tuvo un transcurso de 4.3 días desde la llegada al hospital hasta el tratamiento definitivo. El egreso del grupo Post tuvo un promedio de seis días. El ahorro probable en relación con cada paciente es de 332 dólares; a esto debemos contrarrestar el monto que paga la institución para la provisión del implante (197 dólares), por lo que el ahorro del ministerio sería de aproximadamente 135 dólares por cada paciente.  Conclusiones:  vemos como positiva la implementación de la gratuidad de los clavos elásticos de titanio en los pacientes en edad pediátrica con fractura de fémur. Alentamos a la institución a seguir con políticas similares y tratar de lograr mayores beneficios para los usuarios.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  health promotion policy requires the identification of barriers to the adoption of public policies. Paraguay&#8217;s national healthcare system is inequitable, expensive, and inefficient. The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPyBS) is the entity responsible for covering the needs of a significant portion of the population. In January 2022, the MSPyBS financed the purchase of titanium elastic nails through a National Public Tender for Osteosynthesis Materials (LPN 02/22) to provide them for free in the pediatric service. Using research as a tool, we seek to analyze the impact of the implementation of LPN 02/22 at the Trauma Hospital, believing that this action would help streamline administrative and bureaucratic processes, making them more efficient with the assistance of the hospital&#8217;s human resources.  Material and methods:  a retrospective, analytical, and comparative study conducted at a high-complexity trauma center in Asunción, Paraguay. Patients aged 4 to 14 years with an indication for stabilization with elastic nails were included. Demographic data, the mechanism of injury, time elapsed from hospital arrival to surgical treatment, length of hospital stay, and the average hospital cost were analyzed based on the daily expense of pediatric patient hospitalization.  Results:  52 patients, divided into 25 cases in 2021 before implementation and 27 cases after implementation. The time elapsed from hospital arrival to definitive treatment was six days in the pre-implementation period, with an average stay from admission to discharge of 7.4 days. After implementation, the time from hospital arrival to definitive treatment was 4.3 days, and the average discharge time for the Post group was six days. The potential savings per patient amount to 332 dollars, offset by the institution&#8217;s implant supply cost of 197 dollars, resulting in an approximate savings of 135 dollars per patient for the ministry.  Conclusions:  we view the implementation of free titanium elastic nails for pediatric femur fracture patients positively. We encourage the institution to continue with similar policies and strive to achieve even greater benefits for users.]]></p></abstract>
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