jueves, 27 de diciembre de 2012

Tatuajes médicos

Los tatuajes son una práctica milenaria que se ha puesto de moda en esta época. El adorno cutáneo que se ha demostrado se practicaba en la época del antiguo Egipto y muchas otras culturas ancestrales alrededor del mundo, ha pasado por diversas etapas; desde ser una costumbre tribal, en las altas esferas o en las personas catalogadas como malandros, pandilleros, mafiosos, narcotraficantes. Hoy día es una moda aceptable en la farándula, entre los jóvenes y los no tan jóvenes, hasta algunos tipos de problemas médicos, incluyendo deseos postmortem para donación de órganos o simplemente leyendas de no resucitar.
Se envían algunos artículos relacionados con el tema del tatuaje y se le invita a visitar nuestra colección de tatuajes en el portal www.anestesia-dolor.org utilizando el siguiente enlace http://www.anestesia-dolor.org/imagenes-medicas-anestesia.html

Tatuajes: usos medicos y problemas
Tattooing: Medical uses and problems.
Glassy CM, Glassy MS, Aldasouqi S.
13340 Caminito Ciera #43, San Diego, CA 92129; glassyc@gmail.com.
Cleve Clin J Med. 2012 Nov;79(11):761-70. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12016.
Abstract
Decorative tattooing is a custom thousands of years old and is growing in popularity today. Medical professionals may be less familiar with its medical applications-medical alert tattooing, reconstructive and cosmetic applications, endoscopic tattooing, corneal tattooing, tattooing in radiation oncology, and uses in forensic medicine. We review current medically related tattooing applications and discuss their potential risks and benefits
http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/11/761.full.pdf


Características de los adolescentes que expresan su indiferencia o no interés hacia el arte corporal


Characteristics of adolescents who expressed indifference or no interest towards body art.
Cegolon L, Xodo C, Mastrangelo G; VAHP Working Group.
Padua University, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Padua, Italy. l.cegolon@gmail.com
BMC Public Health. 2010 Oct 13;10:605. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-605.


Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study examines the underlying characteristics of adolescents attending Italian secondary school who expressed indifference towards or no interest at all in body art. METHODS: A convenience sample of 4,277 secondary school students from the North Eastern Italy were surveyed with a self-reported questionnaire collecting extensive socio-demographic information. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed to investigate the characteristics of those who were not interested or indifferent towards piercing and tattoo, reporting adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS: Prevalence of tattoo was 6%, whereas body piercing was 20%; 66% (= 558/840) of those with a piercing were underage (<18 years of age), the equivalent for tattoo being 62% (= 159/258). 166 individuals reported having both piercing and tattoo and 152 of these (92% = 152/166) were <18 years of age. The factors found to be predominantly higher in those indifferent or who did not indicate interest in body art were: lower school year, increasing father's education and a greater perception of the associated health risks. DISCUSSION: Proactive health education campaigns by school educators and family physicians should focus on adolescents of less educated fathers and pupils less aware of the health risks associated with body art. In this respect junior secondary school students can be regarded as the ideal target of such campaigns.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965721/pdf/1471-2458-10-605.pdf



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