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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0124-0064</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Salud Pública]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. salud pública]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0124-0064</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Salud Publica, Facultad de Medicina - Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0124-00642017000400506</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/rsap.v19n4.64307</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Confiabilidad de los estudios de neuroconducción en el síndrome de túnel carpiano]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Reliability of neuroconduction studies in carpal tunnel syndrome]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Monsalve]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ángela P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Lozano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz-Corredor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Central de la Policía  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Central de la Policía Nacional  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>19</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>506</fpage>
<lpage>510</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0124-00642017000400506&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0124-00642017000400506&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0124-00642017000400506&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo Determinar la confiabilidad entre dos observadores y el cambio mínimo detectable de los estudios de neuroconducción para diagnosticar el síndrome de túnel carpiano.  Métodos Se estudiaron 69 pacientes remitidos para estudio electrofisiológico por sospecha de síndrome de túnel carpiano. A los pacientes, se les realizaron dos exámenes, dos días diferentes, por dos evaluadores. Se evaluaron las latencias sensitivas y motoras de los nervios mediano y cubital; todos fueron clasificados como negativos, incipientes, leves, moderados, severos o extremos. Se calculó la variación relativa entre ensayos, el coeficiente de correlación intraclase, el índice de kappa, el límite de acuerdo y el cambio mínimo detectable.  Resultados La variación relativa entre ensayos de la latencia motora del nervio mediano fue de -6,8 % a 15,9 % con coeficiente de correlación intraclase de 0,98 para la diferencia con la latencia del nervio cubital. El cambio mínimo detectable fue de 0,4ms. La variación relativa entre ensayos de la latencia sensitiva del nervio mediano fue -5,0 % a 11 % con coeficiente de correlación intraclase de 0,95 para la diferencia con el nervio cubital. El cambio mínimo detectable fue de 0,2ms. La clasificación ele trofisiológica coincidió en 93 % de los casos, índice de kappa de 0,89.  Conclusiones Las latencias sensitivas y motoras del nervio mediano así como la diferencia de estas con el nervio cubital son medidas confiables. El cambio mínimo detectable obtenido en nuestro estudio le sirve al clínico para establecer si los cambios de las latencias en estudios consecutivos o después del tratamiento son significativos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective To determine the reliability of neuroconduction studies by comparing two observers and detecting minimum changes when diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome.  Methods Sixty-nine patients referred for electrophysiological study due to suspected carpal tunnel syndrome were studied. The patients underwent two examinations, performed by two evaluators, on two different days. Sensory and motor latencies of the median and ulnar nerves were evaluated; all were classified as negative, incipient, mild, moderate, severe or extreme. Relative interval variation, intraclass correlation coefficient, kappa index, limit of agreement and minimum detectable change were estimated.  Results The relative variation of motor nerve latency of the median nerve was -6.8% to 15.9%, with intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.98 for the difference of median-ulnar nerve latency. The minimum detected change was 0.4ms, while the relative interval variation of sensory latency of the median nerve was -5.0% to 11%, with intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.95 for difference with the ulnar nerve. The minimum detectable change was 0.2ms. Electrophysiological classification agreed in 93% of the cases, with a kappa index of 0.89.  Conclusions Sensory and motor latencies of the median nerve, as well as the difference between them and the ulnar nerve, are reliable measures. The minimum detectable change obtained in our study helps clinicians to establish whether changes in latencies in consecutive or post-treatment studies are significant.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Síndrome del túnel carpiano]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[electrodiagnóstico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[reproducibilidad de resultados]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[(fuente: DeCS, BIREME)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Carpal tunnel syndrome]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[electrodiagnosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[reproducibility of results]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[(source: MeSH, NLM)]]></kwd>
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