General Editor/Editor in Chief

Section Editors
M.D. Freud Cáceres Aucatoma, Ph.D. Doctor in Child Physiopathology, Master in Hospital Management and Health Services. University of Barcelona. Barcelona-​​Spain. Head of the Technical Unit of Pediatric Surgery, Carlos Andrade Marin Specialty Hospital. Quito-Ecuador.

M.D. Juan Carlos Pérez. Specialist in Anesthesiology, Private Technical University of Loja. Master in Direction and Management of Social Security Systems, University of Alcalá. Senior Specialist in Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar. Attending Physician at the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital. Quito, Ecuador.

M.D. Abel Rodolfo Godoy Miketta. Specialist in Critical Medicine and Intensive Therapy, Central University of Ecuador. Master in Health Management for Local Development, Private Technical University of Loja. Head of Intensive Care Area, Carlos Andrade Marin Specialty Hospital. Quito-Ecuador.

M.D.Victor Hugo Viteri Pérez. Higher Diploma in Local Development and Health, Private Technical University of Loja. Specialist in Vascular Surgery, Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Peripheral Vascular Technical Unit, Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital. Quito-Ecuador.

M.D. Carlos Fernando Rios Deidan. Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Attending Physician, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín. Quito-Ecuador.

Odont. Lissette Margarita Tipán Asimbaya. Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry, Central University of Ecuador. Attending Dentist of the Stomatology Service of the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital.

M.D. Luis Gustavo Jarrín Yerovi. Doctor, Central University of Ecuador. Master in Labor Ergonomics, SEK International Private University. General Research Coordination, Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital. Quito-Ecuador.

Editorial Secretary
Eng. Verónica Elizabeth Molina Alcucer, CPA Accounting and Auditing Engineer, North Technical University, General Research Coordination, Carlos Andrade Marin Specialty Hospital. Quito–Ecuador.

Librarian
M.Sc. Jenny Marghiory Erazo Mejía, E.A. Magister in Librarianship; Archival Specialist. Medical Scientific Information Center. Cochrane Iberoamerican Clinical Documentation Group; President of the College of Librarians of Pichincha, COBIP. Virtual and Physical Library, Carlos Andrade Marin Specialty Hospital. Quito–Ecuador.

Information technology and analysis managment

Mgs. Flavio Arturo Quisiguña Guevara. Systems Engineer, Salesian Polytechnic University. Master in Communications Management and Information Technologies, National Polytechnic University, Quito-Ecuador.

Mr. Wladimir Laurenty Fernández Quintana. General Coordination of Information Technologyseñot. Carlos Andrade Marin Specialty Hospital. Quito–Ecuador.

Graphic design, layout, and advertising
TSU. María Gabriela Rivadeneira Guffantte. Graphic Design Technician, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Diseño y Comunicación Visual. Head of the Social Communication Area, Carlos Andrade Marin Specialty Hospital. Quito–Ecuador.

Style corrector
Mgs. Guido Javier Campana Jarrín. Graduate in Social Communication, Central University of Ecuador. Lawyer, Private Technical University of Loja. Master in Communication, Simón Blívar Andean University. Quito, Ecuador. Head of the Social Communication Area of ​​the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital.

M.D. Gloria del Rocío Arbeláez Rodríguez, Post PhD. in Research, UNIVERIS Spain. Doctor in Health Sciences, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos-Peru. Master in Hospital Management and MBA Business Administration, Polytechnic School of the Army of Ecuador. Master in Public Health, San Francisco University. Vice President of the Pichincha College of Physicians. Quito, Ecuador.

M.D. Arturo René Dávila Mera, Post Doctorate. Ph.D. University of Cambridge. Academic Director UNIVERIS University, Madrid - Spain. Coordinator for Latin America, Quito - Ecuador.

María Cristina Echeverría de Labastida. PhD in Production Sciences, University of Pisa-Italy. Engineer in Biotechnology, Polytechnic School of the Army of Ecuador.  Coordinator of the Biotechnology Course at Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra-Ecuador.

M.D. Carlos Emilio Paz Sánchez, Ph.D. National University of San Marcos, Lima - Perú. Babahoyo State University, Los Ríos - Ecuador.

M.D. Milton René Espinoza Lucas, (c) PhD, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo-Venezuela. Professor at Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí. Lecturer at the Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí. Portoviejo-Manabí.

M.D. Johanna Mabel Sánchez Rodríguez, (c) PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Instituto Italiano del Rosario. Member of the Ecuadorian Network of Women Scientists. Vice-president of the Network of Independent Manabí Researchers. Member of the Scientific Commission, Medical Association of Manabí. Professor, Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí. Manta-Manabí.

M.D. Pedro Jesús Mendoza Arana, Ph.D. National University of San Marcos, Lima-Peru. Postgraduate in Comprehensive Health at Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts - United States. Master of Science at the University of London - England.

M.D. Crisálida Victoria Villegas González, Ph.D and Post Ph.D in Education Sciences. Post-doctorate in Latin American Education. Bicentennial University of Aragua -Venezuela.

M.D. Linda Priscila Guamán Bautista, Ph.D. Universidade de São Paulo. Doutora Em Ciencias em Área de Microbiologia, Sao Paulo – Brasil.

M.D. Clara Gorodezky Lauferman, Ph.D in Science with a specialty in Immunology. Postgraduate degree in Immunogenetics and transplants. Head of the Department of Immunology and Immunogenetics of InDRE, Ministry of Health- Mexico. President of the Board of Directors of the Share Life Foundation.

M.D. Luis Eduardo Morales Buenrostro. Specialist in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism. National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán. Professor of Transplant Nephrology at UNAM- Mexico.

M.D. Marco Naoyuki Samano, Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery, São Paulo University Medical School. Hearth Institute (InCor) of Sao Paulo University Medical School – Brazil.

M.D. Fábio Antonio Gaiotto, Doutoramento em Ciências Médicas na FMUSP. Pós-doutoramento no Departamento de Cardiopneumologia da FMUSP. Médico assistente da Disciplina de Cirurgia Cardiovascular do InCor-FMUSP. São Paulo-Brazil.

M.D. Jorymar Yoselyn Leal Montiel. PhD. Doctor in Medical Sciences, University of Zulia. Teaching and Research, University of Zulia, Maracaibo. Zulia-Venezuela.

Ana P. Tedim. Pharmaceutical, University of Porto. Master and PhD in Microbiology and Parasitology, Complutense University of Madrid. Post PhD. “Sara Borrell” Researcher, Biomedical Sepsis Research Group. “Río Hortega” University Clinical Hospital, Valladolid-Spain.

Almudena García Ruíz. Biologist, University of Seville. Degree in Science and Technology, University of Córdoba. PhD in Science, Technology and Chemical Engineering, Autonomous University of Madrid. Post PhD. Rovira i Virgili University Foundation, Tarragona-Spain. “Marie Sktodowska-Curie Actions” researcher. Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego-USA.

M.D. Ronaldo Honorato Barros Santos. Cardiovascular surgeon at the Institute of the Heart of Sao Paulo - Brazil.

M.D. Raúl Felipe Abella Anton. Head of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. University Hospital of La Vall d'Hebron. Quiron University Hospital - Dexeus - Barcelona - Spain.

M.D. Alejandro Mario Bertolotti. Head of the Transplant Department at the Favaloro Foundation University Hospital. Buenos Aires-Argentina.

M.D. Carlos Mariano Quarin, Specialist in General Surgery. Head of the liver transplant team at Hospital Italiano de la Plata - Argentina. Head of Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery at the Hospital Italiano de la Plata - Argentina.

Piotr Trzesniak, Master and Doctor in Physics from the Physics Institute of the University of São Paulo-Brazil. Postgraduate Professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco Recife - Brazil.

Víctor Loor, MS.c in Biology. Professor of Analytical Biomedicine Östergötland Region. Norrköping - Sweden.

M.D. Felipe Ángel Calvo Manuel, Director of the Radiotherapy Department, Director of the Proton Unit of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra and member of the Teaching Commission. Navarra-Spain.

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