International Journal of Medical and Surgical Sciences, (IJMSS) is a serial and peer-review publication, edited by the Universidad Autónoma de Chile. IJMSS has an international scope, is open access and uses a License Creative Commons 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The contents are available in open access immediately after being published.

Objective: To publish original research papers within the medical and surgical sciences, on all basic scientific aspects of structure, chemistry, developmental biology, physiology and pathology of relevant tissues, microbiology, biomaterials, and behavioral sciences. In general, analytical studies are preferred to descriptive ones.

Vision: IJMSS seeks to be a space for academic discussion and multidisciplinary dialogue in the area of biomedical, medical and surgical sciences in all its aspects, which contributes to scientific communication between research peers and academics in the area.

Aimed to professionals and academics in the field of medical and surgical sciences, health administration, and related specialties.

The Journal Publishes in continuous publication schema (four issues per year), original articles, reviews, short communications and letters to the editor in English and Spanish. The IJMSS has no article processing charges (APC) or article submission charges for any of the editorial processes or publication.

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): In Press

Update: April 2nd, 2025

Published: 2025-01-17

Clinical utility of point-of-care ultrasonography in the patient on shock: A narrative review

Juan Santiago Serna - Trejos, Stefanya Geraldine Bermúdez – Moyano, Manuela Castaño – Orozco, Vanessa Montoya – Valencia, Juan Camilo Diaz – Beltrán, Melissa Martínez – Garcia, Henry Fernando Botero – Suárez

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Reel’s syndrome, an unusual cause of lead displacement

Armando E. Hernández Castellón, Fernando Rodríguez González, Juan Miguel Cruz Elizundia, Elibet Chávez-González

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Cancer research in Chile: beyond universities, contributions from The National Cancer Institute

Ximena González, Berta Cerda, Ana María Ciudad, Isabel Abarca, Diego Rojas, Rossana Guerrero, Carmen Gloria San Martín, Juvenal A. Ríos Leal

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