Focus and Scope
The Actas Médicas (Ecuador) journal of the Alcívar Hospital in Guayaquil is a biannual publication with blind arbitration by academic peers. Its partial or total reproduction is authorized by citing the source. The author's opinion does not represent the position of Hospital Alcívar or the Editorial Committee. The Alcívar Hospital is committed to supporting and publishing its electronic journal online and in full text with free distribution. Actas Médicas (Ecuador) covers all areas related to hospital medicine in. the fields of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Traumatology and Gynecology-Obstetrics, and other medical specialties derived from specialties in the field of hospital medicine.