INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in pediatrics and represents the most frequent surgical emergency in the pediatric population. Several scales have been designed with the intention of early identification of cases of acute appendicitis adjusted to&#x...

This research addresses the problem of the excessive use of the personal precautionary measure of pretrial detention, over alternative precautionary measures, which violates the right to individual liberty and contributes to prison overcrowding in Ecuador. The excessive use of pretrial detention&...