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Factors associated with higher rate of Complete Pathologic Response after Long-Course Neoadjuvant Treatment for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients – Results from a retrospective cohort study focused on Inflammatory Indexes
(Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2021)BACKGROUND: Pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) has a prognostic value in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). This study aimed to evaluate the ability to predict pCR using ... -
Weak Association between Skin Autofluorescence Levels and Prediabetes with an ILERVAS Cross-Sectional Study
(MDPI, 2022)A large body of evidence demonstrates a relationship between hyperglycemia and increased concentrations of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). However, there is little information about subcutaneous AGE accumulation ... -
Tobacco Smoking and Second-Hand Smoke Exposure Impact on Tuberculosis in Children
(MDPI, 2022)Little is known about whether second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure affects tuberculosis (TB). Here, we investigate the association of cigarette smoke exposure with active TB and latent TB infection (LTBI) in children, analyzing ... -
Prealbumin as Tumor Marker in Head and Neck Cancer in Adults
(Heighten Science Publications Inc, 2021)Introduction: Nowadays clinicians don't have a useful tumoral marker to perform the follow up of patients affected of head and neck cancers (H&NC). Objectives: To analyse the operative characteristics of prealbumin (PRB) ... -
Apophysitis Among Male Youth Soccer Players at an Elite Soccer Academy Over 7 Seasons
(SAGE Publications; American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), 2022)Background: Apophyseal injuries are common in children and adolescent athletes. These injuries a believed to be caused by repetitive overloading, which can create inflammatory and degenerative conditions in growing bone ... -
Neumatosis portal en paciente con colitis por Salmonella severa
(Arán Ediciones, 2021)Paciente de 65 años con antecedentes de ictus isquémico con oftalmoparesia residual, positivo en cribado de sangre oculta en heces pendiente de colonoscopia, que acude a Urgencias por tres días de dolor, distensión abdominal ... -
Two vs. three weeks of treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanate for stabilized community-acquired complicated parapneumonic effusions. A preliminary non-inferiority, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
(De Gruyter, 2020)Background: The optimal duration of antibiotic treatment for complicated parapneumonic effusions (CPPEs) has not been properly defined. Our aim was to compare the efficacy of amoxicillin-clavulanate for 2 vs. 3 weeks in ... -
The regression time of ocular surface squamous neoplasia using topical interferon alfa-2b does not depend on the initial tumor size
(Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2021)Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine if the initial tumor size correlates with the time to regression after topical interferon alfa-2b (1 million IU/mL) therapy in the treatment of ocular surface squamous ... -
Registro de fibrilación auricular en servicios de urgencias del Institut Català de la Salut (URGFAICS): análisis en función del tipo de fibrilación auricular y de la reconsulta a urgencias relacionada a los 30 días
(Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES), 2019)Objetivos. Estudiar las características de los pacientes que consultan por un episodio de fibrilación auricular (FA) en los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios (SUH), en función de si la FA es de novo o conocida previamente, ... -
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation Associated with Ischaemic Heart Disease
(Science Repository OÜ, 2020)Objective: To describe cardiovascular risk factors in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in relation with ischaemic diseases in an emergency service. Methodology: Cross-sectional study of patients with AF attended in the (ES) of ... -
Vertical displacement of pleura: a new method for bronchospasm evaluation?
(SpringerOpen, 2020)Background: Lung ultrasonography has been increasingly recognized has a valuable diagnostic tool. In adult patients with asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and wheezing, LUS usually presents as an A/nude profile ... -
The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of necrotizing soft tissue infections
(SpringerOpen, 2020)Background: Necrotizing soft tissue infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality, even when the correct treatment is initiated. The diagnosis of these conditions is hard and the most sensitive methods are ... -
Design and Validation of an Instrument To Measure a Minor's Maturity When Faced with Health Decisions
(Springer, 2019)Decision-making capacity in children and adolescents in healthcare requires thorough assessment: the minor's maturity, understanding of the decision, risk of the situation and contextual factors needs to be explored. The ... -
Norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities in Catalonia from 2017 to 2018
(Nature Research, 2021)Norovirus is the leading cause of outbreaks of acute viral gastroenteritis. We carried out this study to investigate outbreaks in long-term care facilities reported in 2017 and 2018 in Catalonia (Spain). The characteristics ... -
A retrospective HEART risk score comparation of acute non-traumatic chest pain patients in an emergency department in Spain
(PubMed Central, 2021)Non traumatic chest pain is the second most common cause of attention at the Emergency Departments (ED). The objective is to compare the effectiveness of HEART risk score and the risk of having a Major Adverse Cardiovascular ... -
Development of a new score for early mortality prediction in trauma ICU patients: RETRASCORE
(BioMed Central, 2021)Background : Severity scores are commonly used for outcome adjustment and benchmarking of trauma care provided. No specific models performed only with critically ill patients are available. Our objective was to develop a ... -
Preliminary Results of a Screening Programme for Chlamydia in an Asymptomatic Young Population in Spain
(Frontiers Media, 2021)Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection has increased in recent years, reaching 127 million cases in 2016. Possible complications, especially among women, require intervention for early detection of the ... -
Impact on polytrauma patient prehospital care during the first wave of the COVID‑19 pandemic: a cross‑sectional study
(Springer, 2021)Background The extraordinary situation caused by the onset of COVID-19 has meant that at prehospital level, the number of treatments, profle and time taken to respond for treating time-dependent pathologies has been greatly ... -
Clinical Usefulness of Anthropometric Indices to Predict the Presence of Prediabetes. Data from the ILERVAS Cohort
(MDPI, 2021-03-23)Prediabetes is closely related to excess body weight and adipose distribution. For this reason, we aimed to assess and compare the diagnostic usefulness of ten anthropometric adiposity indices to predict prediabetes. ...