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Cristina Fernández-Pérez
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Transcultural adaptation to Spain of the CDPQOL questionnaire specific for coeliac children
This study aimed to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate the CDPQOL questionnaire, a coeliac disease (CD)-specific paediatric health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument (CDPQOL), in Spanish c...
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One-year readmissions for circulatory diseases and in-hospital mortality after an index episode of heart failure in elderly patients. A nationwide data from public hospitals in Spain between 2016 and 2018
Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and death in elderly patients. However, there is limited evidence on readmission and mortality 1-year after discharge for HF.
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Mortality risk assessment in Spain and Italy, insights of the HOPE COVID-19 registry
Recently the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has been declared a pandemic. Despite its aggressive extension and significant morbidity and mortality, risk factors are poorly characterized outside China....
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Clinical presentation and outcome across age categories among patients with COVID-19 admitted to a Spanish Emergency Department
According to age, there are differences in the clinical profile, presentation, management, and short-term outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the Emergency Department.
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Indocyanine green angiography findings in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration refractory to ranibizumab switched to aflibercept
To describe indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and visual acuity (VA) results in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) refractory to ranibizumab switched to aflibercept.
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Characteristics and outcomes of older adults presented to Spanish emergency departments after a fall
To study patient profile, fall-related characteristics and immediate outcomes according to age and to determine the effect of age in the outcomes among older patients presenting to ED after a fall.
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Open AccessFourier domain optical coherence tomography to assess the iridocorneal angle and correlation study in a large Caucasian population
Recently, novel anatomic parameters that can be measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT), have been identified as a more objective and accurate method of defining the iridocorneal angle. The aim of the p...
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Nephron-Sparing Surgery in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Current Perspectives on Technical Issues
Surgical resection remains the standard treatment for renal cell carcinoma. Although historically the concept of wide excision of the affected kidney dictated surgical thinking for more than half a century, a ...
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Open AccessRandomised clinical trial of an intensive intervention in the primary care setting of patients with high plasma fibrinogen in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
We have studied the possible effects of an intensive lifestyle change program on plasma fibrinogen levels, in patients with no cardiovascular disease, with elevated levels of fibrinogen, normal cholesterol lev...
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Open AccessProtective effect of rifampicin and clindamycin impregnated devices against Staphylococcusspp. infection after cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures
Infection is a major complication of cerebrospinal fluid shunting procedures. The present report assesses the efficacy of such catheters in both shunts and external ventricular drains (EVDs) against infection ...
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Open AccessReply to: The diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG PET in cutaneous malignant melanoma
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Meta-analysis of the performance of 18F-FDG PET in cutaneous melanoma
The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the accuracy of FDG-PET in staging and restaging of cutaneous melanoma.
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Incidence of oral mucositis, its treatment and pain management in patients receiving cancer treatment at Radiation Oncology Departments in Spanish hospitals (MUCODOL Study)
To estimate the incidence of oral mucositis (OM) in patients receiving radiotherapy, describe the treatments used to manage pain in OM grades 3 and 4 and assess relief of pain and patient satisfaction.
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Infectious complications of percutaneous central venous catheterization in pediatric patients
Analysis of infectious complications and risk factors in percutaneous central venous catheters.
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Open AccessTarget organ damage and cardiovascular complications in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes in Spain: a cross-sectional study
Target organ damage (mainly cardiac and renal damage) is easy to evaluate in outpatient clinics and offers valuable information about patient's cardiovascular risk. The purpose of this study was to evaluate, u...
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Erythropoietin in cancer treatment: Considerations about Henke’s article
The concurrent use of erythropoietin beta (EPO) and radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients has been reported by Henke et al (Lancet 2003; 362:1255–60) to correct anemia and impair cancer control. Due to...
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Regional cerebral blood flow in obsessive-compulsive patients with and without a chronic tic disorder. A SPECT study.
The main goal of the present study was to explore whether regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) differs between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients without chronic motor tic disorder and those OCD pati...
