OBJECTIVE: Readmission for COVID-19 is associated with high mortality, saturation of health services, and high costs. This study aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors of readmissions in COVID-19 patients in a ...
OBJECTIVE: Functional assessment is part of geriatric assessment. How it is performed in hospital Emergency Departments (ED) is poorly understood, let alone its prognostic value. The aim of this paper was to investigate ...
A 68-year-old woman with stage IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma (liver and lymph node metastases) on first-line treatment with gemcitabine. As a non-oncological comorbidity, the patient was anticoagulated with enoxaparin 8000 ...
We present a 41-year-old female who was admitted to our hospital with a history of 2-month epigastric pain and vomiting. Physical examination was normal. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed a sessile submucosal tumor ...
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 survivors report residual lung abnormalities after discharge from the hospital. The aim of this study was to identify biomarkers in serum and induced sputum samples from patients after hospitalization ...
We read with interest the letter by Dr. Cerezo-Ruiz and we agree in general with the commentaries and would like to add some information related to the use of propofol in deep sedation by our group.
OBJECTIVE: During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of a critical care bed was insufficient. The aim of this work was to evaluate the presence of protocols, management in the emergency department ...
BACKGROUND: efficacy and safety were evaluated after switching to a biosimilar infliximab (CPT-13) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, few cohort studies compare the pharmacokinetic profiles, ...
INTRODUCTION: numerous studies have shown a positive correlation between serum biologic drug concentrations and favorable therapeutic outcomes during the induction and maintenance period in patients with Crohn's disease ...
INTRODUCTION: the percutaneous hepatic biopsy is a necessary procedure for the diagnosis of liver diseases which can cause complications and psychological discomfort for the patient. AIMS: to determine the safety profile ...
INTRODUCTION: informed consent is necessary for invasive procedures as a document that guarantees the ethical health relationship and patient safety. AIMS: to analyze whether we have and use informed consent documents for ...
INTRODUCTION: infliximab is used in inflammatory bowel disease, which has a great inter-individual pharmacokinetic variability. Thus, it is necessary to individualize the therapy in many cases. The main objective of our ...
INTRODUCTION: previous studies have shown that higher infliximab trough levels are associated with favorable short-term and long-term therapeutic outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease. There is a need to determine which ...