Publications by authors named "Alba Antequera Martin"
How effects on health equity are assessed in systematic reviews of interventions.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
January 2022
Article Synopsis
- Systematic reviews on health equity often overlook differences in effectiveness across various equity factors, which hinders policy decisions.
- A comprehensive search was conducted in multiple databases to identify studies that examine the methods used in systematic reviews for assessing health inequalities.
- Health inequalities are defined as unfair differences in health outcomes related to social factors, and the study focused on analyzing these differences based on the PROGRESS-Plus framework, which includes various social determinants of health.
Introduction: Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients. Recently, it has been recognised that sex may contribute to a differential risk for developing sepsis and it remains uncertain if the prognosis of sepsis varies between the sexes. The aim of this systematic review is to summarise the available evidence to assess the role of sex as a prognostic factor in patients with sepsis managed in the intensive care unit (ICU).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Fluid therapy is one of the main interventions provided for critically ill patients, although there is no general consensus regarding the type of solution. Among crystalloid solutions, 0.9% saline is the most commonly administered.
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