Publications by authors named "Antonio Castellanos Olivares"
Background: Capstesia is an app for smartphones that can serve as a simple, accessible and affordable alternative to current advanced hemodynamic monitoring devices. The aim of this paper was to establish the degree of concordance between the Vigileo monitor and the Capstesia app in the measurement of cardiac output in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Methods: A process study was conducted that included 30 patients whose cardiac output was measured simultaneously with the Capstesia app and the Vigileo monitor.
Background: Acute postoperative cognitive dysfunction is characterized by neurocognitive dysfunction and confusion. In this study, we compared the cognitive status of a geriatric population undergoing ophthalmic surgery, as assessed by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) before and after ketamine administration.
Methods: Eighty patients were enrolled and randomly assigned in a double-blind study to receive either ketamine (0.
[Nasal budesonide plus zafirlukast vs nasal budesonide plus loratadine-pseudoephedrine for controlling the symptoms of rhinitis and asthma].
Rev Alerg Mex
October 2005
Objective: To compare the efficacy of nasal budesonide plus oral zafirlukast against nasal budesonide plus oral loratadine/pseudoephedrine combination in the control of symptoms of rhinitis and asthma.
Patients And Methods: A controlled, clinical, randomized, double blind and crossover study was made in 36 patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma following one of the next treatment regimes: group a) nasal budesonide plus oral zafirlukast twice a day or group b) nasal budesonide plus oral loratadine/pseudoephedrine twice a day, both of them during six weeks, and two weeks of washing and crossover of the treatments during six more weeks. Changes in the rhinitis and asthma symptoms, blood eosinophils, pulmonary function testing, and nasal cytology were evaluated before and after the treatment.