Evaluation of the first 5 years of a glutaric aciduria type I neonatal screening programme in Asturias.

Introduction: . Neonatal screening of glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA-1) has brought radical changes in the course and outcomes of this disease. This study analyses the outcomes of the first 5 years (2015-2019) of the AGA1 neonatal screening programme in our autonomous community.

[Primary care and natriuretic peptides: design of a care process as a pathway to improve the diagnosis of heart failure].

Introduction: There are few data about the optimal use of natriuretic peptides (NP) in the Primary Care (PC) setting. The aim to assess how, through a common coordinated PC-hospital care pathway, the use of NPs in patients with suspected heart failure (HF) is improved.

Material And Methods: Analytical, experimental, prospective, non-randomized study.

Value of the soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor as a predictor of prognosis in patients attended in hospital emergency departments.

Objectives: To determine the value of the soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) for predicting outcomes in emergency department (ED) patients. Secondary objectives were 1) to measure the predictive value of the usual decision points, 2) to identify patients at low risk for mortality who could be safely discharged from the ED, and 3) to measure the correlation between suPAR and other biomarkers.

Material And Methods: Prospective observational cohort study of patients attended in the EDs of participating hospitals.

Assessment of coagulation assays on Roche Cobas t711 analyzer: performance and clinical implications.

Objectives: We performed an analytical assessment of five coagulation tests [i.e. prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), fibrinogen, thrombin time (TT) and D-dimer] on the Roche Cobas t711 analyzer and a comparison study with the methodology in use at our laboratory (i.

Purple urine in Berdon syndrome: a rare finding in the clinic laboratory.

Introduction: Purple Urine Bag Syndrome (PUBS) is a rare disorder seen in elderly persons, wherein the urinary bag and the tubing turn in to purple colour. It is usually seen in patients who are on urinary catheters for a long time. It consists of a change in the colour of the urine that turns purple in a very specific context.