Publications by authors named "B Suarez"
The decision to add hysterectomy to planned adnexectomy is often nuanced and likely increases the complexity of the planned procedure; however, these risks are not well characterized in practice. We conducted a comprehensive search in the PubMed database for English-language articles from 1997 to 2022, identifying studies reporting complication rates for open and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) hysterectomy and adnexal surgeries. We calculated medians and first and third quartiles for each complication and used a Mann-Whitney U test to calculate differences between complications for minimally invasive hysterectomy and adnexal case data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDue to the high mortality rate, more effective non-invasive diagnostic methods are still needed for lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. In this study, the integration of Raman and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy with advanced data-fusion techniques is investigated to improve the detection of lung cancer from human blood plasma samples. A high statistical significance was found for important protein-related oscillations, which are crucial for differentiating between lung cancer patients and healthy controls.
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- This study investigates the presence of non-persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including bisphenols, parabens, and benzophenones, in the colostrum of Panamanian mothers to understand their breastfeeding influences.
- Results showed that all colostrum samples contained multiple EDCs, with bisphenol A (BPA) being the most common at a detection rate of 91.7%, highlighting potential environmental exposures.
- The analysis also indicated that factors such as maternal residence, diet, and personal care products influenced EDC concentrations, suggesting the need for preventive measures to ensure safe breastfeeding practices.
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- The study aimed to compare coordination patterns and variability in healthy runners versus those with iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS).
- A total of 60 runners were evaluated, split into groups based on health status and gender, while running at different paces.
- Results showed that injured runners exhibited altered coordination patterns, particularly in hip movements, with gender differences noted, but their coordination variability levels remained unchanged compared to healthy runners.
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- - During summer 2023, Europe saw a small uptick in mpox cases after a major outbreak in 2022, marked by peaks happening at different times in various countries!* - The demographic makeup of the new cases was similar to those from previous reports, maintaining the same trends.
- - All collected case sequences from this recent resurgence belonged to clade IIb, highlighting the need for ongoing control efforts to eliminate mpox in the region.