Publications by authors named "Berta Lapena-Munoz"
Article Synopsis
- This study examined how well Patient Blood Management (PBM) strategies are followed in treating patients with gastrointestinal bleeding across multiple hospitals in a nationwide setting from March 2019 to March 2021.
- A total of 450 patients were studied, showing high adherence rates of 90.9% for transfusions and 81.8% for iron supplementation, which correlated with better outcomes such as lower mortality risk.
- Overall, the research suggests that strict adherence to PBM strategies is safe and improves treatment results for patients suffering from GI bleeding.
Background: Delayed cholecystectomy in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease is associated with recurrence. Limited data on the recurrence patterns and the factors that determine them are available.
Objective: We aimed to determine the pattern of relapse in each symptomatic gallstone disease (acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, symptomatic choledocholithiasis, and biliary colic) and determine the associated factors.
Gastrointestinal symptoms and complications in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19, an international multicentre prospective cohort study (TIVURON project).
Karina Cárdenas-Jaén Sergio A Sánchez-Luna Alicia Vaillo-Rocamora Micaela Riat Castro-Zocchi Laura Guberna-Blanco
Gastroenterol Hepatol
May 2023
Article Synopsis
- - This study examined gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in hospitalized COVID-19 patients across multiple countries to understand how frequently these symptoms occur and their relationship to the severity of the disease.
- - Among 829 patients, common GI symptoms included anorexia, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, and abdominal pain, but these were generally mild, resolved quickly, and not linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes.
- - The research also found that a significant number of patients experienced liver injury, but similar to the GI symptoms, it did not correlate with the severity of COVID-19 illness.