Publications by authors named "C Sanchez Jimeno"
Objective: This study aims to describe the epidemiologic profile and determine the clinical outcomes of patients with pheochromocytoma at the University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH).
Methodology: We reviewed the medical records of 30 patients with histopathology-proven, clinical, and biochemical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. Demographic, clinical characteristics, and clinical outcomes were collected for each patient.
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of deaths among adults in the Philippines, and this is true also among older persons aged 60 years and above. Identification of risk factors and diseases that lead to cardiovascular mortality among the elderly is important to have an impact on longevity.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and specific cardiovascular risk factors among older persons in the Philippines.
Objective: Prolonged nasopharyngeal carriage of SARS-CoV-2 has been linked to prolonged hospital stay and delayed radiologic recovery. To determine if clinical risk factors are associated with prolonged nasopharyngeal carriage or longer hospital stay, we performed a descriptive analysis of 169 moderate to severe COVID-19 patients admitted at the Philippine General Hospital from March to June 2020.
Methods: Length of nasopharyngeal RT-PCR positivity and clinical demographic data were extracted from existing patient records.
Background And Objective: The technical review process involves an evaluation of the scientific merits of the research proposal and is a necessary part of the ethics review but can be done separately and ahead of the formal ethics evaluation. The aim of this paper is to determine the efficiency and quality of the technical review process of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Department of Medicine Research Office.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which involved retrieval of the technical review forms of protocols evaluated in the PGH Department of Medicine from the years 2018-2019, and then an evaluation of these metrics: timelines of the review process indicating efficiency, including time from (1) receipt of submission to receipt of reviewer (secretariat efficiency); (2) receipt of reviewer to first decision (reviewer metric); (3) initial receipt to final decision (total review time); and (4) number of re-submissions.
Article Synopsis
- The rise in diabetes worldwide is causing significant healthcare costs, mainly due to managing complications like diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), chronic kidney disease, and others.
- DPN is often neglected in regular consultations, leading to late diagnoses and serious health outcomes, especially in low- to middle-income countries.
- The Sheffield One-Stop Microvascular Screening Service proposes a better approach to early DPN detection using modern technology, which could improve outcomes and be trialed in resource-limited countries like the Philippines.