Publications by authors named "F J VINAS"

Introduction: Pleural procedures are painful interventions. While there exist recommendations aimed at preventing pain induced by local anesthesia, they have never been evaluated with regard to the thoracic wall. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of buffered lidocaine local anesthesia in pleural procedures.

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Background: Neurosurgical procedures require meticulous preparation, including extra measures to ensure patient safety and the appropriate setup of the operating room, which must be fully established before the surgeon can initiate the first incision. Neurosurgical delay encompasses the time from anesthesia induction start to when the neurosurgeon makes the first incision.

Methods: 30 neurosurgery procedures were observed randomly.

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Background: Use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is associated with new response types, such as hyperprogressive disease (HPD), whose definition is still being discussed. Some authors use dynamic indexes to define HPD. However, since the Checkmate-743 study, ICIs have been a first-line therapy for pleural mesothelioma (PM), thereby making use of dynamic indexes less appropriate.

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Article Synopsis
  • Addressing flow disruptions (FDs) in neurosurgery involves strategies like effective communication, better team coordination, and optimized operating room design to improve procedure flow and safety.
  • In a study observing 30 neurosurgery cases, the most common disruptions were due to coordination (26.25%) and layout issues (26.06%), leading to an average of one disruption every 2.7 minutes.
  • The research emphasizes viewing these disruptions as "threat windows" to identify system weaknesses and preemptively address potential errors before they happen.
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In the last decade, the migrant population in Chile has substantially increased, where the rates have not only increased in the adult population, but also among children and adolescents, creating a potential for social and cultural development in the educational system. The present work analyzes the relationship between self-concept, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being in native and migrant adolescents in Santiago de Chile. The sample consisted of 406 students, 56.

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