Publications by authors named "H Alonso-Valle"
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of inappropriate use of prophylaxis to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with medical diseases admitted to hospital from the emergency department. To explore variables associated with inappropriate thromboprophylaxis.
Methods: Prospective multicenter cohort study in 15 hospital emergency departments.
Characteristics of patients who died in the hospital emergency service during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary hospital in Spain.
Intern Emerg Med
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study examines the characteristics of patients who died in the Hospital Emergency Department of a Spanish hospital, focusing on those who died from SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients over 18 who died from June 2019 to December 2020, revealing a 42% increase in deaths during the first wave of COVID-19.
- The study found that patients who died from SARS-CoV-2 were generally younger during the first wave (average age 78.6 years) compared to the second wave (average age 91.8 years), with no significant differences in gender or comorbidities.
Objectives: To describe the management of superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) of the lower limbs in patients treated in Spanish hospital emergency departments (EDs). To evaluate the impact of ED management of venous thromboembolic complications on outcomes and to determine the characteristics of patients who develop complications.
Material And Methods: The retrospective multicenter ALTAMIRA study (Spanish acronym for risk factors, complications, and assessment of Spanish ED management of SVT) used recorded data for consecutive patients with a diagnosis of isolated SVT treated in 18 EDs.
High-Sensitivity Troponin T: A Potential Safety Predictive Biomarker for Discharge from the Emergency Department of Patients with Confirmed Influenza.
J Pers Med
March 2022
The purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship between the high-sensitivity troponin T levels in patients with confirmed influenza virus infection and its severity determined by mortality during the care process. In addition, a high-sensitivity troponin T cut-off value was sought to allow us to a safe discharge from the emergency department. An analytical retrospective observational study was designed in which high-sensitivity troponin T is determined as an exposure factor, patients are followed until the resolution of the clinical picture, and the frequency of mortality is analyzed.
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