Publications by authors named "Hernandez-Flix S"
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- * In the second wave, patients tended to be younger, with shorter hospital stays and lower fatality rates; there was an increase in the number of children and pregnant women needing hospitalization.
- * Common symptoms in both waves included fever and cough, but the second wave also saw a rise in renal and gastrointestinal issues, and differences in treatment approaches and mortality risk factors were identified, indicating a shift in the virus's impact over time.
Introduction: The socioeconomic impact of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is considerable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of treating OSAHS with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and the impact of CPAP compliance.
Methods: This was a retrospective, case-crossover study of 373 patients with OSAHS receiving CPAP.
Background And Objective: Obesity is the main risk factor for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The aim was to evaluate the long-term effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on intraabdominal fat distribution in OSA patients.
Patients And Methods: Fifty OSA patients with and 35 without CPAP treatment criteria were followed-up for 2 years.
Objective: To evaluate circulating adipocyte and epidermal fatty acid-binding protein (FABP4 and FABP5) concentrations in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), as well as the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment.
Methods: Our cross-sectional study included 125 patients. After polysomnography, 58 participants met the criteria for CPAP treatment and were included in a closed cohort study of 8 weeks of CPAP treatment.
To determine the impact of initial antimicrobial choice on 30-day mortality rate in patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (CAP-SP), a prospective, observational study was conducted in 35 Spanish hospitals. A total of 638 patients with CAP-SP were identified. Antimicrobials were chosen by the attending physician.
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Objective: To assess the therapeutic response of pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium kansasii to 12 and 18 months of chemotherapy.
Design: 28 patients with criteria of pulmonary disease caused by M.
Sixty five patients with AIDS and clinical and/or radiological evidence of pulmonary infection underwent 78 bronchofibroscopies (BF) with protected brushing and bronchoalveolar washing-out. Out of the 78 BF, bacterial infection was diagnosed in 30 cases and associated opportunistic infection in 12 cases. The 18 cases of exclusively bacterial infection accounted for 23% of the total and most of them were due by H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe clinical characteristics, radiologic findings, and therapeutic response in 35 cases of pulmonary disease induced by opportunistic environmental mycobacteria collected during a period of 4 years are reported. These cases included 21 infections by Mycobacterium kansasii, 10 by M. xenopi, and 4 by M.
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