Publications by authors named "I Pedreira-Vazquez"
Objective: To establish indicators for the evaluation of the quality of the storage and dispensing processes related to semiautomatic vertical (SAVCS) and horizontal (SAHCS) carousel systems.
Material And Methods: Descriptive observational study conducted between January-December 2012. Definition of quality indicators, a target value is established and an obtained value is calculated for 2012.
Introduction: Antiretroviral therapy adherence plays a vital role in treatment onset and in the durability of antiviral response. In addition, clinical status, plasma viral load, and CD4+ cell count are essential in making therapeutic change decisions in various clinical situations. The aim of our study was to assess the reasons for therapy change in both treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients, and to know the casuistry of antiretroviral therapy change.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The timing of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiation and regimen combination treatment for HIV-infected patients are parameters requiring assessment, since they decisively influence results. The aim of the study was to evaluate initial HAART in HIV-infected patients in our hospital.
Materials And Methods: Retrospective study of the first 6 months after initiation of HAART in all treatment-naive adult patients so treated from January 2001 to June 2002.
Introduction: Phenytoin overdosing results in a wide variety of signs and symptoms - ataxia, nistagmus, loss of consciousness. On occasions increased frequence of seizures may be seen in patients with high phenytoin serum levels and no evidence of standard toxicity symptoms - paradoxical toxicity.
Objective: To study the frequency of phenytoin paradoxical toxicity, and to analyze patients" clinical status.