Publications by authors named "J C Avila-Valencia"
Introduction: Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 may present sequelae which are called Post COVID-19 Syndrome or Long COVID in which physical, psychological and/or social complications are evident. The objective of this study was to evaluate the agreement of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale (PCFS) of the evaluator-administered version vs patient self-assessed in post-COVID-19 patients.
Methods: Observational study in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 with subsequent recovery.
Article Synopsis
- Myocardial revascularization surgery (MRV) aims to improve survival in patients with coronary artery disease, but elderly patients face higher risks of complications, particularly postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF).
- A study of 90 cases and 360 controls found that 15.5% of patients with postoperative AF died, compared to 9.44% in the control group, with factors like being over 60 and undergoing emergency surgery linked to higher AF risk.
- The study underscores the need for strategies to effectively identify and manage these risk factors and complications to reduce morbidity and mortality related to postoperative AF.
Background: The educational component is a comprehensive part of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), and telephone follow-up (TFU) is an alternative to reinforce face-to-face education. The objective was to determine the effect of telephone follow-up on educational needs, dyspnea, quality of life and functional capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients undergoing PR.
Methods: Double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial in patients with COPD in a PR program in Cali-Colombia, allocation by randomization tables.
Background: COVID-19 has been one of the most critical public health challenges of recent decades. This disease develops severely in one in five patients, and approximately 5% require admission to a critical care unit. Due to the impact of the sequelae, the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale (PCFS) was developed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has a guide in charge of prevention and treatment, called the Global Initiative for Chronic Lung Disease, which is annually updated and catalogs pulmonary rehabilitation, within the treatment options.
Objective: To describe the effects on clinical variables, functional capacity, anxiety/depression and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, after a pulmonary rehabilitation program, according to the GOLD 2020 classification in a Cali clinic.
Materials And Methods: Descriptive, longitudinal study where 79 patients divided into 3 groups were included (B, C and D).