Publications by authors named "J E Machado-Alba"
Level of Satisfaction Among Patients Using Insulin Administered by Pen vs Vial/Syringe. An Observational Prospective Study.
Patient Prefer Adherence
January 2025
Purpose: To determine the satisfaction of patients with diabetes mellitus who used subcutaneous insulin application devices in Colombia.
Patients And Methods: An observational prospective study of patients with diabetes mellitus receiving insulin treatment in Colombia. Sociodemographic, comorbidity and pharmacological data were taken from a drug dispensing database.
Background: Most antibiotics require dose adjustments in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to avoid accumulation and toxicity. The aim was to characterize the use of systemic antibiotics in a group of patients with CKD and to adjust the dose according to the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
Research Design And Methods: Observational study of patients with a diagnosis of CKD who received antibiotics between January-2021 July 2022.
Patterns of Amphotericin B Use and Factors Related to Mortality in a Low-Middle Income Country: An Observational and Longitudinal Study.
Antibiotics (Basel)
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Amphotericin B is primarily used to treat deep systemic fungal infections, with a study analyzing its effects on Colombian patients from 2015 to 2022.
- The study found that 40.3% of the 310 patients died during hospitalization, with factors such as higher comorbidity and the need for invasive procedures significantly increasing mortality rates.
- The research highlighted that while conventional amphotericin B was the main treatment, receiving systemic corticosteroids was associated with a lower risk of death.
Background: Mycophenolate mofetil is used for the prevention of solid organ transplant rejection and for other indications, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Objective: To determine the prescription patterns of mycophenolate mofetil in a group of Colombian patients.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil between 2021 and 2022.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Colombian HCW sample during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out by means of an online survey (May-June 2020). Respondents were HCWs in Colombia reached by a nonprobability sample.