Publications by authors named "J Suazo-Barahona"
The Mexican consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of diverticular disease of the colon.
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed)
December 2019
Since the publication of the 2008 guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of diverticular disease of the colon by the Asociación Mexicana de Gastroenterología, significant advances have been made in the knowledge of that disease. A systematic review of articles published in the medical literature from January 2008 to July 2018 was carried out to revise and update the 2008 guidelines and provide new evidence-based recommendations. All high-quality articles in Spanish and English published within that time frame were included.
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- Researchers aimed to enhance the prognosis of acute pancreatitis by evaluating the effectiveness of four serum markers (CRP, IL-6, IL-10, PAP) compared to Ranson's score.
- A study of 71 patients revealed that severe cases showed higher levels of all markers, with IL-10 demonstrating greater predictive accuracy than Ranson's score.
- Timing of patient admission significantly affected the markers' predictive power, with IL-6, IL-10, and PAP being more accurate within the first 48 hours, while CRP excelled afterward, indicating the importance of considering the time of evolution in prognosis.
Background/aims: Obesity has been associated with a worse prognosis in acute pancreatitis. According to some authors, obesity favours the development of local complications, while according to other reports obese patients presented more frequently systemic complications. Few studies find a relationship between obesity and mortality in acute pancreatitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: Obesity is considered an independent risk factor for the development of severe acute pancreatitis (AP). The purpose of this study was to define the type of fat distribution related to severity in AP.
Methods: Eighty-eight patients with first-time AP underwent measurements of weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, and skinfold thickness on admission.