Publications by authors named "Jesus Salas-Martinez"
Article Synopsis
- Limited evidence exists on treating acute diverticulitis (AD) with pelvic abscesses using only antibiotics, prompting a study to compare outcomes with pericolic abscesses.
- A retrospective analysis of 58 patients revealed similar success rates in antibiotic treatment for both pelvic (91.7%) and pericolic (96.7%) abscesses, with no significant differences in recurrence or need for elective surgery.
- The findings suggest that antibiotic therapy alone is effective and safe for pelvic abscesses, indicating that percutaneous drainage may not be necessary in all cases.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare the severity of acute diverticulitis between first episodes and later recurrences, and identify risk factors for free perforation at the onset.
- Conducted at a single center, the research included 394 patients diagnosed with their first episode of acute diverticulitis from January 2011 to August 2021, revealing that 12.2% experienced free perforation.
- Key risk factors for free perforation included older age, lung disease, and immunosuppression, emphasizing the need for careful monitoring in these patients to prevent severe outcomes.
Objective: To study the changes occurring in brain lipid composition after the administration of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) by comparing two lipid emulsions, one with long-chain triacylglycerols (LCT) and the other with long-chain and medium-chain triacylglycerols (MCT/LCT 50%/50%).
Methods: We used 21 young New Zealand rabbits divided into three groups of seven animals each. Two groups were subjected to TPN for 7 d, with each group receiving using one of two different lipid emulsions: Intralipid 20% (group LCT) and Lipofundin MCT/LCT 20% (group MCT/LCT).