Publications by authors named "Jose Maria Palacios-Garcia"

In the healthcare field, the terms "traqueotomía" and "traqueostomía" are frequently used, often leading to confusion among professionals regarding the appropriate definition for each term or which one should be considered more correct in specific cases. A search was conducted for the terms "traqueotomía" and "traqueostomía" in general Spanish-language dictionaries such as the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (DRAE) and the Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language of the Royal Spanish Academy (DHLE), as well as for the English terms "tracheotomy" and "tracheostomy" in English general dictionaries like the Oxford Dictionary, the Cambridge Dictionary, and the Collins English Dictionary. Additionally, searches were performed in medical dictionaries in both Spanish, specifically the Dictionary of Medical Terms of the National Academy of Medicine (DTM), and English, including the Farlex Dictionary.

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  • Salivary gland tumors (SGTs) account for 6-8% of head and neck tumors and are diagnosed using fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), which has variable effectiveness.
  • This study aimed to analyze FNAC results in relation to surgical outcomes to determine its diagnostic accuracy for SGTs using the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology (MSRSGC).
  • The results showed high sensitivity for identifying benign tumors and high specificity for malignant ones, although FNAC's ability to distinguish between benign and malignant cases was lower, indicating the need for thorough clinical assessments.
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Background And Objective: The care of tracheostomized patients are high risk skills and low incidence. Strategies for improvement of health care in hospital wards and specialties other than otolaryngology based solely on training have not been able to offer an adequate solution. A tracheostomized patient unit is presented directed by the otolaryngology service to attend all tracheostomized hospitalised patients of all specialties.

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Background And Objectives: Training in surgical specialties has declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. A study was carried out to further analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on specific aspects of clinical, training, and research activities performed by the otolaryngology residents in Spain.

Methods: A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted during the last two weeks of February 2021.

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Background And Objectives: Training in surgical specialties has declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. A study was carried out to further analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on specific aspects of clinical, training, and research activities performed by the otolaryngology residents in Spain.

Methods: A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted during the last two weeks of February 2021.

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Pneumocephalus after cochlear implantation is very rare with five reported cases in the literature. The presence of clinical features in the immediate postoperative period has never been reported, because they occur weeks after surgery. These neurological manifestations can compromise the patient's life; thus, it is important to have proper knowledge and management of these manifestations.

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