Publications by authors named "Laura Gomez-Escolar Viejo"
Purpose: The aim was to estimate seroprevalence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a small health area of the Valencian Community, Spain.
Patients And Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study aimed at estimation of HCV infection prevalence in the whole adult population (25-70 years old), that is, a pilot study for an eventual population-based screening program.
Results: A total of 5849 participants aged 25-70 years (51% male) were invited to participate by regular mail.
Unlabelled: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a frequent complication in digestive diseases, requiring follow-up by specialized units such as the digestive bleeding unit. Hemoglobin is determined daily in the management of these patients, and consequently a rapid and reliable method for hemoglobin determination is required.
Objective: To study the reliability of HemoCue in patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage and to determine whether there are any differences in hemoglobin measurement between HemoCue and the reference laboratory.