Publications by authors named "Lucia Fernandez Rodriguez"

Background: there is controversy about the need to maintain vasoconstrictor treatment after adequate haemostasis is achieved through endoscopic band ligation (EBL) in bleeding esophageal varices (BEV). Measuring a "before and after urgent-EBL" hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) in acute variceal hemorrhage is very difficult. Thus, the goal of this study was to determine hemodynamic variations after an EBL session.

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We report 5 studies examining the unique role of felt understanding in intergroup relations. In intergroup terms, felt understanding is the belief that members of an outgroup understand and accept the perspectives of ingroup members, including ingroup members' beliefs, values, experiences, and self-definition/identity. In Studies 1 (Scotland-U.

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Objectives: The study objectives were to assess the accuracy of volumetric computed tomography to predict postoperative lung function in patients with lung cancer in relation to anatomic segments counting and perfusion scintigraphy, to generate specific predictive equations for each functional parameter, and to evaluate accuracy and precision of these in a validation cohort.

Methods: We assessed pulmonary functions preoperatively and 3 to 4 months postoperatively after lung resection for lung cancer (n = 114). Absolute and relative lung volumes (total and upper/middle/lower) were determined using volumetric software analysis for staging thoracic computed tomography scans.

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