Impact of radiological follow-up frequency on resected lung cancer: a propensity score matching analysis.

Background: Despite advances in lung cancer treatment and the subsequent improvement in oncological outcomes, the optimal frequency of radiological follow-up remains unclear. Current recommendations lack consensus and do not consider individual patient characteristics and tumor factors. This study aimed to examine the impact of radiological follow-up frequency on oncological outcomes following lung cancer resection.

Recurrent acute pancreatitis is not uncommon in our clinical setting.

Data on recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis (RAP) are scarce. The aim of the study was to evaluate our rate of RAP and risks factors. This is a retrospective, single-center, study of consecutive patients admitted for AP and followed-up.

Postoperative delirium: An independent risk factor for poorer quality of life with long-term cognitive and functional decline after cardiac surgery.

Study Objective: To evaluate the influence of delirium on the functional and cognitive capacity of patients included in the DELIPRECAS study, as well as on their quality of life, in the 3-4 years after cardiac surgery.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: Assessment of cognitive and functional status from hospital discharge to the present, 3 years after cardiac surgery.

Impact of Oxygen Delivery on the Development of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Valve Heart Surgery.

One of the strongest risk factors for death in individuals undergoing cardiac surgery is Cardiac Surgery Associated-Acute Kidney Injury (CSA-AKI). Although the minimum kidney oxygen delivery index (DOi) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been reported, the optimal threshold value has not yet been established. A prospective study was conducted from June 2012 to January 2016 to asses how DOi influences the pathogenesis of CSA-AKI, as well as its most favorable cut-off value.

Auditing completion of nursing records as an outcome indicator for identifying patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers, falling, and social vulnerability: An observational study.

Aim: To evaluate the completion of nursing records through scheduled audits to analyse risk outcome indicators.

Background: Nursing records support clinical decision-making and encourage continuity of care, hence the importance of auditing their completion in order to take corrective action where necessary.

Method: This was an observational descriptive study carried out from February to November 2020 with a sample of 1131 electronic health records belonging to patients admitted to COVID-19 hospital units during three observation periods: pre-pandemic, first wave, and second wave.

Can the Cytokine Profile According to ABO Blood Groups Be Related to Worse Outcome in COVID-19 Patients? Yes, They Can.

Severe status of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is extremely associated to cytokine release. Moreover, it has been suggested that blood group is also associated with the prevalence and severity of this disease. However, the relationship between the cytokine profile and blood group remains unclear in COVID-19 patients.

Parental Satisfaction With Autonomous Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Units.

Background And Objectives: Ambulatory surgery is much favored in children, as they are usually healthy with no major comorbidities. Obvious benefits are minimization of health costs, optimal utilization of resources, decreased exposure to infections, and psychological and emotional advantages of avoiding admission of the patient, especially for the family. Parental satisfaction is a challenge in pediatric surgery processes.

HGF, IL-1α, and IL-27 Are Robust Biomarkers in Early Severity Stratification of COVID-19 Patients.

Pneumonia is the leading cause of hospital admission and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to identify the cytokines responsible for lung damage and mortality. We prospectively recruited 108 COVID-19 patients between March and April 2020 and divided them into four groups according to the severity of respiratory symptoms.

Long-term results of visual function in posterior uveal melanoma patients treated with I125 episcleral brachytherapy in a Spanish referral Ocular Oncology Unit.

Purposes: We analyzed patient, tumor and dosimetric characteristics of subjects in a Spanish population diagnosed with uveal melanoma treated with iodine 125 (I125) episcleral brachytherapy, who presented with post-treatment loss of useful visual acuity and global evolution of visual acuity.

Methods: A single historic observational cohort study was undertaken. Patients with uveal melanoma were recruited between September 1995 and June 2015.

Development and validation of a delirium risk prediction preoperative model for cardiac surgery patients (DELIPRECAS): An observational multicentre study.

Study Objective: To develop and validate a delirium risk prediction preoperative model for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Design: Observational prospective multicentre study.

Setting: Six intensive care units in Spain.

Assessment of radiation doses received by patients during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography according to disease location.

Objective: patients are exposed to ionizing radiation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Radiation dose depends on multiple factors. The goal of this study was to assess fluoroscopy time (FT), radiation doses and effective dose (ED) during ERCP according to the condition being treated.

Anomalous self-experiences are related to general cognition deficits in schizophrenia.

Anomalous self-experiences (ASEs) are prevalent in schizophrenia, but its underpinnings are not completely understood. Given the likely complex substrate of the experience of the self, neurocognitive functions requiring coordinate cerebral activity may relate to ASEs. Moreover, cognitive deficits functioning may be involved in the link between self-experience disturbances and some aspects of social dysfunction in schizophrenia.

Nosocomial Vs. Community-Acquired Infective Endocarditis in Spain: Location, Trends, Clinical Presentation, Etiology, and Survival in the 21st Century.

Major changes have occurred in the epidemiology and etiology of infective endocarditis (IE). Nevertheless, the differences between nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) and community-acquired infective endocarditis (CIE) have not been addressed in a population-based study. We conducted a retrospective, nationwide, temporal trend study from 1997 to 2014 analyzing the epidemiology, clinical, geographical, meteorological characteristics of patients diagnosed with IE in Spain, to distinguish NIE from CIE.

The Overlooked Immune State in Candidemia: A Risk Factor for Mortality.

Lymphopenia has been related to increased mortality in septic patients. Nonetheless, the impact of lymphocyte count on candidemia mortality and prognosis has not been addressed. We conducted a retrospective study, including all admitted patients with candidemia from 2007 to 2016.

[Validation of a questionnaire on attitudes and practice of physical activity and other healthy habits through the Delphi method].

Objective: Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyle are an emerging individual, familiar and social public health problem. The aim of this work was to validate a new questionnaire to know the attitude towards physical activity and other habits in adolescents.

Methods: The Delphi method was used.

Spectrum of conjunctival tumours in a Spanish series: A review of 462 cases.

Introduction: To report the spectrum and frequency of conjunctiva tumours in an ocular oncology unit analysing the clinical profile of benign, precancerous and malignant conjunctival lesions.

Methods: A retrospective case series of 462 consecutive patients diagnosed at the Ocular Oncology Unit of the University Hospital of Valladolid from 1992 to 2017.

Results: Among 462 consecutive patients, the tumour was classified as melanocytic in 252 (54.

National Temporal Trend Analysis of Infective Endocarditis among Patients Infected with HIV in Spain (1997-2014): A Retrospective Study.

Background: People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWH) form a vulnerable population for the onset of infective endocarditis (IE). We aimed to analyze the epidemiological trend of IE, as well as its microbiological characteristics, in PLWH during the combined antiretroviral therapy era in Spain.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study (1997-2014) in PLWH with data obtained from the Spanish Minimum Basic Data Set.

Statin intake can decrease acute pancreatitis severit.

Background/objectives: Acute Pancreatitis (AP) is one of the leading gastrointestinal conditions requiring hospitalization. It has been suggested that statins could exert a protective role in the natural history of AP; however, their influence is not entirely clear. Our objective was to investigate the relationship between statin intake and AP.

Management and Systemic Implications of Diabetic Neovascular Glaucoma.

Objectives: To study the efficacy and safety of different treatments for diabetic neovascular glaucoma (NVG). We additionally attempt to determine if the presence of NVG could be a predictor of cardiovascular disease or death.

Method: This is a retrospective, observational cohort study including patients diagnosed with diabetic NVG from 2006 to 2016 at the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (Spain).

[Antenatal corticosteroids and incidence of neonatal respiratory distress after elective caesarean section in late preterm and term neonates].

Introduction: Birth by elective caesarean section in late preterm and early term newborn increases the risk of respiratory distress. Administration of antenatal corticosteroids in these cases could reduce the respiratory distress and its severity.

Objectives: To determine the influence of antenatal corticosteroids use in elective caesarean sections in the respiratory distress of the newborn from 35+0 to 38+6 weeks of gestational age.

Prevalence, pain management and registration in Internal Medicine units.

Objective: To analyze the prevalence and management of pain episodes, their evaluation and recording in internal medicine hospitalization units in a third level public hospital of the regional health service of Castilla y León.

Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population comprised patients hospitalized in internal medicine units.