Can Quality of Life Tests Be Useful in Patients Affected by Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency?

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic condition that predisposes a person to certain diseases over their lifetime, mainly including lung disease (in the form of emphysema) and liver disease (liver cirrhosis). Quality of life questionnaires are instruments designed to quantify the deterioration of a patient's health. : This study aimed to assess whether certain quality of life tests that are routinely used in clinical practice can be useful for patients with AATD.

A study protocol of a comparative mixed study of the T-Control catheter.

Background: Foley catheters have been subject to limited development in the last few decades. They fulfil their basic function of draining urine from the bladder but cause other associated problems. T-Control is a new silicone Foley catheter with an integrated fluid control valve whose design aims to reduce the risks associated with bladder catheterization by a multifactorial approach.

Effectiveness of the T-Control catheter: A study protocol.

Background: Foley catheters have been subject to limited development in the last few decades. They fulfil their basic function of draining urine from the bladder but cause other associated problems. T-Control is a new silicone Foley catheter with an integrated fluid control valve whose design aims to reduce the risks associated with bladder catheterisation by a multifactorial approach.

Effectiveness, safety and costs of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Spain: a prospective, uncontrolled, pre-post study.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and costs of FreeStyle Libre (FSL) glucose monitoring system for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Spain.

Design: Prospective, multicentre pre-post study.

Setting: Thirteen Spanish public hospitals recruited patients from January 2019 to March 2020, with a 12-month follow-up.

Persistent Respiratory Failure and Re-Admission in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Following Hospitalization for COVID-19.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been associated with worse clinical evolution/survival during a hospitalization for SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19). The objective of this study was to learn the situation of these patients at discharge as well as the risk of re-admission/mortality in the following 12 months.

Methods: We carried out a subanalysis of the RECOVID registry.