Publications by authors named "M Ricart"

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  • There is a significant need to reduce infections, especially urinary tract infections (UTIs), and improve antibiotic use in nursing homes amid rising antimicrobial resistance.
  • The study aims to tackle health care-associated infections through a comprehensive intervention for health care professionals in nursing homes across eight European countries.
  • A before-and-after audit approach will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies, including training and feedback on infection control practices and appropriate antibiotic prescribing.
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Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the safety of discontinuing aspirin treatment at 24-28 weeks in women at high risk after first-trimester combined screening for preeclampsia (PE) and normal placental growth factor (PlGF) levels at 24-28 weeks of gestation.

Material And Methods: This is a post hoc analysis of the StopPRE trial, conducted at nine Spanish maternity hospitals from September 2019 to September 2021. In the StopPRE trial, all high-risk single pregnancies identified during first-trimester screening for PE were treated with 150 mg of daily aspirin.

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease with a high prevalence and major impact on global health. Body composition (BC) data are of great importance in the assessment of nutritional status. Ultrasound (US) is an emerging, accessible and non-invasive technique that could be an alternative when it is not feasible to perform computed tomography (CT).

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Introduction: Pre-eclampsia affects 2%-8% of pregnancies and is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. First-trimester screening using an algorithm that combines maternal characteristics, mean arterial blood pressure, uterine artery pulsatility index and biomarkers (pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A and placental growth factor) is the method that achieves a greater diagnostic accuracy. It has been shown that daily salicylic acid administration before 16 weeks in women at a high risk for pre-eclampsia can reduce the incidence of preterm pre-eclampsia.

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Objective: To assess whether aspirin treatment can be discontinued in pregnancies with normal uterine artery pulsatility index (≤90th percentile) at 24-28 weeks.

Design: Post-hoc analysis of a clinical trial.

Setting: Nine maternity hospitals in Spain.

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