Publications by authors named "Maria Del Pilar Mata Miranda"
Introduction: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of developing tuberculosis, and even more so if they receive biological agents. In Mexico, the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in RA diagnosed by interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) is largely unknown. The objective was to determine LTBI prevalence and the associated risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To question the usefulness of the lab analysis considered routine testing for the identification of abnormalities in the surgical care.
Objective: To determine the percentage of unnecessary laboratory tests in the preoperative assessment as well as to estimate the unnecessary expenses.
Materials And Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study of patients referred for surgical evaluation between January 1st and March 31st 2013.
Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency of the abdomen, but is still misdiagnosed in a large number of cases because of the the poor accuracy of the different radiologic and laboratory exams. Like in intestinal ischemia, an ischemic factor causes necrosis of the appendiceal wall and this favors the release of particular biochemical serum markers.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of intestinal ischemia serum markers as a diagnostic test for acute appendicitis.
Introduction: Preoperative exams are a common practice for surgeons; however, their use is not based on a scientific or medical basis. In the best of scenarios, it is an institutional policy.
Material And Methods: We wanted to determine the utility and cost-effectiveness ratio of of preoperative routine tests (PRT) and we analyzed retrospectively the frequency of complications, hospital stay, and cost-effectiveness of PRT, in subjects with no concomitant disease, who were having elective surgery performed by the general surgery service.