Publications by authors named "Maria Teresa Carrion"

Aim: To evaluate compliance rate to pterygium postoperative treatment with two different protocols.

Methods: Review of clinical data of patients submitted to pterygium excision and conjunctival autografting in a single centre (and a single surgeon) in Barcelona between March 2014 and December 2017. Initial postoperative protocol (protocol 1) consisted of 4 months of topical steroids in a tapering fashion.

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Objectives: To determine patients' participation in the discussion of options in primary care consultations. Identify the patients' wish to participate and their perceptions of their participation and explore the potential factors that may influence these.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

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Objective: Transforming growth factor ss1 (TGF-ss1) is one of the key profibrotic mediators in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of quantifying TGF-ss1 levels in patients with IPF.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a prospective study of 29 IPF patients and 27 healthy controls.

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