Publications by authors named "Miriam Alvarez-Aguilera"
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- - The study analyzed how the COVID-19 pandemic affected antibiotic use in surgical patients by comparing data from 2019, 2020, and 2021 at a tertiary hospital.
- - A total of 2,975 patients were included, revealing that surgical procedures dropped significantly in 2020, and more patients received antibiotics during that year compared to 2019 and 2021.
- - Results indicated that 45.08% of patients received at least one antibiotic in 2020, with higher usage in specific surgical units, highlighting increased post-operative antibiotic prescriptions during the pandemic.
There is currently no consensus or homogeneous recommendation about the role of the laparoscopic approach in emergent inguinal hernia surgery. The aim of this manuscript is showing our experience and results of laparoscopic approach for emergent groin hernia repair comparing with open approach. A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database between January 2011 and December 2021 of acute incarcerated groin hernia that were operated at Virgen del Rocio University Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: An organ shortage is the reason why it is necessary to expand the pool of donors, which can be achieved by using elderly donors. The main goal of this study is to analyze the outcomes of liver transplant (LT) when it is performed with donors older than 75 years.
Methods: We carried out a retrospective case-control study (N = 212) that included LTs with donors older than 75 years (group A, n = 106 cases) that were performed in our center between the years 2010 and 2020.