Impact of radiological follow-up frequency on resected lung cancer: a propensity score matching analysis.

Background: Despite advances in lung cancer treatment and the subsequent improvement in oncological outcomes, the optimal frequency of radiological follow-up remains unclear. Current recommendations lack consensus and do not consider individual patient characteristics and tumor factors. This study aimed to examine the impact of radiological follow-up frequency on oncological outcomes following lung cancer resection.

Long Term Follow-Up Observation in Small Choroidal Melanocytic Tumors.

Background: The purpose of this study is to analyze the long-term evolution of patients with small choroidal melanocytic tumors (SCMTs) undergoing observation, and to assess their rate of transformation into melanomas and survival.

Methods: A retrospective single-cohort study of patients with SCMTs (1-3 mm in height and 5-10 mm in base) diagnosed from January 1992 to February 2023 was carried out, with observation as the initial treatment. The main criterion for a transformation into melanoma is considered to be an increase in size of more than 1 mm in height and/or more than 1 mm in base measured on an ultrasound/retinography, recorded in two consecutive visits separated by one to three months.

Clinic-pathological agreement in the diagnosis of conjunctival tumours: Analysis of 195 cases.

Purpose: The present study aims to assess the agreement between clinical and pathological diagnosis in conjunctival tumours in a specialist ocular oncology unit.

Methods: retrospective study of consecutive patients with conjunctival tumours diagnosed at the Ocular Oncology Unit of the University Hospital of Valladolid was performed from 1992 to 2017. Tumours were classified according to their origin (epithelial, melanocytic, lymphoid and others) and degree of malignancy (benign, premalignant, malignant).

Recurrent acute pancreatitis is not uncommon in our clinical setting.

Data on recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis (RAP) are scarce. The aim of the study was to evaluate our rate of RAP and risks factors. This is a retrospective, single-center, study of consecutive patients admitted for AP and followed-up.

Postoperative delirium: An independent risk factor for poorer quality of life with long-term cognitive and functional decline after cardiac surgery.

Study Objective: To evaluate the influence of delirium on the functional and cognitive capacity of patients included in the DELIPRECAS study, as well as on their quality of life, in the 3-4 years after cardiac surgery.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: Assessment of cognitive and functional status from hospital discharge to the present, 3 years after cardiac surgery.

The influence of preoperative anxiety on postoperative pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery represent a challenge in terms of pain management due to multiple factors relating to the patients and to the procedure itself. Our aim was to identify the influence of levels of preoperative anxiety on postoperative pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and explore associations between preoperative anxiety, postoperative pain, analgesic requirements, and sex. We present a prospective cohort study of 116 patients undergoing cardiac surgery between January and April 2020.

Impact of Oxygen Delivery on the Development of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Valve Heart Surgery.

One of the strongest risk factors for death in individuals undergoing cardiac surgery is Cardiac Surgery Associated-Acute Kidney Injury (CSA-AKI). Although the minimum kidney oxygen delivery index (DOi) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been reported, the optimal threshold value has not yet been established. A prospective study was conducted from June 2012 to January 2016 to asses how DOi influences the pathogenesis of CSA-AKI, as well as its most favorable cut-off value.

High cobalamin levels as a five-year risk predictor for developing hematological cancer.

Background: A high cobalamin level has been related to non-malignant diseases (mainly liver diseases, alcoholism, and renal diseases) and cancer (hematological malignancies and solid cancers such as liver and stomach cancer). However, a previous high level of cobalamin and the implications in the possible development of cancer is still unclear. The main aim of this study was to describe if a previous high cobalamin level is a determinant in the future development of cancer in five years of follow-up.

Auditing completion of nursing records as an outcome indicator for identifying patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers, falling, and social vulnerability: An observational study.

Aim: To evaluate the completion of nursing records through scheduled audits to analyse risk outcome indicators.

Background: Nursing records support clinical decision-making and encourage continuity of care, hence the importance of auditing their completion in order to take corrective action where necessary.

Method: This was an observational descriptive study carried out from February to November 2020 with a sample of 1131 electronic health records belonging to patients admitted to COVID-19 hospital units during three observation periods: pre-pandemic, first wave, and second wave.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Levels of Adherence to the Completion of Nursing Records for Inpatients in Isolation.

Unlabelled: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased workload for nurses and organisational and structural changes, which have been necessary to meet the needs of inpatients in isolation.

Aim: To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on levels of adherence to the completion of nursing records that document the risk of developing pressure ulcers, falling, and social vulnerability among hospitalised patients in isolation.

Methods: Observational pre-post comparison study.

Can the Cytokine Profile According to ABO Blood Groups Be Related to Worse Outcome in COVID-19 Patients? Yes, They Can.

Severe status of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is extremely associated to cytokine release. Moreover, it has been suggested that blood group is also associated with the prevalence and severity of this disease. However, the relationship between the cytokine profile and blood group remains unclear in COVID-19 patients.

Endourological treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. What are the benefits of flexible ureterorenoscopy?

Introduction And Objectives: Currently, there are no established criteria regarding treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. The objective of this work is to present our results in the endourological treatment of this pathology, analyzing the variables associated with the use of the flexible ureterorenoscope.

Material And Methods: Retrospective review of 103 patients who underwent retrograde URS with semi-rigid or flexible ureterorenoscope.

Endourological treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. What are the benefits of flexible ureterorenoscopy?

Introduction And Objectives: Currently, there are no established criteria regarding treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. The objective of this work is to present our results in the endourological treatment of this pathology, analyzing the variables associated with the use of the flexible ureterorenoscope.

Material And Methods: Retrospective review of 103 patients who underwent retrograde URS with semi-rigid or flexible ureterorenoscope.

Parental Satisfaction With Autonomous Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Units.

Background And Objectives: Ambulatory surgery is much favored in children, as they are usually healthy with no major comorbidities. Obvious benefits are minimization of health costs, optimal utilization of resources, decreased exposure to infections, and psychological and emotional advantages of avoiding admission of the patient, especially for the family. Parental satisfaction is a challenge in pediatric surgery processes.

HGF, IL-1α, and IL-27 Are Robust Biomarkers in Early Severity Stratification of COVID-19 Patients.

Pneumonia is the leading cause of hospital admission and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to identify the cytokines responsible for lung damage and mortality. We prospectively recruited 108 COVID-19 patients between March and April 2020 and divided them into four groups according to the severity of respiratory symptoms.

Impact of the Economic Crisis on Endocarditis Mortality in Spain: A Nationwide Study.

Economic recession has dire consequences on overall health. None have explored the impact of economic crisis (EC) on infective endocarditis (IE) mortality. We conducted a retrospective, nationwide, temporal trend study analyzing mortality trends by age, sex, and adverse outcomes in patients diagnosed with IE in Spain from 1997 to 2014.

Long-term results of visual function in posterior uveal melanoma patients treated with I125 episcleral brachytherapy in a Spanish referral Ocular Oncology Unit.

Purposes: We analyzed patient, tumor and dosimetric characteristics of subjects in a Spanish population diagnosed with uveal melanoma treated with iodine 125 (I125) episcleral brachytherapy, who presented with post-treatment loss of useful visual acuity and global evolution of visual acuity.

Methods: A single historic observational cohort study was undertaken. Patients with uveal melanoma were recruited between September 1995 and June 2015.

Development and validation of a delirium risk prediction preoperative model for cardiac surgery patients (DELIPRECAS): An observational multicentre study.

Study Objective: To develop and validate a delirium risk prediction preoperative model for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Design: Observational prospective multicentre study.

Setting: Six intensive care units in Spain.

Assessment of radiation doses received by patients during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography according to disease location.

Objective: patients are exposed to ionizing radiation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Radiation dose depends on multiple factors. The goal of this study was to assess fluoroscopy time (FT), radiation doses and effective dose (ED) during ERCP according to the condition being treated.

Anomalous self-experiences are related to general cognition deficits in schizophrenia.

Anomalous self-experiences (ASEs) are prevalent in schizophrenia, but its underpinnings are not completely understood. Given the likely complex substrate of the experience of the self, neurocognitive functions requiring coordinate cerebral activity may relate to ASEs. Moreover, cognitive deficits functioning may be involved in the link between self-experience disturbances and some aspects of social dysfunction in schizophrenia.

Nosocomial Vs. Community-Acquired Infective Endocarditis in Spain: Location, Trends, Clinical Presentation, Etiology, and Survival in the 21st Century.

Major changes have occurred in the epidemiology and etiology of infective endocarditis (IE). Nevertheless, the differences between nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) and community-acquired infective endocarditis (CIE) have not been addressed in a population-based study. We conducted a retrospective, nationwide, temporal trend study from 1997 to 2014 analyzing the epidemiology, clinical, geographical, meteorological characteristics of patients diagnosed with IE in Spain, to distinguish NIE from CIE.