Publications by authors named "Nestor Hernandez"
Understanding the relationship between physical activity, diet, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic may help inform resources encouraging healthy lifestyle choices during the time of an increased threat to health and wellbeing. Our objective was to examine how self-rated mental health was associated with engagement in physical activity and consumption of fruits and vegetables during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study utilized cross-sectional survey data from adults (≥18 years of age) living, working, and/or receiving healthcare in Arkansas (n = 754).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Research has indicated disagreement between physicians, caregivers, and adolescents with special health care needs regarding appropriate risk counseling.
Objective: The study examines caregivers' perceptions of adolescent risk counseling. We hypothesize caregivers of adolescents with special healthcare needs will perceive a lower rate of risk counseling.
Surgical resection is the treatment of choice both for early-stage lung cancer and pulmonary metastatic disease. For patients with lung tumors who are not eligible for surgery, the minimally invasive modality of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may be curative and, thus, should be considered. However, opinions regarding the optimal anesthetic technique for pulmonary RFA differ.
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- The study focused on how the length of hospitalisation (LOH) affects the outcomes of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) after they are discharged, comparing results across different hospital departments.
- Out of 8,563 patients analyzed, 90-day outcomes showed that longer hospital stays led to higher post-discharge mortality rates, particularly for those staying over 15 days, but readmission rates remained constant regardless of LOH.
- The research concluded that shorter hospital stays do not lead to worse outcomes, and higher mortality risks associated with longer stays were consistent across various hospital departments.
Introduction: The management of patients with gallstone disease and ductal calculi is controversial. The main options are one-stage or two-stage management.
Material And Method: We performed a retrospective analysis of the experience gained over 10 years in the one-stage management of common duct stones in a high-volume tertiary hospital.