Publications by authors named "O Acosta-Fernandez"
[Influence of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Data from the Registry of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery].
Open Respir Arch
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate how the diagnostic process and time to treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients changed from 2011 to 2019, in relation to updates in clinical practice guidelines.
- A total of 929 out of 1064 patients from a registry were analyzed, revealing that diagnosis methods evolved over time, with a shift from surgical biopsies to non-invasive imaging like chest CT scans.
- Key findings showed that the average time from symptom onset to diagnosis was 360 days, and many patients experienced delays in receiving antifibrotic treatment, indicating a need for improved diagnostic efficiency.
Background: Fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (fHP) is an immune-mediated interstitial lung disease caused by sensitisation to chronic allergen inhalation. This study aimed to determine prognostic indicators of progression and mortality in fHP.
Methods: This was a retrospective, multicentre, observational, cross-sectional cohort study of consecutive patients diagnosed with fHP from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2021.
Introduction: The aim of the study was to know the management of patients with diffuse interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with a systemic autoimmune diseases (SAD) in pulmonology outpatient clinics in Spain.
Methodology: The ILD work area of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) designed a self-completed questionnaire of 25 questions, on aspects related to the diagnosis and treatment of ILD-SAD. This was distributed among the attendees of the winter meeting of the ILD Area and later via e-mail to all the members of the ILD area of SEPAR.
Background: Before the advent of genome-wide association studies (GWAS), ADAM33, ADRB2, CD14, MS4A2 (alias FCER1B), IL13, IL4, IL4R, and TNF constituted the most replicated non-HLA candidate genes with asthma and related traits. However, except for the IL13-IL4 region, none of these genes have been found in close proximity of genome-wide significant hits among GWAS for asthma or related traits. Here we aimed to assess the reproducibility of these asthma associations and to test if associations were more evident considering the effect of age at diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There are no previous population-based studies assessing the prevalence of Blomia tropicalis (BT). This investigation analyzes the prevalence of sensitization to BT and its contribution to asthma and related diseases among young adults in the Canary Islands.
Material And Methods: From a random sample of 9506 adults, aged between 20 and 44, who had previously answered a short respiratory questionnaire, a further 20% random sample was drawn.