Publications by authors named "O Ramos"
Interferons (IFNs) are cytokines involved in the immune response with a synergistic regulatory effect on the immune response. They are therapeutics for various viral and proliferative conditions, with proven safety and efficacy. Their clinical application is challenging due to the molecules' size, degradation, and pharmacokinetics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: Retrospective study.
Objectives: The current study compares the ability of the modified Frailty Index (mFI), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, the modified Charleston Comorbidity Index (mCCI), the American College of Surgeons Surgical Risk Calculator (SRC), and the Fusion Risk Score (FRS) to predict perioperative outcomes.
Methods: Comorbidity indices were calculated for patients undergoing elective thoracic and lumbar spinal fusion at a single institution and assessed for their discriminative ability in predicting the desired outcomes using an area under the curve (AUC) analysis.
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- The study aimed to examine the relationship between patients' preoperative expectations of pain relief and their functional outcomes and satisfaction after anterior cervical surgery, focusing on data collected from surgeries performed between 2016-2021.
- Researchers analyzed data from 198 ACDF and 52 CDR patients, finding no significant links between expected pain relief and improvement in functional scores or satisfaction after 12 months; however, higher preoperative dissatisfaction was correlated with better postoperative improvement.
- The results suggest that while patients’ preoperative expectations may not directly influence their outcomes, those who start off less satisfied may experience greater functional improvements following surgery.
Background: This study aimed to determine whether the iliac crests are truly at the level of L4 to L5, accounting for patient demographic and anthropometric characteristics.
Methods: We measured the umbilicus and iliac crests relative to the lumbar spine using computed tomography of patients without spinal pathology, accounting for the influences of patient height, weight, body mass index (BMI), sex, race, and ethnicity.
Results: A total of 834 patients (391 men and 443 women) were reviewed.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Introduction: Malpractice claims analysis is performed by several specialties to improve quality of patient care and to identify areas where physicians can improve their practice to mitigate the incidence of committing malpractice. The Food and Drug Administration has flagged over 80,000 injuries caused by spinal cord stimulator (SCS), making them the 3rd most flagged medical device.