Publications by authors named "R Villar"
Purpose: Adjuvant radiotherapy has been a standard of care for craniopharyngioma. Nevertheless, it is a rare disease with multiple presentations, and results with conservative surgery followed by radiotherapy (RT) can vary. We compared treatment results for both adult and pediatric patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwelve-lead ambulatory ECG recording using a seven-electrode recorder: An alternative method for electrophysiological evaluation.
Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J
October 2024
Introduction: Conventional three-lead ambulatory electrocardiogram recording (3L-AECG) is used for the quantitative diagnosis of arrhythmias. However, the lack of crucial information, such as QRS morphology and orientation, renders the 3L-AECG incomplete for planning electrophysiological interventions. The 12-lead AECG (12L-AECG) merges the temporal resolution 3L-AECG with the spatial resolution of the standard electrocardiogram (S-ECG).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKeep Cool but Don't Freeze: The Influence of William J. Mills Jr. on the Treatment of Frostbite.
Wilderness Environ Med
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Dr. William J. Mills Jr. is an Alaskan orthopedic surgeon who transformed frostbite treatment protocols, challenging a long-standing approach set by Napoleon's surgeon general in the early 1800s.
- - After recognizing the limitations of existing methods in his practice, he researched and advocated for rapid warming of frozen body parts, resulting in significant publication contributions in the 1960s that established this as the new standard treatment.
- - Mills and his team developed a simplified 2-tier classification system for frostbite (superficial and deep) that is still widely used in clinical and non-hospital settings today.
Firefighters operating in hot environments face challenges from protective garments that restrict heat dissipation, resulting in increased core temperature, thermal discomfort, and performance decline. Cooling vests represent a viable solution. The study aim was to compare effectiveness of the same amount of cooling power to the upper body (UB) or whole body (WB) in alleviating thermoregulatory and physiological stress, enhancing cognitive function, and reducing ratings of thermal discomfort and exertion, during 60 min of exercise in a hot environment (40°C, 40% relative humidity) while wearing firefighter turnout gear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine the test-retest reliability and agreement of home-based functional capacity self-administered assessments in socially isolated older adults.
Methods: Fourteen community-dwelling older adults (eight females, 67.9 ± 7.