Publications by authors named "Raymond Aguillar"
Ethnic Variance in Prevalence of COPD among Smokers in a Real World Setting.
Open Respir Med J
December 2020
Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent and progressive airflow limitation generally caused by prolonged cigarette smoking. Ethnic differences have been reported regarding COPD risk from smoking. The purpose of this study was to compare COPD prevalence in Hispanic and Caucasian smokers in a real-world setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Recent studies have shown a strong association between insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This association has not been previously reported in the Hispanic population. The objective of this study was to study the prevalence of diabetes in a cohort of Hispanic patients with OSA in comparison with a white cohort.
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- There has been significant growth in sleep centers in the US over the past decade, but this has led to inconsistent quality among them, prompting the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to create a voluntary accreditation process to standardize quality evaluations.
- A study was conducted to test if a point system and feedback on technologist performance could improve their work and track performance over time, comparing 100 pre-implementation charts with 1,739 post-implementation charts.
- Results showed a significant improvement in performance scores after implementing the point system, suggesting that this method can effectively standardize evaluations and highlight areas for improvement among sleep technologists.
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- Sleep deprivation and circadian disruptions are prevalent issues among health care workers, particularly affecting nurses and posing risks to both patient safety and the nurses themselves.
- The study evaluated sleepiness levels in post-night-shift nurses using subjective and objective methods, revealing significant differences between ICU nurses and those on general floors.
- Findings indicated that ICU nurses exhibited higher levels of sleepiness based on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Mean Sleep Latency Test, suggesting they experience a concerning level of sleepiness that could impact their performance and safety.
Objectives: To assess the sleepiness among Family Practice residents using subjective data, the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), as well as objective assessment, the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT).
Method: We conducted the study on Family Practice residents at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi. Sixteen residents, aged 21-40 yrs, were recruited and divided into two groups.