Publications by authors named "Virginia Ollero"
Article Synopsis
- Skin lesions are common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and can also arise from IBD treatments, making timely dermatologist referrals crucial.
- A study evaluated a teledermatology e-consult program over two years, involving 39 consultations for skin issues related to IBD, with a high patient satisfaction rate (97%).
- The program showed a high resolution rate (87%) for skin problems, with an average wait time of 4.7 days, highlighting its effectiveness in improving patient care for IBD-related skin conditions.
Mobile apps are useful tools in e-health and self-management strategies in disease monitoring. We evaluated the Harvey-Bradshaw index (HBI) mobile app self-administered by the patient to see if its results agreed with HBI in-clinic assessed by a physician. Patients were enrolled in a 4-month prospective study with clinical assessments at months 1 and 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Endoscopic healing and clinical remission are important parameters to evaluate therapeutic efficacy in Crohn's disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical effectiveness of adalimumab in terms of clinical and endoscopic response and to identify predictors of efficacy in clinical practice.
Materials And Methods: A prospective analysis was carried out of 68 antitumor necrosis factor-naive Crohn's disease patients treated with adalimumab for 2 years.
Purpose: To evaluate activity staging of Crohn's disease (CD) measured with MR-enterography using ileoscopy as reference standard.
Materials And Methods: A prospective study was made of 61 patients with CD. All patients underwent MR-enterography and ileoscopy.