Delphi consensus on the use of telemedicine in rheumatology: RESULTAR study.

Background And Objectives: There is growing interest in the potential of telemedicine (TM) as an alternative to physical consultation. Although numerous studies prove the benefits of TM in rheumatology, there are no recommendations on its implementation in Spain. The aim of this study was to analyze the application of TM in rheumatology consultations in Spain.

A 12-week multicomponent exercise program enhances frailty by increasing robustness, improves physical performance, and preserves muscle mass in older adults with HIV: MOVIhNG study.

Background: Our aim was to analyze the effects of a multicomponent exercise program (MEP) on frailty and physical performance in older adults with HIV (OAWH) since exercise can reverse frailty in the older population overall, but there is no data for OAWH.

Methods: A prospective longitudinal study with intervention and control group was designed. Sedentary adults 50 or over with and without HIV were included.

Effects of androgen deprivation therapy on elderly men with high-risk prostate cancer: PROSARC observational study.

Introduction: Prostatic carcinoma (PC) is a frequent neoplasm in elderly patients. Although androgen deprivation is associated with survival benefits, it is also related to adverse effects such as osteoporosis, frailty, or sarcopenia, which can negatively affect the patient's quality of life. This study aims to quantify and evaluate the prevalence of osteoporosis, frailty, or sarcopenia in elderly PC patients before and after androgen deprivation.

Atypical image of pneumoperitoneum secondary to colon perforation.

The case was a 66-year-old female with a diagnosis of bilateral ovarian carcinoma with peritoneal carcinomatosis and liver metastases. She had only undergone one cycle of chemotherapy and could not be given other cycles because of her poor general condition. She was admitted due to intermittent vomiting for a week and severe heartburn, with the last stool passed two days before, presenting abdominal distension and lower abdominal pain, without signs of peritonism and no peristaltic sounds.

Chronic kidney disease prevalence and cardiovascular risk in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes followed for 10 years in Badajoz (Spain). An observational study.

Aims: To estimate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), their risk factors the incidence of cardiovascular and coronary events and total and cardiovascular mortality in a cohort of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients observed for 10 years in primary care practices in Badajoz, Spain.

Methods: Observational, longitudinal study. A total of 643 patients with T2DM (mean age 64.

Cardiovascular risk and validation of cardiovascular risk prediction functions in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes followed for 10 years in Badajoz (SPAIN). AN observational study.

Aims: To analyse whether diabetes behaves as an equivalent of coronary risk and assess the performance of the original and REGICOR Framingham functions in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes observed for 10 years in primary care practices in Badajoz, Spain.

Methods: Observational, longitudinal study. A total of 643 patients (mean age 64.

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of allergen-specific immunotherapy with the major allergen Alt a 1.

Background: There have been few studies conducted on the efficacy and safety of specific immunotherapy with allergen extracts of fungi compared with other allergen extracts, and there are no data on the major allergen Alt a 1 of the fungus Alternaria alternata.

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous immunotherapy with 2 different doses of Alt a 1 in patients with rhinoconjunctivitis caused by sensitization to A alternata.

Method: We performed a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with Alt a 1 administered subcutaneously in patients with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis with or without controlled asthma aged 12 to 65 years.

Cost of Hospitalizations due to Exacerbation in Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis.

Background: Knowing the cost of hospitalizations for exacerbation in bronchiectasis patients is essential to perform cost-effectiveness studies of treatments that aim to reduce exacerbations in these patients.

Objectives: To find out the mean cost of hospitalizations due to exacerbations in bronchiectasis patients, and to identify factors associated with higher costs.

Methods: Prospective, observational, multicenter study in adult bronchiectasis patients hospitalized due to exacerbation.

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Leprosy Admitted Over 16 Years at a Rural Hospital in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Analysis.

Aim: To analyse differences in children and adolescents aged ≤18 years admitted to the leprosy ward in a rural Ethiopian hospital >16 years.

Methods: We retrospectively collected data from leprosy admission registry books on patients with leprosy who were admitted to a referral hospital from September 2000 to September 2016.

Results: There were 2129 admissions for leprosy during the study period: 180 (8.

[Pancreatic ultrasonography].

Despite the recent technological advances in imaging, abdominal ultrasonography continues to be the first diagnostic test indicated in patients with a suspicion of pancreatic disease, due to its safety, accessibility and low cost. It is an essential technique in the study of inflammatory processes, since it not only assesses changes in pancreatic parenchyma, but also gives an indication of the origin (bile or alcoholic). It is also essential in the detection and tracing of possible complications as well as being used as a guide in diagnostic and therapeutic punctures.

[Ambulatory surgery in a urology department. Analysis of the period 2003-2006].

Objectives: When talking about day surgery we have to differentiate between minor and major ambulatory surgery. Ambulatory surgery enables the patient to stay in the hospital not more than a few hours, showing similar safety and efficacy than conventional surgery. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the results of an ambulatory surgery program.

[Prognosis of survival in advanced cancer].

Accurate prognoses are important in the care of patients with advanced cancer to assist clinicians in their decision making, and to help patients set their goals and priorities. Several studies have demonstrated that doctors are inaccurate and overly optimistic when predicting the survival of patients with advanced and terminal cancer. To improve prognostic accuracy, clinicians can use a number of factors that have proven to be associated with life expectancy: performance status, some signs and symptoms and some laboratory markers.

[Analysis of outpatients readmitted to an ambulatory surgery program].

Objectives: To quantify readmission rates due to both major and minor complications per year of study in an ambulatory surgery program and to assess the effect of including patients with greater severity on the results.

Patients And Method: We performed a retrospective study of patients undergoing surgery in an ambulatory surgery program in our health center between 1998 and 2003. During the study period, 25,553 patients met the selection criteria for elective ambulatory surgery.

[Results of an outpatient major surgery program in ophthalmology].

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes in our hospital of an ambulatory major surgery program in patients with a variety of different ocular pathologies.

Method: This retrospective study includes 13,878 patients who underwent programmed surgery by the Department of Ophthalmology between September 1998 and December 2004. Different ophthalmological surgical procedures were performed as outpatient surgery in 11,187 patients, with cataract surgery (phacoemulsification) being the most frequent operation performed (8,155 cases).

[Proportion of reports published after their presentation in meetings of Farmacia Hospitalaria].

Objective: The goal of our study is to establish the publishing percentage of reports accepted in congresses of Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria held during the years 1996-98.

Methods: Any paper in a journal indexed within Indice Médico Español.

Results: From a total of 638 reports, 35 corresponding to the 1998 congress (15.