209 results match your criteria: "Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Cordoba[Affiliation]"

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  • * In a study involving 2,823 cancer patients, both sexes experienced pulmonary embolism as the most common type of venous thromboembolic event, with differing rates of rethrombosis: 10.0% for men and 15.0% for women after a median follow-up of 6.9 months.
  • * Men experienced a higher incidence of major bleeding compared to women, making sex an important consideration in determining the length of anticoagulant therapy for cancer patients, especially with specific risk factors involved.
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Introduction: Exit-site infections (ESI) of central venous catheters for hemodialysis (CVC-HD) has been associated with early catheter removal and an increased risk of CVC-HD related bacteremia. No specific clinical scales to predict ESI have previously been validated.

Methods: A multicenter prospective cohort study was performed to validate the proposed scale, which is based on the following 5 signs and symptoms: (i) pain at exit site during interdialytic period; (ii) hyperemia or erythema ≥2 cm from exit site; (iii) inflammation, induration, or swelling at exit site; (iv) fever ≥38 °C not attributable to other causes, and (v) obvious abscess or purulent exudate at the exit site.

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Prevalence of and in bats captured in the state of Yucatan, southeastern Mexico.

One Health

December 2024

Virologia Clinica y Zoonosis, Instituto Maimonides de Investigacion Biomedica de Cordoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Cordoba, Universidad de Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.

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  • Mosquito-borne viruses, such as DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV, pose a serious public health risk globally, but the role of bats in their transmission to humans is not well-studied.
  • Researchers captured 144 bats from various habitats in Yucatan, Mexico, and tested them for these viruses using blood samples and swabs, finding a significant prevalence of RNA genomes associated with DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV.
  • The study revealed a higher detection rate of these viruses during the dry season, suggesting that bats may play a role in the transmission cycle of these viruses and that climatic conditions could influence viral activity patterns.
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Discrimination and Stigma Associated with Obesity: A Comparative Study between Spain and Egypt - Data from the OBESTIGMA study.

Obes Facts

December 2024

Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Obesity Unit, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) Research Group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.

Introduction: This study explores the under-investigated area of obesity-related discrimination and stigmatization across different countries, specifically comparing Spain (Europe) and Egypt (Middle East).

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional observational study involving 2,090 participants from both countries. Participants completed three well-validated questionnaires to assess their attitudes toward obesity, experiences of weight-related stigma, and internalization of weight bias: Antifat Attitudes Scale (AFA), Stigmatizing Situations Inventory (SSI), and Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS).

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Aim: To design and validate a tool to assess a woman's perception of whether she has experienced a situation of abuse or disrespect during childbirth attendance: "Childbirth Abuse and Respect Evaluation-Maternal Questionnaire" (CARE-MQ).

Methods: Multidisciplinary panel of experts (gynecologists, midwives, mothers) participated in creating CARE-MQ. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 901 Spanish women who had given birth between 1 and 3 months before to determine psychometric characteristics.

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Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro activity of clinically relevant aminoglycosides and to determine the prevalence of genes encoding aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs) and 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) methyltransferases among aminoglycoside-resistant E. coli (n = 61) and K. pneumoniae (n = 44) clinical isolates.

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Objectives: To show donation data, number of keratoplasties and the changes in transplant indications and techniques that occurred in Andalusia in the period from 2013 to 2022.

Materials And Methods: The present work is a retrospective and descriptive study that included all keratoplasties performed between January 2013 and December 2022 in Andalusia, as well as the evolution of the cornea donation and transplant activity of the public and private hospitals pertaining to the waiting list management system of the Public Health System of Andalusia. Transplants performed in private centers with corneas from outside Andalusia were excluded.

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  • A study evaluated the impact of older adults (aged 75+) spending a night in emergency departments (ED) on their risk of in-hospital mortality, comparing those who were admitted to wards before midnight versus those who stayed in the ED until morning.
  • Despite slightly higher in-hospital mortality rates for those in the ED (10.7%) compared to the ward group (9.5%), the differences were not statistically significant, indicating that staying overnight in the ED did not conclusively increase mortality risk.
  • The findings suggest that while older patients may face potential risks when waiting in an ED overnight, especially in non-academic hospitals, overall, there was no evidence of longer hospital stays or higher mortality rates tied to this practice
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Objective: To analyse the characteristics and use of digital health tools (DHT) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Methods: We performed a qualitative study based on a narrative literature review, a questionnaire and on the opinion of 3 expert gastroenterologists. Several searches were carried out until September 2022 through Medline to identify articles on the use of DHT in IBD by healthcare professionals.

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Objectives: To evaluate if the tumour perfusion at the initial MRI scan is a marker of prognosis for survival in patients diagnosed with High Grade Gliomas (HGG). To analyse the risk factors which influence on the mortality from HGG to quantify the overall survival to be expected in patients.

Patients And Methods: The patients diagnosed with HGG through a MRI scan in a third-level hospital between 2017 and 2019 were selected.

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Objective: To describe severe infection, foci of infection, microorganisms, associated factors, and impact on mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD).

Patients And Methods: The study was based on a multicenter prospective cohort of patients with RA-ILD followed up from 2015 to 2023. The main outcome measures were incident severe infection and fatal infection.

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Primary mitral regurgitation treated with transcatheter edge-to-edge repair. Does transthoracic echocardiography provide prognostic information?

Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed)

August 2024

Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Facultad de Medicina y Enfermería, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain. Electronic address:

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Pseudotumor cerebri in the paediatric population: clinical features, treatment and prognosis.

Neurologia (Engl Ed)

March 2024

Unidad de Neurología Pediátrica, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Pediatría y sus Especialidades, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba. Spain; Grupo Clínico Vinculado al CIBERER, Área de Medicina Metabólica Hereditaria, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba. Spain.

Introduction: Pseudotumor cerebri (PC) in prepubertal patients displays certain characteristics that differentiate it from its presentation at the postpubertal stage. The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of paediatric patients diagnosed with PC at our centre and to compare them according to their pubertal status.

Patients And Methods: We included patients aged between 1 and 18 years who were diagnosed with PC in a tertiary-level hospital between 2006 and 2019 and who met the updated diagnostic criteria for PC.

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The absence of seroconversion after exposition to hepatitis C virus is not related to KIR-HLA genotype combinations (GEHEP-012 study).

Antiviral Res

February 2024

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, IBiS/Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme /CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Bioquímica Médica, Biología Molecular e Inmunología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. Electronic address:

Background & Aims: It has been reported that specific killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and HLA genotype combinations, such as KIR2DS4/HLA-C1 with presence of KIRDL2 or KIRDL3, homozygous KIRDL3/HLA-C1 and KIR3DL1/≥2HLA-Bw4, are strongly associated with the lack of active infection and seroconversion after exposition to hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Objective: To determine whether these KIR-HLA combinations are relevant factors involved in that phenotype.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective case-control study, genotype data from a genome-wide association study previously performed on low susceptibility to HCV-infection carried out on 27 high-risk HCV-seronegative (HRSN) individuals and 743 chronically infected (CI) subjects were used.

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Objectives: To determine whether income was associated with unexpected in-hospital mortality in older patients treated in Spanish public health system hospital emergency departments.

Material And Methods: Fifty-one public health system hospital emergency departments in Spain voluntarily participated in the study. Together the hospitals covered 25% of the population aged 65 years or older included in all patient registers during a week in the pre-pandemic period (April 1-7, 2019) and a week during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 30 to April 5, 2020).

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  • This article reports on the annual activities of the Interventional Cardiology Association of the Spanish Society of Cardiology for 2022.
  • A total of 111 centers participated, revealing a 4.8% increase in diagnostic studies and a significant 22% rise in PCIs on the left main coronary artery, while the overall PCI numbers remained stable.
  • Key trends included a preference for the radial approach in 94.9% of cases, increased use of drug-eluting balloons and intracoronary imaging, and a continuous rise in noncoronary procedures, especially those related to heart valve and structural heart issues.
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Assessment of obesity stigma and discrimination among Spanish subjects with a wide weight range: the OBESTIGMA study.

Front Psychol

September 2023

Obesity Unit, Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) Research Group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.

Introduction: This study aims to assess the extent of rejection and instances of stigmatization linked to obesity within the Spanish population, encompassing a diverse spectrum of weights ranging from normal weight to morbid obesity. Additionally, the study seeks to identify the primary factors influencing these experiences and further examines the impact of bariatric surgery on such dynamics.

Materials And Methods: Multicenter observational study with involving a total of 1,018 participants who were recruited from various Obesity Units.

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Decreased arterial perfusion is a typical condition of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), with the microvascular picture particularly present among women. This observational study aimed to detect foot perfusion changes by infrared thermography (IRT) after a home-based exercise program in both sexes. A total of 76 PAD patients with claudication (72 ± 4 years; 52 males) were enrolled in a structured in-home exercise program composed of two daily 8 min interval walking sessions (1:1 walk:rest ratio) with progressively increasing speed.

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Objective: To describe the frequency of malnutrition in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and investigate associated risk factors.

Methods: This multicenter, cross-sectional study included participants aged ≥65 years who met the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for RA. Nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF) and based on variables, such as albumin level, the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), and vitamin D.

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Objective: The aim of the study is to validate and adapt the "Knowledge Attitute and Behaviour in the administration of medication in the home care setting questionnaire" in the home care setting in Cordoba, Spain, through a cross-validation process.

Design: Cross-sectional study SAMPLE: 106 community nurses provide home care in Cordoba, and are involved in the management of the medication process in the patient's home.

Measurements: Community nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward medication error prevention strategies in-home care.

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health problem. Female victims of IPV do not always use the institutional resources available to them. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the Spanish 2014 Macro-Survey on Violence Against Women.

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Objective: To describe the prevalence of sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients aged ≥65 years and identify the risk factors associated with sarcopenia.

Methods: This is a multicenter, controlled, cross-sectional study of 76 RA patients and 76 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Sarcopenia was defined according to the revised criteria of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2).

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Confirmed presence of aedes (rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928 in a continental dry Mediterranean peri-urban environment in south-central Spain.

BMC Zool

April 2022

Health & Biotechnology (SaBio) Group, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain.

Background: The 'snow-melt mosquito' aedes (rusticoidus) refiki is a rare species with a wide distribution in Europe that is usually defined as an aggressive mosquito for mammals, including humans. During a mosquito survey in a peri-urban area in south-central mainland Spain, adult Ae. refiki females were captured and identified by morphological traits.

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