Relationship between oral microbiota and colorectal cancer: A systematic review.

This systematic review aims to investigate the microbial basis underlying the association between oral microbiota and colorectal cancer. A comprehensive search was conducted across four databases, encompassing potentially relevant studies published up to April 2024 related to the PECO question: "Is there a differentiation in oral microbial composition between adult patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer compared to healthy patients?". The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to evaluate the quality of the studies included.

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with cancer mortality in younger patients.

Objective: The association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cancer mortality has scarcely been studied. The objective of this study was to investigate whether OSA is associated with increased cancer mortality in a large cohort of patients with OSA suspicion.

Methods: This was a multicenter study in consecutive patients investigated for suspected OSA.

Factors associated with bronchiectasis in patients with COPD.

Background: Previous studies have shown a high prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients with moderate to severe COPD. However, the factors associated with bronchiectasis remain unknown in these patients. The objective of this study is to identify the factors associated with bronchiectasis in patients with moderate to severe COPD.

Dissociation of lung function, dyspnea ratings and pulmonary extension in bronchiectasis.

Unlabelled: Bronchiectasis is a heterogeneous disease in terms of its clinical and functional presentation. Some isolated parameters have been used to assess the severity of bronchiectasis or its response to treatment. A study was undertaken to evaluate whether lung function, dyspnea and extension of the disease are separate entities in the impact of bronchiectasis upon patients using factor analysis.

Risk factors associated with NSAID-induced upper gastrointestinal bleeding resulting in hospital admissions: A cross-sectional, retrospective, case series analysis in valencia, spain.

Unlabelled: Abstract.

Background: NSAIDs are a significant cause of drug-related hospital admissions and deaths. The therapeutic effects of NSAIDs have been associated with the risk for developing adverse events, mainly in the gastrointestinal tract.

Positive effect of CPAP treatment on the control of difficult-to-treat hypertension.

The aim of the present study was to analyse the role of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension (DC-HT) and sleep apnoea. An Autoset (ResMed, Sydney, Australia) study was performed in 60 patients diagnosed with DC-HT based on two 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitorisation (ABPM) studies. CPAP was offered to patients with an apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI) > or =15 events.

Improvement in nocturnal disordered breathing after first-ever ischemic stroke: role of dysphagia.

Study Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the role of dysphagia as a model of pharyngeal muscle dysfunction in the time course of nocturnal disordered breathing (NDB) in patients who experienced a first-ever ischemic stroke.

Design: Prospective study.

Patients And Interventions: Fifty-nine consecutive patients (mean age, 73.

Inhaled steroids improve quality of life in patients with steady-state bronchiectasis.

Background: The effects of inhaled steroids upon the quality of life of patients with bronchiectasis remain unknown.

Study Objective: To analyze the effect of inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP) for 6 months upon the clinical, functional, microbiological and outcome parameters of patients with steady-state bronchiectasis not due to cystic fibrosis, and its repercussions for patient health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind (for effective doses) study.

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment in sleep apnea prevents new vascular events after ischemic stroke.

Study Objectives: A study was made of the role of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in the prevention of new vascular events following ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack.

Design: Prospective study.

Patients And Interventions: Demographic data, vascular risk factors, clinical manifestations associated to sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, and neurologic parameters were recorded in a group of patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke at least 2 months previously.

Endemic strongyloidiasis on the Spanish Mediterranean coast.

Diagnosis and treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis infection can be difficult, and a high degree of clinical suspicion in patients who have visited an endemic area is required. We describe the epidemiology and clinical features of 152 prospectively identified cases of strongyloidiasis in an European region, and identify risk factors for the development of severe forms of the disease. This was a prospective study of all patients admitted to a single institution over an 8-year period.