Ninety-Day Stroke Recurrence in Minor Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Trials and Observational Studies.

Background: Risk of recurrence after minor ischemic stroke is usually reported with transient ischemic attack. No previous meta-analysis has focused on minor ischemic stroke alone. The objective was to evaluate the pooled proportion of 90-day stroke recurrence for minor ischemic stroke, defined as a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale severity score of ≤5.

[Consultations to Emergency Departments for acute psychosis associated with illycit drugs use in Spain (REDUrHE Registry)].

Objective: Mental health problems are increasing in Spain, and those related to drug use are a preventable aspect of public health. In Spain there are few studies on the incidence and characteristics of acute psychosis due to illegal drug use, especially at national and multicenter level, reason that motivated this paper.

Methods: A prospective multicentre study was carried out in eleven hospital Emergency Departments in Spain, lasting twenty-four months (REDUrHE Registry).

[Intrasinus renal hilium approach, EUREKA time for spanish urological surgical anatomy.].

Historical research has allowed us to reviewand document the author of the first description of the intrasinusal route for access to the renal hilum as astrategy for accessing kidney stones through the bibliography. This new route described and published by M. Serés represented a paradigm shift in open surgery for kidney stones.

[Prescription of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in the Canary Islands, comparison with the Spanish population.].

Objective: In the Canary Islands the prescriptions billed to the National Health System are registered in a database (FarmaCanarias). The main objective was to estimate the consumption of Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (IACE) and Memantine in Canary Islands and to compare with a Spanish sample from Pharmacoepidemiological Research Base in Primary Care (PRBPC) which is national in scope. As secondary we determined the percentage in treatment in the Spanish sample.

[Monitoring and telematic control of people with kidney transplant and suspected COVID-19 infection.].

Objective: People with Kidney Transplantation require immunosuppressant treatments and this classifies them as a population at risk for virus and/or bacterial infections. The objective of the study was to describe the follow-up of transplanted people with suspected COVID19 infection.

Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, observational study with prospective follow-up carried out between March and June 2020.

Quinolone-induced psychosis: an updated review.

Quinolones are an antibiotic group widely used due to their antimicrobial action and security profile, however, it has been described neuropsychiatric adverse effects, being induced-psychotic episodes one of the most clinically relevant. Nevertheless, this secondary effect has been scarcely studied. A literature search using PRISMA guidelines was performed between 01/01/1962 and 01/31/2019 on PubMed and ScienceDirect, including manuscripts which described substance-induced psychotic disorder according to DSM-5 and in which the symptomatology was not attributable to an acute confusional state (delirium) or to other induced psychiatric disorders.

[The volume of urological knowledge in the last 25 years.].

Few specialties have gone through as many transitions in the last decades as Urology. Progressive physiology advances in several disease have become part of the urological knowledge. Laparoscopic surgery and ESWL (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy) wave have completely turn upside down the whole management of disease.

Association of lifestyle factors and inflammation with sarcopenic obesity: data from the PREDIMED-Plus trial.

Background: Sarcopenia is a progressive age-related skeletal muscle disorder associated with increased likelihood of adverse outcomes. Muscle wasting is often accompanied by an increase in body fat, leading to 'sarcopenic obesity'. The aim of the present study was to analyse the association of lifestyle variables such as diet, dietary components, physical activity (PA), body composition, and inflammatory markers, with the risk of sarcopenic obesity.

[Plasma 25-OH Vitamin D Concentrations in Cord Blood after Summer Months, Spain].

Objective: Plasma vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels in the newborn are dependent on maternal stores. Several studies showing a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women have been published last years. The aim of the study was to analyze 25(OH)D levels in cord blood after summer month, determine whether there is a relation with different variables.

BAES Scrotal flap: anatomical bases and usefulness in complex urethral reconstruction.

Objective: To describe the anatomical characteristics and vascularization of the biaxial hair free scrotal flap (BAES-flap) and to detail its surgical application to reconstruction of the more complex urethral strictures.

Methods: We performed macro and micro anatomical dissections of the scrotum in 15 cryopreserved cadavers for the study of the arterial microvascularization of the BAES flap, and this anatomical knowledge has been implemented with the aim to improve the anterior and posterior urethra reconstructive surgical technique. For scrotal skin conditioning we performed definitive hair removal with the alexandrite laser.

Chagas' disease and kidney donation.

Due to current trends in human population movements, there has been an increase in the number of individuals with Chagas’ disease (CD) living in non-endemic regions; as such, there is a high probability that we will face an increase in cases of CD, both in patients requiring renal replacement therapy and in potential donors. We present the case of an organ donor with positive serology for Trypanosoma cruzi, whose kidneys were implanted into two different recipients. Prophylaxis was administered with benznidazole for 3 weeks.

[Metabolic syndrome and type-1 diabetes mellitus: prevalence and associated factors].

Introduction And Objectives: Numerous clinical and epidemiological studies have highlighted the fact that metabolic syndrome is an important precursor of cardiovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome is generally associated with type-2 diabetes, and few data exist on its occurrence in type-1 diabetes. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with type-1 diabetes and to identify associated factors.

[Novel predictors of progression of atrioventricular block in patients with chronic bifascicular block].

Introduction And Objectives: Patients with chronic bifascicular block (BFB) can progress to advanced atrioventricular block (AVB), especially when syncope or a prolonged HV interval is present. It is possible that other variables could help identify patients who would benefit from prophylactic pacemaker implantation.

Methods: The study involved 263 consecutive BFB patients seen at a single center between 1998 and 2006.

[Safety of adalimumab].

The safety data for adalimumab in psoriasis are similar to those described for other indications authorized for this drug. Most of the adverse effects observed (mainly, reaction at the injection point and upper respiratory tract infections) are of mild intensity and do not make it necessary to discontinue the drug. Serious adverse effects have been described in a low proportion of patients and include infections (tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections), lymphoproliferative conditions, autoimmune diseases and demyelinizing processes.

[Interpretation of SF-36 and SF-12 questionnaires in Spain: physical and mental components].

Background And Objective: The SF-36 is one of the most widely evaluated and used quality of life questionnaires. Two summary components (physical and mental) have been developed from its 8 original dimensions. The objective of this study was to obtain the Spanish weights to calculate the summary components of the SF-36 and the SF-12, to evaluate their metric characteristics, and to obtain general population based reference norms.

[Analysis of cytogenetic abnormalities in squamous cell carcinoma by array comparative genomic hybridization].

Introduction: Few conventional cytogenetic studies of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) have been performed to date. The introduction of cytogenetic techniques such as comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) has resolved some of the problems associated with conventional cytogenetics. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of genetic abnormalities in a series of patients with SCC using the technique of array CGH.

[Community bacteremia ambulatory treated or identified after discharge from the emergency department].

Background And Objective: The patients with bacteremia usually require hospital admission. In occasions they are remitted to their home, due to inappropriate diagnosis or rapid clinical improvement. The study describes the evolution and the interventions carried out in patients with community bacteremia that were remitted to their home.

[Treatment of severe chronic constipation through the antegrade continent enema procedure].

The antegrade continent enema procedure was first described in 1990 by Malone for the treatment of severe fecal neurogenic incontinence in children. Since then, this technique has been successfully carried out in adults, as well as in patients with refractory constipation. The procedure provides a continent and catheterizable channel, generally an appendicostomy, through which antegrade washouts are given to produce colonic emptying.

[Applicability, safety and efficacy of an ambulatory treatment protocol in patients with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability, safety and efficacy of an ambulatory treatment protocol in patients with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis.

Patients And Methods: All patients diagnosed with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis based on abdominal computed tomography findings during a 2-year period were prospectively included. Patients with vomiting, severe comorbidities, or without an appropriate family environment were excluded.

[Childhood circumcision: review of the evidence].

Circumcision is one of the most frequent surgical procedures in children. Because of greater immigration to Spain, health professionals need to know how to interpret new health demands. One of the most important of these is ritual circumcision.

[A validation study of the Spanish versions of the Clinical Anxiety Scale and the Physician Questionnaire for the assessment of anxiety disorders].

Background And Objective: To validate the Spanish versions of both the Clinical Anxiety Scale (CAS) and the Physician Questionnaire (PQ) to assess the severity of symptoms in patients with Anxiety Disorders (AD) treated in ambulatory psychiatric care facilities.

Patients And Method: Observational, prospective and multi-centre study (15 psychiatric facilities included) with a follow-up of 1 to 6 weeks in clinically stable or unstable AD patients. We assessed their convergent validity (with the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale as reference), discriminant validity (as compared with the Clinical Global Impression), reliability (internal consistency, test-retest and inter-raters) and sensitivity to change.