Browsing by Author "Corbella Virós, Xavier"
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A quick diagnosis unit as an alternative to conventional hospitalization in a tertiary public hospital: a descriptive study
Sanclemente-Ansó, Carmen; Salazar Soler, Albert; Bosch, Xavier; Capdevila, Cristina; Vallano, Antoni; Català, Isabel; Fernandez‑Alarza, Antonio F.; Rosón-Hernández, Beatriz; Corbella Virós, Xavier (Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, 2013-09-24)Introduction: Reports indicate that a significant number of patients admitted to internal medicine units could be studied on an outpatient basis. Objectives: This article assesses a quick diagnosis unit ... -
Alternatives to conventional hospitalization for improving lack of access to inpatient beds: a 12-year cross-sectional analysis
Corbella Virós, Xavier; Ortiga Fontgivell, Berta; Juan, Antoni; Ortega, Nuria; Gomez-Vaquero, Carmen; Capdevila, Cristina; Bardes, Ignasi; Alonso, Gilberto; Ferre, Carles; Soler, Maria; Mañez, Rafael; Jaurrieta, Eduardo; Pujol, Ramón; Salazar Soler, Albert (Journal of Hospital Administration, 2013-12-17)Background/Objective: When hospitals cannot guarantee available hospital beds for inpatient admission, patients are exposed to prolonged waits, cancellations and diversions that negatively affect their ... -
Association between kidney function, nutritional status and anthropometric measures in older people: the screening for CKD among older people across Europe (SCOPE) study
Guligowska, Agnieszka; Corsonello, Andrea; Pigłowska, Małgorzata; Roller-Wirnsberger, Regina; Wirnsberger, Gerhard; Ärnlöv, Johan; Carlsson, Axel C.; Tap, Lisanne; Mattace-Raso, Francesco; Formiga, Francesc; Moreno-Gónzalez, Rafael; Freiberger, Ellen; Sieber, Cornel; Gregorio, Pedro Gil; Laínez Martínez, Sara; Artzi-Medvedik, Rada; Yehoshua, Ilan; Fabbietti, Paolo; Lattanzio, Fabrizia; Kostka, Tomasz; SCOPE investigators; Corbella Virós, Xavier (BMC Geriatrics, 2020-10-02)Background: Different mechanisms connect the nutritional status with the occurrence and the course of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The end-stage renal disease is complicated by catabolic inflammatory ... -
Asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis cardiovascular risk factors and common hypertriglyceridemia genetic variants in patients with systemic erythematosus lupus
Fanlo-Maresma, Marta; Candás-Estébanez, Beatriz; Esteve-Luque, Virginia; Padró-Miquel, Ariadna; Escrihuela-Vidal, Francesc; Carratini-Moraes, Monica; Corbella, Emili; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Pintó, Xavier (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021)SLE is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis to analyze its relationship with dyslipidemia ... -
Beneficial effect of corticosteroids in preventing mortality in patients receiving tocilizumab to treat severe COVID-19 illness
Rubio-Rivas, Manuel; Ronda, Mar; Padullés, Ariadna; Mitjavila, Francesca; Riera-Mestre, Antoni; García-Forero, Carlos; Iriarte, Adriana; Mora-Luján, José María; Padullés, Núria; Gonzalez, Monica; Solanich, Xavier; Gasa, Merce; Suarez-Cuartin, Guillermo; Sabater-Riera, Joan; Perez-Fernandez, Xose L.; Santacana, Eugenia; Leiva, Elisabet; Ariza-Sole, Albert; Dallaglio, Paolo D.; Quero, Maria; Soriano, Antonio; Pasqualetto, Alberto; Koo, Maylin; Esteve-Luque, Virginia; Antolí, Arnau; Moreno-Gónzalez, Rafael; Yun, Sergi; Cerdà, Pau; Llaberia, Mariona; Formiga, Francesc; Fanlo-Maresma, Marta; Montero, Abelardo; Chivite, David; Capdevila, Olga; Bolao, Ferran; Pintó, Xavier; Llop, Josep; Sabate, Antoni; Guardiola, Jordi; Cruzado, Josep M.; Comin-Colet, Josep; Santos, Salud; Jodar, Ramon; Corbella Virós, Xavier (Elsevier, 2020-12)Objectives: To assess the characteristics and risk factors for mortality in patients with severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) treated with tocilizumab (TCZ), alone or in combination with ... -
Blood test dynamics in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Potential utility of D-dimer for pulmonary embolism diagnosis
Cerdà, Pau; Ribas, Jesús; Iriarte, Adriana; Mora-Luján, José María; Torres, Raquel; Del Río, Belén; Jofre, Héctor Ignacio; Ruiz, Yolanda; Huguet, Marta; Fuset, Mari Paz; Martínez-Yélamos, Sergio; Santos, Salud; Llecha, Núria; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Riera-Mestre, Antoni (PLoS One, 2020-12-28)Background: A higher incidence of thrombotic events, mainly pulmonary embolism (PE), has been reported in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The main objective was to assess clinical and laboratory ... -
Catheter-directed therapies in patients with pulmonary embolism: predictive factors of in-hospital mortality and long-term follow-up
Ribas, Jesús; Valcárcel, Joana; Alba, Esther; Ruíz, Yolanda; Cuartero, Daniel; Iriarte, Adriana; Mora-Luján, José María; Huguet, Marta; Cerdà, Pau; Martínez-Yélamos, Sergio; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Santos, Salud; Riera-Mestre, Antoni (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021)Background: Catheter-directed therapies (CDT) may be considered for selected patients with pulmonary embolism (PE); (2) Methods: Retrospective observational study including all consecutive patients with ... -
Chronic kidney disease in the context of multimorbidity patterns: the role of physical performance: the screening for CKD among older people across Europe (SCOPE) study
Corsonello, Andrea; Fabbietti, Paolo; Formiga, Francesc; Moreno-Gónzalez, Rafael; Tap, Lisanne; Mattace-Raso, Francesco; Roller-Wirnsberger, Regina; Wirnsberger, Gerhard; Ärnlöv, Johan; Carlsson, Axel C.; Weingart, Christian; Freiberger, Ellen; Kostka, Tomasz; Guligowska, Agnieszka; Gil, Pedro; Laínez Martínez, Sara; Melzer, Itshak; Yehoshua, Ilan; Lattanzio, Fabrizia; SCOPE investigators; Corbella Virós, Xavier (BMC Geriatrics, 2020-10-02)Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is known to be associated with several co-occurring conditions. We aimed at exploring multimorbidity patterns associated with CKD, as well as the impact of ... -
Clinical significance of indeterminate quantiFERON-TB Gold plus assay results in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with severe hyperinflammatory syndrome
Solanich, Xavier; Fernández-Huerta, Miguel; Basaez, Celeste; Antolí, Arnau; Rocamora-Blanch, Gemma; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Santin, Miguel; Alcaide, Fernando (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021)Performance of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) assay could be affected by conditions of immune dysregulation. Little is known about the reliability of QTF-Plus in COVID-19 patients. Our aim was ... -
Derechos de la ciudadanía en relación a la salud y los servicios sanitarios de la red de hospitales del Sistema Nacional de Salud: análisis del grado de implementación de los derechos del paciente
Martí Delgado, Ana (Date of defense: 2018-07-02)El avance de la medicina y la evolución de las sociedades actuales han derivado en un nuevo enfoque en la relación médico-paciente, donde los derechos del paciente han pasado a formar parte del eje ... -
Effectiveness of a Surgery Admission Unit for patients undergoing major elective surgery in a tertiary university hospital
Ortiga Fontgivell, Berta; Capdevila, Cristina; Salazar Soler, Albert; Viso, M.F.; Bartolomé Sarvisé, Carlos; Corbella Virós, Xavier (BMC Health Services Research, 2010-01-22)Background: The increasing demand on hospitalisation, either due to elective activity from the waiting lists or due to emergency admissions coming from the Emergency Department (ED), requires looking ... -
Emergency short-stay unit as an effective alternative to in-hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure
Salazar Soler, Albert; Garcia-Eroles, Luis; Craywinckel, Gemma; Corbella Virós, Xavier (International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2014-10)Study Objective: To determine whether a new emergency department short-stay unit (EDSSU) was an effective alternative to conventional hospital units (HU) for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure ... -
Evidence of functional declining and global comorbidity measured at baseline proved to be the strongest predictors for long-term death in elderly community residents aged 85 years: a 5-year follow-up evaluation, the OCTABAIX study
Formiga, Francesc; Ferrer, Assumpta; Padros, Gloria; Montero, Abelardo; Gimenez-Argente, Carme; Corbella Virós, Xavier (Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2016-04-18)Objective: To investigate the predictive value of functional impairment, chronic conditions, and laboratory biomarkers of aging for predicting 5-year mortality in the elderly aged 85 years. Methods: ... -
Factores clave para modelos de atención a la insuficiencia cardiaca. Una visión integradora y multidisciplinar
Comin-Colet, Josep; Alcober, Laia; Calero-Molina, Esther; Cobo, Marta; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Cruzado, Concepción; Gijón-Conde, Teresa; González-Franco, Álvaro; Ibarrola Guillén, Cristina; Llàcer, Pau; Méndez-Bailón, Manuel; Muñiz, Javier; Núñez, Julio; San Saturnino, María Teresa; Matali, Arantxa; García-Pinilla, José M. (REC: CardioClinics, 2021)Introducción y objetivos: La insuficiencia cardiaca (IC) supone un reto para los sistemas sanitarios que se puede responder a través del desarrollo de modelos integrales de atención. Un grupo multidisciplinar ... -
Gender differences in health-related quality of life in patients with systolic heart failure: results of the VIDA multicenter study
Garay, Alberto; Tapia, Javier; Anguita, Manuel; Formiga, Francesc; Almenar, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María G.; Manzano, Luis; Muñiz, Javier; Chaves, José; De Frutos, Trinidad; Moliner, Pedro; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Enjuanes-Grau, Cristina; Comin-Colet, Josep; VIDA-IC Multicenter Study Investigators (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020-08-31)Previous studies have shown that heart failure is associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The existence of differences according to gender remains controversial. We studied 1028 ... -
Gender differences in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia severity
Mora-Luján, José María; Iriarte, Adriana; Alba, E.; Sánchez-Corral, M. A.; Cerdà, Pau; Cruellas, F.; Ordi, Q.; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Ribas, Jesús; Castellote, J.; Riera-Mestre, Antoni (Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020)Background: Gender differences in organ involvement and clinical severity have been poorly described in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). The aim of this study was to describe differences in ... -
Genetic screening for TLR7 variants in young and previously healthy men with severe COVID-19
Solanich, Xavier; Vargas-Parra, Gardenia; Van der Made, Caspar I.; Simons, Annet; Schuurs-Hoeijmakers, Janneke; Antolí, Arnau; Del Valle, Jesús; Rocamora-Blanch, Gemma; Setién, Fernando; Esteller, Manel; Van Reijmersdal, Simon V.; Riera-Mestre, Antoni; Sabater-Riera, Joan; Capellà, Gabriel; Van de Veerdonk, Frank L.; Van der Hoven, Ben; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Hoischen, Alexander; Lázaro, Conxi (Frontiers in Immunology, 2021)Introduction: Loss-of-function TLR7 variants have been recently reported in a small number of males to underlie strong predisposition to severe COVID-19. We aimed to determine the presence of these rare ... -
High-dose methylprednisolone pulses for 3 days vs. low-dose dexamethasone for 10 days in severe, non-critical COVID-19: a retrospective propensity score matched analysis
Mora-Luján, José María; Tuells, Manel; Montero, Abelardo; Formiga, Francesc; Homs, Narcís A.; Albà-Albalate, Joan; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Rubio-Rivas, Manuel (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021)Corticosteroids are largely recommended in patients with severe COVID-19. However, evidence to support high-dose methylprednisolone (MP) pulses is not as robust as that demonstrated for low-dose ... -
Impacto de la crisis económica en la actividad y eficiencia de un hospital terciario universitario
Fernández Castañer, Miguel; Salazar Soler, Albert; Bartolomé Sarvisé, Carlos; Ridao March, Maria Luisa; Casado Garcia, Maria Antonia; Castilla Fuentes, Montserrat; Ortiga Fontgivell, Berta; García Díaz, Alfredo; Corbella Virós, Xavier (Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2018)Fundamentos: La crisis económica iniciada el año 2008 provocó una caída importante del gasto sanitario público en España. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el impacto de la crisis en la actividad, ... -
Implication between genetic variants from APOA5 and ZPR1 and NAFLD severity in patients with hypertriglyceridemia
Esteve-Luque, Virginia; Padró-Miquel, Ariadna; Fanlo-Maresma, Marta; Corbella, Emili; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Pintó, Xavier; Candás-Estébanez, Beatriz (Nutrients, 2021)Background: Lipid metabolism disorders, especially hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), are risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the association between genetic factors related ...