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Antibiotic-loaded polypropylene surgical meshes with suitable biological behaviour by plasma functionalization and polymerization
(Elsevier, 2015-12)
Hernia repair is one of the most common operations in general surgery, and its associated complications typically relate to infections, among others. The loading of antibiotics to surgical meshes to ...
Self-learning methodology in simulated environments (MAES©) as a learning tool in perioperative nursing. An evidence-based practice model for acquiring clinical safety competencies
(MDPI, 2021)
Background: The self-learning Methodology in Simulated Environments (Spanish acronym: MAES©, (Murcia, Spain) is a type of self-directed and collaborative training in health sciences. The objective of ...
The impact of an easy access drug supply management policy law on the consumption and abuse of opioids in Catalonia: A population-based study
(Elsevier, 2022)
Background: Over the last two decades, the rise in opioid prescription has worsened health outcomes worldwide, increasing both levels of abuse and mortality rates. In order to reduce the scale of this ...
Correlation between tobacco control policies and mortality of haematological cancers across Europe: an ecological study
(European Publishing, 2021)
Introduction: To determine the correlation between tobacco control policies and mortality of haematological malignancies: leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma (MM). Methods: Ecological study with the ...
Gender differences in labour losses associated with smoking-related mortality
(MDPI, 2019-09-28)
The aim of this paper was to estimate the number of premature deaths, years of potential productive life lost (YPPLL) and labour losses attributable to tobacco smoking due to premature death by gender ...
El principio de precaución y los límites en biomedicina
(Universidad de La Sabana, 2015)
Los actuales avances en tecnología biomédica han alcanzado resultados hasta ahora inimaginables, tanto en la terapia de enfermedades como en el perfeccionamiento de la especie humana. Es necesario ...
Influence of core-stability exercises guided by a telerehabilitation app on trunk performance, balance and gait performance in chronic stroke survivors: a preliminary randomized controlled trial
(MDPI, 2022)
Stroke is one of the main causes of disability. Telerehabilitation could face the growing demand and a good strategy for post-stroke rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to examine the possible ...
High flow conditioned oxygen therapy for prevention of reintubation in critically ill patients: a preliminary cohort study
(ClinMed International Library, 2015-12-31)
Objective: To determine the impact of delivering high flow conditioned oxygen therapy (HFO) through nasal cannula on prevention of reintubation in mechanically ventilated (MV) critically ill patients. ...
Unravelling the encapsulation of DNA and other biomolecules in HAp microcalcifications of human breast cancer tissues by raman imaging
(MDPI, 2021)
Microcalcifications are detected through mammography screening and, depending on their morphology and distribution (BI-RADS classification), they can be considered one of the first indicators of suspicious ...
Genomic and serologic characterization ofenterovirus A71 brainstem encephalitis
(Wolters Kluwer, 2020)
Objective: In 2016, Catalonia experienced a pediatric brainstem encephalitis outbreak caused by enterovirus A71 (EV-A71). Conventional testing identified EV in the periphery but rarely in CSF. Metagenomic ...