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Prehospital emergency services in Catalonia: the SEPHCAT analysis
(Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias, 2020)
Objectives: To describe the main characteristics of all prehospital emergency services (SEPHs, the Catalan acronym) in Catalonia (the SEPHCAT study). Material and methods: A professional survey researcher ...
Long-term outcome of radiotherapy-induced taste dysfunction in head and neck cancer patients: a pilot study
(Peertechz Publications, 2020)
Aims: Taste dysfunction is a frequent complaint in head and neck cancer patients treated with Radiation Therapy (RT), which impairs nutritional support and affects quality of life. A prospective unicenter ...
Impact of the 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine on the direct costs of invasive pneumococcal disease requiring hospital admission in children aged < 5 years: a prospective study
(MDPI, 2020)
The lack of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) cost studies may underestimate the eect of pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugated vaccines (PCV). The objective of this study was to estimate the direct ...
Adams-Oliver syndrome
(ACT Publishing Group Limited, 2019)
A term infant born in a resource-poor setting (Mozambique) presented with extensive disepithelization of the cranial vertex with absent underlying bony plate, disepithelization of the posterior median ...
Pneumonia in children admitted to the national referral hospital in Bhutan: a prospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
Objectives: The study aim was to describe the etiological profile and clinical characteristics of pneumonia among children hospitalized in Thimphu, Bhutan. Methods: This prospective study enrolled ...
Development of ARCADIA: a tool for assessing the quality of peer-review reports in biomedical research
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
Objective: To develop a tool to assess the quality of peer-review reports in biomedical research. Methods We conducted an online survey intended for biomedical editors and authors. The survey aimed to ...
Efficacy of passive hypothermia and adverse events during transport of asphyxiated newborns according to the severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
(Elsevier, 2018)
Objective: To determine if the efficacy of passive hypothermia and adverse events during transport are related to the severity of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Methods: This was a retrospective ...
Subtle skin changes that suggest severe disease
(BMA. British Medical Association, 2018-05-18)
Dysregulation of the immune system in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients according to liver stiffness status
(MDPI, 2018)
Background: Advanced cirrhosis is related to alterations in immunity. We aimed to evaluate the levels of peripheral CD4+ T cells (Tregs) and plasma cytokine in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency ...
Effects of sedatives and opioids on trigger and cycling asynchronies throughout mechanical ventilation: an observational study in a large dataset from critically ill patients
(Springer Nature, 2019-07-05)
Background: In critically ill patients, poor patient-ventilator interaction may worsen outcomes. Although sedatives are often administered to improve comfort and facilitate ventilation, they can be ...