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Emergency short-stay unit as an effective alternative to in-hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure
(Scientific Research Publishing, 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 ...
Real-world epidemiology of potassium derangements among chronic cardiovascular, metabolic and renal conditions: a population-based analysis
(Dovepress, 2020)
Background: The aims of the present analysis are to estimate the prevalence of five key chronic cardiovascular, metabolic and renal conditions at the population level, the prevalence of renin–angioten ...
Introducció al teixit fascial
(Col·legi de Fisioterapeutes de Catalunya, 2017-03)
Durant molt de temps el teixit fascial ha estat un terme difús, utilitzat en anatomia per referir-se al teixit indiferenciat que envoltava diferents estructures, i que es dissecava sense relacionar-lo ...
Current and future perspectives in lung cancer prevention
(AME Publishing Company, 2020)
Smoking is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tobacco smoke contains thousands of different heterogeneous substances, dozens of them classified as carcinogenic for humans, ...
Automatic detection of ventilatory modes during invasive mechanical ventilation
(Springer Nature, 2016-08-14)
Background: Expert systems can help alleviate problems related to the shortage of human resources in critical care, offering expert advice in complex situations. Expert systems use contextual information ...
Improvement of medical students' performance in simulated patient interviews by pre-clinical communication training
(International Journal of Medical Education, 2022)
Objectives: To compare the communication skills shown by medical students during simulated patient interviews between those who received training in communication during the preclinical years and those ...
Does self-myofascial release cause a remote hamstring stretching effect based on myofascial chains? A randomized controlled trial
(MDPI, 2021)
Background: The hamstring muscles are described as forming part of myofascial chains or meridians, and the superficial back line (SBL) is one such chain. Good hamstring flexibility is fundamental to ...
Prevalence of prediabetes and associated factors in the oldest old: a cross sectional study in the octabaix cohort
(Elsevier, 2017-06)
Background: The leading high-risk state for diabetes mellitus (DM) – prediabetes – is increasing; however, a lack of information exists in oldest old subjects. The objective of this study is to describe ...
Role of the NUDT enzymes in breast cancer
(MDPI, 2021)
Despite global research efforts, breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. The majority of these deaths are due to metastasis occurring years after the initial treatment ...
Automatic glaucoma classification using color fundus images based on convolutional neural networks and transfer learning
(Optical Society of America, 2019-02-01)
Glaucoma detection in color fundus images is a challenging task that requires expertise and years of practice. In this study we exploited the application of different Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) ...