[Gastric emptying in reflux esophagitis. Effect of metoclopramide and cinitapride].

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:This article provides an epidemiological description of anesthesia practice in Catalonia, Spain, in 2003. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Descriptive data on sex, age, and physical status of patients according to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification were taken from responses to the q...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Sabaté S,Canet J,Muñoz S,Castillo J,Lucas M,Mayoral V

更新日期：2006-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lateral chest X-rays may be helpful in the early detection of osteoporotic patients. We studied the proportion of chest X-ray reports in which the radiologist highlighted the presence of vertebral osteoporotic signs, as well as the proportion of patients with such records who were further studied by their ph...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Hernández Hernández JL,Fidalgo González I,López-Calderón M,Olmos Martínez JM,González Macías J

更新日期：2001-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Practicing sports at a professional level requires the body to be in good health. The fact of carrying out a continuous and high intensity physical activity in the presence of pathological conditions and/or a maladaptation of the body can be detrimental to the athletes' health and, therefore, to their performance. Man...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Pruna R,Lizarraga A,Domínguez D

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial hypophosphoremic rickets, although exceptional, is a frequent form of presentation in communities where nutritional rachitism has been eradicated. Hypophosphoremia is the biochemical defect which led to an insuffieient osseous mineralization. The real pathogenic mechanism of the disease is still unknown. Two ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Rico Lenza H,de la Fuente López A,Marañes Pallardo P,Charro Salgado A

更新日期：1980-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of eight patients with cerebral tuberculoma seen between 1980 and 1990 is reported. Headache was the leading clinical finding, followed by focal neurological findings and seizures. Papilledema was the most uniform examination finding associated with intracranial hypertension. Five patients had another localiz...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Martínez Lacasa JT,Burillo J,Niubó R,Rufí G,Podzamczer D,Mariscal A,Reñé R,Fernández Nogués F

更新日期：1991-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a great number of polymorphic genes in the human genome. Many of them codify enzymes that metabolizes drugs and xenobiotic agents, including carcinogens. Among the better known of them, there are a number of isozymes of the microsomal oxidative system (CYP3A4, CYP2C9, CYP2C19 y CYP2D6). This article reviews ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Alonso-Navarro H,Jiménez-Jiménez FJ,García-Agúndez JA

更新日期：2006-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the experience of the Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the Gregorio Maranon University Hospital in attending the victims of the terrorist attack of 11 March, 2004 in Madrid. The most important types of cranio-maxillofacial injury treated that day, their mechanisms of production, and the organization of the...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Navarro Vila C,Acero Sanz J,Barrios Robredo JM,Cuesta Gil M,López Atalaya FJ,Salmerón Escobar JI,Verdaguer Martín JJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel-node biopsy is meant to excise the first-echelon node from a primary tumor, which is the one that most probably harbors early metastases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We report our results in 35 patients with breast cancer, using a radiotracer by peri-tumoral injection, pre-surgical scintigraphy and intrao...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Fraile M,Rull M,Julian JF,Castellà E,Barnadas A,Alastrué A

更新日期：1999-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents six cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome, defined as the combination of acute renal insufficiency, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia, in six adult patients, two men and four women, between 20 and 52 years old. Three of the cases were considered idiopathic, two secondary to the...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Montoliu J,Darnell A,Torras A,Botey A,Revert L

更新日期：1980-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is reported with meningoencephalomyelitis with polyradiculitis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi infection. Neurological features developed without previously known tick bite nor the characteristic skin lesion, chronic migratory erythema (CME). The vector of the disease (the tick Ixodes ricinus) exists in Spain...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Ponz E,Graus F,Alvarez R,Sarmiento X,Vidal J,Grau JM

更新日期：1989-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the morbidity and mortality attributable to smoking. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A transversal study was performed in a reference population of residents of the province of Granada (Spain). The number of deaths in 1985, the number of patients admitted to public hospitals in 19...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Rodríguez Tapioles R,Bueno Cavanillas A,Pueyos Sánchez A,Espigares García M,Martínez González MA,Gálvez Vargas R

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Though there is a general agreement on the need of influenza vaccination (IV), very different results have been published about the magnitude of its effect. We evaluated the effectiveness of IV in the reduction of mortality in individuals over 65 years of age. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Prospective c...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Vila-Córcoles A,Ochoa-Gondar O,Ansa-Echeverría X,Gómez-Sorribes A,Espelt-Aluja P,Pascual-Morón I

更新日期：2005-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe the characteristics of people with a recent diagnosis of HIV infection. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Series of 126 new cases of HIV infection diagnosed in an infectious diseases Service. RESULTS:Sexual transmission was the commonest form of infection (74%). Fifteen percent of individuals were aged over ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： López De Munain J,Cámara MM,Santamaría JM,Zubero Z,Baraia-Etxaburu J,Muñoz J

更新日期：2001-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to analyze those factors predisposing to delirium in patients older than 84 years who were admitted because of hip fracture. We also compared the prevalence of delirium in this population with a younger group. PATIENTS AND METHOD:One hundred and thirty patients (mean age 91.8...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Formiga F,Marcos E,Olmedo C,Ramon JM,López-Soto A,Pujol R

更新日期：2005-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We aimed to know the prevalence of classical cardiovascular risk factors, hyperinsulinism, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (MS) in a population with coronary heart disease (CHD) as compared with a population without personal or familial history of cardiovascular risk factors. SUBJECT...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Hernández Mijares A,Riera Fortuny C,Solá Izquierdo E,Oliver Oliver MJ,Martínez Triguero ML,Morillas Ariño C,Morales Suárez-Varela M

更新日期：2003-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the economic impact of osteoporosis, the cost of acute attention to the osteoporotic hip fractures recorded in Barcelona during one year was investigated. The hospital records of 8637 beds (85.64% of the overall number in the city) were reviewed and the cases seen in inhabitants aged 45 years or more durin...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Díez Pérez A,Puig Manresa J,Martínez Izquierdo MT,Guelar Grimberg AM,Cucurull Canosa J,Mellibovsky Saidler L,Vivancos Lleida J

更新日期：1989-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We aimed to determine whether measuring the hyperacute lipid profile helps to start a cholesterol-lowering therapy soon after an ischemic stroke. PATIENTS AND METHOD:72 ischemic stroke patients underwent lipid determinations at three times (hyperacute phase or arrival, second day and the third...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Delgado Martínez P,Montaner Villalonga J,Chacón P,Purro F,Ribó M,Alvarez-Sabín J

更新日期：2005-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas infections continue to be an important problem in the hospital environment. Serious infections are always invariably associated with severe underlying conditions or with diminished host resistance. The increasingly resistance of strains and hospital epidemics favour the organism prevalence. During 1978, Ps...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Cantos de la Casa A,García Curiel A,Gómez Fernández MV,Arroyo Trillo A,Díaz Sánchez JA,Dueñas P

更新日期：1980-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The PROCES (Programa de Reanimació Cardiopulmonar Orientat a Centres d'Ensenyament Secundari) program is aimed at teaching basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (b-CPR) to teenagers within high school. Our aim was to analyze the results obtained from the pilot program. SUBJECTS AND METHOD:PROCES...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Miró O,Jiménez-Fábrega X,Díaz N,Coll-Vinent B,Bragulat E,Jiménez S,Espinosa G,Hernández-Rodríguez J,García-Alfranca F,Alvarez MT,Salvador J,Millá J,Sánchez M

更新日期：2005-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The first patient with myelopathy associated with T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus infection (HTLV-I) in Spain is reported. Although this condition is endemic in several areas from the Caribbean Sea, South America, Africa and Japan, some cases have been reported in European countries, generally in immigrant patients, re...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Alvarez R,Pujol A,Graus F,Soriano V,Corachán M,Tolosa E

更新日期：1991-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis may be associated with parenchymal hepatopathy and chronic alcoholism. Biochemical studies which are linked with bone metabolism and the bone densitometry may help to understand its physiopathology, before the symptoms appear and its consequences become inevitable. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The stud...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： González Sanz-Agero P,Muñoz Núñez F,Erdozaín Sosa JC,Garrido Cantarero G,Coya Viña J,Sánchez Cabezudo MJ,Martínez Gómez ME

更新日期：1998-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical journals often publish economic evaluation studies of health technologies and programs. To improve the peer review process and, hence, the quality and validity of published studies, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) established publication guidelines for the publication of economic evaluations aimed at author...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Rovira-Forns J,Antoñanzas-Villar F

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recently diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) can be made using the tuberculin skin test (TST) or by techniques known as interferon-γ release assays (IGRAS), being QuantiFERON(®)-TB Gold In-Tube (QF-G-IT) the most used. The IGRAS avoid some drawbacks of the TST, especially cross-reaction with ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Martinez Lacasa X,Canals Font R,Jaen Manzanera A,Cuchi Burgos E,Lite Lite J

更新日期：2015-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:A high quality colonoscopy is key in preventing colorectal cancer, but the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) exists. The aims of the study were to investigate the incidence, characteristics and predictive factors of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC). MATERIAL AND METHOD:A retrospective and...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Muñoz García-Borruel M,Hervás Molina AJ,Rodríguez Perálvarez ML,Moreno Rincón E,Pérez Medrano I,Serrano Ruiz FJ,Casáis Juanena LL,Pleguezuelo Navarro M,Naranjo Rodríguez A,Villar Pastor C

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, open and uncontrolled study of effectiveness and side effects of intravenous 6-methylprednisolone megadoses was carried out in 20 patients with systemic vasculitis with rapidly progressive renal failure. The results showed a favorable response of renal function in 80% of patients and a control of pulmon...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Segarra Medrano A,Vallés Prats M,Vidal MT,Tovar Méndez JL,Piera Robert L

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The standard treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is the nCPAP. There is evidence that its use improves the quality of life of patients. The objective of the study is to measure the effect of nCPAP on the quality of life of patients in a Spanish cohort. PATIENTS AND METHOD:...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Mar J,Rivero-Arias O,Durán-Cantolla J,Alonso-Alvarez ML,Gaminde I,de la Torre-Muñecas G

更新日期：2005-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:More information is needed on hypertension control in clinical practice, which includes taking at least two blood pressure (BP) readings and taking into account surgery times and previous antihypertensive drug intake. Our study aimed to assess the optimum degree of BP control in a broad sample ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Llisterri Caro JL,Rodríguez Roca GC,Alonso Moreno FJ,Lou Arnal S,Divisón Garrote JA,Santos Rodríguez JA,Raber Béjar A,de Castellar Sansó R,Ruilope Urioste LM,Banegas Banegas JR,Grupo de Trabajo de Hipertension Arterial de la Sociedad

更新日期：2004-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) plays a very important role in the study of health outcomes, particularly in effectiveness studies. Nevertheless, the nature of these studies implies a series of challenges in the use of HRQOL instruments, due to the type of comparisons made, the heterogeneity ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Herdman M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is the most frequent manifestation of cardiac damage in hypertension. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of LVH in hypertensive patients of long evolution at Primary Care (PC) and to describe their epidemiological profile. PATIENTS AND...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Fernández Villaverde JM,Maestro Saavedra FJ,Allut Vidal G,Grigorian Shamagian L,Otero-Raviña F,González-Juanatey JR,Grupo Barbanza.

更新日期：2007-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is an organic mental disorder frequently seen in elderly patients admitted to hospital for medical or surgical diseases. The prevalence, triggering factors, the relationship with prior existence of dementia and the evolution of delirium were studied. METHODS:One hundred eight elderly patients admit...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Lázaro L,Marcos T,Cirera E,Pujol J

更新日期：1995-03-11 00:00:00