Helena Vallverdú

ORCID: 0000-0001-8307-9209
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  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Patient Safety and Medication Errors
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
  • Hernia repair and management
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Omental and Epiploic Conditions
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Stoma care and complications
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

Hospital Universitari de Vic
2016-2025

Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
2008-2015

Universitat de Barcelona
2012-2015

Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí
2008

Abstract Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a severe bacterial soft tissue infection primarily affecting muscle fascia and subcutaneous tissue. In Europe, it has an annual incidence of 3–5 cases/100 000, with mortality rate 10–15% (rising to 38–45% in septic shock). Risk factors include hypertension, immunosuppression, diabetes, obesity trauma. NF commonly occurs the extremities perineal region less frequently chest. monomicrobial cases, Streptococcus pyogenes most identified. Treatment involves...

10.1093/bjs/znaf024.033 article EN British journal of surgery 2025-02-01

Background: The post-operative management of appendectomy for acute appendicitis is based primarily on the operative findings. surgeon describes severity disease, and antibiotic therapy administered accordingly. histologic findings are not always considered in decision about may be correlated with clinical outcome. aim this study was to investigate agreement between surgeon's intra-operative visual description appendix pathologist's report a consecutive series patients appendicitis....

10.1089/sur.2013.155 article EN Surgical Infections 2015-02-01

BACKGROUND: Fecal incontinence is highly prevalent in the general population and especially risk groups. Obesity also common associated with comorbidities that impair health interfere daily activities. Identifying mutable factors for fecal incontinence, such as stool consistency, of paramount importance to improve quality life. OBJECTIVE: The aim this study was estimate prevalence patients obesity undergoing evaluation weight loss, its relationship bowel habits, impact on DESIGN: This...

10.1097/dcr.0b013e3182446ffc article EN Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 2012-04-19

fast track pathways for diagnosis of cancer intend to decrease delays in and treatment cancer. It is recommended initiate a period no longer than 30 days since admission these circuits.to know the characteristics fluency our Fast Track Diagnostic Pathway (FTDP) Colorectal Cancer (CRC), with special attention those patients selected surgical as first choice.all who entered FTDP CRC during 2 years (2008-2009) were analyzed well rest also diagnosed but never seen FTDP.of 316 referred only 78...

10.4321/s1130-01082011000800003 article EN publisher-specific-oa Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas 2011-08-01

older adults are increasing in number and frequently seek hospital care for acute illness. This study aimed to measure the utilization safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) patients aged 85 our hospital.

10.17235/reed.2023.10051/2023 article EN publisher-specific-oa Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas 2023-01-01
Manuel López‐Cano José António Pereira V. Rodrigues‐Gonçalves M. Verdaguer‐Tremolosa Pilar Hernández-Granados and 81 more Alejandro Bravo-Salvá Antonio Utrera González José María Capitán Vallvey Matías Pradas Daniel Pérez Gomar Manuel Bustos Francisco Antonio Herrera Fernández Juan A. Andrade Blanco Joaquim Robres Puig R Villalobos Dolors Güell Puigcercós José María Puigcercós Fusté Vicente Ayuso Osuna Marta Piñol Carles Olona Cases Francisco Martínez Ródenas Jordi Comajuncosas Enric Sebastián Valverde Sara Amador Jaume Gelonch Helena Vallverdú Magda Abelló Sala Antonio Veres Gómez Rosa Gamón Pedro García Peche Miguel González Valverde Miguel Ángel Martín Blanco R Ferri Elena Martí Ciñat Providencia García Pastor Carlos Montero-Carretero Miguel Ángel Lorenzo Liñán Vicente Barbero Miguel Ángel Morlan José María Jover Isabel Delgado Lillo María Mercedes Sanz Sánchez Leire Zaraín Obrador Alejandro Lusilla Juan Jesús Cabeza Gómez Teresa Butrón G Supelano Eslait José Luis Álvarez Conde B. Pérez-Saborido M. Rodríguez-López Santiago Revuelta Álvarez Pedro Trillo Parejo José L. Rodicio Antonio Blanco Jacobo Trébol Ramón Castañera González Gian Pier Protti Damián Turiño Luque Juan José Espert Carmen Zaragoza Marta Hidalgo Pujol Daniel Carmona Navarro Álvaro Valdés de Anca Laura Fresno de Prado Antonio Nieto Soler Francisca Vasco Rodríguez Roberto Lozoya Trujillo M Pilar Anaya Reig María Mercedes Sanz Sánchez José Bueno‐Lledó Salvador Pous Serrano Elena Martí Cuñat Ernest Bombuy Giménez Esther Mans Aparicio García Elena Ortega Ortega Enric Sebastián Valverde Carlos Hoyuela Raquel Grajal Marino Lofti Elmalaki Hossain Raúl Medina José Daniel Sánchez T Ratia Giménez Antonio López‐Rueda Rosa Ana García Díaz Itziar Larrañaga

10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.07.017 article ES Cirugía Española 2020-09-08
Manuel López‐Cano José António Pereira V. Rodrigues‐Gonçalves M. Verdaguer‐Tremolosa Pilar Hernández-Granados and 81 more Alejandro Bravo-Salvá Antonio Utrera González José María Capitán Vallvey Matías Pradas Daniel Pérez Gomar Manuel Bustos Francisco Antonio Herrera Fernández Juan A. Andrade Blanco Joaquim Robres Puig R Villalobos Dolors Güell Puigcercós José María Puigcercós Fusté Vicente Ayuso Osuna Marta Piñol Carles Olona Cases Francisco Martínez Ródenas Jordi Comajuncosas Enric Sebastián Valverde Sara Amador Jaume Gelonch Helena Vallverdú Magda Abelló Sala Antonio Veres Gómez Rosa Gamón Pedro García Peche Miguel González Valverde Miguel Ángel Martín Blanco R Ferri Elena Martí Ciñat Providencia García Pastor Carlos Montero-Carretero Miguel Ángel Lorenzo Liñán Vicente Barbero Miguel Ángel Morlan José María Jover Isabel Delgado Lillo María Mercedes Sanz Sánchez Leire Zaraín Obrador Alejandro Lusilla Juan Jesús Cabeza Gómez Teresa Butrón G Supelano Eslait José Luis Álvarez Conde B. Pérez-Saborido M. Rodríguez-López Santiago Revuelta Álvarez Pedro Trillo Parejo José L. Rodicio Antonio Blanco Jacobo Trébol Ramón Castañera González Gian Pier Protti Damián Turiño Luque Juan José Espert Carmen Zaragoza Marta Hidalgo Pujol Daniel Carmona Navarro Álvaro Valdés de Anca Laura Fresno de Prado Antonio Nieto Soler Francisca Vasco Rodríguez Roberto Lozoya Trujillo M Pilar Anaya Reig María Mercedes Sanz Sánchez José Bueno‐Lledó Salvador Pous Serrano Elena Martí Cuñat Ernest Bombuy Giménez Esther Mans Aparicio García Elena Ortega Ortega Enric Sebastián Valverde Carlos Hoyuela Raquel Grajal Marino Lofti Elmalaki Hossain Raúl García Medina José Daniel Sánchez T Ratia Giménez Antonio López‐Rueda Rosa Ana García Díaz Itziar Larrañaga

10.1016/j.cireng.2021.06.016 article EN Cirugía Española (English Edition) 2021-07-09

Aim: the prevalence of anorectal disorders in general population is high.The aim this study was to analyze influence clinical symptoms on diagnostic accuracy for benign pathology among different specialists and evaluate relation ship between years professional expe rience.Methods: seven typical cases were selected.In a first interview, participants shown images asked make diagnosis.Afterwards, with additional information (clinical symptoms) used.Two groups (group 1 = surgeons group 2 medical...

10.4321/s1130-01082012000300004 article EN publisher-specific-oa Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas 2012-03-01

Colorectal cancer is the second most frequent in Western world. A third of colorectal tumors are located right colon, and hemicolectomy treatment nondisseminated colon cancer. The serious complication this procedure anastomotic leak, which occurs 8.4% cases. At present, there no standardized technique for laparoscopic ileo-colic anastomosis. In previous observational studies, intracorporeal side-to-side anastomosis has shown better results than extracorporeal terms morbidity mortality. It...

10.1159/000502817 article EN Digestive Surgery 2019-10-01

Intranodal schawnomas are extremely rare. Just a few cases have been described before. Clinical presentation comprises not only symptomatic mass in several anatomical body parts, but also, they can be found during analysis of surgical specimens resected for other reasons. The report is based on the case an 80-year-old patient who underwent to right hemicolectomy adenocarcinoma. histopathologic revealed one mesenteric intranodal schwannoma specimen. diagnosis was confirmed by...

10.1093/jscr/rjx008 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2017-01-30

Small Bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is a rare malignant neoplasm without specific signs or symptoms. It's been associated with late stage disease presentations. Midterm outcomes have suggested that after successful removal of colorectal carcinoma, there higher risk for developing further primary (metachronous) tumor. However when it comes to small bowel, metachronous carcinomas are unusual. A 46-year-old female who underwent an emergency Hartmann's procedure two years previously and treatment...

10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.05.008 article EN International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2019-01-01
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