Sandra Leal

ORCID: 0000-0002-2318-0863
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Research Areas
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Tendon Structure and Treatment
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Social Skills and Education
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Education and Teacher Training
  • Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
  • Trauma Management and Diagnosis
  • Educational Research and Science Teaching
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Social Robot Interaction and HRI
  • Risk and Portfolio Optimization
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Anatomy and Medical Technology
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

University of Chile
2017

Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University
2017

Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca
2014-2015

Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Gestión de la Investigación en Salud de Sevilla
2014-2015

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
2008-2014

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2014

Povisa Hospital
2013

Hôpital Beau-Séjour
2010

Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
2010

We conducted a pilot study of the effectiveness home telehealth for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated long-term oxygen therapy. Patients were randomized into group (n = 24) and control 21) who received usual care. in measured their vital signs on weekdays performed spirometry two days per week. The data transmitted automatically to clinical call centre. After four months monitoring mean number accident emergency department visits was slightly lower than...

10.1177/1357633x12473909 article EN Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2013-01-01

Vascular anatomy of the abdominal wall varies greatly, especially in case perforator branches deep inferior epigastric artery. Preoperative three-dimensional reconstructions with VirSSPA software have been used authors' center since year 2007 for planning flaps breast reconstruction. The main objectives were to reduce surgery time and number complications.A comparative study was conducted 70 patients subjected delayed reconstruction based on unilateral (DIEP) flaps. Half patient group...

10.1097/prs.0b013e3181c4948b article EN Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2009-12-24

We conducted a cost-utility analysis of telehealth programme for patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared usual care. A randomized controlled trial was carried out over four months 45 treated long-term oxygen therapy, 24 in the group (TG) and 21 control (CG). The took into account whether severity comorbidity (defined as presence additional diseases co-occurring COPD) associated differences costs and/or quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Results were...

10.1177/1357633x14544421 article EN Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2014-07-22

Health care service based on telemedicine can reduce both physical and time barriers in stroke treatments. Moreover, this connects centers specializing treatment with other practitioners, thereby increasing accessibility to neurological specialist fibrinolytic treatment.Development, implementation, evaluation of a for the acute patients (TeleStroke) at Virgen del Rocío University Hospital.The phase, conducted from October 2008 January 2011, involved who presented symptoms confirmed by...

10.2196/ijmr.2163 article EN cc-by Interactive Journal of Medical Research 2012-11-15

Background Virological response to peginterferon + ribavirin (P+R) at week 4 can predict sustained virological (SVR). While patients with rapid (RVR) do not require triple therapy, a decline <1log10 IU/ml HCVRNA (D1L) should have treatment discontinued due low SVR rate. Aim To develop tool first weeks' viral in hepatitis C genotype 1&4 treated P+R. Methods In this prospective and multicenter study, HCV mono-infected (n=538) HCV/HIV co-infected (n=186) were included. validate prognostic...

10.1371/journal.pone.0122613 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2015-03-31

Rib fractures occur in 10% of injured patients, are associated with mortality, and frequently necessitate intensive care unit (ICU) care. It is usually other thoracic injuries, particularly pulmonary contusion. The objective this study to assess which factors most influence on mortality patients rib create a method survival prediction. We reviewed chest trauma admitted our institution between January 2000 December 2012 the aim establishing risk. Thousand seven hundred fifty-three were...

10.1093/icvts/ivt288.74 article EN Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2013-07-01

Sir: We would like to thank Karsten Knobloch et al. for their helpful comments regarding our publication on the role of computed tomographic angiography with a three-dimensional software program versus Doppler ultrasonography preoperative perforator mapping.1 In response questions, we make following comments. First, all patients in control group [undergoing deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEP) flap surgery between May 2004 and December 2007] underwent unidirectional preoperatively. This...

10.1097/prs.0b013e3181df7243 article EN Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2010-08-01
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