A5012820148- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
- Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova
2014-2023
Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida
2012-2022
Universitat de Lleida
1996-2020
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2016
Creative Commons
2016
Hospital Del Mar
1996
The study of endogenous insulin secretion may provide relevant insight into the comparison natural history adult onset latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA) with types 1 and 2 mellitus. aim this was to compare results C-peptide response mixed-meal stimulation in LADA patients different disease durations subjects type adult-onset diabetes. Stimulated assessed using tolerance test (n = 32), mellitus 33) 30). All were 30 70 years old at onset. duration all groups ranged from 6 months 10 years....
We aimed to investigate whether pleural fluid concentrations of biomarkers for bacterial infection, namely triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM-1), procalcitonin (PCT), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and C-reactive (CRP), might identify infectious effusions discriminate between complicated (CPPEs) uncomplicated parapneumonic (UPPEs). Stored samples from 308 patients with different causes effusion were used measure the four biomarkers. Receiver-operating...
Pleural transudates are most commonly due to heart failure (HF) or hepatic hydrothorax (HH), but a number of these effusions misclassified as exudates by standard (Light's) criteria. The aim this study was determine the prevalence mislabelled and establish simple alternative parameters correctly identify them.We retrospectively analysed pleural fluid serum protein, lactate dehydrogenase albumin concentrations from 364 cardiac 102 HH. serum-to-pleural protein gradients (serum concentration...
There is very few evidences on the role of vitamin D in development diabetic retinopathy. The aim current study was to explore whether there an association status and retinopathy type 2 diabetes. Two groups patients were selected: 139 144 with without retinopathy, respectively, as assessed by experienced ophthalmologist. Subjects advanced late complications excluded avoid confounding biases. 25-Hydroxy-vitamin 3 (25(OH)D) concentrations deficiency associated presence Additionally, more...
Most patients with tuberculous pleural effusions (TPE) have more than 50% lymphocytes in the fluid. Data on whom polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) are predominant cell type scarce.To compare clinical, biochemical, microbiological and radiological characteristics between predominantly PMNL those lymphocytic TPE.Retrospective analysis of 214 consecutive TPE.The fluid was PMNL-rich 24 (11%) cases at time first thoracocentesis. Compared whose lymphocytic, these showed a higher yield...
The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical characteristics and insulin secretion in adults with latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA). We also compared these subjects antibody-negative type 2 (T2DM) or adult-onset 1 (T1DM) LADA.In cross-sectional study, 82 patients LADA, 78 T1DM 485 T2DM were studied. Clinical metabolic data, particular those that related syndrome, fasting C-peptide islet-cell autoantibodies [glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADAb) IA2 (IA2Ab)] measured.The frequency...
Background and objective: The aims of this study were to describe the frequency radiographical characteristics pleural effusions in a large population patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) characterize fluid biochemistry those who underwent diagnostic thoracentesis. Methods: This was retrospective observational single‐centre study. A total 230 consecutive diagnosis PE over 9‐years period enrolled. Spiral CT angiography (52%) high‐probability ventilation perfusion scans (42%) used as...
An automated nucleic acid amplification assay that simultaneously identifies Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance, the Xpert® MTB/RIF test, has undergone extensive evaluation in sputum samples. Our aim was to define its diagnostic accuracy when performed on pleural fluid specimens. In 67 patients with effusions, of whom half had tuberculous pleuritis, Xpert yielded 15% sensitivity 100% specificity detection (TB). Positive results tended be more common microbiologically...
OBJECTIVE To test whether differences in serum concentrations of adiposity-related low-grade inflammatory mediators could help to differentiate patients with latent autoimmune diabetes adults (LADA), classic adult-onset type 1 diabetes, and 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This cross-sectional study involved 75 LADA, 67 390 Serum adiponectin, soluble tumor necrosis factor-α receptor (sTNFRII), interleukin-6, hs-CRP, total leukocyte number were measured. evaluate the these markers...
Background and objectives: To assess the diagnostic performance of amino‐terminal fragment pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) in pleural fluid serum for identification effusions owing to heart failure, determine if these measurements allow better categorization cardiac that have been misclassified by Light's criteria, than do serum‐pleural albumin protein gradients. Methods: The study prospectively evaluated NT‐proBNP from patients with failure ( n = 53) other causes 40). Measurements...
We sought to determine whether measuring antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and their specificities [dsDNA, extractable nuclear antigens (ENA)] on pleural fluid may contribute the differential diagnosis of effusions. ANA were tested by indirect immunofluorescence Hep-2 cells in 266 patients with effusions different etiologies, including 15 lupus pleuritis. The cutoff value for diagnostic use was set at 1: 160. Pleural analysis specific autoantibodies, such as anti-dsDNA anti-ENA, also performed if...
Background Heart failure (HF) is a common cause of pleural effusion (PE); however, its diagnosis can be challenging owing to overlapping clinical features with other causes. Measuring NT-proBNP levels diagnostically useful, but the optimal cut-off point must determined. This study aimed optimize cutoffs for diagnosing HF-related PEs and develop scoring model improve diagnostic precision. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 2005 patients PEs, who were divided into derivation...
Background and objective: This study was designed to test the hypothesis that measurement of IL‐8 CRP in pleural fluid could improve identification patients with non‐purulent parapneumonic effusions ultimately require chest tube drainage. Methods: We assessed IL‐8, three classical parameters (pH, glucose LDH) 100 effusions. Forty‐nine these had complicated (complicated effusion, CPPE), 51 uncomplicated (UPPE). Receiver‐operating characteristic curves were used assess sensitivity specificity...