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Impact of measurement timing on reproducibility of testing among haemodialysis patients
(2022-01-19)
Accurate evaluation of physical function in patients undergoing haemodialysis is crucial in the analysis of the impact of exercise programs in this population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of ...
Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Nephrology: Focus on Hemodialysis
(2022-02-07)
The success of hemodialysis (HD) treatments has been evaluated using objective measures of analytical parameters, or machine-measured parameters, despite having available validated instruments that assess patient perspective. ...
Recomendaciones del Grupo Español de Trabajo en Enfermedad de Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa sobre la importancia, el cribado y la vacunación en pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal
(2022-12)
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may require different immunosuppressive treatments throughout their illness. It is essential to assess the immunization status of patients at diagnosis or, if this is not ...
Risk Factors for COVID-19 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A National, ENEIDA-Based Case-Control Study (COVID-19-EII)
(2022-12-19)
(1) Scant information is available concerning the characteristics that may favour the acquisition of COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess these differences ...
Development of a Guide to Multidimensional Needs Assessment in the Palliative Care Initial Encounter (MAP)
(2023-10)
Context: Ensuring patient-centered palliative care requires a comprehensive assessment of needs beginning in the initial encounter. However, there is no generally accepted guide for carrying out this multidimensional needs ...
Methods for Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRVB): A Systematic Review and Guidelines
(2023-03-14)
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRVB) has been widely used to improve cardiovascular health and well-being. HRVB is based on breathing at an individual's resonance frequency, which stimulates respiratory sinus arrhythmia ...
Benefits of Paediatric to Adult Transition Programme in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The BUTTERFLY Study of GETECCU and SEGHNP
(2023-07-21)
Background: Transition is a planned movement of paediatric patients to adult healthcare systems, and its implementation is not yet established in all inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) units. The aim of the study was to ...
Diseño y resultados de la encuesta sobre control de calidad de aceleradores lineales
(2023-05-18)
In March 2021, the Spanish Society of Medical Physics task group on quality control of accelerators sent an online sur-vey to the medical physics services and units regarding some aspects related to the purpose of their ...
Are continued policies of prioritizing native vascular access in patients on hemodialysis programs useful?
(2022-04)
The guidelines recommend establishing native vascular access as opposed to prosthetic or catheter-based access despite information relating to its effectiveness being scarce from a patient-orientated perspective. We analyzed ...
A multicenter analysis of the role of prophylactic transfusion of blood products in patients with cirrhosis and esophageal varices undergoing endoscopic band ligation
(2021-09-16)
Background & aims: Prophylactic administration of platelets and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) has been recommended in patients with cirrhosis with low platelets and/or prolonged international normalized ratio (INR) without ...