• Cost-effectiveness analysis of preoperative treatment of acromegaly with somatostatin analogue on surgical outcome 

      Margusino-Framiñán, Luis; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Pena-Bello, Lara; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pita-Gutiérrez, Francisco; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Cordido, Fernando (Elsevier, 2015-08-20)
      [Abstract] Context. There is no uniform standard of care for acromegaly. Due to the high costs involved, steps must be taken to ensure the cost-effective delivery of treatment. Objective. Taking the results of an earlier ...
    • Place of preoperative treatment of acromegaly with somatostatin analog on surgical outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Pita-Gutiérrez, Francisco; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Pena, Lara; Lugo, Gloria; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (PLoS ONE, 2013-04-25)
      [Abstract] Context. Transsphenoidal neurosurgery is the accepted first-line treatment of acromegaly in the majority of patients. Previous studies addressing preoperative somatostatin analog (SSA) treatment and subsequent ...
    • Prognostic value of the nutritional risk index in heart transplant recipients 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; García-López, Fernando; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Velasco-Sierra, Carlos; Pita-Gutiérrez, Francisco; Herrera-Noreña, José M.; Cuenca-Castillo, José J.; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier para Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2017-02-10)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. To study the prognostic impact of preoperative nutritional status, as assessed through the nutritional risk index (NRI), on postoperative outcomes after heart transplantation ...