Browsing by Author "López-Calviño, Beatriz"
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A randomized clinical trial to determine the effect of angiotensin inhibitors reduction on creatinine clearance and haemoglobin in heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease and anaemia
Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Chouciño Fernández, Teresa; Juega-Puig, J.; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Pedreira, José D.; Gil-Guillén, V. (Wiley, 2014-07-16)[Abstract] Background. Chronic kidney disease is a common comorbidity in elderly patients with heart failure. Evidence supports the use of angiotensin inhibitors for patients with heart failure. However, there is little ... -
A randomized clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of CO-oximetry and anti-smoking brief advice in a cohort of kidney transplant patients who smoke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Seijo Bestilleiro, Rocío; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Alonso-Hernández, Ángel; Fernández-Rivera, Constantino; Cao, Mercedes; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; López-Calviño, Beatriz; González-Martín, Cristina; Valdés-Cañedo, Francisco (BioMed Central, 2016-04-01)[Abstract]Background: The cardiovascular risk in renal transplant patients is increased in patients who continue to smoke after transplantation. The aim of the study is to measure the effectiveness of exhaled carbon monoxide ... -
Clinical-pathological characteristics and prognosis of a cohort of oesophageal cancer patients: a competing risks survival analysis
Rodríguez-Camacho, Elena; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa (Japan Epidemiological Association, 2015-01-19)[Abstract] Background: To determine the clinical course, follow-up strategies, and survival of oesophageal cancer patients using a competing risks survival analysis. Methods: We conducted a retrospective and prospective ... -
Comorbidity as a predictor of mortality and mobility after hip fracture
González-Zabaleta, Jorge; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; López-Calviño, Beatriz; González-Zabaleta, José Luis (John Wiley & Sons, 2015-05-15)[Abstract] Aim: To determine mortality and mobility rates after hip fracture. Methods: A prospective study (n = 199 patients) was carried out in the Health Care Center of A Coruña (Spain) during the period between ... -
Compared decline of residual kidney function in patients treated with automated peritoneal dialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a multicenter study
Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; Remón Rodríguez, César; Borrás Sans, Mercé; Sánchez Álvarez, Emilio; da Cunha Naveira, Marta; Quirós Ganga, Pedro; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Rodríguez Suárez, Carmen; Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana (Karger, 2015-01-08)[Abstract] BACKGROUND: There is controversy concerning the compared rates of decline of residual kidney function (RKF) in patients treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and automated peritoneal ... -
Concordance among methods of nutritional assessment in patients included on the waiting list for liver transplantation
García-Rodríguez, María Teresa; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Piñón-Villar, María del Carmen; Otero-Ferreiro, Alejandra; Suárez-López, Francisco; Gómez-Gutiérrez, Manuel; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Pita-Fernández, Salvador (Elsevier, 2017-05-23)[Abstract] Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the extent of malnutrition in patients waiting for a liver transplant. The agreement among the methods of nutritional assessment and their diagnostic ... -
Diagnosis delay and follow-up strategies in colorectal cancer. Prognosis implications: a study protocol
Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; López-Calviño, Beatriz; González-Santamaría, Paloma; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Arnal-Monreal, Francisco; Maciá, Francesc; Sánchez Calavera, María Antonia; Espí, Alejandro; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Pazos, A.; Reboredo, Margarita; González Saez, Luis; Ramos Montserrat, María; Segura, Josep M.; Monreal Aliaga, Isabel; González-Luján, Luis; Martín-Rabadán, María; Murta Nascimento, Cristiane; Pueyo, Olga; Boscá-Watts, Marta M.; Cabeza Irigoyen, Elena; Casmitjana Abella, Montserrat; Pinilla, Marina; Costa-Alcaraz, Ana; Ruiz Torrejón, Amador; Burón Post, Andrea; García Aranda, Concepción; Lluc Bennasar, María de; Lafita, Sergio; Novella, Maite; Manzano, Hermini; Vadell, Catalina; Falcó, Esther; Esteva, Magdalena (BioMed Central, 2010-10-05)[Abstract] Background: Controversy exists with regard to the impact that the different components of diagnosis delay may have on the degree of invasion and prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. The follow-up ... -
Diagnostic and treatment delay, quality of life and satisfaction with care in colorectal cancer patients: a study protocol
Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Gago García, Esther; Seijo Bestilleiro, Rocío; González Santamaría, María Paloma; Pazos, A. (BioMed Central, 2013-07-11)[Abstract] Background. Due to recent improvements in colorectal cancer survival, patient-reported outcomes, including health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care, have become well-established endpoints to ... -
Effect of diagnostic delay on survival in patients with colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study
Pita-Fernández, Salvador; González-Sáez, Luis; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Rodríguez-Camacho, Elena; Pazos, A.; González Santamaría, María Paloma; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia (BioMed Central, 2016-08-22)[Abstract] Background. Disparate and contradictory results make studies necessary to investigate in more depth the relationship between diagnostic delay and survival in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. The aim of this ... -
Effect of dialysis modality and other prescription factors on peritoneal protein excretion in peritoneal dialysis
Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana; Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; López-Calviño, Beatriz; López-Muñiz, Andrés; García-Falcón, Teresa (Elsevier, 2012-11)[Abstract] Background: There is a deficit of information regarding the factors that influence peritoneal protein excretion (PPE) during PD therapy. In particular, the effects of the modality of PD and other conditions of ... -
Identification of targets for prevention of peritoneal catheter tunnel and exit-site infections in low incidence settings
Santos, Clara; Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana; Calvo-Rodríguez, María; López-Muñiz, Andrés; López-Calviño, Beatriz; García Falcón, María Teresa (SAGE, 2016-01-01)[Abstract] ♦ Background: Peritoneal catheter tunnel and exit-site infection (TESI) complicates the clinical course of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Adherence to recommendations for catheter insertion, exit-site care, ... -
Incidence of cardiovascular events after kidney transplantation and cardiovascular risk scores: study protocol
Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Valdés-Cañedo, Francisco; Seijo-Bestilleiro, Rocío; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Fernández-Rivera, Constantino; Alonso-Hernández, Ángel; Lorenzo-Aguiar, Dolores; López-Calviño, Beatriz; López-Muñiz, Andrés (BioMed Central, 2011-06-10)[Abstract] Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death after renal transplantation. Not only conventional CVD risk factors, but also transplant-specific risk factors can influence the development ... -
Inhibition of gastric acid secretion by H2 receptor antagonists associates a definite risk of enteric peritonitis and infectious mortality in patients treated with peritoneal dialysis
Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; Machado Lopes, Daniela; García Enríquez, Alba; López-Calviño, Beatriz; López-Muñiz, Andrés; García Falcón, María Teresa; Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana (PLOS, 2016-02-12)[Abstract] Background. Evidences linking treatment with inhibitors of gastric acid secretion (IGAS) and an increased risk of serious infections are inconclusive, both in the population at large and in the particular case ... -
Nomogram and validity of a model for predicting malnutrition in patients on liver transplant lists
García-Rodríguez, María Teresa; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Piñón-Villar, María del Carmen; Otero-Ferreiro, Alejandra; Suárez-López, Francisco; Gómez-Gutiérrez, Manuel; Seoane-Pillado, María Teresa; Pita-Fernández, Salvador (Springer Nature, 2018-04-25)[Abstract] Background: Malnutrition is associated with increased morbimortality in liver transplant patients, and it is important to identify factors related to nutritional status in these patients. Aims: Determine ... -
Variability between Clarke's angle and Chippaux-Smirak index for the diagnosis of flat feet
González-Martín, Cristina; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Gil-Guillen, Vicente (Universidad del Valle, Cali (Colombia), 2017)[Abstract] Background: The measurements used in diagnosing biomechanical pathologies vary greatly. The aim of this study was to determine the concordance between Clarke's angle and Chippaux-Smirak index, and to determine ...
