Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anthony J. King, Jemma Hudson, Gordon Fernie, Ashleigh Kernohan, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Jennifer Burr, Tara Homer, Hosein Shabaninejad, John M. Sparrow, David Garway-Heath, Keith Barton, John Norrie, Alison McDonald, Luke Vale, Graeme MacLennan
Summary: This study compared primary trabeculectomy and primary medical treatment for patients with advanced glaucoma, and found that primary trabeculectomy had similar quality of life and safety outcomes, but achieved a greater reduction in intraocular pressure compared to medical treatment.
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Renaud Felten, Valerie Devauchelle-Pensec, Raphaele Seror, Pierre Duffau, David Saadoun, Eric Hachulla, Hatron Pierre Yves, Carine Salliot, Aleth Perdriger, Jacques Morel, Arsene Mekinian, Olivier Vittecoq, Jean-Marie Berthelot, Emanuelle Dernis, Veronique Le Guern, Philippe Dieude, Claire Larroche, Christophe Richez, Thierry Martin, Charles Zarnitsky, Gilles Blaison, Pierre Kieffer, Francois Maurier, Azeddine Dellal, Stephanie Rist, Emmanuel Andres, Anne Contis, Emmanuel Chatelus, Christelle Sordet, Jean Sibilia, Cecile Arnold, Mira Y. Tawk, Ouafaa Aberkane, Lise Holterbach, Patrice Cacoub, Alain Saraux, Xavier Mariette, Nicolas Meyer, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg
Summary: This study aimed to demonstrate the efficacy of targeting interleukin 6 receptor in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome-related systemic complications. However, the results showed that over 24 weeks of treatment, tocilizumab did not improve systemic involvement and symptoms in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome.
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2021)
Correction
Medicine, General & Internal
Anthony J. King, Jemma Hudson, Gordon Fernie, Ashleigh Kernohan, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Jennifer Burr, Tara Homer, Hosein Shabaninejad, John M. Sparrow, David Garway-Heath, Keith Barton, John Norrie, Alison McDonald, Luke Vale, Graeme MacLennan
Summary: In a study comparing primary trabeculectomy and primary medication for patients with advanced open angle glaucoma, it was found that primary trabeculectomy and medication had similar outcomes in terms of quality of life and safety, but trabeculectomy achieved lower intraocular pressure.
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Matthew D. Rutter, Rachel Evans, Zoe Hoare, Christian Von Wagner, Jill Deane, Shiran Esmaily, Tony Larkin, Rhiannon Edwards, Seow Tien Yeo, Llinos Haf Spencer, Emily Holmes, Brian P. Saunders, Colin J. Rees, Zacharias P. Tsiamoulos, Iosif Beintaris
Summary: In the context of unsedated sigmoidoscopies with enema preparation performed by accredited endoscopists, there was no significant difference in patient-reported pain between CO2 and WAS techniques. The adenoma detection rate was slightly different between the two techniques, but both remained above the national performance standard. Cost difference between CO2 and WAS was negligible.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Bo Xu, Shengxian Tu, Lei Song, Zening Jin, Bo Yu, Guosheng Fu, Yujie Zhou, Jian'an Wang, Yundai Chen, Jun Pu, Lianglong Chen, Xinkai Qu, Junqing Yang, Xuebo Liu, Lijun Guo, Chengxing Shen, Yaojun Zhang, Qi Zhang, Hongwei Pan, Xiaogang Fu, Jian Liu, Yanyan Zhao, Javier Escaned, Yang Wang, William F. Fearon, Kefei Dou, Ajay J. Kirtane, Yongjian Wu, Patrick W. Serruys, Weixian Yang, William Wijns, Changdong Guan, Martin B. Leon, Shubin Qiao, Gregg W. Stone
Summary: The FAVOR III China study showed that a QFR-guided strategy for lesion selection during PCI in patients with coronary artery disease can lead to improved clinical outcomes compared to the standard angiography-guided approach.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ivan Berlin, Noemi Berlin, Marie Malecot, Martine Breton, Florence Jusot, Leontine Goldzahl
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of financial incentives dependent on continuous smoking abstinence for pregnant smokers. The results showed that financial incentives significantly increased the abstinence rate and reduced the risk of poor neonatal outcomes. Financial incentives could be a safe and effective intervention to help pregnant smokers quit smoking.
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Emma Svennberg, Leif Friberg, Viveka Frykman, Faris Al-Khalili, Johan Engdahl, Marten Rosenqvist
Summary: A randomized controlled trial in Sweden showed that systematic screening for atrial fibrillation in older populations can reduce mortality and morbidity compared to no screening.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lingyun Lu, Qian Wen, Xin Zhang, Jianqin Lv, Leixiao Zhang, Lu Liu, Xijie Yu, Ning Li
Summary: This study aims to explore the clinical effects and safety of moxibustion in delaying bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Caitlin Notley, Lucy Clark, Pippa Belderson, Emma Ward, Allan B. Clark, Steve Parrott, Sanjay Agrawal, Ben M. Bloom, Adrian A. Boyle, Geraint Morris, Alasdair Gray, Tim Coats, Mei-See Man, Linda Bauld, Richard Holland, Ian Pope
Summary: This study aims to determine whether an opportunistic smoking cessation intervention delivered in the emergency department can help daily smokers quit smoking and is cost-effective. The trial compares brief smoking cessation advice with provision of an e-cigarette and referral to local stop smoking services (intervention group) and provision of contact details for local stop smoking services (control group). Outcomes will be collected at 1, 3, and 6 months, with the primary outcome being carbon monoxide verified continuous smoking abstinence at 6 months.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Francisco Martin-Lujan, Josep Basora-Gallisa, Felipe Villalobos, Nuria Martin-Vergara, Estefania Aparicio-Llopis, Irene Pascual-Palacios, Antoni Santigosa-Ayala, Roxana-Elena Catalin, Cristina Rey-Renones, Rosa Sola
Summary: Providing detailed spirometry information to participants with normal lung function doubled prolonged smoking cessation rates compared to only providing brief smoking cessation advice. This intervention was found to be more effective in achieving smoking cessation in primary healthcare during the 12-month follow-up period.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Inga Kroeger, Corinna Nerz, Lars Schwickert, Sabine Schoelch, Janina Anna Muessig, Stefan Studier-Fischer, Philip-Christian Nolte, Clemens Becker, Peter Augat
Summary: The study found that robotic-assisted training as a supplement to usual therapy for proximal humeral fractures (PHF) is safe and acceptable, but did not show any improvement in functional shoulder outcome compared to usual therapy only. There were no significant differences in functional assessment outcomes between the intervention group and the control group.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Pascal Richette, Augustin Latourte, Jeremie Sellam, Daniel Wendling, Muriel Piperno, Philippe Goupille, Yves-Marie Pers, Florent Eymard, Sebastien Ottaviani, Paul Ornetti, Rene-Marc Flipo, Bruno Fautrel, Olivier Peyr, Jean Pierre Bertola, Eric Vicaut, Xavier Chevalier
Summary: The study found that tocilizumab was not more effective than placebo in relieving pain in patients with hand osteoarthritis. Apart from the primary endpoint, there were no significant differences in secondary outcomes between the tocilizumab group and the placebo group.
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Han-rui Zhang, Hai-yan Tu, Yu Wang, Shi-lin Xia, Guo-you Zhao, Ting Yang, Ying-kun Li
Summary: The study demonstrates that moxibustion robots have the same therapeutic effect as manual moxibustion in treating primary dysmenorrhea, but they are safer.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
M. Kriege, R. R. Noppens, T. Turkstra, S. Payne, O. Kunitz, I. Tzanova, I. Schmidtmann, EMMA Trial Investigators Grp
Summary: This study demonstrates that using McGrath videolaryngoscopy improves first-pass tracheal intubation success in patients having elective surgery compared with direct laryngoscopy. Randomly allocating 2092 adult patients without predicted difficult airway, this multicentre randomized trial found that the first-pass success rate was higher in the McGrath group (94%) compared with the direct laryngoscopy group (82%).
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tong Sun, Wenyao Cui, Jingguo Yang, Yikai Yuan, Xuepei Li, Hang Yu, Yicheng Zhou, Chao You, Junwen Guan
Summary: This study aims to compare the effectiveness and safety of lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in patients with communicating hydrocephalus. Patients aged 18-90 will be recruited and randomly allocated into LPS or VPS group for analysis at various time points postoperatively.
Article
Oncology
Pablo Garcia-Montero, Nuria Blazquez-Sanchez, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Jose Francisco Millan-Cayetano, Ines Fernandez-Canedo, Magdalena de Troya-Martin
JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION
(2020)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Monica Machon, Maider Mateo-Abad, Eugenio Contreras-Fernandez, Carolina Guell, Luis Baro-Rodriguez, Kalliopi Vrotsou, Raul Quiros-Lopez, Itziar Vergara
Article
Oncology
Maria Padilla-Ruiz, Irene Zarcos-Pedrinaci, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Teresa Tellez, Susana Garcia-Gutierrez, Nerea Gonzalez, Amado Rivero, Cristina Sarasqueta, Pedro Serrano-Aguilar, Xavier Castells, Jose Maria Quintana, Maria Sala, Maximino Redondo, Xavier Castells, Merce Comas, Laia Domingo, Francesc Macia, Marta Roman, Anabel Romero, Maria Sala, Teresa Barata, Isabel Diez de la Lastra, Mariola de la Vega, Marisa Bare, Nuria Tora, Joana Ferrer, Francesc Castanyer, Carmen Carmona, Susana Garcia, Maximina Martin, Nerea Gonzalez, Miren Orive, Maria Amparo Valverde, Alberto Saez, Inma Barredo, Manuel de Toro, Josefa Ferreiro, Jose Maria Quintana, Jeanette Perez, Amado Rivero, Cristina Valcarcel, Maria Padilla, Maximino Redondo, Teresa Tellez, Irene Zarcos, Cristina Churruca, Amaia Perales, Javier Recio, Irune Ruiz, Cristina Sarasqueta, Jose Maria Urraca, Ma Jesus Michelena, Julio Moreno, Gaizka Mallabiabarrena, Patricia Cobos, Borja Otero, Javier Gorostiaga, Itsaso Troya
Summary: Sociodemographic and clinical factors such as low education, widowhood, independence in daily activities, anxiety or depression, high BMI or comorbidities, symptomatic presentation, lack of NMR spectroscopy, histology other than infiltrating ductal carcinoma, and poorly differentiated carcinomas are associated with delays in surgical treatment for breast cancer. Identifying and addressing these factors is important in preventing delays and raising awareness among at-risk individuals and healthcare providers.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
David D. Albarracin-Molina, Alfredo Raglio, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Francisco J. Vico
Summary: This paper explores a generative music method that can compose atonal and tonal music in different styles using formal grammars and genetic algorithms. By translating musical specifications into fitness functions, the method guides the evolution of basic features to produce novel content that complies with human expectations. The study demonstrates the capability of algorithmically tackling arts to generate music similar to human-composed pieces from a perceptual perspective.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Manuela Moreno Santamaria, Jose Javier Arenas Villafranca, Jimena Abiles, Francisco Rivas Ruiz, Pilar Utrilla Navarro, Begona Tortajada Goitia
Summary: This study found that follow-up nutrition consultations for ostomy patients can significantly reduce the rate of HOS-related readmissions and help identify a high percentage of patients with malnutrition. The intervention not only improved the nutritional status of patients but also resulted in cost savings.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Dermatology
M. Navarrete-De Galvez, J. M. Ruiz Sanchez, E. Navarrete-De Galvez, J. Aguilera, F. Rivas-Ruiz, M. de Troya-Martin, E. Herrera-Ceballos, M. de Galvez
Summary: Transplant recipients, especially athletes, are at increased risk of skin cancer due to sun exposure. Despite high awareness, sunburn remains common. Wearing a hat is significantly associated with a reduced prevalence of sunburn, highlighting the importance of sun protection education in this population.
PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Padilla-Ruiz, Maria Morales-Suarez-Varela, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Julia Alcaide, Esperanza Varela-Moreno, Irene Zarcos-Pedrinaci, Teresa Tellez, Nerea Fernandez-de Larrea-Baz, Marisa Bare, Amaia Bilbao, Cristina Sarasqueta, Urko Aguirre-Larracoechea, Jose Maria Quintana, Maximino Redondo
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of diagnostic delay on the overall survival rate of colorectal cancer patients. The findings showed that a diagnostic delay of less than 30 days was associated with shorter survival, while a delay of more than 30 days did not have this effect. Short delay remained predictive of survival regardless of age, BMI, Charlson index, or TNM stage.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology
Natalia Sylvia Ramos, Oliver Jimenez, Silvia Habicheyn-Hiar, Angeles Roca, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Davinia M. Resurreccion, Magdalena de Troya
Summary: Psoriasis, a high incidence dermatosis related to stress, can be effectively managed through mindfulness-based interventions such as Compassionate Emotional Accompaniment Technique (CEAT). A study found that CEAT was more effective in emotional management compared to Emotional Disclosure control group in patients with severe psoriasis. These findings support the use of CEAT intervention in clinical settings to improve emotional management in this population group.
ANALES DE PSICOLOGIA
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Diego Rodriguez Baron, Nuria Blazquez Sanchez, Francisco Rivas Ruiz, Alba Rodriguez Martinez, Jose Aguilera Arjona, Guillermo de Castro Maqueda, Ines Gomez Araujo, Maria Victoria de Galvez Aranda, Antonio Rodriguez Martinez, Magdalena de Troya Martin
Summary: Chronic sun exposure and sunburns are the main causes of skin cancer, and physical education teachers are at high risk due to their work nature. This study in Andalusia, Spain, analyzed the sun exposure and photoprotection practices of primary and secondary physical education teachers. The findings showed that teachers had high UV radiation exposure, often exceeding international recommendations. The study also revealed low compliance with photoprotection measures, indicating the need for interventions to reduce sun exposure and promote early detection of skin cancer.
JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Magdalena de Troya Martin, Sierra Aguilar, Jose Aguilera-Arjona, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Alba Rodriguez-Martinez, Guillermo de Castro-Maqueda, Jacobo Cambil-Martin, Victoria de Galvez-Aranda, Nuria Blazquez-Sanchez
Summary: This study aims to determine occupational photoexposure and photoprotection among outdoor workers in a municipality in southern Spain. The results show that the workers are overexposed to UV radiation and have poor photoprotection practices. Effective interventions are needed to protect their health.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Letter
Dermatology
Juan Segura M. Palacios, Alberto Soto Moreno, Ismael Valladares Millan, Francisco Rivas Ruiz, Carlos Cuenca Barrales, Alejandro Molina Leyva
JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Cristina Lopez-Munoz, Marta Aranda-Gallardo, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Ana Belen Moya-Suarez, Jose Miguel Morales-Asencio, Jose Carlos Canca-Sanchez
Summary: Almost 50% of multipathological patients have dysphagia. This study compared the dysphagia in two groups of multipathological patients: one group fed with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and the other group fed orally. The results showed that patients in the PEG group were mainly diagnosed with dementia, while stroke was the most relevant pathology in those fed orally. Both groups had high comorbidity and dependence.
ENFERMERIA CLINICA
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jose V. Gutierrez-Manzanedo, Jose Luis Gonzalez-Montesinos, Jose Aguilera-Arjona, Alba Rodriguez-Martinez, Carmen Vaz-Pardal, Vanesa Espana-Romero, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Nuria Blazquez-Sanchez, Maria Victoria De Galvez-Aranda, Magdalena De Troya-Martin
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the sun radiation exposure and sun protection behaviors of outdoor rock climbers. The results showed high rates of sunburn, elevated personal UV radiation doses, and inadequate sun protection practices among the climbers. This highlights the need for explicit sun protection campaigns and educational strategies to reduce the risk of skin cancer in this population.
PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Marilina Garcia, Maximino Redondo, Irene Zarcos, Javier Louro, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Teresa Tellez, Diego Perez, Francisco Medina Cano, Kenza Machan, Laia Domingo, Maria del Mar Vernet, Maria Padilla-Ruiz, Xavier Castells, Maria Sala
Summary: This study evaluated the survival rate and clinical-pathological differences among breast cancer patients detected by mammographic screening. The results showed that breast tumors detected during the first screening round were frequently characterized by a more benign phenotype compared to other screening subgroups.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Nestor Oliva-Damaso, Elena Oliva-Damaso, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Francisca Lopez, Maria Del Mar Castilla, Eduardo Baamonde-Laborda, Jose Carlos Rodriguez-Perez, Juan Payan
CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL
(2019)