Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Nov 2008
Multicenter Study Comparative Study[Anesthesia in thoracic surgery in Catalonia: results of a survey carried out in 2003].
To determine the anesthetic, surgical, and postoperative characteristics of patients who underwent thoracic surgery in Catalonia, Spain, in 2003. ⋯ This survey provided information on anesthesia in thoracic surgery, which represented 0.7% of all anesthesia procedures in an area with a population of 7 million.
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Jun 2005
Review Multicenter Study Comparative Study[Patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: a comparative study of outcomes by medical specialty area].
Variability in the management of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is attributable to many factors. The objective of this study was to determine whether such variability is influenced by the medical specialty area where the patient is treated. ⋯ Interdepartmental differences were observed in how patients hospitalized with CAP were treated and in the outcomes achieved. This variation is probably influenced by the differences that were found in the use of antibiotics.
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Sep 2003
Multicenter Study Comparative Study[Diagnostic value of quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirate in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a multicenter study].
To study the validity of quantitative cultures of tracheal aspirate (TA) in comparison with the plugged telescoping catheter (PTC) for the diagnosis of mechanical ventilator-associated pneumonia. ⋯ No differences in the specificities of PTC and TA were found when a TA cutoff of > or = 106 cfu/ml was used. Moreover, at a cutoff of > or = 105 the sensitivity of TA was not statistically different from that of PTC. Quantitative cultures of TA can be considered acceptable for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.