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Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas -FCB-
La Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas (FCB), situada en el campus de la Universidad Austral en Pilar, posee como objetivos fundamentales el estímulo a la investigación y la formación de profesionales de la salud, con una ... -
Hospital Universitario Austral -HUA-
Es un Hospital Universitario que se empeña en brindar la más alta calidad y seguridad en los cuidados de salud, situando las necesidades del paciente y su familia en el centro de nuestra atención, integrando la asistencia ... -
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La misión de la Facultad es contribuir al desarrollo del conocimiento y a la formación de profesionales en el ámbito de la salud, de acuerdo con una concepción integral de la persona humana entendida desde su destino ...
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Características del paro cardiaco en el servicio de emergencias
(2024-06-06)Introducción: El paro cardíaco es una emergencia médica que requiere reanimación cardiopulmonar inmediata y puede presentarse a nivel extrahospitalario o intrahospitalario. Se estima el retorno de la circulación espontánea ... -
Limitation of life-sustaining treatment in NICU: Physicians' beliefs and attitudes in the Buenos Aires region
(Elsevier, 2020-03)Abstract Objective: To explore the ethical beliefs and attitudes of Argentinean neonatologists regarding limitation of life-sustaining treatment (LST) for very sick infants. Methods: We used an anonymous questionnaire ... -
Spanish multicenter real - life registry of retrievable vena cava filters (REFiVeC)
(SpringerOpen [Commercial Publisher], 2020-05)Abstract Background: The treatment of venous thromboembolic disease the treatment of choice is systemic anticoagulation. However, the interruption of the inferior vena cava with filters has been recommended when anticoagulation ... -
Efficacy and Safety of Nivolumab in Previously Treated Patients With Non-Small-cell Lung Cancer: Real World Experience in Argentina
(Elsevier, 2020-09)Abstract Background: Nivolumab was the first anti-programmed cell death 1 drug approved in Argentina for non-small-cell lung cancer treatment in the second-line setting. Materials and methods: The present study was a ... -
Prevalencia de toxicidad miocárdiaca y cerebral aguda en pacientes expuestos a monóxido de carbono en el servicio de emergencias
(Hospital Universitario Austral, 2023-12)Abstract Introduction: Due to its severe toxicity, carbon monoxide poisoning is an emergency that leads to cardiac and brain involvement, and emergency physicians should aim to master this diagnosis. This study is ... -
Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Latin America Ready for Primetime?
(AASLD, 2020-09)Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer‐related death worldwide, and its mortality is increasing steadily.1 HCC incidence has grown in the ... -
Disease Progression in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treated With Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents.
(Elsevier, 2020-10)Abstract Background & aims: Little is known about how a sustained virologic response (SVR) to treatment of hepatitis C virus infection with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) affects patient mortality and development of new ... -
Prenatal genetic considerations in congenital ventriculomegaly and hydrocephalus.
(Springer, 2020-08)Abstract Background: Fetal ventriculomegaly (VM) is a frequent finding in prenatal ultrasound. Rather than a proper diagnosis, VM is a sonographic sign, making prenatal counseling a complex and challenging undertaking. ... -
Significance of Simple Steatosis: An Update on the Clinical and Molecular Evidence
(MDPI [Commercial Publisher], 2020-11)Abstract Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined clinicopathologically by the accumulation of lipids in >5% of hepatocytes and the exclusion of secondary causes of fat accumulation. NAFLD encompasses a wide ... -
Biomarkers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment Response Assessment
(2020-06)Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main cancer-related causes of death worldwide. Thus, there is a constant search for improvement in screening, diagnosis, and treatment strategies to improve the prognosis ... -
Increased androgen receptor expression in estrogen receptor-positive/progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer
(Springer, 2020-02)Abstract Purpose: Expression of estrogen receptor alpha (ER) and/or progesterone receptor (PR) defines luminal breast cancer. Even though androgen (AR) and glucocorticoid receptors (GR) are highly expressed in luminal ... -
Resveratrol exerts anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory actions and prevents oxaliplatin-induced mechanical and thermal allodynia
(Elsevier, 2020-12)Abstract Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathic pain (CIPNP) is a frequent and devastating side effect of cancer therapy. No preventive strategies are currently available. We investigated the use of resveratrol (RESV) ... -
Haploidentical transplant in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Argentina: a comparison with matched related and unrelated donors.
(Springer Nature, 2020-02)Abstract We aimed at analyzing the outcome of allogeneic stem cell transplant (ASCT) in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), comparing Haploidentical (Haplo) with HLA-matched (sibling and unrelated) ... -
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation improves survival in relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma patients achieving complete remission after salvage treatment
(Springer Nature, 2020-01)Abstract Allogeneic stem cell transplant (alloSCT) is a current treatment option for patients with refractory/relapsed classic Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL), including those who have failed an autologous transplantation. We ... -
Predicting Mortality after Autologous Transplant: Development of a Novel Risk Score
(Elsevier, 2020-10)Abstract There have been several efforts to predict mortality after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), such as the hematopoietic cell transplant-comorbidity index (HCT-CI), described for allogeneic stem cell ... -
[Epidemiology, etiology and prevention of bladder cancer]
(Archivos Españoles de Urología, 2020-12)Abstract in English, Spanish Bladder cancer is the seventh most frequent cancer on male population and eleventh within the whole inhabitants. Differences in incidence and mortality between countries and regions exist. ... -
Gut ecosystem during infancy: The role of "biotics"
(Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría, 2020-08)Abstract in English, Spanish In recent years, the evidence has demonstrated the relevance of the gut microbiota in an individual's health. The dynamics of an early colonization and the establishment of a community of ... -
[Stiff skin syndrome in a pediatric patient: a therapeutic challenge. Clinical case]
(Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría, 2020-10)Abstract in English, Spanish Stiff skin syndrome is a chronic, rare sclerosing disorder that occurs in childhood, characterized by progressive induration of the skin that can cause thoracic restrictions and respiratory ... -
[Guidance to reduce the risk of Sudden and Unexpected Postnatal Collapse]
(Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría, 2020-06)Abstract in English, Spanish Early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and healthy term newborns is a key part of the Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative Standards. SSC immediately after birth provides cardiorespiratory ... -
Argentinian clinical genomics in a leukodystrophies and genetic leukoencephalopathies cohort: Diagnostic yield in our first 9 years
(Wiley, 2020-01)Abstract Introduction and objectives: Leukodystrophies and genetic leukoencephalopathies constitute a vast group of pathologies of the cerebral white matter. The large number of etiopathogenic genes and the frequent ...