Medicina clinica
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Observational Study
[Adverse events self-declaration system and influenza vaccination coverage of healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital].
During the influenza vaccination campaign 2011-2012 we established a self-declaration system of adverse events (AEs) in healthcare workers (HCW). The aim of this study is to describe the vaccinated population and analyse vaccination coverage and self-declared AEs after the voluntary flu vaccination in a university hospital in Barcelona. ⋯ Our self-reporting system did not register serious AEs in HCW, resulting in an opportunity to improve HCW trust in flu vaccination.
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Our purpose was to assess the utility of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) in pre-surgical characterization of adrenal masses. These masses were incidentally discovered in non-oncologic patients or during the study of endocrine hormone overproduction. These nodular lesions showed nonspecific or suspicious radiological features in the imaging tests routinely performed (CT and/or MRI). ⋯ 18F-FDG-PET may be useful in the characterization of nonspecific or suspicious adrenal masses discovered in patients without a previous history of cancer. Its use in some cases could avoid unnecessary interventions.