Medicina clinica
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[Adult pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis: approach to the reality of the Spanish population].
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare respiratory disease closely associated with smoking. The aim of the study is to know the reality of PLCH in the Catalonian population. ⋯ Our patients with PLCH had similar clinical and radiological characteristics to those described in other populations. The results observed regarding the relationship with smoking suggest that there may be other factors beyond smoking, which influence on the evolution of the disease. It therefore seems advisable to design prospective studies to investigate this aspect.
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Multicenter Study
[Prolonged hospitalization in patients admitted for acute heart failure in the short stay unit (EPICA-UCE study): study of associated factors].
To study the factors associated with prolonged hospitalization in patients admitted for acute heart failure (AHF) in Spanish short-stay units (SSUs). ⋯ Several factors including hypertensive episode, insufficiency respiratory, anaemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and admission on Thursday should be taken into account in patients with AHF admitted in SSU stay to avoid prolonged hospitalization.
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To assess the association between Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and the Fried frailty index in older people living in the community. ⋯ The results presented show a clear association between Mini Nutritional Assessment and Fried's criteria. They also suggest that the "nutritional risk" MNA category is the one most strongly associated with the Fried's frailty index.