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J Torné

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PubMed1999

[Tachycardia-induced tachycardia: definitive treatment with radiofrequency ablation. Presentation of three cases].

Tachycardia-induced tachycardia is the phenomenon in which one tachycardia degenerates into another. Few data are available in patients suffering from AV nodal reentrant tachycardia an atrial fibrillation. For related to AV nodal reentrant triggered by tachycardia; there is a possible effective treatment by eliminating the slow nodal pathway, with radiofrequency ablation, as shown by other authors. In this study we present data on three patients with repeated episodes of documented atrial fibrillation and at least one episode of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia or regular palpitations. Radiofrequency ablation of the slow AV nodal pathway was successfully performed in both, and at a follow up of 6, 9 and 10 months, respectively, no new episode of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia or atrial fibrillation was documented.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

[Clinical effectiveness of naloxone in acute ethanol intoxication].

The first articles trying to link the effects of ethyl alcohol with those of opiates appeared in 1970. The first case of reversion from ethylic coma due to naloxone was described in 1978. Since then, many authors have reported different results related to the effectiveness of opiate antagonists in this clinical situation, without any of the studies showing a beneficial effect from its use. The purpose of the present study is to perform a double-blinded clinical trial with placebo to evaluate naloxone's clinical effectiveness in severe ethylic intoxication, using the Glasgow test (GT) to measure the level of consciousness. Treatment was randomly assigned to 38 patients of whom 18 received 2 mg of naloxone and 20 a placebo. Among the results, it was found that the best approximation of the level of alcoholemia responsible for ethylic coma, without the involvement of other toxic psychotropes, was made using the Glasgow test, especially in patients who are occasional drinkers. It was shown that naloxone indeed lacks effectiveness in ethylic coma, raising the level of consciousness only one or two points in the Glasgow test for the 15 to 45 minutes after its administration and primarily in the group of patients with the lowest levels of consciousness.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

[Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a descriptive study and analysis of survival in 73 cases].

The clinical features and prognostic factors influencing survival in 73 patients diagnosed of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) from June 1984 to November 1988 were evaluated. Mean age was 32 years. The predominant risk group were drug abusers (67%). The most common opportunistic infections were extrapulmonary tuberculosis and esophageal candidiasis. After 6 months, with 42 patients followed up, the probability of survival was 69% +/- 11 (95% confidence interval); after 12 months, with 28 patients, it was 65% +/- 12 (95% confidence interval); and after 18 months, with 11 patients, it was 54% +/- 15 (95% confidence interval). Patients younger than 30 years and those with extrapulmonary tuberculosis had a longer survival than the rest (p = 0.046 and p = 0.014, respectively). The remaining evaluated variables did not have any influence on survival.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1989

[Epidemiologic and therapeutic aspects of bacteremic infections of the urinary tract].

A survey was carried out of all urinary tract infections which developed bacteremia during an 18 month period. The number of episodes of bacteremia of urinary origin (BUO) detected in our institution during that period was 108. The urinary tract was the most common origin of the cases of community acquired (CA) bacteremia and the third in the hospital acquired (HA) cases. In both types, the most frequent organism was E. coli (69.6% and 40%, respectively). The most common underlying diseases were diabetes mellitus (25.7%) and neoplasia (20%); nephrourologic disorders of some type were present in 29.6% of cases. In 81% of HA episodes there were urinary catheters as risk factors. In the CA bacteremias, the gram-negative bacilli except Pseudomonas aeruginosa had a 100% sensitivity to aminoglycosides. Sensitivity to first generation cephalosporins was detected in 81% of the E. coli and in 100% of the Klebsiella spp strains. In HA cases, amikacin (100% of E. coli, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella and Proteus) and cefotaxime (except Pseudomonas) were the antibiotics to which the highest rates of sensitivity were found. Overall mortality rate of BUO was 16.6% (13.6% for CA and 21.5% for HA); in 6% and 5% of cases, respectively, death was directly associated with bacteremia.

Cross Infection↗
PubMed1988

Empyema caused by Kingella denitrificans and Peptostreptococcus spp. in a patient with bronchogenic carcinoma.

Empyema caused by Kingella denitrificans and Peptostreptococcus spp. was diagnosed in a patient with bronchogenic carcinoma. This appears to be the third report providing evidence of a pathogenic role for K. denitrificans, and the first concerning infection in the pleural space and in a patient with underlying immunosuppressive disease. K. denitrificans should be added to the list of fastidious gram-negative bacteria associated with opportunistic infections in the compromised host.

Actinomycetales Infections↗