29 research outputs found

    Duodenopancreatectomía cefálica de urgencia tras una ingesta masiva de cáusticos

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    La ingesta de sustancias cáusticas es una emergencia que sigue observándose en adultos, principalmente con intención autolítica. Se recomienda un manejo agresivo de estos pacientes, ya que en caso de presentarse hemorragia o sospecha de necrosis y perforación, sólo la cirugía precoz con resección de todas las estructuras lesionadas puede salvar sus vidas. Cuando la..

    Toward a clinical practice guide in pharmacogenomics testing for functional polymorphisms of drug-metabolizing enzymes. Gene/drug pairs and barriers perceived in Spain

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    The development of clinica lpractice recommendations or guidelines for the clinical use of biomarkers is an issue of great importance withr regard to adverse drug reactions.The poten-tial of pharmacogenomicbiomarkers has been extensively investigated in recent years.However,several barriers to implementing the use of pharmacogenomics testing exist.We conducted a survey among members of the Spanish Societies of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology to obtain information about the perception of such barriers and to compare the perceptions of participants about the relative importance of majorgene/drug pairs.Of 11 potential barriers,the highest importance was attributed to lack of institutional support for pharmacogenomic stesting,and to the issues related to the lack of guidelines.Of the proposed gene/drug pairs the highest importance was assigned to HLA-B/abacavir, UGT1A1/irinotecan, and CYP2D6/tamoxifen.In this perspective article,we compare the relative importance of 29 gene/drugpairs in the Spanish study with that of the same pairs in the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic sstudy,and we provide suggestions and areas of focus to develop a guide for clinical practice in pharmacogenomics testingThe work in the author’s laboratory is financed by Grants PS09/00943, PS09/00469, RETICS RIRAAF RD07/0064/0016, and CIBERehd from Instituto de Salud CarlosIII,Madrid, Spain, and by Grants GR10068 from Junta de Extremadura, Spain. Financed in part with FEDER funds from the European Unio

    Results of the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from gastroesophageal varices

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    Introducción: el tratamiento de la hemorragia digestiva alta por rotura de varices esofágicas y/o gástricas en pacientes con cirrosis hepática debe estar dirigido al control inicial de la hemorragia sin alterar más una función hepática ya deteriorada , y a la prevención de la recidiva hemorrágica precoz. Métodos endoscópicos, farmacológicos y quirúrgicos forman el conjunto de alternativas terapéuticas. Material y métodos: estudio prospectivo de los resultados obtenidos tras el seguimiento de 90 episodios hemorrágicos de un total de 54 pacientes, 35 hombres y 19 mujeres, con una edad media de 58 años (32-77), sobre los que se aplicó un protocolo terapéutico de la hemorragia aguda secundaria a la hipertensión portal, durante un periodo de 22 meses. La clasificación según Child-Pugh al ingreso fue 57% Child A, 34% Child B y 9% Child C. Resultados: la estancia media hospitalaria fue de 9 días (2-50). De los 90 episodios hemorrágicos, se registraron 15 recidivas hemorrágicas precoces (16,7%). Murieron 12 pacientes (mortalidad del 22,2% por pacientes y del 13,4% por episodios hemorrágicos). Se realizaron 12 intervenciones de urgencias por persistencia de la hemorragia. El 41% de los pacientes reingresaron por recidiva de la hemorragia al menos una vez durante el periodo de seguimiento. Conclusiones: el tratamiento de la hemorragia digestiva alta por varices esófago-gástricas con cirrosis hepática, requiere un conjunto de diferentes tratamientos para obtener la máxima eficacia en el episodio hemorrágico agudo y poder abarcar todas las posibles repercusiones a posteriori; dicho tratamiento debería ser realizado en un centro hospitalario que disponga de material y personal especializado en esta patología. En nuestra experiencia, la cirugía de urgencias, como tratamiento de rescate de la hemorragia persistente o recidivante a corto plazo, sólo tendría lugar en algunos pacientes con una buena función hepática dada su alta morbi/mortalida

    Consensus of experts from the Spanish pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics society and the Spanish society of medical oncology for the genotyping of DPYD in cancer patients who are candidates for treatment with fluoropyrimidines

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    5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and oral fluoropyrimidines, such as capecitabine, are widely used in the treatment of cancer, especially gastrointestinal tumors and breast cancer, but their administration can produce serious and even lethal toxicity. This toxicity is often related to the partial or complete deficiency of the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) enzyme, which causes a reduction in clearance and a longer half-life of 5-FU. It is advisable to determine if a DPD deficiency exists before administering these drugs by genotyping DPYD gene polymorphisms. The objective of this consensus of experts, in which representatives from the Spanish Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics Society and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology participated, is to establish clear recommendations for the implementation of genotype and/or phenotype testing for DPD deficiency in patients who are candidates to receive fluoropyrimidines. The genotyping of DPYD previous to treatment classifies individuals as normal, intermediate, or poor metabolizers. Normal metabolizers do not require changes in the initial dose, intermediate metabolizers should start treatment with fluoropyrimidines at doses reduced to 50%, and poor metabolizers are contraindicated for fluoropyrimidinesThis project has been financed with SEOM and SEFF resource

    Consensus of experts from the Spanish Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics Society and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the genotyping of DPYD in cancer patients who are candidates for treatment with fluoropyrimidines

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    5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and oral fluoropyrimidines, such as capecitabine, are widely used in the treatment of cancer, especially gastrointestinal tumors and breast cancer, but their administration can produce serious and even lethal toxicity. This toxicity is often related to the partial or complete deficiency of the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) enzyme, which causes a reduction in clearance and a longer half-life of 5-FU. It is advisable to determine if a DPD deficiency exists before administering these drugs by genotyping DPYD gene polymorphisms. The objective of this consensus of experts, in which representatives from the Spanish Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics Society and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology participated, is to establish clear recommendations for the implementation of genotype and/or phenotype testing for DPD deficiency in patients who are candidates to receive fluoropyrimidines. The genotyping of DPYD previous to treatment classifies individuals as normal, intermediate, or poor metabolizers. Normal metabolizers do not require changes in the initial dose, intermediate metabolizers should start treatment with fluoropyrimidines at doses reduced to 50%, and poor metabolizers are contraindicated for fluoropyrimidines

    A cohort of patients with COVID-19 in a major teaching hospital in Europe

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    Artículo escrito por un elevado número de autores, solo se referencian el que aparece en primer lugar, el nombre del grupo de colaboración, si le hubiere, y los autores pertenecientes a la UAMArtículo escrito en nombre del COVID@HULP Working GroupSince the confirmation of the first patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Spain in January 2020, the epidemic has grown rapidly, with the greatest impact on the region of Madrid. This article describes the first 2226 adult patients with COVID-19, consecutively admitted to La Paz University Hospital in Madrid. Methods: Our cohort included all patients consecutively hospitalized who had a final outcome (death or discharge) in a 1286-bed hospital of Madrid (Spain) from 25 February (first case admitted) to 19 April 2020. The data were manually entered into an electronic case report form, which was monitored prior to the analysis. Results: We consecutively included 2226 adult patients admitted to the hospital who either died (460) or were discharged (1766). The patients’ median age was 61 years, and 51.8% were women. The most common comorbidity was arterial hypertension (41.3%), and the most common symptom on admission was fever (71.2%). The median time from disease onset to hospital admission was 6 days. The overall mortality was 20.7% and was higher in men (26.6% vs. 15.1%). Seventy-five patients with a final outcome were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) (3.4%). Most patients admitted to the ICU were men, and the median age was 64 years. Baseline laboratory values on admission were consistent with an impaired immune-inflammatory profile. Conclusions: We provide a description of the first large cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Europe. Advanced age, male sex, the presence of comorbidities and abnormal laboratory values were more common among the patients with fatal outcome

    Randomised multicentre clinical trial to evaluate voriconazole pre-emptive genotyping strategy in patients with risk of aspergillosis: vorigenipharm study protocol.

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    Introduction Invasive aspergillosis is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with haematological diseases. At present, voriconazole is the first-line treatment for invasive fungal disease. The pharmacokinetic interindividual variability of voriconazole depends on genetic factors. CYP450 is involved in 70%–75% of total metabolism of voriconazole, mainly CYP3A4 and CYP2C19, with the remaining 25%–30% of metabolism conducted by monooxygenase flavins. CYP2C19 single nucleotide polymorphisms could explain 50%–55% of variability in voriconazole metabolism. Materials and methods The main objective is to compare efficiency of pre-emptive voriconazole genotyping with routine practice. The primary outcome is serum voriconazole on the fifth day within the therapeutic range. The secondary outcome is the combined variables of therapeutic failure and adverse events within 90 days of first administration, associated with voriconazole. A total of 146 patients at risk of invasive aspergillosis who will potentially receive voriconazole will be recruited, and CYP2C19 will be genotyped. If the patient ultimately receives voriconazole, they will be randomised (1:1 experimental/control). In the experimental arm, patients will receive a dose according to a pharmacogenetic algorithm, including CYP2C19 genotype and clinical and demographic information. In the control arm, patients will receive a dose according to clinical practice guidelines. In addition, a Spanish National Healthcare System (NHS) point-of-view cost-effectiveness evaluation will be performed. Direct cost calculations for each arm will be performed. Conclusion This trial will provide information about the viability and cost-effectiveness of the mplementation of a pre-emptive voriconazole genotyping strategy in the Spanish NHS. Ethics and dissemination A Spanish version of this protocol has been evaluated and approved by the La Paz University Hospital Ethics Committee and the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices. Trial results will be submitted for publication in an open peer-reviewed medical speciality-specific publication. Trial registration number Eudra-CT: 2019-000376-41 and NCT04238884; Pre-results.post-print441 K

    Tratamiento quirúrgico de la patologia urgente del colon izquierdo

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    El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar la morbilidad y mortalidad postoperatoria tras la aplicación de un protocolo terapéutico en los pacientes intervenidos de urgencia por patología del colon izquierdo. Como primera opción se practicó el Lavado Anterogrado Peroperatorio en todas las lesiones del colon izquierdo que precisaron intervención urgente. En lesiones irresecables, peritonitis fecaloidea, deterioro del estado general o lesiones asociadas en el resto del colon. se aplicaron otras opciones: la colostomía de descarga, la operación de Hartmann o la colectomía subtotal. Se practicaron 127 resecciones urgentes del colon izquierdo. En 56 casos se optó por la operación de Hartmann. en 38 por la colectomía subtotal y en 33 por el lAP. La complicación más frecuente fue la sepsis abdominal (29%). La mortalidad operatoria global fue del 24%. 390Ai para la operación de Hartmann. 16% para la colectomía subtotal y 6% para el LAP. El LAP es la intervención de elección en aquellos pacientes con buen estado general que presentan patología urgente del colon izquierdo sin peritonitis fecaloidea. ni lesión irreversible del colon derecho
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