Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2025-05-30DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2025.107021
Julieta Passini-Sánchez , Juan Miguel Gómez-Palomo , Ana Martínez-Crespo , Plácido Zamora-Navas
{"title":"Factors associated with in-hospital and 12-month mortality in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fracture","authors":"Julieta Passini-Sánchez , Juan Miguel Gómez-Palomo , Ana Martínez-Crespo , Plácido Zamora-Navas","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2025.107021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcli.2025.107021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The increase in the incidence of hip fractures in elderly patients is associated with higher mortality, with rates as high as 30% per year. The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with in-hospital and 12-month mortality in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fracture. While the type of procedure (HA vs. THA) was analysed, the primary focus was on clinical and perioperative variables influencing mortality.</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>A retrospective case–control study was conducted with a sample of 476 patients treated with THA or HA between 2016 and 2018. A multivariate analysis was performed, to identify the variables with the most significant impact on in-hospital mortality and mortality within the first year of follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In-hospital mortality was 6.8%, while 12-month mortality reached 10.9%. The variables associated with higher mortality were age, respiratory disease, renal insufficiency, chronic anaemia, use of antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications, and being bedridden or chair-bound. No statistically significant differences were observed regarding the type of procedure (THA or HA).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The use of antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications, chronic renal insufficiency, and being bedridden or chair-bound were associated with higher in-hospital mortality. Chronic anaemia, respiratory disease, chronic renal insufficiency, and being bedridden or chair-bound correlated with an increase in mortality during the first year.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":"165 3","pages":"Article 107021"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2025-05-30DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2025.107029
Miguel Caballero-Borrego , Aina Valverde-Domínguez , Marta Sandoval
{"title":"Autism and central and peripheral hearing loss: A systematic review","authors":"Miguel Caballero-Borrego , Aina Valverde-Domínguez , Marta Sandoval","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2025.107029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcli.2025.107029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objective</h3><div>Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have an increased risk of developing both peripheral and central hearing loss. This study conducts a systematic review of the literature to determine their relationship.</div></div><div><h3>Material and method</h3><div>A systematic search of the PubMed and Web of Science databases was conducted for studies evaluating the potential association between autism and hearing loss. The initial search identified 840 studies. After applying the inclusion criteria, 21 studies were analysed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Seventeen studies found a predisposition to developing either central or peripheral hearing loss. Autistic children were also found to have an increased incidence of ear infections. In children with both autism and hearing loss, delays in diagnosis of either condition were observed due to overlapping clinical presentations.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Children with autism may have a higher risk for hearing impairment. Hearing tests are recommended to avoid delays in diagnosis and to provide the best therapeutic options.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":"165 2","pages":"Article 107029"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144167306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2025-05-30DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2025.106989
José A. Oteo, Sonia Santibáñez, Aránzazu Portillo
{"title":"Enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas duras en España","authors":"José A. Oteo, Sonia Santibáñez, Aránzazu Portillo","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2025.106989","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcli.2025.106989","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Currently, tick-borne diseases are a threat to public health, as these arthropods are among the most effective infectious disease vectors in the industrialized world. In Spain there is a wide spectrum of tick-borne diseases with different forms of clinical presentation that sometimes pose a diagnostic challenge. This review analyzes the difficulties we have in daily clinical practice for the diagnosis of tick-borne diseases in our environment and details the microbiological tests available for their etiological diagnosis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":"164 12","pages":"Article 106989"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144167673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2025-05-28DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2025.106964
Rafael Dal-Ré , Elena García-Méndez
{"title":"Patient and public involvement in registered non-pharmacological non-commercial Spanish trials completed in 2009–2024: A systematic review","authors":"Rafael Dal-Ré , Elena García-Méndez","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2025.106964","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcli.2025.106964","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":"165 1","pages":"Article 106964"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144147424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}