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[Evaluation of clinical practice in patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia over a 4-year period]Alberto Capelastegui
Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital de Galdakao, Vizcaya, Espana
Arch Bronconeumol 42:283-9. 2006..The objective of this study was to analyze the evolution of quality of care received by these patients...- Improvement of process-of-care and outcomes after implementing a guideline for the management of community-acquired pneumonia: a controlled before-and-after design studyAlberto Capelastegui
Service of Pneumology, Hospital de Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 39:955-63. 2004..We present a controlled study that compared interventions before and after the implementation of a practice guideline... - Management of community-acquired pneumonia and secular trends at different hospitalsAlberto Capelastegui
Service of Pneumology, Hospital de Galdakao, Barrio Labeaga, E 48960 Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Respir Med 99:268-78. 2005..The goal of this study was to assess variability in the management of patients admitted to hospitals with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and changes in secular trends of this condition... - [Patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: a comparative study of outcomes by medical specialty area]A Capelastegui
Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital de Galdakao, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Arch Bronconeumol 41:300-6. 2005..The objective of this study was to determine whether such variability is influenced by the medical specialty area where the patient is treated... - Validation of a predictive rule for the management of community-acquired pneumoniaA Capelastegui
Service of Pneumology, Hospital de Galdakao, E 48960 Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Eur Respir J 27:151-7. 2006..The new score can also be used as a severity adjustment measure... - A prediction rule to identify allocation of inpatient care in community-acquired pneumoniaP P España
Service of Pneumology, Hospital de Galdakao, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Eur Respir J 21:695-701. 2003..Another relevant finding was that the Pneumonia Severity Index alone did not identify all patients who needed to be admitted to the hospital... 
Development of a decision tree to assess the severity and prognosis of stable COPDC Esteban
Service of Pneumology, Hospital de Galdakao Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s n 48960 Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Eur Respir J 38:1294-300. 2011..A simple decision tree that uses variables commonly gathered by physicians can provide a quick assessment of the severity of the disease, as measured by the risk of 5-yr mortality...- Classifying the severity of COPD: are the new severity scales better than the old?Cristobal Esteban
Pneumology Department, Hospital de Galdakao Usansolo, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 13:783-90. 2009..Forced expiratory volume in 1 second cut-off points establish the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)... - Development of a prognostic index for 90-day mortality in patients discharged after admission to hospital for community-acquired pneumoniaA Capelastegui
Pneumology Service, Hospital Galdakao, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Thorax 64:496-501. 2009..The objective of this study was to develop and validate a prognostic index for 90-day mortality after hospital discharge among patients with CAP... - Initial management of pneumonia and sepsis: factors associated with improved outcomeR Menendez
Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital Universitario i Politèctic Butevar sur s n, 46026 Valencia, Spain
Eur Respir J 39:156-62. 2012..In sepsis, antibiotic adherence is the strongest protective factor of care associated with survival and LOS. In severe sepsis, combined antibiotic adherence and first dose within 6 h may reduce mortality... - A simple score for assessing stable chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseC Esteban
Pneumology Service, Hospital de Galdakao, Barrio Labeaga s n 48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
QJM 99:751-9. 2006..Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is usually assessed using FEV(1) to establish the diagnosis and the severity of the disease. However, COPD is now considered a systemic disease... - Explicit criteria for hospital admission in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseS Garcia-Gutierrez
Unidad de Investigacion, Hospital Galdakao Usansolo, Consortio de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 15:680-6. 2011..To develop detailed, explicit criteria for determining the appropriateness of admission for patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)... - [A year's experience in an intermediate respiratory care unit]Myriam Aburto
Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital de Galdakao, Bizkaia, Espana
Arch Bronconeumol 45:533-9. 2009..The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and results of patients admitted to an intermediate respiratory care unit (IRCU)... - Predictors of short-term rehospitalization following discharge of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumoniaAlberto Capelastegui
Service of Pneumology, Hospital Galdakao Usansolo Centro de Investigacíon Biomedica en Red Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Chest 136:1079-85. 2009..Among patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), the risk factors for short-term hospital readmission after discharge are unknown... - [Three-month course of rifampicin and isoniazid for the treatment of latent tuberculous infection]Carlos Salinas
Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital de Galdakao, Vizcaya, Espana
Med Clin (Barc) 135:293-9. 2010..In several clinical guides, a 3-month course with rifampicin (Rif) and I is recommended as an acceptable alternative to the 6-9 month course with I. Here we present our experience with this new regimen... - Validation and comparison of SCAP as a predictive score for identifying low-risk patients in community-acquired pneumoniaPedro P España
Pneumology Service Hospital Galdakao, E 48960 Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
J Infect 60:106-13. 2010..2) To validate its ability to identifying patients at low risk of death. (3) To compare it against the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), and the British Thoracic Society's CURB-65 rules... - Declining length of hospital stay for pneumonia and postdischarge outcomesAlberto Capelastegui
Pneumology Service, Galdakao Hospital, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Am J Med 121:845-52. 2008..This study was designed to assess 8-year trends in the duration of hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia and to evaluate the impact of declining length of stay on postdischarge short-term readmission and mortality... - Prospective comparison of severity scores for predicting clinically relevant outcomes for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumoniaPedro Pablo España Yandiola
Service of Pneumology, Hospital Galdakao Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s n 48960 Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Chest 135:1572-9. 2009..The comparative accuracy and discriminatory power of three validated rules for predicting clinically relevant outcomes other than mortality in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are unknown... - Pneumonia: criteria for patient instability on hospital dischargeAlberto Capelastegui
Service of Pneumology, Hospital de Galdakao Usansolo, E 48960 Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Chest 134:595-600. 2008..A study was undertaken to identify and weigh at the time of hospital discharge simple clinical variables that could predict short-term outcomes in patients with pneumonia... - [Longitudinal incidence of tuberculosis in a cohort of contacts: factors associated with the disease]Carlos Salinas
Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital de Galdakao, Bo Labeaga s n, 48960 Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Arch Bronconeumol 43:317-23. 2007..To investigate the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in a cohort of contacts and to analyze the variables associated with the disease... - Development and validation of a clinical prediction rule for severe community-acquired pneumoniaPedro P España
Service of Pneumology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Research Unit, Hospital de Galdakao, Galdako, Bizkaia, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 174:1249-56. 2006..Objective strategies are needed to improve the diagnosis of severe community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department setting... - Study of community-acquired pneumonia: incidence, patterns of care, and outcomes in primary and hospital careAlberto Capelastegui
Pneumology Service Hospital Galdakao, 48960 Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
J Infect 61:364-71. 2010..To asses the incidence, patterns of care, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the population of a defined geographic area... - Score to identify the severity of adult patients with influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection at hospital admissionA Capelastegui
Servicio de Respiratorio, Hospital Galdakao, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 31:2693-701. 2012..This easy-to-score influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection risk index accurately stratifies patients hospitalized for H1N1 virus infection into low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups for SIHC... 
Predictors of mortality in patients with stable COPDCristobal Esteban
Pneumology Department, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
J Gen Intern Med 23:1829-34. 2008..To determine which easily available clinical factors are associated with mortality in patients with stable COPD and if health-related quality of life (HRQoL) provides additional information...- Utility of two biomarkers for directing care among patients with non-severe community-acquired pneumoniaP P España
Pneumology Service, Hospital Galdakao Usansolo, 48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 31:3397-405. 2012.... - BODE-Index vs HADO-score in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Which one to use in general practice?Cristobal Esteban
Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao Usansolo, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
BMC Med 8:28. 2010..Two instruments, the BODE-index (Body mass index, Obstruction, Dyspnea, Exercise capacity) and the HADO-score (Health, Activity, Dyspnea, Obstruction), were compared in the prediction of mortality among COPD patients... - [The safety of magnetic resonance imaging: an analysis based on a review of incidents at the Osatek Center]A Capelastegui
OSATEK, S A Galdácano, Vizcaya, Espana
Radiologia 48:225-34. 2006..To evaluate the dangers to persons in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment and review Osatek's safety policies... - [Association between the forced midexpiratory flow/forced vital capacity ratio and bronchial hyperresponsiveness]I Urrutia
Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital de Galdakao, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain
Arch Bronconeumol 40:397-402. 2004.... - [Reference figures for pulmonary artery pressures after effective treatment of Graves' disease]J Moraza
, Hospital de Galdakao, Vizcaya,
Arch Bronconeumol 39:45-7. 2003..The possible pathogenic mechanisms involved in this association include the presence of hyperdynamic heart failure and/or the presence of immune alterations underlying both conditions... - Impact of hospitalisations for exacerbations of COPD on health-related quality of lifeCristobal Esteban
Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s n 48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
Respir Med 103:1201-8. 2009..Hospitalisations for exacerbations of COPD have an independent and negative impact on the evolution of HRQoL, regardless of COPD severity... - Smoking habit, respiratory symptoms and lung function in young adultsIsabel Urrutia
Respiratory Service of Galdakao Hospital, IMIM, Barcelona
Eur J Public Health 15:160-5. 2005..This study assessed the independent association of smoking with respiratory symptoms and lung function in young adults who took part in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS-I)...