Geriatría transversal. Un reto asistencial para el siglo XXI

…, MR Couso, AIH Sánchez, A Vilches-Moraga… - Revista Española de …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cada vez es mayor el número de pacientes de edad avanzada que está siendo tratado por
especialidades diferentes a la geriatría, las cuales, por las características de sus …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study

J Hewitt, B Carter, A Vilches-Moraga… - The Lancet Public …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented strain on health-care
systems. Frailty is being used in clinical decision making for patients with COVID-19, yet the …

The role of C-reactive protein as a prognostic marker in COVID-19

…, A Verduri, TJ Quinn, A Vilches-Moraga… - International journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background C-reactive protein (CRP) is a non-specific acute phase reactant elevated in
infection or inflammation. Higher levels indicate more severe infection and have been used as …

Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial Study (COVID in Older PEople)

…, TJ Quinn, E Mitchell, A Price, A Vilches-Moraga… - Journal of Hospital …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Hospital admissions for non-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathology
have decreased significantly. It is believed that this may be due to public anxiety about …

[HTML][HTML] Prior routine use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and important outcomes in hospitalised patients with COVID-19

…, F Barlow-Pay, R Short, A Vilches-Moraga… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection causes acute lung injury, resulting from
aggressive inflammation initiated by viral replication. There has been much speculation about …

The frailty syndrome is associated with adverse health outcomes in very old patients with stable heart failure: a prospective study in six Spanish hospitals

…, I Torres-Torres, A Vilches-Moraga… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Most studies on the association between the frailty syndrome and adverse health
outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) have used non-standard definitions of frailty. …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of ACE inhibitors and ARBs on hospital length of stay and survival in people with COVID-19

P Braude, B Carter, R Short, A Vilches-Moraga… - IJC Heart & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective During the COVID-19 pandemic the continuation or cessation of angiotensin-converting
enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) has been …

[HTML][HTML] Geriatricians and the older emergency general surgical patient: proactive assessment and patient centred interventions. Salford-POP-GS

A Vilches-Moraga, J Fox - Aging clinical and experimental research, 2018 - Springer
Increasing numbers of older patients require Emergency admission under General Surgery (EGS).
This is a group of heterogeneous and often complex individuals with varying degrees …

Comprehensive geriatric assessment and hospital mortality among older adults with decompensated heart failure

C Rodríguez-Pascual, A Vilches-Moraga… - American heart …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to assess whether a simple comprehensive geriatric
assessment (CGA) score predicts hospital mortality among very elderly patients admitted …

Comprehensive geriatric assessment and 2-year mortality in elderly patients hospitalized for heart failure

…, E Paredes-Galan, A Vilches-Moraga… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— In older adults hospitalized for heart failure, a poor score on a comprehensive
geriatric assessment (CGA) is associated with worse prognosis during hospitalization and …