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Ulcers are the main cause of hospitalisation and clinical complications in patients with diabetes. We analyse the length and cost of hospital stay of patients with diabetic foot ulcers, taking into consideration that hospitalisation and, if necessary...

Background: Stroke is a highly prevalent disease that can provoke severe disability. We evaluate a predictive model based on the Minimum Basic Data Set (MBDS) compiled by the Spain Health Ministry, obtained for the period 2008–2012 for patients...

We used machine-learning algorithms to evaluate demographic and clinical data in an administrative data set to identify relevant predictors of mortality due to Listeria monocytogenes infection. We used the Spanish Minimum Basic Data Set at Hospitaliz...

Legionellosis is a respiratory disease of bacterial and environmental origin that usually presents two distinct clinical entities, “Legionnaires’ disease” (LD) and “Pontiac fever”. LD is an important cause of hospital-ac...

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection predisposes patients to other infectious diseases, such as sepsis. We aimed to analyze epidemiological trends of sepsis-related admissions, deaths, and costs in hospital admissions with chronic hepatitis...

Background: The clinical characteristics of patients who have a first episode of congestive heart failure (CHF) may have changed in recent years. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed on 19,796 patients discharged from medical departmen...

Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is a serious infection caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) that can produce a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. The aim of this study was to analyze the comorbidity factors that...

Background/Objectives: Postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a recognized complication with reported prevalence rates of up to 20% and highly variable mortality. However, there is limited published evidence comparing the outcome...

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospital admissions and in-hospital mortality among the elderly. This study aims to characterize HF patients admitted to Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital (HUVV), identify factors associate...

Background: Various authors have validated scales to measure comorbidity. However, the prognosis capacity variation according to the comorbidity measurement index used needs to be determined in order to identify which is the best predictor. Aims: To...