Hospital del Salvador

Adductor sling and anatomic femoral tunnel fixation both yield high postoperative functional scores after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: A retrospective multicenter study

INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES: Adductor sling (AS) and anatomic femoral tunnel (AFT) are femoral-side fixation options for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFLR), but direct comparative evidence remains limited. We hypothesized similar final Kujala scores and similar out...

Temporal distribution of recorded indications for first revision total knee arthroplasty: a multicenter Chilean cohort of 150 patients

INTRODUCTION: /Objectives: Recorded indications for first revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may vary with time after the primary procedure. This study compared their distribution among early and late first revisions in a multicentre Chilean cohort. METHODS: This retrospectiv...

A Service-Constrained Two-Stage Stochastic Programming Framework for Hospital Pharmacy Medication Supply Under Demand Uncertainty: Heterogeneous Demand, Conditional GARMA Scenarios, and Longitudinal Validation

Background/Objectives: Hospital pharmacies must maintain medication availability despite heterogeneous and time-varying demand. Statistical fit alone may not yield well-calibrated future scenarios or the best replenishment decision. This study prospectively evaluates a decision-s...

Outcomes of CHOP versus CHOEP/EPOCH in aggressive adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: an international cohort analysis

Aggressive adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) subtypes (i.e., acute and lymphomatous) are rare diseases, and the conventional management with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) has historically yielded poor outcomes. The benefit of etoposide-conta...