Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx

Incidence, Causes, and Outcomes of Conversion to Open Surgery During Minimally Invasive Left Pancreatectomy: A Prospective Multicenter Study

ABSTRACT Background Minimally invasive left pancreatectomy (MILP) has become the preferred approach to treat lesions of the pancreatic body and tail. However, the procedure may require conversion to open surgery, with reported conversion rates varying widely in the literature. Th...

Hotter days, smaller ranges: Air temperature constrains livestock movement and space use in Mediterranean rangelands

Livestock has become the dominant large herbivore guild in most rangelands worldwide. Current climate adaptation frameworks emphasize extreme climatic events, although the extent to which these episodic drivers capture the environmental conditions shaping animal behaviour remains...

Inciting Events of Lower-Limb Muscle Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Video-Based Studies

Understanding the situational contexts of lower-limb muscle injuries in football is critical for informing the design of effective prevention strategies. While their frequency and burden are well documented, the frequently observed inciting events and situational patterns underly...

Development and Clinical Application of CPAP-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are relevant in sleep medicine, but CPAP-specific PROMs for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remain insufficiently characterized. We hypothesized that a PROM tailored to CPAP initiation would show acceptable psychometric performa...

Development and usability evaluation of a software prototype for quality management in Human Milk Banks: a methodological study

Human Milk Banks (HMB) are specialized services that promote, protect, and support breastfeeding, as well as process, control, and distribute donated human milk, especially for premature or hospitalized infants. Brazil has the largest and most consolidated HMB network worldwide,...

The common good in business ethics: disentangling a crucial concept

Purpose This paper aims to examine how the notion of the common good has evolved within the social sciences, with a particular focus on its application in business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Although scholars often cite the concept, they frequently use it ambiguo...

Effectiveness of mepolizumab in eosinophilic asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 2-4% of the population which has a significant impact on quality of life. Approximately 40% to 60% of people with CRSwNP also have eosinophilic asthma, reflecting the unified airway conc...

Cost-effectiveness of lenacapavir versus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus emtricitabine for pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV-1 transmission in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Spain

Background Lenacapavir (LEN), a twice-yearly subcutaneous capsid inhibitor, has demonstrated superior efficacy over daily oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in clinical trials. No European cost-effectiveness analyses...

Prevalence and incidence of dementia with Lewy bodies using current McKeith diagnostic criteria (2017–2020): a population-based study

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is one of the most common neurodegenerative dementias in older adults but remains frequently underdiagnosed in routine clinical practice. Epidemiological data are limited and heterogeneous, and only a small number of population-based studies have a...