Comparación de compuestos metabólicos en muestras de sudor entre pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y cáncer de pulmón / Sweat sample metabolic compound comparison between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer

Objetivo: Evaluar en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica respecto a pacientes con cáncer epidermoide de pulmón en estadio inicial (CP I-II) si en el metaboloma del sudor existen diferencias en los compuestos. Metodología: Se incluyeron 11 pacientes con EPOC y 9 pacientes con CP I-II. El sudor se recogió siguiendo una técnica estandarizada y la muestra fue congelada a -80ºC hasta el análisis metabolómico, para lo que se utilizó un cromatógrafo de líquidos acoplado a un espectrómetro de masas de alta resolución (LC-QTOF) con ionización por electrospray. Se realizó un análisis de cambio (AC) para detectar las diferencias de concentración relativa de metabolitos entre grupos. Resultados. Las características basales de los sujetos incluidos en los dos grupos fueron similares. En la clínica destaca que un 67% de los enfermos con CP I-II (67%) no manifestaron síntomas atribuibles al tumor. El análisis metabolómico mostró que en el análisis de cambio una tetrahexosa presentó diferencias entre el grupo de enfermos con EPOC y con CP I-II (AC: - 4,021), igual tendencia se observó en un trisacárido fosfato (AC: -1,741) y en un lípido sulfónico (AC: -1,920). Conclusión: En muestras de sudor, el análisis de cambio muestra metabolitos con potencialidad para diferenciar entre pacientes EPOC y con CP I-II. Este resultado puede tener aplicabilidad en el cribado del cáncer de pulmón

Objective: To evaluate whether there are differences in sweat metabolite compounds in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared to patients with early-stage squamous cell lung cancer (LC I-II). Methods: 11 patients with COPD and 9 patients with LC I-II were included. Sweat was collected using a standardized technique and the sample was frozen at -80ºC until the metabolic analysis was performed, which used a liquid chromatograph coupled with a high-resolution mass spectrometer (LC-QTOF) with electrospray ionization. A change analysis (CA) was done to detect the differences in the relative concentrations of metabolites between groups. Results: The baseline characteristics of subjects included in the two groups were similar. In the clinical presentation, it is worth noting that 67% of patients with LC I-II (67%) did not show symptoms that could be attributed to the tumor. The metabolic analysis showed that in the change analysis, a tetra-hexose showed differences between the COPD group and LC I-II group (CA: -4.021), the same pattern observed in a phosphate trisaccharide (CA: -1.741) and in a sulphonic lipid (AC: -1.920). Conclusion: In sweat samples, the change analysis shows metabolites with the potential to differ between patients with COPD and those with LC I-II. This result can be applied in lung cancer screening

Variabilidad de la práctica clínica para la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica en consultas externas / Variability in clinical practice for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in outpatient clinics

OBJETIVOS: hasta el momento no existen trabajos de auditorías clínicas que evalúen la práctica clínica en la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) en el ámbito de consultas externas. El presente trabajo es un primer proyecto piloto que tiene por objetivo evaluar la variabilidad de la práctica clínica para la EPOC en este ámbito asistencial. MÉTODO: proyecto piloto de auditoría de historias clínicas llevada a cabo en consultas externas de Neumología en 9 hospitales públicos de Andalucía entre octubre 2013 y septiembre 2014. El objetivo era auditar 80 casos por centro, repartidos durante los 4 trimestres del año. La información se recogió mediante cuestionario estandarizado con 182 variables. Los datos se describen con medias y rangos interhospitalarios para evaluar la variabilidad. RESULTADOS: durante el año de estudio se analizaron 621 historias. Los pacientes eran mayoritariamente hombres, en la séptima década de la vida, con un porcentaje de fumadores activos del 26,2%, un considerable número de comorbilidades y mayoritariamente del ámbito urbano. Los datos indican que la atención sanitaria es en general correcta como promedio, pero indicando áreas de mejora en algunos puntos y una considerable variabilidad entre centros con diferencias significativas (p <0,001) para los cambios intercentro de la mayoría de las variables. CONCLUSIONES: la atención sanitaria al paciente con EPOC en consultas externas de Neumología en Andalucía muestra una considerable variabilidad que probablemente no pueda ser explicada sólo por la condición clínica del paciente. Estudios futuros deberán dilucidar qué factores inciden en esta variabilidad

OBJECTIVES: To date, there have been no clinical audits that evaluate clinical practice for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in outpatient clinics. This study is the first pilot project that aims to evaluate the variability in clinical practice for COPD in this healthcare setting. METHOD: A medical history audit pilot project carried out in outpatient pulmonology clinics in 9 public hospitals in Andalusia from October 2013 to September 2014. The objective was to audit 80 cases per center, distributed across the 4 quarters of the year. Information was collected using a standardized questionnaire with 182 variables. Data is described as averages and inter-hospital ranges to evaluate variability. RESULTS: 621 histories were analyzed during the year of the study. Patients were primarily male, in the seventh decade of life, 26.2% were active smokers, there were a considerable number of comorbidities and subjects lived in mainly urban areas. Data indicates that healthcare is generally appropriate on average, but there are areas of improvement in some points and there is a considerable variability between centers with significant differences (p <0.001) for inter-center changes for the majority of variables. CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare for patients with COPD in outpatient pulmonology clinics in Andalusia shows considerable variability that likely cannot be explained solely by the patient's clinical condition. Future studies must clarify what factors come into play in this variability

Altered cellular membrane fluidity levels and lipid peroxidation during experimental pancreas transplantation.

Although the pathogenesis of ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury is based on complex mechanisms, free radicals play a central role. We evaluated membrane fluidity and lipid peroxidation during pancreas transplantation (PT) performed in 12 pigs (six donors and six recipients). Fluidity was measured by fluorescence spectroscopy, and malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxyalkenals (4-HDA) concentrations were used as an index of lipid oxidation. Pancreatic tissues were collected as follows: (A) donor, immediately before vascular clamping; (B) graft, following perfusion lavage with University of Wisconsin preservation fluid; (C) graft, after 16 h of cold ischemia; and (D) recipient, 30 min vascular postreperfusion. Fluidity and MDA and 4-HDA concentrations were similar in cases A, B, and C. However, there was significant membrane rigidity and increased lipid peroxidation after reperfusion (D). These findings suggest that reperfusion exaggerates oxidative damage and may account for the rigidity in the membranes of allografts during PT.

Cystatin C level as a predictor of death and cardiovascular events after liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of renal failure is important in cirrhosis. Cystatin C (Cys) has been suggested not only to be a sensitive marker of renal function, but also a stronger predictor of the risk of death and cardiovascular events in heart failure. Our aims were to investigate plasma Cys concentrations for the detection of moderately impaired renal function and its association with mortality and cardiovascular events among cirrhotic patients after liver transplantation (OLT). METHODS: Clinical and biochemical data, including Cys levels, were analyzed in 99 cirrhotic candidates for OLT. We recorded cardiovascular events. RESULTS: Receiver-operator characteristics curves showed a similar efficiency to detect a creatinine clearance <60 mL/min per 1.73m(2) (Cys = 0.753; creatinine [Cr] = 0.799; glomerular filtration rate [GFR, Cockcroft-Gault formula] = 0.842; urea = 0.823; P = .001). However, at cutoff concentrations of 1.3 mg/dL, Cr showed great specificity (96%) but poor sensitivity (13%), while the sensitivity of Cys was superior (83%) with moderate specificity (55%) at a cutoff of 1400 ng/mL. Over a median follow-up of 2.7 years, 14 patients developed a cardiovascular event, including, 11 who displayed Cys levels >1400 ng/mL before OLT, showing a significant difference (P < .05) compared to patients who showed no cardiovascular event. Kaplan-Meier analysis Cys discriminated significantly better than the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score between survivors and nonsurvivors (P < .05). CONCLUSION: Cys determinations could be a valuable tool for early diagnosis of renal dysfunction among cirrhotic patients. Furthermore, it may predict the risk of death and cardiovascular events after OLT.

Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4 as a marker of acute rejection in pancreas allotransplantation in pigs.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: An early, simple, and reliable marker for acute pancreatic allograft rejection is not available. Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4 (ITIH4) is an interleukin-6-dependent acute-phase positive protein that can act as an anti-inflammatory protein. We studied the response of the ITIH4 in pigs undergoing pancreas allotransplantation (PT) and evaluated this protein as a biomarker for acute graft rejection. METHODS: PT with enteric drainage of the exocrine secretion and systemic venous drainage was performed on 12 Landrace pigs. No immunosuppression was administered. Serum concentrations of glucose, amylase, lipase, insulin, C-peptide, and ITIH4 were determined daily. RESULTS: The response of ITIH4 to PT was early, intense, and prolonged, with 2 peaks in serum concentration. The first peak, which started on day 1 and reached maximum (around 6 mg/dL) on day 3, was attributed to the systemic acute phase response to surgical stress. The second peak, which exceeded the first peak and reached maximum (>8 mg/dL) on day 6, began when the recipients were still normoglycemic, and preceded onset of the diabetic state caused by acute graft rejection by an average of 4 days. CONCLUSION: Serum ITIH4 could help to predict subclinical acute graft rejection after PT in pigs.

Relevance of epidermal growth factor to improve steatotic liver preservation in IGL-1 solution.

AIM: Static preservation solution is critical for liver graft outcomes, especially when steatosis is present. Institut Georges Lopez (IGL)-1 solution protects fatty livers effectively against cold ischemia reperfusion injury. Its benefits are mediated by nitric oxide and prevention of oxidative stress. The supplementation of IGL-1 with epidermal growth factor (EGF) enhances steatotic graft preservation by increasing adenosine triphosphate content, thereby mitigating oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage. METHODS: After steatotic livers were preserved for 24 hours in IGL-1 solution with or without EGF supplements, they were perfused ex vivo for 2 hours at 37°C. The benefits of EGF were assessed by evidences of hepatic damage and function--transaminases, bile production, and flow rate--as well as by other factors presumably associated with the poor tolerance of fatty livers toward cold ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI)--energy metabolism, mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress, eNOS activity and proinflammatory interleukin (IL) beta content. RESULTS: Steatotic livers preserved in IGL-1 solutions supplemented with EGF (10 µg/L) showed lower transaminase levels, greater bile production, and ameliorated flow rates when compared to IGL-1 alone. In addition, energy metabolism deterioration, mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress, and cytokine IL-1 beta release were prevented. CONCLUSION: EGF addition to IGL-1 increased fatty liver graft preservation, thereby reducing steatotic liver damage against cold IRI.

Effects of tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan on the hepatic cell membrane rigidity due to oxidative stress.

The ability of several indoleamines to scavenge free radicals is well documented. Our aim was to evaluate the ability of 0.01-3 mM tryptophan (Trp) and 0.1-5 mM 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-OH-Trp) to protect hepatic cell membranes against 0.1 mM FeCl(3) plus 0.1 mM ascorbic acid-induced lipid peroxidation and increases in membrane rigidity. Membrane fluidity was evaluated using fluorescence spectroscopy. Lipid and protein oxidation were estimated by quantifying malondialdehyde (MDA) plus 4-hydroxyalkenals (4-HDA) concentrations and carbonyl group content, respectively. Exposure to FeCl(3) plus ascorbic acid increased hepatic cell membrane rigidity, MDA + 4-HDA and carbonyl content. The presence of 5-OH-Trp, but not Trp, attenuated these changes. In the absence of oxidative stress, neither indoleamine modified fluidity, MDA + 4-HDA or carbonylation. These results suggest that C5 hydroxylation determines the ability of Trp to preserve membrane fluidity in the presence of oxidative stress.

Effects of premedication with tiletamine/zolazepam/medetomidine during general anesthesia using sevoflurane/fentanyl in swine undergoing pancreas transplantation.

OBJECTIVE: To assess cardiac and hemodynamic responses and body temperature during long-term general anesthesia using sevoflurane/fentanyl after premedication with a tiletamine/zolazepam/medetomidine combination in swine undergoing experimental pancreas transplantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twelve Landrace female pigs of means weight 46.4 +/- 5.1 kg were premedicated by intramuscular administration of tiletamine/zolazepam (3.5 mg/kg), medetomidine (0.03 mg/kg), and atropine (0.02 mg/kg), before anesthesia with 0.75 minimum alveolar concentration sevoflurane and continuous intravenous fentanyl infusion (5.7 +/- 0.7 microg/kg/h). Assessment of heart rate, arterial blood pressure, and temperature in pigs undergoing allogenic pancreas transplant surgery were registered at the start of anesthesia (T0), as well as at 60 (T60), 120 (T120), and 180 (T180) minutes after T0, and finally at the end of anesthesia (T anesthesia end), when we switched off the sevoflurane vaporizer. Analysis of variance was used to determine differences between times with P < .05 considered significant. Results are given as mean values +/- standard deviations. RESULTS: Arterial blood pressure significantly decreased from T120 to the end of anesthesia, while a significantly decreased heart rate was only evident at T60. Body temperature decreased significantly from T60 to the end of anesthesia. These decreases, however, lacked clinical relevance; all parameters were within normal range. No major anesthetic complications were observed in this study. CONCLUSIONS: The administration of a tiletamine/zolazepam/medetomidine combination as premedication in swine subjected to pancreas transplantation allowed for a safe reduction of sevoflurane/fentanyl requirements during long-term general anesthesia. Despite arterial blood pressure and body temperature evidencing a decrease during anesthetic maintenance, all parameters remained within normal range values.

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Trastornos del sueño en pacientes con hemodiálisis. Estudio polisomnográfico con grupo control / Sleep disfunctions in haemodialysis patients. Polysomnographic study with control group

Objetivos: Respecto a población sana, se evalúan los trastornos del sueño en enfermos con enfermedad renal crónica estadio 4-5 (ERC 4-5) y hemodiálisis. En estos últimos se estudia la prevalencia del síndrome de apneas-hipopneas del sueño (SAHS) y algún marcador analítico asociado independientemente al SAHS. Pacientes y Método: fueron estudiados 32 pacientes en hemodiálisis(24 hombres y 8 mujeres, edad: 54 ± 16, IMC: 25 ± 3.9), 14enfermos con ERC 4-5 y 14 sujetos sanos. Estos dos últimos grupos, pareados por edad, género e IMC con el grupo en hemodiálisis. Se les realizó una historia clínica y una polisomnografía diagnóstica, estableciéndose el diagnóstico de SAHS ante un índice deapnea-hipopnea (IAH) ? 10.Resultados: Respecto al grupo control sano, los pacientes con ERC 4-5 muestran peor calidad de sueño y un mayor IAH, aunque sin significación estadística, mientras el grupo en hemodiálisis presenta menos cantidad y peor calidad de sueño, un IAH significativamente elevado (4.3 ± 1.44 vs 19.1 ± 18.5, p:0.007) y un mayor número de descensos en la SaO2 (9.9 ± 5.15 vs 26.5 ± 17.81,p:0.011). Un 78% de los enfermos en hemodiálisis presentaban algún trastorno del sueño, destacando el SAHS (48%). La creatinina y el eKt/V se asociaron con el IAH (R2:0.219, p: 0.028).Conclusiones: El SAHS es frecuente en la IRC. Los pacientes en hemodiálisis muestran un elevado IAH y de hipoxia intermitente que deben evitarse en estos pacientes con mortalidad cardiovascular elevada. Únicamente las cifras de creatinina y eKt/ Vexplican parcialmente la variabilidad del IAH

Objetives: To evaluate the quality of the sleep and sleep disorders breathing in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4-5(CKD4-5) and in hemodialysis respect healthy population. In addition, to study in these last ones, the prevalence of the obstructive sleep apnea-hypoapnea syndrome (SAHS) and the existence of some analytical marker associated to SAHS. Patients and methods: There were studied 32 patients with CKD in hemodialysis (24 men and 8 women, age of 54±16, BMI of25±3.9), 14 patients with CKD 4-5 and a group of 14 healthy subjects; these groups were matched for age, gender, and BMI with the hemodialysis group. All of them were studied with a clinical history and a overnight polisomnography. We stablished the diagnostic of SAHS when the apnea-hypoapnea index (AHI) ?10.Results: Patients with CKD 4-5 showed worse quality of sleep and more episodes of AHI respect healthy control group, although without statistic signification. The group in hemodialysis had less quantity and worse quality of sleep than the control group with an AHI significatly higher (4.3 ± 1.44 vs 19.1 ± 18.5, p:0.007) and more decreases of the SaO2 (9.9 ± 5.15 vs 26.5 ± 17.81, p:0.011).78% of the patients in hemodialysis suffered some sleep disorder, emphasizing the SAHS (48%). The serum creatinine and the eKt/ v were independently associated with the AHI (R2: 0.219, p: 0.028).Conclusions: The sleep disorder is a prevalent pathology in the CKD. Patients in hemodialysis show a elevated AHI and of intermittent hypoxia, that must be avoided in these patients with an elevated cardiovascular mortality. Only, the levels of creatinine and the eKt/v explain partially the variability of the AHI

Preservation of the liver graft with Celsior solution.

INTRODUCTION: We studied the evolution of the liver graft with preservation in Celsior (CS) compared with University of Wisconsin solution (UW). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A randomized prospective clinical study in 80 liver transplants (OLTs) from May 2001 to October 2003, compared CS (group I; n = 40) and UW (group II; n = 40). The characteristics of the donors were homogeneous, with no significant differences in 15 variables. CS was perfused with 4 L through the aorta, 2 L through the portal vein, and 1 L, through the portal vein on the back table; and the UW, as 3 L, 2 L, and 1 L, respectively. All OLTs were performed using the piggyback technique. RESULTS: Group I experienced reperfusion syndrome (n = 2; 5.9%), primary graft nonfunction (n = 0); vascular complications (n = 0); biliary anastomosis stenosis (n = 8; 22.9%), intensive care unit (ICU) days (n = 4.1 +/- 1), death within 30 days (n = 1; 3.1%). The patient and graft survivals at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months were 93.7%, 93.7%, 90.2%, 85.7%, 85.7%, and 94.3%, 88.5%, 85.2%, 78%, 78%, respectively. For group II; the reperfusion syndrome occured in 6 patients (17.6%); primary graft nonfunction (n = 0); vascular complications (n = 0), biliary anastomosis stenosis (n = 3; 8.6%), ICU days (n = 4.9 +/- 2.4) and death within 30 days (n = 1; 3.1%); The patient and graft survival at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months were 96.9%, 93.5%, 89.8%, 79.8%, 79.8% and 94.3%, 88.3%, 84.9%, 75.5%, 66.1%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: CS offers the similar safety to UW for preservation of liver grafts within these ischemia times.

Liver transplant, in emergency 0 (UNOS Status 1).

INTRODUCTION: The emergency 0 (UNOS status 1) liver transplant (OLT) constitutes a challenge to the transplant team. The precarious condition of the patient and the use, sometimes forced by the instability of the patients, of marginal or different blood type grafts leads to worse results than in nonemergency OLT. Herein we have presented our experience with emergency 0 OLT in the first 5 years of our program. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Among the 167 OLTs performed in the first 5 years of our program, 10 were emergency 0 OLTs. The patients were transplanted within 72 hours of inclusion on the waiting list, seven within 24 hours. The indications for emergency OLT were fulminant liver failure (FLF) in six and graft failure in the first week post-OLT in four. RESULTS: All OLTs were performed with preservation of the vena cava (piggyback) and without venovenous bypass. There was 100% patient survival of those who required an emergency 0 OLT (follow-up period of 3 to 7 years). The graft survival in FLF was 50%. Emergency retransplant was necessary because of acute rejection due to ABO incompatibility in two patients, and due to arterial ischemia in another patient. The emergency retransplants were all successful. CONCLUSION: In our experience the emergency 0 OLT is a formidable challenge for the team, but we achieved a patient survival comparable to or even better than that of OLT for chronic liver disease.

Treatment of cutaneous infection by Alternaria alternata with voriconazole in a liver transplant patient.

Alternaria alternata is a dematiaceous mold capable of causing systemic and dermatological infections in immunosuppressed patients. We present a case of a liver transplant patient with cutaneous alternariosis and no response to amphotericin B lipid or surgical debridement of the lesions. Treatment with intravenous voriconazole was initiated, followed by the oral protocol, with complete resolution of the lesions. Voriconazole is an efficient alternative for the treatment of cutaneous lesions produced by A alternata.

Lipid peroxidation in ischemia-reperfusion oxidative injury of the graft preserved in Celsior and University of Wisconsin solutions on a pig pancreas transplantation model.

BACKGROUND: Graft pancreatitis (GP) is one the main technical problems associated with pancreas transplant (PT). It occurs in 20% of patients representing a risk factor for thrombosis and cause of graft loss. GP is related to oxidative effects from oxygen-derived free radicals (OFR) in ischemia-reperfusion injury. We evaluated lipid peroxidation by the OFR in the PT of pig organs preserved with either Celsior or Wisconsin solutions. METHODS: In Landrace pigs we performed 24 pancreas allografts, which were preserved 18 or 24 hours: 12 with Celsior solution (CS) and 12 with Wisconsin solution (UW). No immunosuppression was administered. The oxidative effects were determined by quantification of malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxyalkenals (4-HDA) and of the carbonyl groups of proteins in our pancreatic tissue samples and measured at different times: (A) baseline in the donor, (B) after perfusion of the graft, (C) after the ischemia period, and (D) 30 minutes after ischemia-reperfusion of the graft. RESULTS: The MDA and 4-HDA values were similar in conditions A, B, and C, but showed an extraordinary increase after ischemia-reperfusion in D, among both the 18- or 24-hour preserved grafts and in the same proportion with CS and UW. The carbonyl groups of the proteins rose in conditions B and C (cold ischemia), but less so in state D (reperfusion). CONCLUSIONS: The oxidative injury of a pancreatic graft preserved for 18 or 24 hours occurs during reperfusion, with an extraordinary intensity, but similarly with CS and UW, an observation that may help to explain graft pancreatitis.

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[Value of pulse oxymetry for the follow-up control of domiciliary oxygen therapy]. / Rentabilidad de la pulsioximetría para el control de la oxigenoterapia domiciliaria.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate long-term domiciliary oxygen therapy (LTOT) in our setting and the utility of pulse oxymetry for follow-up control. PATIENTS AND METHOD: 140 patients were studied. The data on the indication for LTOT and the degree of therapeutic compliance were obtained by means of a clinical interview; spirometry, full blood count, arterial blood gas measurement, and pulse oxymetry were also carried out. RESULTS: 12 (8.6%) patients who fulfilled criteria for provisional oxygen therapy were excluded and 22 (15.7%) due to recent exacerbations. Of the remaining 106 individuals, 67 (63%) were men and 39 (37%) women, and the mean age was 73 +/- 12 years. 54% (57/106) of the patients used the oxygen therapy for at least 15 hours/day. Only 36 (34%) patients fulfilled the indication criteria for LTOT and only 24 (23%) both fulfilled the indication criteria and demonstrated appropriate administration of the LTOT. The oxygen saturation measured by pulse oxymetry (SpO2) showed a good correlation with the partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) obtained by arterial blood gas measurement (r=0.857 and K=0.937). CONCLUSIONS: In our setting, the follow-up control of LTOT and therapeutic compliance were not optimal. The SpO2 shows a good correlation with the PaO2 and represents a good alternative for the follow-up control of LTOT.

Rentabilidad de la pulsioximetría para el control de la oxigenoterapia domiciliaria / Value of pulse oxymetry for the follow-up control of domiciliary oxygen therapy

Objetivo: Evaluar la oxigenoterapia continua domiciliaria (OCD) en nuestro medio y la rentabilidad de la pulsioximetría en su control. Pacientes y método: Se estudian 140 pacientes. Los datos sobre indicación y grado de cumplimentación de la OCD quedan registrados mediante entrevista clínica, además se les realiza espirometría, hematimetría, gasometría arterial y pulsioximetría. Resultados: Fueron excluidos 12 pacientes (8,6%) que cumplían criterios de oxigenoterapia provisional y 22 (15,7%) que presentaban agudización. De los 106 individuos restantes, 67 eran hombres (63%) y 39 mujeres (37%), edad media de 73 ± 12 años. El 54% de los enfermos (57/106) mantenían la oxigenoterapia al menos 15 horas/ día, sólo 36 pacientes (34%) cumplían criterios de indicación de OCD y únicamente 24 (23%) presentaban criterios de indicación y adecuada administración de la OCD. La saturación de oxígeno determinada por pulsioximetría (SpO2) mostró una buena correlación con la presión arterial de oxígeno (PaO2) obtenida por gasometría arterial (r = 0,857 y K= 0,937). Conclusiones: En nuestro medio, el control y cumplimiento de la OCD no es óptimo. La SpO2 muestra una buena correlación con la PaO2 y representa una buena alternativa para el control de la OCD (AU)

Paraganglioma extraadrenal retroperitoneal. Presentación de dos nuevos casos / Retroperitoneal extraadrenal paraganglioma. Report of two new cases

Presentamos 2 casos de paraganglioma retroperitoneal extraadrenal no diagnosticados preoperatoriamente, ya que simularon una tumoración hepática y pancreática, respectivamente. La ausencia de preparación preoperatoria adecuada y de diagnóstico originó en uno de nuestros pacientes importante labilidad tensional durante las maniobras de extirpación, que fue controlada de manera adecuada. Analizamos los principales aspectos clínicos, diagnósticos, terapéuticos y pronósticos de estos tumores poco frecuentes y realizamos una revisión de la bibliografía (AU)