Infecciones de transmisión sexual en hombres internos en prisión: riesgo de desarrollo de nuevas infecciones

Objetivo: Medir la incidencia y determinar los factores de riesgo de las infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) en la población del Centro Penitenciario de Daroca (Zaragoza). Método: Estudio de cohortes retrospectivo (2005-2013) para medir la incidencia de ITS y estudio transversal para estudiar los factores de riesgo. Resultados: De los 203 internos, 79 desarrollaron una ITS, 37 tenían ITS previas, el 55,2% conocimientos y el 28,9% comportamientos no favorables a la prevención de ITS. La incidencia fue de 6,5 ITS por cada 1000 internos-año. Las de mayor incidencia fueron la hepatitis B (39,7%), la infección por Ureaplasma urealyticum (19,1%), el herpes simple (16,2%) y la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (8,8%). El riesgo (hazard ratio [HR]) de adquirir una nueva ITS fue significativamente mayor en los internos con antecedentes de ITS previa (HR = 2,61; intervalo de confianza del 95% [IC95%]: 1,01-6,69), y en el límite de la significación para los comportamientos no preventivos (HR = 2,10; IC95%: 0,98-4,53), pero no en los conocimientos frente a ITS (HR = 1,33; IC95%: 0,58-3,07). Conclusión: Los factores de riesgo más relevantes en prisión son los comportamientos y los antecedentes de ITS. Otros factores son ser reincidente, el consumo de drogas inyectadas o estar en un programa de metadona. Los/las profesionales sanitarios y la educación por pares pueden facilitar la prevención y el control.

Accuracy of ASGE criteria for the prediction of choledocholithiasis

Background/aims: Few studies have validated the performance of guidelines for the prediction of choledocholithiasis (CL). Our objective was to prospectively assess the accuracy of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) guidelines for the identification of CL. Methods: A two-year prospective evaluation of patients with suspected CL was performed. We evaluated the ASGE guidelines and its component variables in predicting CL. Results: A total of 256 patients with suspected CL were analyzed. Of the 208 patients with high-probability criteria for CL, 124 (59.6%) were found to have a stone/sludge at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Among 48 patients with intermediate-probability criteria, 21 (43.8%) had a stone/sludge. The performance of ASGE high- and intermediate-probability criteria in our population had an accuracy of 59.0% (85.5% sensitivity, 24.3% specificity) and 41.0% (14.4% sensitivity, 75.6% specificity), respectively. The mean ERCP delay time was 6.1 days in the CL group and 6.4 days in the group without CL, p = 0.638. The presence of a common bile duct (CBD) > 6 mm (OR 2.21; 95% CI, 1.20-4.10), ascending cholangitis (OR 2.37; 95% CI, 1.01-5.55) and a CBD stone visualized on transabdominal US (OR 3.33; 95% CI, 1.48-7.52) were stronger predictors of CL. The occurrence of biliary pancreatitis was a strong protective factor for the presence of a retained CBD stone (OR 0.30; 95% CI, 0.17-0.55). Conclusions: Irrespective of a patient's ASGE probability for CL, the application of current guidelines in our population led to unnecessary performance of ERCPs in nearly half of cases.

Body composition changes assessed by bioelectrical impedance and their associations with functional class deterioration in stable heart failure patients

Background: Heart failure (HF) patients develop important changes in body composition, but only a small number of studies have evaluated the associations between these changes and functional class deterioration in a prospective manner. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether changes in bioimpedance parameters were associated with NYHA functional class deterioration over six months. Methods: A total of 275 chronic stable HF patients confirmed by echocardiography were recruited. Body composition measurements were obtained by whole body bioelectrical impedance with multiple frequency equipment (BodyStat QuadScan 4000). We evaluated functional class using the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification at baseline and after six months. Results: According to our results, 66 (24%) subjects exhibited functional class deterioration, while 209 improved or exhibited no change. A greater proportion of patients exhibited higher extracellular water (> 5%), and these patients developed hypervolemia, according to location on the resistance/reactance graph. A 5% decrease in resistance/height was associated with functional class deterioration with an OR of 1.42 (95% CI 1.01-2.0, p = 0.04). Conclusions: Body composition assessment through bioelectrical impedance exhibited a valuable performance as a marker of functional class deterioration in stable HF patients.