Accuracy of colposcopy in the diagnostic setting compared with the screening setting

SB Cantor, M Cárdenas-Turanzas, DD Cox… - Obstetrics & …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the accuracy of colposcopy to identify cervical precancer in
screening and diagnostic settings. METHODS: As part of a larger clinical trial to evaluate the …

See-and-treat strategy for diagnosis and management of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions

M Cárdenas-Turanzas, M Follen, JL Benedet… - The lancet …, 2005 - thelancet.com
In a see-and-treat protocol, patients referred for colposcopy because of an abnormal Pap
smear in cervical-cancer screening can be treated by loop excision, without biopsy, during …

Cross-validation of a sequential organ failure assessment score–based model to predict mortality in patients with cancer admitted to the intensive care unit

M Cárdenas-Turanzas, J Ensor, C Wakefield… - Journal of critical …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study aims to validate the performance of the Sequential Organ Failure
Assessment (SOFA) score to predict death of critically ill patients with cancer. MATERIAL …

Comparative outcomes of bladder cancer

M Cárdenas-Turanzas, C Cooksley… - Obstetrics & …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To compare the survival of women and men with transitional cell bladder
cancer. METHODS: We used the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database to …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital versus home death: results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study

M Cárdenas-Turanzas, I Torres-Vigil… - Journal of pain and …, 2011 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Characterizing where people die is needed to inform palliative care programs in
Mexico. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether access to health care influences the place of …

[HTML][HTML] Practice patterns and perceptions about parenteral hydration in the last weeks of life: a survey of palliative care physicians in Latin America

I Torres-Vigil, TR Mendoza, A Alonso-Babarro… - Journal of Pain and …, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Parenteral hydration at the end of life is controversial and has generated
considerable debate for decades. OBJECTIVES: To identify palliative care physician …

Gender and age differences in blood utilization and length of stay in radical cystectomy: a population-based study

M Cárdenas-Turanzas, C Cooksley, AM Kamat… - … urology and nephrology, 2008 - Springer
Objective Radical cystectomy is a major surgical procedure associated with significant blood
loss and lengthy hospital stays. This surgical procedure is more challenging in women than …

The performance of human papillomavirus high-risk DNA testing in the screening and diagnostic settings

M Cárdenas-Turanzas, GM Nogueras-Gonzalez… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2008 - AACR
Objective: We sought to evaluate the performance of the human papillomavirus high-risk
DNA test in patients 30 years and older. Materials and Methods: Screening (n= 835) and …

Automating and simplifying the SOFA score in critically ill patients with cancer

JL Nates, M Cárdenas-Turanzas… - Health informatics …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim was to demonstrate the performance of a modified version of the Sequential Organ
Failure Assessment (SOFA) score to predict mortality in medical and surgical patients with …

Factors associated with place of death of cancer patients in the Mexico City Metropolitan area

M Cárdenas-Turanzas, MT Carrillo… - Supportive care in …, 2007 - Springer
Objective To improve the care of cancer patients by understanding the factors associated
with the place of death. Patients and methods We conducted a retrospective study of death …