Libros

López-Abente G, Pollán M, Escolar A, Errezola M, Abraira V. Atlas de Mortalidad por Cáncer y Otras Causas en España 1978-1992. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid. 2001.

V.Abraira, A. Pérez de Vargas. Métodos Multivariantes en Bioestadística. Ed. C. de E. Ramón Areces. Madrid. 1996.

A. Pérez de Vargas, V. Abraira. Bioestadística. Ed. C. de E. Ramón Areces. Madrid. 1996.

Capítulos en libros  

V.Abraira, C.Quereda. Curvas de vida y supervivencia en el tratamiento sustitutivo de la insuficiencia renal: Diálisis y trasplante renal. En: Métodos estadísticos en el trasplante renal. Drug Farma. 67-133. Madrid. 2004.

J.M.Montes, C.Barrenechea, M.Moreno, V.Abraira, J.Saiz-Ruiz, J.M.Gaztelu. Decreased period length of motor activity circadian rhythm in a rat model of endogenous depression. En: Biological Clocks. Mechanisms and Applications. Yvan Touitou. Elseiver Science. 563-566. Amsterdam. 1998.

Notas Estadísticas  

Notas Estadísticas publicadas por V. Abraira, en la revista SEMERGEN con el objetivo de difundir los aspectos estadísticos necesarios para entender la investigación que se publica en las revistas clínicas.

En Revistas

Serrano-Villar S, Quereda C, Moreno A, Pérez-Elías MJ, Casado JL, Royuela A, Dronda F, Navas E, Hermida JM, Moreno S. Neutropenia During Therapy with Peginterferon and Ribavirin in HIV-Infected Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis C and the Risk of Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2013 Apr 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Jiménez D, Lobo JL, Monreal M, Moores L, Oribe M, Barrón M, Otero R, Nauffal D, Rabuñal R, Valle R, Navarro C, Rodríguez-Matute C, Alvarez C, Conget F, Uresandi F, Aujesky DA, Yusen RD; on behalf of the PROTECT investigators.  Prognostic significance of multidetector CT in normotensive patients with pulmonary embolism: results of the protect study. Thorax. 2013 Mar 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Kovacs FM, Arana E, Royuela A, Cabrera A, Casillas C, Pinero P, Vega M, Estremera A, Amengual G, Sarasibar H, Ferrer P, Manjarres A, Zamarro J, Bravo-Rodriguez F, Paniagua JC, Mota J, Sanchez-Sagrado T, Abraira V.  Appropriateness of lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging in Spain. European Journal of Radioogl 2013 Feb 16 [Epub ahead of print]

Ramírez E, Abraira V, Guerra P, Borobia AM, Duque B, López JL, Mosquera B, Lubomirov R, Carcas AJ, Frias J. A Preliminary Model to Avoid the Overestimation of Sample Size in Bioequivalence Studies. Drug Research; 63:98-103. (2013).

Martínez-Botas J, Cerecedo I, Zamora J, Vlaicu C, Díeguez MC, Gómez-Coronado D, de Dios V, Terrados S, de la Hoz B. Mapping of the IgE and IgG4 Sequential Epitopes of Ovomucoid with a Peptide Microarray Immunoassay. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 161:11-20 (2012).

Kulier R, Gülmezoglu AM, Zamora J, Plana MN, Carroli G, Cecatti JG, Germar MJ, Pisake L, Mittal S, Pattinson R, Wolomby-Molondo JJ, Bergh AM, May W, Souza JP, Koppenhoefer S, Khan KS.  Effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine for reproductive health training: A randomized Trial. JAMA. 308: 2218-2225. (2012).

García-Blázquez V, Vicente-Bártulos A, Olavarria-Delgado A, Plana MN, van der Winden D, Zamora J; for the EBM-Connect Collaboration. Accuracy of CT angiography in the diagnosis of acute gastrointestinal bleeding: systematic review and meta-analysis, European Radiology. 2012 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Serrano-Villar S, Gutiérrez C, Vallejo A, Hernández-Novoa B, Díaz L, Abad Fernández M, Madrid N, Dronda F, Zamora J, Muñoz-Fernández MA, Moreno S.   The CD4/CD8 ratio in HIV-infected subjects is independently associated with T-cell activation despite long-term viral suppression. Journal of infection 66:57-66 (2013)

Vallejo A, Gutierrez C, Hernandez-Novoa B, Diaz L, Madrid N, Abad-Fernandez M, Dronda F, Perez-Elias MJ, Zamora J, Muñoz E, Muñoz-Fernandez MA, Moreno S.  The effect of intensification with raltegravir on the HIV-1 reservoir of latently infected memory CD4 T cells in suppressed patients. AIDS. 26:1885-1894. (2012).

Thangaratinam S, Brown K, Zamora J, Khan KS, Ewer AK.  Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects in asymptomatic newborn babies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Lancet. 379:2459-2464. (2012).

Kovacs FM, Seco J, Royuela A, Corcoll Reixach J, Abraira V; Spanish Back Pain Research Network.  Predicting the evolution of low back pain patients in routine clinical practice: results from a registry within the Spanish National Health Service.  Spine Journal. 12:1008-1020. (2012)

Colubi MM, Pérez-Elías MJ, Elías L, Pumares M, Muriel A, Zamora AM, Casado JL, Dronda F, López D, Moreno S, The Sead Study Group.  Missing scheduled visits in the outpatient clinic as a marker of short-term admissions and death. HIV Clinical Trials. 13: 289-295. (2012).

Exter PL, Gómez V, Jiménez D, Trujillo-Santos J, Muriel A, Huisman MV, Monreal M; for the RIETE investigators.  A clinical prognostic model for the identification of low risk patients with acute pulmonary embolism and active cancer. Chest. 143: 138-145. (2013).

Montalbán C, Abraira V, Arcaini L, Domingo-Domenech E, Guisado-Vasco P, Iannito E, Mollejo M, Matutes E, Ferreri A, Salar A, Rattotti S, Carpaneto A, Pérez Fernández R, Bello JL, Hernández M, Caballero D, Carbonell F, Piris MA; Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma Study Group (SMZLSG). Risk stratification for Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma based on haemoglobin concentration, platelet count, high lactate dehydrogenase level and extrahilar lymphadenopathy: development and validation on 593 cases. British Journal of Haematology. 159:164-171. (2012).

Devesa J, Vicente R, Abraira V. Visual analogue scales for grading faecal incontinence and quality of life: their relationship with the Jorge-Wexner score and Rockwood scale. Techniques in Coloproctology. 17: 67-71. (2013).

Kovacs FM, Seco J, Royuela A, Corcoll-Reixach J, Peña-Arrebola A; the Spanish Back Pain Research Network. The prognostic value of catastrophizing for predicting the clinical evolution of low back pain patients: a study in routine clinical practice within the Spanish National Health Service. The Spine Journal. 12: 545-555. (2012).

Pozo-Rodríguez F, López-Campos JL, Álvarez-Martínez CJ, Castro-Acosta A, Agüero R, Hueto J, Hernández-Hernández J, Barrón M, Abraira V, Forte A, Sánchez Nieto JM, Lopez-Gabaldón E, Cosío BG, Agustí A on behalf of the AUDIPOC Study Group. Clinical Audit of COPD Patients Requiring Hospital Admissions in Spain: AUDIPOC Study.  PLoS ONE 7(7): e42156. (2012).

Villar LM, Espiño M, Costa-Frossard L, Muriel A, Jiménez J, Alvarez-Cermeño JC. High Levels Of Cerebrospinal Fluid Free Kappa Chains Predict Conversion To Multiple Sclerosis. Clinica Chimica Acta. 413:1813-1816. (2012).

Kovacs FM, Arana E, Royuela A, Estremera A, Amengual G, Asenjo B, Sarasíbar H, Galarraga I, Alonso A, Casillas C, Muriel A, Martínez C, Abraira V;  for the Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Vertebral Endplate Changes Are Not Associated with Chronic Low Back Pain among Southern European Subjects: A Case Control Study. American Journal of Neuroradiology 33: 1519-1524 (2012).

Kovacs FM, Martínez C, Arana E, Royuela A, Estremera A, Amengual G, Asenjo B, Sarasíbar H, Galarraga I, Alonso A, Casillas C, Muriel A, Abraira V.  Uncertainties in the Measurement of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis at MR Imaging: Are They Clinically Relevant?  Radiology. 263: 310-311. (2012).

Pacheco A, Faro V, Cobeta I, Royuela A.  Tos crónica de escasa respuesta al tratamiento e incidencia de reflujo gastroesofágico.  Archivos de Bronconeumología. 48: 197-201. (2012). 

Kovacs FM, Abraira V, Arana E, Royuela A, Alvarez-Galovich L, Bagó J, Peul W, Schoene M, Corbin T. Concerns Over the Usefulness of Modic Changes for Recommending Total Disc Arthroplasty. Spine. 2012 Mar 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Kovacs FM, Abraira V, Moix J, Albaladejo C, Zamora J, Royuela A, Muriel A, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N. Fear avoidance beliefs and low back pain: "practical reviews" from expert panel discussions versus comprehensive systematic reviews.  The Spine Journal. 12:174-175. (2012).

Kovacs FM, Garcia E, Royuela A, González L, Abraira V and The Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Low Back Pain and Pelvic Girdle Pain During Pregnancy. A multicenter study conducted in the Spanish National Health Service. Spine. 37: 1516-1533. (2012).

Riera-Mestre A, Jiménez D, Muriel A, Lobo JL, Moores L, Yusen RD, Casado I, Nauffal D, Oribe M, Monreal M; for the RIETE investigators. Thrombolytic therapy and outcome of patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 10: 751-759. (2012).

De la Poza G, López-Sanromán A, Taxonera C, Marín-Jiménez I, P Gisbert J, Bermejo F, Opio V, Muriel A. Genital fistulas in female Crohn's disease patients.: Clinical characteristics and response to therapy. Journal of Crohn´s & Colitis. 6: 276-280. (2012).

Huy NT, Hamada M, Kikuchi M, Nguyen TPL,Yasunami M, Zamora J, Hirayama K. Association of HLA and post-schistosomal hepatic disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Parasitology International. 60: 347-356. (2011).

Muriel A, Hernández-Marrero D, Abraira V. Estudios observacionales longitudinales y causalidad. Nefrología. 32:12-14. (2012).

Candela-Toha AM, Recio-Vázquez M, Delgado-Montero A, Del Rey JM, Muriel A, Liaño F, Tenorio T. The calculation of baseline serum creatinine overestimates the diagnosis of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Nefrología. 32: 53-58. (2012).

Gutiérrez C, Díaz L, Vallejo A, Hernández-Novoa B, Abad M, Madrid N, Dahl V, Rubio R, Moreno AM, Dronda F, Casado JL, Navas E, Pérez-Elías MJ, Zamora J, Palmer S, Muñoz E, Muñoz-Fernández MÁ, Moreno S. Intensification of Antiretroviral Therapy with a CCR5 Antagonist in Patients with Chronic HIV-1 Infection: Effect on T Cells Latently Infected. PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e27864.

Muriel A, Hernández D, Abraira V. Modelos estructurales marginales: una herramienta útil que proporciona evidencia a los estudios observacionales. Nefrología Suplemento Extraordinario 2(7):7-13. (2011).

Guisado-Vasco P, Arranz R, Canales M, Cánovas A, Laraña J, García-Sanz R, Lopez A, López J, Llanos M, Moraleda J, Rodriguez J, Rayón C, Sabin P, Salar A, Marín A, Morente M, Sánchez-Godoy P, Tomás J, Muriel A, Abraira V, Piris M, Garcia J, Montalban C.  Stage IV and age over 45 years are the only prognostic factors of the International Prognostic Score (IPS) for the outcome of advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma in the Spanish Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group series. Leukemia and Lymphoma. 53: 812-919. (2012).

Sunkara SK, Rittenberg V, Raine-Fenning N, Bhattacharya S, Zamora J, Coomarasamy A. Association between the number of eggs and live birth in IVF treatment: an analysis of 400 135 treatment cycles. Human Reproduction. 26: 1768-1774. (2011).

Wilson A, Gallos ID, Plana N, Lissauer D, Khan KS, Zamora J, Macarthur C, Coomarasamy A. Effectiveness of strategies incorporating training and support of traditional birth attendants on perinatal and maternal mortality: meta-analysis. BMJ 343:d7102. (2011).

Pérez-Molina JA, Díaz-Menéndez M, Plana MN, Zamora J, López-Vélez R, Moreno. S. Very late initiation of HAART impairs treatment response at 48 and 96 weeks: results from a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.J Antimicrob Chemother. 67: 312-321. (2012).

Martín P, Kilany L, García D, López-García AM, Martín-Azaña MJ, Abraira V, Bellas C: Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in Madrid and correlation with cytological data. BMC Infectious Diseases
2011, 11:316.

Ruiz-Ibán MA, Díaz-Heredia J, García-Gómez I, González-Lizán F, Elías-Martín E, Abraira V. The Effect of the Addition of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to a Meniscal Repair in the Avascular Zone: An Experimental Study in Rabbits. Arthroscopy. 27:1688-1696. (2011)

Kovacs FM, Olabe J, Urrútia G, Zamora J, Bagó J, Alvarez-Galovich L, Abraira V; Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Yet another reason for improving approval and surveillance processes for health technologies.Spine Journal 11:800-801. (2011).

Plana MN, Carreira C, Muriel A, Chiva M, Abraira V, Emparanza JI, Bonfill X, Zamora J. Magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative assessment of patients with primary breast cancer: Systematic review of diagnostic accuracy and meta-analysis. European Radiology. 22: 26-38. (2012).

Vañó-Galván S, Álvarez-Twose I, Heras E de L, Morgado JM, Matito A,Sánchez-Muñoz L, Planas MN, Jaén P, Orfao A, Escribano L. Dermoscopic features of skinlesions in 127 patients with mastocytosis. Archives of Dermatology 147:932-940. (2011).

Vañó-Galván S, Hidalgo A, Aguayo-Leiva I, Gil-Mosquera M, Ríos-Buceta L,Plana MN, Zamora J, Martorell-Calatayud A, Jaén P. Store-and-Forward Teledermatology: Assessment of Validity in a Series of 2000 Observations. Actas Dermosifiliográficas 102: 277-283. (2011). 

Santón A, Cristóbal E, Aparicio M, Royuela A, Villar LM, Alvarez-Cermeño JC. High frequency of co-infection by Epstein-Barr virus types 1 and 2 in patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis. 17: 1295-1300. (2011).

Martín P, Salas C, Provencio M, Abraira V, Bellas C. Heterogeneous expression of Src tyrosine kinases Lyn, Fyn and Syk in classical Hodgkin lymphoma: prognostic implications prognostic implications Leukemia and Lymphoma 52: 2162-2168. (2011).

Abraira V, Alvarez-Cermeño JC, Arroyo R, Cámara C,Casanova B, Cubillo S, de Andrés C, Espejo C, Fernández O, Ferrer J, Figueredo MA, García-Merino A, García-Sánchez MI, García-Trujillo JA, Gómez M, González-Oria C, Gosis A, Izquierdo G, Jímenez J, López-Trascasa M, Montalbán X, Moreno MJ, Muñoz D, Núñez V, Muriel A, Navarro J, Olascoaga J, Oreja-Guevara C, Prada A, Ramil
E, Ramo-Tello C, Rodríguez C, Rodríguez E, Rodríguez-Frías F, Rodríguez-Antigüedad A, Rodríguez-Molina JJ, Ruiz E, Saiz A, Sarasola E, Simó M, Yagüe J, Villar LM. Utility of oligoclonal IgG band detection for MS diagnosis in daily clinical practice  Journal of Immunological Methods 371: 170-173. (2011). 

Moix J, Kovacs FM, Martín A, Plana MN, Royuela A; The Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Catastrophizing, State Anxiety, Anger, and Depressive Symptoms Do Not Correlate with Disability when Variations of Trait Anxiety Are Taken into Account. A Study of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Treated in Spanish Pain Units Pain Medicine 12:1008-1017.(2011).

Pascual J, Royuela A, Galeano C, Crespo M, Zamora J. Very early steroid withdrawal or complete avoidance for kidney transplantecipients:asystematic review Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation.27: 825-832. (2012).

Diéguez MC, Cerecedo I, Muriel A, Losada A, García E, Lázaro M, de la Hoz B. Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Quality Of Life in Latex Allergy questionnaire (QOLLA) Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology 21 :283-9. (2011).

Chan YY, Jayaprakasan K, Zamora J, Thornton JG, Raine-Fenning N, Coomarasamy A. The prevalence of congenital uterine anomalies in unselected and high-risk populations: asystematicreview. asystematicreview. Human Reproduction Update. 17: 761-771. (2011).

Webb SS, Plana MN, Zamora J, Ahmad A, Earley B, Macarthur C, Khan KS. Abdominal palpation to determine fetal position at labor onset: a test accuracy study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90: 1259-1266. (2011).

Martorell A, De la Hoz B, Ibáñez MD, Bone J, Terrados MS, Michavila A, Plaza AM, Alonso E, Garde J, Nevot S, Echeverria L, Santana C, Cerdá JC, Escudero C, Guallar I, Piquer M, Zapatero L, Ferré L, Bracamonte T, Muriel A, Martínez MI, Félix R. Oral desensitization as a useful treatment in 2-year-old children with cow's milk allergy. Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 41:1297-1304. (2011).

Villar LM, Espiño M, Roldán E, Marín N, Costa-Frossard L, Muriel A, Alvarez-Cermeño JC. Increased peripheral blood CD5+ B cells predict earlier conversion to MS in high-risk clinically isolated syndromes. Multiple Sclerosis. 17:690-694. (2011).

Santón A, García-Cosío M, Cristóbal E, Pascual A, Muriel A, García-Laraña J. Expression of heat shock proteins in classical Hodgkin lymphoma: correlation with apoptotic pathways and prognostic significance. Histopathology 58:
10720 (2011).

Hernández D, Muriel A, Abraira V, Pérez G, Porrini E, Marrero D, Zamora J, González-Posada JM, Delgado P, Rufino M, Torres A. Renin-angiotensin system blockade and kidney transplantation: longitudinal cohort study. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 27: 417-422. (2012).

Pacheco A, Faro V, Cobeta I, Royuela A, Molyneux I, Morice AH. Gastro-oesophageal reflux, eosinophilic airway inflammation and chronic cough .  Respirology. 16: 994-999. (2011).

García Pozo AM, Cano Arana A, Harto Castaño A, Luengo González R, MedinaTorres M, Moro Tejedor MN. Estudio para conocer el perfil investigador delos profesionales de enfermería asistenciales de los hospitales del Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Rev Paraninfo Digital, 2011; 11.

Arana E, Kovacs FM, Royuela A, Estremera A, Asenjo B, Sarasíbar H, Amengual G, Galarraga I, Alonso A, Casillas C, Muriel A, Montoya J, Ordóñez C, Martínez C, Zamora J, Campillo C, Abraira V. Modic changes and associated features in Southern European chronic low back pain patients. Spine Journal 11: 402-411. (2011).

Costa e Silva VT, de Castro I, Liaño F, Muriel A, Rodríguez-Palomares JR, Yu L. Performance of the third generation models of severity scoring systems (APACHE IV, SAPS 3 and MPM-III) in acute kidney injury critically ill patients. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 26:3894-3901. (2011).

Arana E, Kovacs FM, Royuela A, Estremera A, Sarasíbar H, Amengual G, Galarraga I, Martínez C, Muriel A, Abraira V, Zamora J, Campillo C. Influence of Nomenclature in the Interpretation of Lumbar Disk Contour on MR Imaging: A Comparison of the Agreement Using the Combined Task Force and the Nordic Nomenclatures. American Jounal of Neuroradiology. 32: 1143-1148 (2011)

Merino JL, Galeano C, Espejo B, Rivera M, Fernández-Lucas M, Caldés S, Plana MN, Letosa M, Teruel JL, Quereda C, Ortuño J. A retrospective study on outcome of microscopic polyangiitis in chronic renal replacement therapy.  Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation 4:1360-1366.(2011).

Kovacs F, Oliver-Frontera M, Plana MN, Royuela A, Muriel A, Gestoso M; the Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Improving schoolchildren's knowledge of methods for the prevention and management of low back pain: A cluster randomized controlled trial.  Spine 36:E505-E512 (2011).

Selman TJ, Morris RK, Zamora J. Khan KS. The quality of reporting of primary test accuracy studies in obstetrics and gynaecology: application of the STARD criteria. BMC Women's Health 11: 8 (2011).

Morris RK, Selman TJ, Zamora J, Khan KS. Methodological quality of test accuracy studies included in systematic reviews in obstetrics and gynaecology: sources of bias. BMC Women's Health 11: 7 (2011).

López-Sendón JL, Royuela A, Trigo P, Orth M, Lange H, Reilmann R, Keylock J, Rickards H, Piacentini S, Squitieri F, Landwehrmeyer B, Witjes-Ane MN, Jurgens CK, Roos RA, Abraira V, García de Yébenes J; and the European HD Network. What is the impact of education on Huntington's disease?  Movement Disorders 26: 1489-1495. (2011).

Serón D, Moreso F, Arias M, Campistol JM, Curto J, Hernández D, Morales JM, Sánchez-Fructuoso A, Abraira V; for the Spanish Late Allograft DysfunctionStudy Group. Estimation of renal allograft half-life: fact or fiction? Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation 26: 3013-3018. (2011).

Kovacs FM, Seco J, Royuela A, Peña A, Muriel A; The Spanish Back Pain Research Network. The Correlation Between Pain, Catastrophizing, and Disability in Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Study in the Routine Clinical Practice of the Spanish National Health Service. Spine 36:339-345 (2011).

Morris RK, Malin G, Robson SC, Kleijnen J, Zamora J, Khan KS. Fetal umbilical artery Dopplerto predict compromise of fetal/neonatal wellbeing in a high risk population:
systematic review and bivariate meta-analysis. Ultrasound in Obstetric & Gynecology 37:135-42 (2011).

García-Castillo M, Del Campo R, Baquero F, Morosini MI, Turrientes MC, Zamora J, Cantón R. Stationary Biofilm Growth Normalizes Mutation Frequencies and Mutant Prevention Concentrations in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17: 704-711. (2011).

Huy NT, Thao NT, Diep DT, Kikuchi M, Zamora J, Hirayama K. Cerebrospinal fluid lactate concentration to distinguish bacterial from aseptic meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Critical Care ;14: R240. (2010).

Pérez Molina JA, Rillo MM, Suárez-Lozano I, Casado Osorio JL, Cobo RT, González PR, Clotet EP, Jerez AH, Pedrol PD, Royuela A, Díaz EB, Esteban H, González-García J. Do HIV-Infected Immigrants Initiating HAART have Poorer Treatment-Related Outcomes than Autochthonous Patients in Spain? Results of the GESIDA 5808 Study. Current HIV Research. 8: 521-530. (2010).

Albillos A, Peñas B, Zamora J. Role of endoscopy in primary
prophylaxis for esophageal variceal bleeding. Clinics in Liver Disease.14:231-250. (2010).

Maeso S, Reza M, Mayol JA, Blasco JA, Guerra M, Andradas E, Plana MN. Efficacy of the Da Vinci surgical system in abdominal surgery compared with that of laparoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Surgery. 252:254-262. (2010).

Pascual J, Galeano C, Royuela A, Zamora J. A systematic review on steroid withdrawal between 3 and 6 months after kidney transplantation. Transplantation. 90:343-349. (2010).

Hadley J, Kulier R, Zamora J, Coppus SF, Weinbrenner S, Meyerrose B, Decsi T, Horvath AR, Nagy E, Emparanza JI, Arvanitis TN, Burls A, Cabello JB, Kaczor M, Zanrei G, Pierer K, Kunz R, Wilkie V, Wall D, Mol BW, Khan KS. Effectiveness of an e-learning course inevidence-based medicine for foundation (internship) training. Journal of the
Royal Society of Medicine. 103:288-294. (2010).

Khan K, Zamora J, Lamont RF, Van Geijn Hp H, Svare J, Santos-Jorge C, Jacquemyn Y, Husslein P, Helmer H H, Dudenhausen J, Di Renzo GC, Roura LC, Beattie B. Safety concerns for the use of calcium channel blockers in pregnancy for the treatment of spontaneous preterm labour and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 23:1030-1038. (2010).

Teruel C, Román AL, Bermejo F, Taxonera C, Pérez-Calle JL, Gisbert JP, Martín-Arranz M, Ponferrada A, Van Domselaar M, Algaba A, Estellés J,López-Serrano P, Linares PM, Muriel A. Outcomes of Pregnancies Fathered by Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Exposed to Thiopurines. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 105:2003-2008. (2010).

Jiménez D, Aujesky D, Moores L, Gómez V, Lobo JL,Uresandi F, Otero R,Monreal M, Muriel A, Yusen RD; for the RIETE Investigators. Simplification of the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index for Prognostication in Patients With Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism. Archives of Internal Medicine. 170:1383-1389. (2010).

Moya-Mur JL, García-Martín A, García-Lledó A, Ruiz-Leria S, Jiménez-NacherJJ, Megías-Sanz A, Taboada D, Muriel A. Indexed Left Atrial Volume is a More Sensitive Indicator of Filling Pressures and Left Heart Function Than Is Anteroposterior Left Atrial Diameter Echocardiography.
27: 1049-1055.(2010).

Zubillaga P, Emparanza JI, Guinea B, Mendizábal F, Muriel A, Ruiz M, Sánchez AM, Sistiaga F, Viguria F. A cohort  study of accidents occurring in mentally handicapped patients livingin institutions. Annals of General Psychiatry 9:22. (2010). 

González Gil T, Cano Arana A . Introducción al análisis de datos en investigación cualitativa:Tipos de análisis y proceso de codificación (II). Nure Investigación 45 (2010).

Cano Arana A, Parra Cordero S, Goñi Olanguena A, Díaz Sánchez V,  Rey Cuevas E, Vázquez Guntín. S , et al. Conciliación de la vida familiar y profesional de las enfermeras de los hospitales del Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Un estudio fenomenológico. Educare 21 63 (2010).

Lorenzo V, Saracho R, Zamora J, Rufino M, Torres A. Similar renal decline in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with comparable levels of albuminuria. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation. 25: 835-841 (2010).

Albaladejo C, Kovacs FM, Royuela A, Del PR, Zamora J, Spanish Back Pain Research Network. The Efficacy of a Short Education Program and a Short Physiotherapy Program for Treating Low Back Pain in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Spine 35:483-496. (2010).

Arana E, Royuela A, Kovacs FM, Estremera A, Sarasíbar H, Amengual G, Galarraga I, Martínez C, Muriel A, Abraira V, Gil del Real MT, Zamora J, Campillo C. Lumbar. Spine: Agreement in the Interpretation of 1.5-T MR Images by Using the Nordic Modic Consensus Group Classification Form. Radiology. 254:809-817.(2010)

González Gil T, Cano Arana A. Introducción al análisis de datos en investigación cualitativa: concepto y características (I). Nure Investigación 44 (2010).

Zamora J, Plana N, Abraira V. Estudios de evaluación de la validez de una prueba diagnóstica: revisión sistemática
y meta-análisis.  Nefrología 29 (Supl Ext 6):15-20. (2009).

Muriel A, López V, Zamora J, Gutiérrez C, Abraira V, Hernández D. ¿Aporta beneficios la máquina de perfusión hipotérmica frente a la conservación en frío en la incidencia de función renal retrasada del injerto tras el trasplante renal de cadáver? Nefrología 29 (Supl Ext 6): 85-87 (2009).)

Cano Arana A, Martín Martín C, Vidal Pérez I, Pariente Matamala C, Pérez Gómez M, Durango Limarquez M et al. Profundizando en la experiencia de los pacientes que se someten al proceso del trasplante hepático. Un diseño multimétodo de investigación. Educare21 60 (2009).

Pérez-Molina JA, Pérez-Ayala A, Moreno S, Fernández-González MC, Zamora J, López-Vélez R. Use of benznidazole totreat chronic Chagas' disease: a systematic review with a meta-analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 64: 1139-1147. (2009).

Sánchez Ramos L, Delke I, Zamora J, Kaunitz AM. Fetal fibronectin as a short-term predictor of preterm birth in symptomatic patients: a meta-analysis. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 114:6316-40. (2009)

Garrido E, Sanromán AL, Rodríguez-Gandía MA, Rivero M, Royuela A, Moreira VT, Milicua JM. Optimized Protocol for Diagnosis of Acute Ileitis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatololgy. 7: 1183-1188. (2009).

Diéguez MC, Cerecedo I, Muriel A, Zamora J, Abraira V, Camacho E, Antón M, de la Hoz B. Utility of diagnostic tests in the follow-up of egg-allergic children. Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 39: 1575-1584. (2009).

Manzano L, García-Díaz JdeD, Suárez C, Mostaza JM, Cairols M, González-Sarmiento E, Rojas AM, Vieitez P, Sánchez-Zamorano MA, Zamora J; MERITO Study Group. Thigh and buttock exertional pain for the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 20: 429-434. (2009).

Jiménez D, Uresandi F, Otero R, Lobo JL, Monreal M, Martí D, Zamora J, Muriel A, Aujesky D, Yusen RD. Troponin-Based Risk Stratification of Patients With Acute Nonmassive Pulmonary Embolism: Systematic Review and Metaanalysis. Chest 136: 974-982. (2009).

Kulier R, Coppus SF, Zamora J, Hadley J, Malick S, Das K, Weinbrenner S, Meyerrose B, Decsi T, Horvath AR, Nagy E, Emparanza JI, Arvanitis TN, Burls A, Cabello JB, Kaczor M, Zanrei G, Pierer K, Stawiarz K, Kunz R, Mol BW, Khan KS. Theeffectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Education. 9:21 (2009).

Buckley S, Coleman J, Davison I, Khan KS, Zamora J, Malick S, Morley D, Pollard D, Ashcroft T, Popovic C, Sayers J. The educational effects of portfolios on undergraduate student learning: a Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) systematic review. BEME Guide No. 11. Medical Teacher 31: 340-355. (2009).

Thangaratinam S, Coomarasamy A, O'Mahony F, Sharp S, Zamora J, Khan KS, Ismail KM. Estimation of proteinuria as a predictor of complications of pre-eclampsia: a systematic review. BMC Medicine. 7:10 (2009).

Kovacs FM, Royuela A, Jensen TS, Estremera A, Amengual G, Muriel A, Galarraga I, Martinez C, Arana E, Sarasibar H, Salgado RM, Abraira V, López O, Campillo C, Gil del Real MT, Zamora J. Agreement in the interpretation of magnetic resonance images of the lumbar spine. Acta Radiologica 50: 497-506. (2009).

Corral I, Quereda C, Moreno A, Pérez Elías MJ, Dronda F, Casado JL, Muriel A, Masjuán J, Alonso de Leciñana M, Moreno S. Cerebrovascular Ischemic Events in HIV-1-Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: Incidence and Risk Factors. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 27: 559-563. (2009).

Pérez Elías MJ, García San Miguel L, González García J, Montes Ramírez ML, Muriel A, Machín Lázaro JM, Martínez Baltanás A, Zamora F, Moreno A, Martín Dávila P, Quereda C, Gómez Mampaso E, Moreno S. Tuberculosis complicating hepatitis C treatment in HIV-infected patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 48: e82-85. (2009).

Pascual J, Marcén R, Zamora J, Fernández AM, Burgos FJ, Villafruela JJ, Ortuño J. Very early serum creatinine as a surrogate marker for graft survival beyond 10 years. Journal of Nephrology 22: 90-98. (2009).

Cherkin D, Kovacs FM, Croft P, Borkan J, Foster NE, Oberg B, Urrútia G, Zamora J. The Ninth International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain. Spine 34: 304-307. (2009).

Costa E Silva VT, de Castro I, Liaño F, Muriel A, Rodríguez-Palomares JR, Yu L. Sequential evaluation of prognostic models in the early diagnosis of acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit. Kidney International 75: 982-986. (2009).

Pascual J, Zamora J, Galeano C, Royuela A, Quereda C. Steroid avoidance or withdrawal for kidney transplant recipients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 21; (1): CD005632. (2009).

Cobo ME, Vicente A, Corres J, Royuela A, Zamora J. Implementing a guideline for the request of chest and abdominal x-rays in nontrauma pathologic conditions in an ED. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 27: 76-83. (2009).

Lorente JA, Vallejo A, Galeiras R, Tómicic V, Zamora J, Cerdá E, de la Cal MA, Esteban A. Organ dysfunction as estimated by the SOFA score is related to outcome in critically ill burned patients. Shock. 31: 125-131. (2009).

Cano Arana A, Meneses Jiménez MT. Técnicas conversacionales para la recogida de datos en investigación cualitativa: La historia de vida (II). Nure Investigación 38 (2009).

Díaz Sánchez V, Sánchez Álvarez J, Cano Arana A, Juárez Pérez I, García Huete ME, Álvaro Noguera EM. Abordaje cualitativo de la gestión del riesgo: vivencias del personal de enfermería. Biblioteca LasCasas 5 (2009).

Amézquita Y, Méndez C, Fernández A, Caldes S, Pascual J, Muriel A, Burgos FJ, Marcén R, Ortuño J. Risk factors for early renal graft thrombosis: a case-controlled study in grafts from the same donor. Transplantation Proceeding 40: 2891-2893. (2008).

Santón A, García Cosio M, Bellosillo B, Rodríguez P, Cristóbal E, Serrano S, Besses C, Abraira V, Salar A, Montalbán C. Persistent monoclonality after histological remission in gastric mucosaassociated lymphoid tissue lymphoma treated with chemotherapy and/or surgery: Influence of t(11;18)(q21;q21). Leukemia & Lymphoma 49: 1516-1522. (2008).

Kovacs FM, Noguera J, Abraira V, Royuela A, Cano A, Gil del Real MT, Zamora J, Gestoso M, Muriel A, Mufraggi N. The influence of psychological factors on low back pain-related disability in community dwelling older persons. Pain Medicine 9: 871-880. (2008).

Meneses Jiménez MT, Cano Arana A. Técnicas conversacionales para la recogida de datos en investigación cualitativa: La historia de vida (I). Nure Investigación 37 (2008).

Cerecedo I, Zamora J, Shreffler WG, Lin J, Bardina L, Diéguez MC, Wang J, Muriel A, de la Hoz B, Sampson HA. Mapping of the IgE and IgG4 sequential epitopes of milk allergens with a peptide microarray-based immunoassay. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 122: 589-594. (2008).

Maroto Montero JM, Portuondo Maseda MT, Lozano Suárez M, Allona A, de Pablo Zarzosa C, Morales Durán MD, Muriel García A, Royuela Vicente A. Disfunción eréctil en pacientes incluidos en un programa de rehabilitación cardiaca. Revista Española de Cardiología. 61: 917-922. (2008).

Ruiz-Ibán MA, Crespo-Hernández P, Fernández Roldán S, Díaz Heredia J, Martínez-Ureña P, Muriel A, Cano Arana A. Hemiartroplastia cementada tras fractura subcapital de fémur. Análisis de supervivencia. Revista española de cirugía ortopédica y traumatología. 52: 206-212. (2008).

Cano Arana A. Técnicas conversacionales para la recogida de datos en investigación cualitativa: El grupo de discusión (II). Nure investigación. 36 (2008).

Pascual J, Zamora J, Pirsch JD. A systematic review of kidney transplantation from expanded criteria donors. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 52: 553-586. (2008).

Cano Arana A. Técnicas conversacionales para la recogida de datos en investigación cualitativa: El grupo de discusión (I). Nure investigación. 35 (2008).

Berguer A, Kovacs F, Abraira V, Mufraggi N, Royuela A, Muriel A, Gestoso M, Falahat F, Martín-Granizo R, Zamora J. Neuro-reflexotherapy for the management of myofascial temporomandibular joint pain: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 66: 1664-1677. (2008).

Gónzalez R, Zamora J, Gómez-Camarero J, Molinero LM, Bañares R, Albillos A. Meta-analysis: Combination endoscopic and drug therapy to prevent variceal rebleeding in cirrhosis. Annals of Internal Medicine. 149: 109-122. (2008).

Conde I, Lobo MV, Zamora J, Pérez J, González FJ, Alba E, Fraile B, Paniagua R, Arenas MI. Human pregnane X receptor is expressed in breast carcinomas, potential heterodimers formation between hPXR and RXR-alpha. BMC Cancer. 8: 174. (2008).

Ponte B, Felipe C, Muriel A, Tenorio MT, Liaño F. Long-term functional evolution after an acute kidney injury: a 10-year study. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 23: 3859-3866 (2008).

Candela-Toha A, Elías-Martín E, Abraira V, Tenorio MT, Parise D, de Pablo A, Centella T, Liaño F. Predicting Acute Renal Failure after Cardiac Surgery: External Validation of Two New Clinical Scores. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 3: 1260-1265. (2008).

Davis J, Crabb S, Rogers E, Zamora J, Khan K. Computer-based teaching is as good as face to face lecture-based teaching of evidence based medicine: a randomized controlled trial. Medical Teacher. 30: 302-307. (2008).

Selman TJ, Mann CH, Zamora J, Khan KS. A systematic review of tests for lymph node status in primary endometrial cancer. BMC Womens Health. 8: 8. (2008).

Ampuero I, Ros R, Royuela A, Abraira V, Del Ser T, García Ribas G, García de Yébenes J. Risk factors for dementia of Alzheimer type and aging-associated cognitive decline in a spanish population based sample, and in brains with pathology confirmed Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 14: 179-191. (2008).

Cano Arana A, Martín Arribas C, Martínez Piédrola M, García Tallés C, Hernández Pascual M, Roldán Fernández A. Eficacia de la planificación del alta de enfermería para disminuir los reingresos en mayores de 65 años. Atención Primaria 40: 291–295. (2008).

Cano Arana A, González Gil T, Palmar Santos A, Luengo González R. Diferentes aproximaciones de investigación en salud: metodología cuantitativa y cualitativa. Educare21; 47 (2008).

Solís Muñoz M, Serrano Gallardo MP, Cano Arana A, Luengo González R, Subirana Casacuberta M. La investigación en enfermería en España. Evolución de una realidad. Educare21; 45 (2008).

Diéguez MC, Cerecedo I, Muriel A, Zamora J, Sánchez-Cano M, De la Hoz B. Skin prick test predictive value on the outcome of a first known egg exposure in milk-allergic children. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 19:319-324. (2008).

Zamora J, Abraira V. Análisis de la calidad de los estudios de evaluación de pruebas diagnósticas. Nefrología 28 (Suppl 2):42-45. (2008).

Kovacs FM, Bagó J, Royuela A, Seco J, Giménez S, Muriel A, Abraira V, Martín JL, Peña JL, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N, Núñez M, Corcoll J, Gómez Ochoa I, Ramírez MJ, Calvo E, Castillo MD, Martí D, Fuster S, Fernández C, Gimeno N, Carballo A, Milán A, Vázquez D, Cañellas M, Blanco R, Brieva P, Rueda MT, Álvarez L, del Real MT, Ayerbe J, González L, Ginel L, Ortega M, Bernal M, Bolado G, Vidal A, Ausín A, Ramón D, Mir MA, Tomás M, Zamora J, Cano A. Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of instruments to measure neck pain disability. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 9:42. (2008).

Kovacs FM, Abraira V, Royuela A, Corcoll J, Alegre L, Tomás M, Mir MA, Cano A, Muriel A, Zamora J, Gil del Real MT, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N. Minimum detectable and minimal clinically important changes for pain in patients with nonspecific neck pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 9:43. (2008).

Selman TJ, Mann C, Zamora J, Appleyard TL, Khan KS. Diagnostic accuracy of tests for lymph node status in primary cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 178: 855-862. (2008).

Johnson NP, Selman T, Zamora J, Khan KS. Gynaecologic surgery from uncertainty to science: evidence-based surgery is no passing fad. Human Reproduction. 23: 832-839. (2008).

Selman TJ, Johnson NP, Zamora J, Khan KS. Gynaecologic surgery from uncertainty to science: evolution of randomized control trials. Human Reproduction. 23: 827-831. (2008).

Benatar Haserfaty J, Tercero López JQ, Cano Arana A, Royuela Vicente A. Satisfacción del paciente con el cuidado anestésico monitorizado durante la facoemulsificación. Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación. 54: 480-483. (2007).

Fernández Lucas M, Teruel JL, Zamora J, López Mateos M, Rivera M, Ortuño J.A Mediterranean age-comorbidity prognostic index for survival in dialysis populations. Journal of Nephrology. 20:696-702. (2007).

Kovacs F, Abraira V, Royuela A, Corcoll J, Alegre L, Cano A, Muriel A,Zamora J, Gil del Real MT, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N, for the Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Minimal clinically important change for pain intensity and disability in patients with nonspecific low back pain. Spine 32:2915-2920. (2007).

Barrio V, Quereda C, Zamora J, García López F. ¿Es la hemodiafiltración veno-venosa continua superior a la hemodiálisis intermitente en términos de supervivencia en los enfermos con fracaso renal agudo? Respuesta mediante una revisión sistemática.
Nefrología. 27 Suppl 1:42-48 (2007).

Davis J, Chryssafidou E, Zamora J, Davies D, Khan K, Coomarasamy A. Computer-based teaching is  as good as face to face lecture-based teaching of evidence based medicine: a randomised controlled trial.
BMC Medical Education 7:23. (2007).

Fernández A, Martins J, Villlafruela JJ, Marcén R, Pascual J, Cano T, Puig C, Gil-Casares B, Muriel A, Burgos FJ, Ortuño J. Variability.of mycophenolate mofetil trough levels in stable kidney transplant patients.
Transplantation Proceedings. 39: 2185-2186. (2007).

Fernández A, Marcén R, Pascual J, Martins J, Villafruela JJ, Cano T, Sabater J, Puig C, Gil-Casares B, Muriel A, Burgos J, Ortuño J. Mycophenolate mofetil levels in stable kidney transplant recipients.
Transplantation Proceedings. 39: 2182-2184. (2007).

Kovacs F, Abraira V, Cano A, Royuela A, Gil del Real MT, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N, Muriel A, Zamora J for the Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Fear Avoidance Beliefs do not influence disability and quality of life in Spanish elderly subjects with low back pain. Spine. 32:2133-2138. (2007).

Kovacs FM, Muriel A, Castillo Sánchez MD, Medina JM, Royuela A & Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Fear avoidance beliefs influence duration of sick leave in Spanish low back pain patients. Spine. 32: 1761-1766. (2007).

Kovacs F, Abraira V, Muriel A, Corcoll J, Alegre L, Tomas M, Mir MA, Tobajas P, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N, Gil del Real MT, Zamora J. Prognostic factors for neuroreflexotherapy in the treatment of subacute and chronic neck and back pain: a study of predictors of clinical outcome in routine practice of the Spanish National Health Service. Spine. 32:1621-1628. (2007).

Buckley S, Zamora J. Effects of participation in a cross year peer tutoring programme in clinical examination skills on volunteer tutors' skills and attitudes towards teachers and teaching. BMC Medical Education 7:20. (2007).

Bárcena R, Moreno A, del Campo S, Muriel A, Mateos ML, Garrido E, García M, Quereda C, Moreno S, Moreno A. The magnitude of week 4 HCV RNA decay on pegylated interferon/ribavirin accurately predicts virological failure in patients with genotype 1. Antiviral Therapy 12: 401-46. (2007).