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Xavier Nuvials

Researcher at Autonomous University of Barcelona

Publications -  37
Citations -  734

Xavier Nuvials is an academic researcher from Autonomous University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 26 publications receiving 471 citations. Previous affiliations of Xavier Nuvials include Hebron University & Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova.

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Full face transplant: the first case report.

TL;DR: The early success described in this case report demonstrates the technical and clinical feasibility of transplanting all the tissues of the with all its aesthetic and functional units intact.
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Procalcitonin (PCT) levels for ruling-out bacterial coinfection in ICU patients with influenza: A CHAID decision-tree analysis

Alejandro Rodríguez, +453 more
- 01 Feb 2016 - 
TL;DR: PCT has a high negative predictive value (94%) and lower PCT levels seems to be a good tool for excluding coinfection, particularly for patients without shock.
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Role of albumin in the preservation of endothelial glycocalyx integrity and the microcirculation: a review

TL;DR: This review examines the physiological function of the endothelial glycocalyx and the role of human albumin in preserving glycocalyX integrity and the microcirculation.
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Epidemiology of sepsis in Catalonia: analysis of incidence and outcomes in a European setting.

TL;DR: Sepsis incidence has risen in recent years, whereas mortality has fallen, and these findings confirm reports for other parts of the world, in the context of scarce administrative data on sepsis in Europe.