Yamely Mendez

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• MD
• Research Assistant at Baylor College of Medicine

Background To assess the feasibility of use of indocyanine green (ICG) in identifying and minimising urinary tract injury during surgical resection of endometriosis through robotic transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopy surgery (RvNOTES). Methods We conducted a retrospective case series in two academic tertiary care hospitals. We exam...

During the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, people worldwide have experienced an unprecedented rise in psychological distress and anxiety. In addition to this challenging situation, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), a hidden epidemic, has been steadily increasing in recent years. Lower-middle-income countries have faced...

Introduction: To characterize the changes in fetal lung volume following endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) that are associated with infant survival and need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Methods: Fetuses with CDH who underwent FETO at a single institution were included. CDH cases wer...

Introduction: In utero repair of open neural tube defect (ONTD) using an open hysterotomy approach (hereafter referred to as "Open") has been shown to reduce the need for ventriculo-peritoneal shunting and to improve motor outcomes for affected infants. Laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic repair (hereafter referred to as "Hybrid") is an alternate appro...

Obesity and asthma are two conditions that are considered a global health problem. There has been an increased number of obese patients and different factors contribute to the development of this disease, such as changes in lifestyle, poor physical activity, and genetics. Obesity, as a co-morbidity, could contribute to the aggravation of asthma or...

Insomnia is a chronic condition that occurs a minimum of three times per week over a period of three or more subsequent months. There are multiple causes of insomnia, and even though it is considered a symptom, it can be associated with chronic illnesses. Chronic pain syndrome, which is defined as pain that persists for a period longer than 3 month...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common autosomal recessive disease. Life expectancy of patients with CF continues to improve mainly driven by the evolving therapies for CF-related organ dysfunction. The prevalence of CF-related diabetes (CFRD) increases exponentially as patients' age. Clinical care guidelines for CFRD from 2010, recommend insulin as the...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous and multisystemicdisease with progressive increasing morbidity and mortality. COPD is now widely accepted as aheterogeneous condition with multiple phenotypes and endotypes. This review will discuss theold and new concepts for the different types of COPD phenotypes, as well as the incl...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death in the world and in most developed countries. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) suffer from both microvascular and macrovascular diseases and therefore have higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared to those without T2DM. If current trends continue, the Center for D...

Chronic obstructive lung disease is a common and preventable disease. One of its pathophysiological consequences is the presence of carbon dioxide retention due to hypoventilation and ventilation/perfusion mismatch, which in consequence will cause a decrease in the acid/base status of the patient. Whenever a patient develops an acute exacerbation,...

Delivering news about end-of-life issues is one of the most difficult tasks clinicians encounter during medical practice. This is frequently overlooked during medical training, leaving clinicians unprepared to face such challenges. We aimed to assess if health care providers feel prepared to communicate end-of-life issue and if proper training has...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is defined as an acute metabolic disorder, which is characterized by an increased presence of circulating ketones, and the development of ketoacidosis in the presence of hyperglycemia. This syndrome occurs as a result of insulin deficiency. Patients can be dramatically ill, however, with aggressive treatment, most patien...

Los profesionales de la salud son a menudo vistos como una fuente de esperanza por parte de sus pacientes. Esto puede hacer que los pacientes creyentes en la religión, tengan una mejor experiencia cuando son confortados con elementos religiosos, que aumentan la esperanza en ellos y que a la vez los hace sentirse más seguros y más confortables con s...

The purpose of this study was to analyze TVMD portraying CPR and comparing to current guidelines for resuscitation as well as the outcome depicted after cardiac arrest.

Severe chronic liver disease (CLD) may result from portal hypertension, hepatocellular failure or the combination of both. Some of these patients may develop pulmonary complications independent from any pulmonary pathology that they may have. Among them the hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) and hepatic hydrothorax (H...