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Rafael Sierra

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Tanghetti E, Sierra R, Estes M, Eck A, Intintoli A, Hofvander H, et al.
Lasers Surg Med . 2025 Jan; PMID: 39780333
Objectives: This work highlights the methods used to develop a multi-pulse 1726 nm laser system combined with bulk air-cooling for selective sebaceous gland (SG) photothermolysis using thermal imaging and software...
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Riddle D, Sando T, Tarver T, Slover J, Perera R, Sierra R, et al.
Syst Rev . 2019 Jun; 8(1):137. PMID: 31176370
Background: Shared decision-making is an approach to making treatment-based decisions that rely on the patient encounter and clear discussions between the patient and the healthcare provider. Patients with arthritis of...
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Garnacho-Montero J, Diaz-Martin A, Canton-Bulnes L, Ramirez P, Sierra R, Arias-Verdu D, et al.
Crit Care Med . 2017 Dec; 46(3):384-393. PMID: 29189345
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the empirical therapy with fluconazole or an echinocandin on 30- and 90-day mortality in critically ill patients with...
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Brana I, Pham N, Kim L, Sakashita S, Li M, Ng C, et al.
Oncotarget . 2017 Nov; 8(49):84659-84670. PMID: 29156674
PTEN inactivation occurs commonly in human cancers and putatively activates the PI3K/AKT/ mTOR pathway. Activation of this pathway has been involved in resistance to chemotherapy or anti-EGFR/HER2 therapies. We evaluated...
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Fresia P, Jara R, Sierra R, Ferres I, Greif G, Iraola G, et al.
Helicobacter . 2017 Aug; 22(5). PMID: 28799681
Background: Helicobacter valdiviensis is a recently described enterohepatic species isolated from wild bird's fecal samples. Currently, its pathogenic potential and clinical significance are unknown mainly due to the lack of...
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Shah N, Osmon D, Tande A, Steckelberg J, Sierra R, Walker R, et al.
J Bone Jt Infect . 2017 May; 2(3):122-126. PMID: 28540148
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients with prosthetic joint infection (PJI) have not been well described in the literature. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the...
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Adatto M, Amir R, Bhawalkar J, Sierra R, Bankowski R, Rozen D, et al.
Curr Probl Dermatol . 2017 Mar; 52:113-123. PMID: 28288459
Early methods of tattoo removal ultimately resulted in unacceptable cosmetic outcomes. While the introduction of laser technology was an improvement over the existing chemical, mechanical, and surgical procedures, the use...
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Decorato J, Chen B, Sierra R
Lasers Surg Med . 2017 Jan; 49(5):480-489. PMID: 28103642
Background: We postulated that a hyperthermic treatment using a 1,060 nm laser can cause a controlled adipocyte injury resulting in non-invasive fat reduction. This three-part study identified treatment parameters for...
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Gattarello S, Lagunes L, Vidaur L, Sole-Violan J, Zaragoza R, Valles J, et al.
Crit Care . 2015 Sep; 19:335. PMID: 26369551
Introduction: We aimed to compare intensive care unit mortality due to non-pneumococcal severe community-acquired pneumonia between the periods 2000-2002 and 2008-2014, and the impact of the improvement in antibiotic strategies...
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Stambough J, Clohisy J, Baca G, Zaltz I, Trousdale R, Millis M, et al.
Clin Orthop Relat Res . 2015 Jan; 473(4):1417-24. PMID: 25560959
Background: As the Bernese periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) has grown in popularity, specific indications and the results in patients treated for those indications need to be evaluated. Currently, although many patients...