List of works - Xavier Castells

A new risk of bias checklist applicable to randomized trials, observational studies, and systematic reviews was developed and validated to be used for systematic reviews focusing on drug adverse events.

scientific article published on 6 May 2017

A randomized controlled trial comparing three invitation strategies in a breast cancer screening program

scientific article published on 01 October 2001

A retrospective review of medical errors adjudicated in court between 2002 and 2012 in Spain

scientific article

A systematic review and quality assessment of individualised breast cancer risk prediction models

scientific article published on 22 May 2019

Adherence to follow-up in high-risk adenoma patients diagnosed by, and excluded from the Barcelona colorectal cancer screening programme

scientific article published on 30 December 2017

Aggressiveness features and outcomes of true interval cancers: comparison between screen-detected and symptom-detected cancers

scientific article

Analysis of barriers and legal-ethical opportunities for disclosure and apology for medical errors in Spain

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Analysis of participant satisfaction in the Barcelona colorectal cancer screening programme: Positive evaluation of the community pharmacy

scientific article published on 9 June 2016

Association between radiologists' experience and accuracy in interpreting screening mammograms

scientific article

Association between socioeconomic deprivation and colorectal cancer screening outcomes: Low uptake rates among the most and least deprived people.

scientific article

Association between visual impairment and patient-reported visual disability at different stages of cataract surgery

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Biomarkers expression in benign breast diseases and risk of subsequent breast cancer: a case-control study

scientific article

Breast cancer detection risk in screening mammography after a false-positive result

article by X Castells et al published February 2013 in Cancer Epidemiology

Breast cancer risk after diagnosis by screening mammography of nonproliferative or proliferative benign breast disease: a study from a population-based screening program.

scientific article

Breast density, benign breast disease, and risk of breast cancer over time

scientific article published on 06 January 2021

Budget impact analysis of switching to digital mammography in a population-based breast cancer screening program: a discrete event simulation model

scientific article

Can an appropriateness evaluation tool be used to prioritize patients on a waiting list for cataract extraction?

scientific article published on 23 December 2009

Can the Gail model increase the predictive value of a positive mammogram in a European population screening setting? Results from a Spanish cohort

scientific article published on 7 November 2012

Changes in FIT values below the threshold of positivity and short-term risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia: Results from a population-based cancer screening program

scientific article published on 10 December 2018

Changes in mammographic density over time and the risk of breast cancer: An observational cohort study

scientific article published on 13 May 2019

Characterization and rapid control of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) outbreak in a renal transplant unit in Spain: The environment matters.

scientific article published on 4 May 2016

Clinical and histologic characteristics of breast cancers in women with previous pathologic diagnosis of benign breast disease in Spain.

scientific article published on 8 March 2018

Clinical and radiological features of breast tumors according to history of false-positive results in mammography screening

scientific article published on 17 August 2013

Comparison of the results of first and second cataract eye surgery

scientific article published on 01 April 1999

Content-based interpretation aids for health-related quality of life measures in clinical practice. An example for the visual function index (VF-14).

scientific article

Correction to: Health care services use among long-term breast cancer survivors: a systematic review

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Corrigendum: Modelling mutational landscapes of human cancers in vitro.

scientific article published on 16 January 2017

Cost Attributable to Nosocomial Bacteremia. Analysis According to Microorganism and Antimicrobial Sensitivity in a University Hospital in Barcelona.

scientific article

Cost and detection rate of glaucoma screening with imaging devices in a primary care center

scientific article published on 16 February 2017

Cost-Effectiveness of the Screening for the Primary Prevention of Fragility Hip Fracture in Spain Using FRAX®

scientific article published on 06 June 2019

Cost-effectiveness and harm-benefit analyses of risk-based screening strategies for breast cancer.

scientific article published on 03 February 2014

Cost-effectiveness of early detection of breast cancer in Catalonia (Spain).

scientific article

Cross-national comparison of screening mammography accuracy measures in U.S., Norway, and Spain.

scientific article

Cumulative risk of breast cancer screening outcomes according to the presence of previous benign breast disease and family history of breast cancer: supporting personalised screening.

scientific article published on 20 April 2017

Cumulative risk of cancer detection in breast cancer screening by protocol strategy

scientific article published on 8 March 2013

Descriptive analysis of childbirth healthcare costs in an area with high levels of immigration in Spain.

scientific article

Detection of incident breast and colorectal cancer cases from an administrative healthcare database in Catalonia, Spain

scientific article published on 04 October 2019

Development of robust discriminant equations for assessing subtypes of glioblastoma biopsies

scientific article

Differences in radiological patterns, tumour characteristics and diagnostic precision between digital mammography and screen-film mammography in four breast cancer screening programmes in Spain

scientific article

Digital breast tomosynthesis compared to diagnostic mammographic projections (including magnification) among women recalled at screening mammography: a systematic review for the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC)

publication published on 05 March 2021

Discontinuation, Efficacy, and Safety of Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer's Disease: a Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of 43 Randomized Clinical Trials Enrolling 16 106 Patients.

scientific article

Discrete-event simulation applied to analysis of waiting lists. Evaluation of a prioritization system for cataract surgery.

scientific article

Does digital mammography suppose an advance in early diagnosis? Trends in performance indicators 6 years after digitalization

scientific article

Economic impact of nosocomial bacteraemia. A comparison of three calculation methods

scientific article

Effect of false-positive results on reattendance at breast cancer screening programmes in Spain.

scientific article

Effect of false-positives and women's characteristics on long-term adherence to breast cancer screening

scientific article published on 27 May 2011

Effect of participation on the cumulative risk of false-positive recall in a breast cancer screening programme.

scientific article

Effect of protocol-related variables and women's characteristics on the cumulative false-positive risk in breast cancer screening.

scientific article published on 23 March 2011

Effect of start age of breast cancer screening mammography on the risk of false-positive results

article published in 2011

Efficacy, safety and variability in pharmacotherapy for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis and meta-regression in over 9000 patients.

scientific article

Eleven-year descriptive analysis of closed court verdicts on medical errors in Spain and Massachusetts.

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Eosinophil count and neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio as prognostic markers in patients with bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article

Estimation of hospital costs of colorectal cancer in Catalonia (Spain)

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

Evaluation of hand hygiene adherence in a tertiary hospital

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Experience in the development of a code of best practices in healthcare

scientific article published on 28 June 2014

Exploring the Association of Cancer and Depression in Electronic Health Records: Combining Encoded Diagnosis and Mining Free-Text Clinical Notes

scientific article published in 2022

Exploring the Role of Breast Density on Cancer Prognosis among Women Attending Population-Based Screening Programmes ⬇️

scientific article published on 27 November 2019

External validation of the PREDICT tool in Spanish women with breast cancer participating in population-based screening programmes

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Factors affecting 5- and 10-year survival of women with breast cancer: An analysis based on a public general hospital in Barcelona

article

Factors that Influence Treatment Delay for Patients with Breast Cancer

scientific article published on 27 November 2020

Gene expression profiling in true interval breast cancer reveals overactivation of the mTOR signaling pathway

scientific article published on 17 December 2013

Geographical variations in the benefit of applying a prioritization system for cataract surgery in different regions of Spain.

scientific article

Guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in injection drug users: status quo in the European Union countries.

scientific article

Health care services use among long-term breast cancer survivors: a systematic review

scientific article published on 09 April 2019

Health services research in patients with breast cancer (CAMISS-prospective): study protocol for an observational prospective study

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Hospital costs of nosocomial multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition ⬇️

scientific article published on May 23, 2012

Hospital emergency department utilisation rates among the immigrant population in Barcelona, Spain

scientific article

Impact of PSA implementation and combined radiation and hormonal therapy (RT+HT) on outcome of prostate cancer patients

scientific article published on 20 July 2009

Impact of a Primary Care intervention on the colorectal cancer early detection programme

scientific article published on 04 April 2019

Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on the survival of patients with breast cancer diagnosed by screening

scientific article published on 24 September 2019

Impact of comorbidity on survival by tumour location: Breast, colorectal and lung cancer (2000-2014).

scientific article published on 3 June 2017

Impact of differences between eyes on binocular measures of vision in patients with cataracts

scientific article published on 03 March 2006

Impact of immigration on the cost of emergency visits in Barcelona (Spain).

scientific article published on 19 January 2007

Impact of intermediate mammography assessment on the likelihood of false-positive results in breast cancer screening programmes ⬇️

scientific article published on September 8, 2011

Impact of risk factors on different interval cancer subtypes in a population-based breast cancer screening programme.

scientific article

Implementation of digital mammography in a population-based breast cancer screening program: effect of screening round on recall rate and cancer detection

scientific article

In a randomized controlled trial, cataract surgery in both eyes increased benefits compared to surgery in one eye only.

scientific article published in February 2006

Incremental cost of nosocomial bacteremia according to the focus of infection and antibiotic sensitivity of the causative microorganism in a university hospital.

scientific article

Inter- and intraradiologist variability in the BI-RADS assessment and breast density categories for screening mammograms

scientific article

Long-Term Prediction of the Demand of Colonoscopies Generated by a Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program.

scientific article

Long-term costs of colorectal cancer treatment in Spain

scientific article

Long-term risk of screen-detected and interval breast cancer after false-positive results at mammography screening: joint analysis of three national cohorts

scientific article published on 19 December 2018

Mammographic and clinical characteristics of different phenotypes of screen-detected and interval breast cancers in a nationwide screening program.

scientific article published on 3 November 2015

Mammographic breast density: How it affects performance indicators in screening programmes?

scientific article published on 15 November 2018

Measuring anticholinergic exposure in patients with dementia: A comparative study of nine anticholinergic risk scales

scientific article published on 2 January 2018

Meat intake, methods and degrees of cooking and breast cancer risk in the MCC-Spain study

article

Medical errors and the apology laws, do we need them?

scientific article published on 2 June 2015

Medicare's DRG-weights in a European environment: the Spanish experience

scientific article published on 01 February 2000

Methods for Development of the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer Guidelines: Recommendations in the Era of Guideline Transparency

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Minimum intravenous thrombolysis utilization rates in acute ischemic stroke to achieve population effects on disability: A discrete-event simulation model.

scientific article

OROS methylphenidate for the treatment of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

scientific article published on August 2009

Outcomes and costs of outpatient and inpatient cataract surgery: a randomised clinical trial

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

P1-132 Description of a nationwide and multidisciplinary project for the evaluation of interval breast cancer rates, determinants and characteristics, in Spain. INCA study

article

P1-307 Higher cancer detection risk in women with a false positive result in breast cancer screening in Spain

article

P1-308 Effect of false-positives and women's characteristics on the long-term attitude towards breast cancer screening

Participation in a colorectal cancer screening programme: influence of the method of contacting the target population

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Patient classification systems and hospital costs of care for knee replacement in 10 European countries

scientific article published on 01 August 2012

Performance measures for in-hospital care of acute ischemic stroke in public hospitals in Chile ⬇️

scientific article published on March 6, 2013

Pharmacological treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with co-morbid drug dependence.

scientific article

Phenotypic characterization and risk factors for interval breast cancers in a population-based breast cancer screening program in Barcelona, Spain

scientific article published on 28 March 2010

Population-based colorectal cancer screening: Interval cancers and relationship with the quantitative faecal immunological for hemoglobin

scientific article published on 23 August 2018

Predicting Future Need Of Resources For Adenoma Surveillance From A Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Through Discrete Event Simulation

scientific article

Predicting the Burden of Knee Arthroplasty Revision Over A 20-Year Horizon

scientific article published on 26 October 2014

Predicting the Burden of Revision Knee Arthroplasty: Simulation of a 20-Year Horizon

scientific article published on 23 April 2016

Prevalence of persistent pain after breast cancer treatment by detection mode among participants in population-based screening programs

scientific article

Reduction in false-positive results after introduction of digital mammography: analysis from four population-based breast cancer screening programs in Spain.

scientific article

Relationship between hospital structural level and length of stay outliers. Implications for hospital payment systems.

scientific article published on May 2004

Relevance of outlier cases in case mix systems and evaluation of trimming methods

scientific article published on 01 February 2003

Resultados de un proyecto multidisciplinar y multifocal para la disminución de la bacteriemia causada por catéter venoso central, en pacientes no críticos, en un hospital universitario

scientific article published on 30 December 2010

Results of a cervical cancer screening programme from an area of Barcelona (Spain) with a large immigrant population.

scientific article published on 12 May 2009

Risk factors for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition. Impact of antibiotic use in a double case–control study

scientific article published on 24 December 2009

Risk factors for severe complications of colonoscopy in screening programs

scientific article published on 08 November 2018

Risk of Breast Cancer in Women with False-Positive Results according to Mammographic Features.

scientific article published on 15 February 2016

Risk of breast cancer after false-positive results in mammographic screening

scientific article published on 25 February 2016

Risk of hospital readmission and associated factors after a positive sample for a multidrug-resistant microorganism

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Short- and long-term survival after stroke in hospitalized patients in Chile: a nationwide 5-year study.

scientific article published on 6 June 2013

Situación de la investigación en el cribado de cáncer de mama en España: implicaciones para la prevención

scholarly article

Summary statement on screening for prostate cancer in Europe

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Survival and Disease-Free Survival by Breast Density and Phenotype in Interval Breast Cancers

scientific article published on 31 May 2018

The cumulative risk of false-positive results in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program: updated results

scientific article published on 20 August 2013

The day hospital: analysis of results, costs and management of pneumology resources

scientific article published on 06 November 2012

The effect of information about the benefits and harms of mammography on women's decision-making: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

The effect of smoking on prostate cancer survival: a cohort analysis in Barcelona

scientific article published on 01 July 2015

The psychological impact of a false-positive screening mammogram in Barcelona.

scientific article published in December 2012

Time-trend and variations in the proportion of second-eye cataract surgery

scientific article

Trends in detection of invasive cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ at biennial screening mammography in Spain: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article

Trends in hormone therapy use before and after publication of the Women's Health Initiative trial: 10 years of follow-up.

scientific article published in September 2009

Trends in the pharmacological treatment of osteoporosis in Spain from 2000 to 2008.

scientific article

Tumor phenotype and breast density in distinct categories of interval cancer: results of population-based mammography screening in Spain

scientific article published on 10 January 2014

Unmet needs and waiting list prioritization for knee arthroplasty

scientific article

Unmet needs for cataract surgery in Spain according to indication criteria. Evaluation through a simulation model.

scientific article

Utilization of screening mammography as a preventive practice prior to initiating a population-based breast cancer screening program

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

Variability of breast surgery in women participating in breast cancer screening programs

scientific article published on 09 December 2018

Wide social participation in prioritizing patients on waiting lists for joint replacement: a conjoint analysis

scientific article published on 25 March 2008

Work, family and social environment in patients with Fibromyalgia in Spain: an epidemiological study: EPIFFAC study

scientific article

[Analysis of drug-related problems in a tertiary university hospital in Barcelona (Spain)]

scientific article published on 07 May 2018

[Assessing the economic impact of adverse events in Spanish hospitals by using administrative data].

scientific article

[Comment. Use of hospital accident and emergency departments. The importance of users' perspective]

scientific article published on 01 March 2006

[Development and validation of an algorithm to identify cancer recurrences from hospital data bases].

scientific article

[Evaluation of the impact of the introduction of a functional knee arthroplasty unit]

scientific article published on 21 June 2009

[Impact of the distinct diagnostic criteria used in population-based studies on estimation of the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis]

scientific article published on 11 September 2009

[Reflections on practices for early cancer diagnosis in Spain]

scientific article published on 14 March 2009

[Responsibility for reporting adverse events: can notifying health professional be assured?]

scientific article published on 07 March 2012

[Results of a study on populational colorectal cancer screening]

scientific article published on 06 February 2009

[Social and clinical determinants of the use of health services in women with breast cancer (Cohort DAMA)]

scientific article published on 19 July 2018

[Variations in the diagnostic confirmation process between breast cancer mass screening units].

scientific article published on 29 April 2016

List of works by Xavier Castells

A new risk of bias checklist applicable to randomized trials, observational studies, and systematic reviews was developed and validated to be used for systematic reviews focusing on drug adverse events.

A randomized controlled trial comparing three invitation strategies in a breast cancer screening program

A retrospective review of medical errors adjudicated in court between 2002 and 2012 in Spain

A systematic review and quality assessment of individualised breast cancer risk prediction models

Adherence to follow-up in high-risk adenoma patients diagnosed by, and excluded from the Barcelona colorectal cancer screening programme

Aggressiveness features and outcomes of true interval cancers: comparison between screen-detected and symptom-detected cancers

Analysis of barriers and legal-ethical opportunities for disclosure and apology for medical errors in Spain

Analysis of participant satisfaction in the Barcelona colorectal cancer screening programme: Positive evaluation of the community pharmacy

Association between radiologists' experience and accuracy in interpreting screening mammograms

Association between socioeconomic deprivation and colorectal cancer screening outcomes: Low uptake rates among the most and least deprived people.

Association between visual impairment and patient-reported visual disability at different stages of cataract surgery

Biomarkers expression in benign breast diseases and risk of subsequent breast cancer: a case-control study

Breast cancer detection risk in screening mammography after a false-positive result

Breast cancer risk after diagnosis by screening mammography of nonproliferative or proliferative benign breast disease: a study from a population-based screening program.

Breast density, benign breast disease, and risk of breast cancer over time

Budget impact analysis of switching to digital mammography in a population-based breast cancer screening program: a discrete event simulation model

Can an appropriateness evaluation tool be used to prioritize patients on a waiting list for cataract extraction?

Can the Gail model increase the predictive value of a positive mammogram in a European population screening setting? Results from a Spanish cohort

Changes in FIT values below the threshold of positivity and short-term risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia: Results from a population-based cancer screening program

Changes in mammographic density over time and the risk of breast cancer: An observational cohort study

Characterization and rapid control of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) outbreak in a renal transplant unit in Spain: The environment matters.

Clinical and histologic characteristics of breast cancers in women with previous pathologic diagnosis of benign breast disease in Spain.

Clinical and radiological features of breast tumors according to history of false-positive results in mammography screening

Comparison of the results of first and second cataract eye surgery

Content-based interpretation aids for health-related quality of life measures in clinical practice. An example for the visual function index (VF-14).

Correction to: Health care services use among long-term breast cancer survivors: a systematic review

Corrigendum: Modelling mutational landscapes of human cancers in vitro.

Cost Attributable to Nosocomial Bacteremia. Analysis According to Microorganism and Antimicrobial Sensitivity in a University Hospital in Barcelona.

Cost and detection rate of glaucoma screening with imaging devices in a primary care center

Cost-Effectiveness of the Screening for the Primary Prevention of Fragility Hip Fracture in Spain Using FRAX®

Cost-effectiveness and harm-benefit analyses of risk-based screening strategies for breast cancer.

Cost-effectiveness of early detection of breast cancer in Catalonia (Spain).

Cross-national comparison of screening mammography accuracy measures in U.S., Norway, and Spain.

Cumulative risk of breast cancer screening outcomes according to the presence of previous benign breast disease and family history of breast cancer: supporting personalised screening.

Cumulative risk of cancer detection in breast cancer screening by protocol strategy

Descriptive analysis of childbirth healthcare costs in an area with high levels of immigration in Spain.

Detection of incident breast and colorectal cancer cases from an administrative healthcare database in Catalonia, Spain

Development of robust discriminant equations for assessing subtypes of glioblastoma biopsies

Differences in radiological patterns, tumour characteristics and diagnostic precision between digital mammography and screen-film mammography in four breast cancer screening programmes in Spain

Digital breast tomosynthesis compared to diagnostic mammographic projections (including magnification) among women recalled at screening mammography: a systematic review for the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC)

Discontinuation, Efficacy, and Safety of Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer's Disease: a Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of 43 Randomized Clinical Trials Enrolling 16 106 Patients.

Discrete-event simulation applied to analysis of waiting lists. Evaluation of a prioritization system for cataract surgery.

Does digital mammography suppose an advance in early diagnosis? Trends in performance indicators 6 years after digitalization

Economic impact of nosocomial bacteraemia. A comparison of three calculation methods

Effect of false-positive results on reattendance at breast cancer screening programmes in Spain.

Effect of false-positives and women's characteristics on long-term adherence to breast cancer screening

Effect of participation on the cumulative risk of false-positive recall in a breast cancer screening programme.

Effect of protocol-related variables and women's characteristics on the cumulative false-positive risk in breast cancer screening.

Effect of start age of breast cancer screening mammography on the risk of false-positive results

Efficacy, safety and variability in pharmacotherapy for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis and meta-regression in over 9000 patients.

Eleven-year descriptive analysis of closed court verdicts on medical errors in Spain and Massachusetts.

Eosinophil count and neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio as prognostic markers in patients with bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study

Estimation of hospital costs of colorectal cancer in Catalonia (Spain)

Evaluation of hand hygiene adherence in a tertiary hospital

Experience in the development of a code of best practices in healthcare

Exploring the Association of Cancer and Depression in Electronic Health Records: Combining Encoded Diagnosis and Mining Free-Text Clinical Notes

Exploring the Role of Breast Density on Cancer Prognosis among Women Attending Population-Based Screening Programmes ⬇️

External validation of the PREDICT tool in Spanish women with breast cancer participating in population-based screening programmes

Factors affecting 5- and 10-year survival of women with breast cancer: An analysis based on a public general hospital in Barcelona

Factors that Influence Treatment Delay for Patients with Breast Cancer

Gene expression profiling in true interval breast cancer reveals overactivation of the mTOR signaling pathway

Geographical variations in the benefit of applying a prioritization system for cataract surgery in different regions of Spain.

Guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in injection drug users: status quo in the European Union countries.

Health care services use among long-term breast cancer survivors: a systematic review

Health services research in patients with breast cancer (CAMISS-prospective): study protocol for an observational prospective study

Hospital costs of nosocomial multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition ⬇️

Hospital emergency department utilisation rates among the immigrant population in Barcelona, Spain

Impact of PSA implementation and combined radiation and hormonal therapy (RT+HT) on outcome of prostate cancer patients

Impact of a Primary Care intervention on the colorectal cancer early detection programme

Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on the survival of patients with breast cancer diagnosed by screening

Impact of comorbidity on survival by tumour location: Breast, colorectal and lung cancer (2000-2014).

Impact of differences between eyes on binocular measures of vision in patients with cataracts

Impact of immigration on the cost of emergency visits in Barcelona (Spain).

Impact of intermediate mammography assessment on the likelihood of false-positive results in breast cancer screening programmes ⬇️

Impact of risk factors on different interval cancer subtypes in a population-based breast cancer screening programme.

Implementation of digital mammography in a population-based breast cancer screening program: effect of screening round on recall rate and cancer detection

In a randomized controlled trial, cataract surgery in both eyes increased benefits compared to surgery in one eye only.

Incremental cost of nosocomial bacteremia according to the focus of infection and antibiotic sensitivity of the causative microorganism in a university hospital.

Inter- and intraradiologist variability in the BI-RADS assessment and breast density categories for screening mammograms