Medicina intensiva
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Observational Study
Alcohol and/or drug abuse favors trauma recurrence and reduces the trauma-free period.
A study is made of the influence of alcohol and/or drug abuse upon traumatismo recurrence, with an analysis of the influence of such abuse upon the time to appearance of first injury in patients without antecedents of trauma. ⋯ Alcohol and/or drug abuse increases the likelihood of recurrent trauma and may shorten the mean trauma-free period among patients without a history of trauma by almost 15 years.
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Observational Study
Application of Medical Information Systems for the detection of high risk patients: rapid care alerts. Pilot study of the ARA-Son Llàtzer Project.
To describe the implementation of a Medical Information System (MIS) in the Critical Care Departament (CCD). ⋯ The MIS could be a complimentary tool in the activity of the CCD to improve the prognosis of hospitalized patients.
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Letter Case Reports
[Pasteurella multocida septic shock in a previously healthy man].
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Comparative Study
Impact of a new model of intensive care medicine upon healthcare in a department of intensive care medicine.
To evaluate a new organizational model in an intensive care unit, with the implementation of early warning systems and a support unit. ⋯ There has been an increase in the number of patients seen in our DICM, with a decrease in the patients admitted to the conventional ICU. Patients now admitted to the ICU are more seriously ill, require a greater level of intervention, and give rise to an increase in the mean duration of stay in the ICU.