Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial
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A descriptive prospective study of palliative sedation (PS) records during a one year period after starting the PS protocol. ⋯ 1) The application of a PS Protocol and the availability of a hospital PCST and an Ethical Care Committee favored a safe (correct) use of PS in a hospital lacking a palliative care unit (PCU), and a homogeneous data registry for their analysis, with quality criteria similar to those offered by a PCU. 2) We have detected areas of improvement that will be applied in the second version of our protocol.
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Short-stay units (SSUs) have been developed as an alternative to conventional hospitalisation. The aim of this study is to analyse the impact of short-stay units on the quality of medical care in Spain. ⋯ SSUs may be able to effectively improve clinical care in selected patients, and may help to shorten overall length of stay. Further research is needed in order to define their exact role and to establish their optimal model.