Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial
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To describe the tools (audit procedure and Checklist) designed to ensure the correct implementation of the Ebola Virus Disease Guidelines in a hospital emergency department. ⋯ This approach ensures that Ebola Guidelines were applied, with greater guarantees for patients and hospital professionals.
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To determine the professional quality of life in the workers of the Toledo Primary Care Health Area and to analyse its components. ⋯ The professional quality of life in the workers of the Toledo Primary Care Health Area is similar to that of other Spanish Health Areas, even in a time of economic crisis. The intrinsic motivation of the professionals is very high, in contrast with their high perception of workload and their low perception of management support.
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To determine and analyse the expectations, needs and experiences of relatives of critically ill patients as regards medical information and the level of their understanding. To find keys for improving communication and to draw up best practices in clinical information. ⋯ There is divergence between what families expect and what they get as regards medical information. To know the expectations of the families will help to provide higher quality care and more humane treatment in the ICU.
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Observational Study
[Unplanned extubation in ICU, and the relevance of non-dependent patient variables the quality of care].
To evaluate, for a consecutive year, the magnitude of unplanned extubation, looking for non-dependent patient variables. ⋯ Unplanned extubation occurs most frequently in a given time slot of the day, may play a role in the spatial location of the patient; occurs most often in patients who are in the process of weaning from mechanical ventilation, and develop greater VAP.