Emergencias
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To evaluate the level of agreement between hematologists and emergency medicine physicians regarding the best clinical practices for managing bleeding and anticoagulant reversal. ⋯ The points of consensus were generally in line with clinical practice guidelines, but the Delphi process revealed that there are aspects of the clinical management of bleeding that require unified criteria. The need for specific antidotes for direct-acting oral anticoagulants was emphasized.
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
[Intervention to reduce the impact of light and noise on sleep in an emergency department observation area].
To study quality of patient rest before and after an intervention to reduce nighttime light and noise in the emergency department observation area of an urban hospital. ⋯ Nighttime rest in emergency department observation areas is affected by ambient light and noise more than by other variables. Reducing light and noise at night can measurably improve patients' rest.
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To analyze and compare measurements of spine kinematics during prehospital emergency responders' placement of a patient on a spinal backboard or a scoop stretcher. ⋯ Less misalignment occurs during placement on the scoop stretcher than on the spinal backboard.
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Editorial Comment
Acute heart failure in Spain: certainties and uncertainties.