Emergencias
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Ethyl chloride aerosol spray for local anesthesia before arterial puncture: randomized placebo-controlled trial].
To compare the efficacy of an ethyl chloride aerosol spray to a placebo spray applied in the emergency department to the skin to reduce pain from arterial puncture for blood gas analysis. ⋯ Topical application of an ethyl chloride spray did not reduce pain caused by arterial puncture.
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Acute heart failure (AHF) has become a public health problem of the first magnitude: it is the main cause of emergencies and hospitalization in patients over the age of 65. Various guidelines for managing AHF have been drafted in recent years, yet we continue to see high readmission and mortality rates. ⋯ Few studies have analyzed precipitating factors in AHF and their role in prognosis. This review analyzes the prevalence of precipitating factors and their relation to readmission and mortality.
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Multicenter Study
[Competence of triage nurses in hospital emergency departments].
To identify associations between sociodemographic characteristics variables and competence levels of triage nurses in hospital emergency departments. ⋯ The competence of triage nurses and their perception of confidence when performing triage increases with emergency department experience and training.
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Comparative Study
[Before-after study of the effect of implementing a sepsis code for emergency departments in the community of Aragon].
To study the effect of an emergency department sepsis code on the degree of compliance with measures recommended by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign and short-term mortality in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Aragon. ⋯ Use of a sepsis code led to short-term improvement in how often the measures recommended by a sepsis survival campaign were put into practice.