Emergencias
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Observational Study
Deaths in hospital emergency departments in Aragon: patient characteristics and association with comorbidity.
To describe the clinical and personal characteristics of patients who died in hospital emergency departments in Aragon, Spain, and explore associations with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). ⋯ Patients who die in Aragon's emergency departments have high levels of comorbidity. A large proportion of patients are of advanced age. Polypharmacy and advanced chronic conditions are common. We stress the need to implement emergency department approaches to ongoing and palliative care for this group, which is growing as the population ages.
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Observational Study
Seriousness of medication reconciliation errors in patients of advanced age in the emergency department.
To analyze the seriousness of medication reconciliation errors (MREs) in the treatment of older patients admitted to an emergency department's acute geriatric unit. To identify and describe discrepancies, including the drug groups involved, and to explore risk factors. ⋯ MREs were common but not serious, and the injuries caused were reversible.
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Activated charcoal in suspension contains 600 mg/mL of sucrose. We aimed to assess the impact of an activated charcoal suspension on blood glucose levels in patients with acute medication poisoning. ⋯ Activated charcoal induces an increase in blood glucose level that is statistically but not clinically significant. The increase is comparable to the increase after breakfast.