Emergencias
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Multicenter Study
Implementation of the Spanish Triage System in the emergency departments of public health service hospitals in Andalusia, Spain.
To describe the process of implementing the Spanish Triage System (SET, in its Spanish abbreviation) in nonspecialist hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the public health service. ⋯ Implementing a structured triage approach like SET is a gradual process. Quality indicators must be followed over time so that the impact of a triage system on ED care processes can be assessed.
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To assess the diagnostic yield of point-of-care ultrasound imaging in patients suspected of having noncritical severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection but no apparent changes on a chest radiograph. ⋯ Point-of-care lung ultrasound could be useful for the diagnosis of noncritical SARS-CoV-2 infection when chest radiographs are inconclusive.
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To identify factors associated with worsening renal function (WRF) and explore associations with higher mortality in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). ⋯ AHF with WRF in the first 48 hours after ED care is associated with higher mortality, especially in the first trimester after the emergency.
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To analyze the impact of a local football team's matches on patient demand for hospital emergency department care in Bilbao, in the Spanish province of Biscay. ⋯ The impact of football on the number of visits to our hospital emergency department was modest, except during important away matches.