Emergencias
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Observational Study
Predictors of revisits within 1 year by patients after acute COVID-19: the HUBCOVID365 cohort study.
To analyze the frequencies of 3 types of hospital revisits by patients after treatment for COVID-19 in the emergency department. ⋯ Fewer than half the total number of emergency department revisits after initial care for COVID-19 were related to the novel coronavirus infection. Revisits occurred more often in the first 30 days after discharge. Later COVID-19-related revisits were uncommon, but given the large number of patients with this infection, such visits can be expected.
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To analyze whether current medical residency training programs in Spain foster the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable specialists to provide emergency and urgent medical care. ⋯ Currently available residency training in Spain does not provide appropriate preparation for practicing emergency medicine. Emergency medicine has its own body of theory and settings for practice that differ from those of other specialties. Therefore, at present there is a training gap in Spain that should be filled by creating a specialization in emergency medicine.
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To analyze the characteristics of superior court decisions in litigation or administrative procedures for medical malpractice claims involving urgent care settings in the Spanish national health service. ⋯ In medical and other health-care malpractice cases, the majority of claims (about 64%) are dismissed. This finding, unreported until now, may help to contain the overestimation of risk of liability in urgent medical care. It also reinforces the need to provide medical practitioners with more training regarding the legal aspects of health care.