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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Immobilization/methods , Immobilization/statistics & numerical data , Fracture Fixation/methods , Fracture Fixation/trends , Ferula/trends , Ferula , Multiple Trauma/diagnosis , Cumulative Trauma Disorders/diagnosis , Transportation of Patients , Immobilization/instrumentation , Hypothermia/prevention & control , Fractures, Bone/diagnosis , Fractures, Bone/epidemiology , Transportation of Patients/organization & administration , Transportation of Patients/standardsABSTRACT
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Aged , Male , Humans , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal , Myocardial InfarctionABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To study the level of concordance between the reactive strip, urine sediment and culture, and their sensitivity, specificity and predictive values. DESIGN: Crossover study. SETTING: Sotrondio and Laviana Health Centres, Asturias. PARTICIPANTS: Diabetics of 14 or over included in the procedure. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: A total of 165 analytical samples of blood and urine were studied. The variables were: age, sex, reactive strip (RS) of urine, sediment (S), binomial concordance of reactive strip-sediment (RS-S), culture (C) and metabolic control. The level of concordance between the variables was found through the Kappa index. Very high concordance was obtained in the RS-S and C comparisons (K = 0.49). The analysis of the variable RS-S displayed sensitivity of 66% and specificity of 87%. CONCLUSIONS: Finding a low concordance between reactive strip, sediment and culture suggests their non-exclusive character. The importance of requesting urine sediment instead of the reactive strip for diabetics is indicated. Urine culture could well be included in the diabetic protocol.