Incidencia de úlceras por presión en una unidad geriátrica de recuperación funcional: estudio de series cronológicas / The incidence of pressure ulcers at a geriatric functional recovery unit: a time series study

Objetivos: Describir y analizar la incidencia de úlceras por presión (UPP) en una unidad geriátrica de recuperación funcional de un hospital geriátrico y examinar los posibles factores de riesgo. Métodos: Estudio retrospectivo de dos series cronológicas de incidencia de UPP en la unidad geriátrica, de media estancia o convalecencia. Conformaron las dos series todos los pacientes ingresados consecutivamente en los dos periodos de estudio (n = 241). Se consideró UPP incidente o intrahospitalaria aquella que se produjo a partir de las 48 horas desde el ingreso (fórmula de cálculo: Pacientes que han desarrollado una UPP en el hospital × 100/ pacientes ingresados más de 2 días). Se realizó un análisis descriptivo de las variables recogidas y comparaciones mediante la prueba de la χ2 o el test exacto de Fisher, según correspondiera. Resultados: La incidencia acumulada para el primer periodo fue del 23%, IC 95% = 15,8-31,4 y en el segundo, del 23,5%, IC 95% = 15,9-31,2; no se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas. Se obtuvo una tasa de incidencia de 3,4 por 1000 pacientes/día en el primer periodo y de 4,6 por 1000 pacientes/ día en el segundo, lo que supone una razón de tasas de 0,857, IC 95% = 0,49-1,5. No hubo diferencias en el RR de desarrollar UPP en función del periodo por cada variable, a excepción del diagnóstico de problemas musculoesqueléticos donde los pacientes con este problema en el segundo grupo tuvieron un riesgo relativo (RR) = 3,3, IC 95% = 1,1-10,9. Conclusiones: Este estudio ha permitido determinar la incidencia de UPP y sus factores de riesgo en una unidad de recuperación funcional de un hospital geriátrico, resultado epidemiológico apenas identificado en la literatura y de gran importancia para poder abordar mejoras en la calidad del cuidado del paciente anciano (AU)

Objectives: To describe and analyze the incidence of pressure ulcers (PU) at the geriatric functional recovery unit of a geriatric hospital, along with the possible risk factors. Methods: a retrospective time series study conducted at a mid-stay or convalescence geriatric unit to examine the incidence of PU. Two study periods were examined between 2012 and 2013. The data comprised all patients consecutively admitted during both study periods, n=241. The occurrence of a PU or hospital-acquired pressure ulcer was considered as a lesion that occurred > 48 hours after admission (the formula used for calculation was: patients who have developed a PU at the hospital × 100 / patients admitted for more than two days). A descriptive analysis was performed of the gathered variables and these were compared using the Chi-Squared test or the Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate. Results: the accumulated incidence for the first study period was 23%, 95% CI=15.8-31.4, whereas during the second period this was 23.5%, 95% CI=15.9-31.2. No statistically significant differences were found. An incidence rate of 3.4 per 1,000 patients / day was obtained during the first period and of 4.6 per 1,000 patients / day during the second period, equaling a rate of 0.857, 95% CI=0.49-1.5. There were no differences in the RR of developing PU according to the period for each variable, with the exception of the diagnosis of muscle-skeletal problems; patients in the second group who had this ailment obtained a RR of 3.3, 95% CI=1.1-10.9. conclusions: This study has enabled us to determine the incidence of PU and their risk factors at the functional recovery unit of a geriatric hospital. To date, there is scarce epidemiological data on this population. However, further studies on this topic are necessary in order to continue improving the quality of care for older patients (AU)

Incidencia de lesiones por presión en unidades de cuidados intensivos pediátricas y neonatales: Revisión sistemática (2000-2016) / Pressure injury incidence in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units: Systematic review (2000-2016)

OBJETIVOS: Describir la incidencia de lesiones por presión (LPP) en pacientes pediátricos atendidos en unidades de críticos, así como diferentes variables relacionadas con la metodología de su cálculo. INTRODUCCIÓN: Las LPP constituyen un serio problema de salud con importantes repercusiones en los pacientes que las sufren. Las UCI pediátricas (UCIP) y neonatales (UCIN) atienden a pacientes en alto riesgo para el desarrollo de LPP. Existen pocos datos sistematizados acerca de la incidencia y variables definitorias de LPP en UCIP y UCIN. MÉTODOS: Revisión sistemática de la literatura científica publicada entre el 1 de enero de 2000 y el 31 de diciembre de 2016, que incluía artículos que reportaban datos sobre incidencia en UCIP o UCIN. Se han incluido trabajos que notifican datos sobre LPP relacionadas con el apoyo, con o sin lesiones relacionadas con dispositivos sanitarios; se han excluido los artículos que incluían exclusivamente datos de lesiones relacionadas con dispositivos sanitarios. RESULTADOS: La revisión sistemática ha permitido identificar 27 artículos con un total de 53 reportes de incidencia con información sobre 15 587 pacientes. En el caso de las UCIP, la mediana de la incidencia de lesiones por presión es del 19,4% en los trabajos prospectivos que no incluyen de manera implícita lesiones por presión relacionadas con dispositivos sanitarios y del 16,97% en los que incluyen a la vez lesiones relacionadas con dispositivos sanitarios y lesiones por presión por apoyo de los pacientes. En el caso de las UCIN encontramos unos valores del 3,9% y del 23,58%. CONCLUSIONES: Los resultados del presente trabajo permiten definir el alcance de la incidencia de las LPP en pacientes críticos pediátricos y resaltan aspectos relacionados con la metodología utilizada para su cálculo

AIMS: To describe the incidence and main characteristics of pressure injuries in pediatric patients in intensive care units and some variables related to the methodology for pressure injury incidence calculation. BACKGROUND: Pressure injuries (PI) represent a serious health problem with major consequences for the patients affected. Neonatal and pediatric ICU (NICU) (PICU) care for patients at high risk of developing pressure injuries. There is a paucity of systematic data on the incidence and defining variables of injuries in PICU and NICU. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of the literature published between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2016, including articles reporting data on the incidence of these injuries in PICU or NICU. We included studies reporting data on pressure injuries related to position, with or without injuries related to medical devices; we excluded studies which only reported data on pressure injuries related to medical devices. FINDINGS: We identified 27 articles with a total of 53 reports on incidence and information on 15,587 patients. In the case of PICU, the mean incidence of PI was 19.4% in prospective studies that did not implicitly include PI related to medical devices, and 16.97% in those which included pressure injuries related both to medical devices and position. For NICU, we found values of 3.9% and 23.58% respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study shed light on the incidence of pressure injuries in pediatric intensive care patients and highlight aspects related to the methodology used for the calculation of PI incidence

Undergraduate Nursing Students' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills Related to Children's Environmental Health.

BACKGROUND: Nurses are in a privileged position to detect environmental risks among children. The objective was to determine attitudes, knowledge, and skills related to children's environmental health in undergraduate nursing students. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was designed in eight universities (n = 2,462) from September 2017 to June 2018. Descriptive values and multivariate analysis of variance were calculated using three questionnaires. RESULTS: Of the total 2,462 students in the sample, 2,155 had a good attitude regarding addressing children's environmental health problems, 501 had good knowledge, and 1,162 had good skills. Students who had attended a session on sustainability more than 3 months prior had a better attitude (9.93%), knowledge (11.16%), and skills (3.82%). Second course students and men had better environmental competency (p < .001). CONCLUSION: Undergraduate nursing students have good attitudes; however, they lack knowledge and skills. There is a need to include children's environmental health in nursing curricula. [J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(7):401-408.].

Epidemiology of venous leg ulcers in primary health care: Incidence and prevalence in a health centre-A time series study (2010-2014).

The aims of the study were to describe and analyse the temporal trend of the prevalence and incidence of venous leg ulcers (VLU) over the years 2010 to 2014, to determine healing times and temporal trends in the study period, and to evaluate related aspects such as the use of the Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) in a primary care health centre. This was a retrospective study based on a time series (years 2010-2014) of the prevalence and incidence of VLUs in people aged over 40 years in a primary care centre in Barcelona City. We reviewed 3920 electronic health records selecting patients, per year (2010-2014), with VLUs based on the ICD-10 diagnoses. For prevalence, we took into account any patient with an active VLU in the year of study. For incidence, we took into account patients with a new VLU in the year of study. A descriptive analysis was carried out based on each of the collected variables. The variables were examined according to the years of study (time series) by one-factor analysis of variance (anova) or Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test, as appropriate. A survival analysis by Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank test was also performed. A total of 139 patients met the VLU criteria. Among them, only 79.2% were classified as having a VLU and had a correct ICD diagnosis. The prevalence and incidence increased over the years, doubling in patients aged over 65 years. Incidence increased from 0.5 new cases per 1000 people/year in 2010 to 1 new case for every 1000 people/year in 2014. Moreover, the prevalence ranged between 0.8 and 2.2 patients with VLU for every 1000 people/year. During the study period, a total of 84.2% of the VLUs healed (117/139 VLU). Regarding average annual time to healing, the trend indicates that lesions took less time to heal (Kruskal-Wallis test, P = 0.004), ranging between 453,9 weeks in 2005 to 19 weeks in 2014. The use of ABPI also evolved and was found to be increasingly performed prior to the appearance of the lesion. The epidemiological profile of people affected by VLUs continues to be, mainly, that of women of an advanced age, over 70 years. The frequency of VLU occurrence rose continually over the years, but healing took less time, and use of ABPI improved. Assigning a reference nurse in the wounds unit and the organisational structure around this problem may have an influence on improving care and the approach to these types of lesions.

Clasificaciones de lesiones en pie diabético II. El problema permanece / Diabetic foot Classifications II. The problem remains

Introducción: Se han publicado diversos sistemas de clasificación para las lesiones de pie diabético, si bien ninguno de los propuestos ha sido asumido por la comunidad científica como el sistema a utilizar por todos, y esto es debido a múltiples razones. Objetivos: Dar visibilidad a los nuevos sistemas de clasificación de pie diabético surgidos en los últimos años, además de poder contrastarlos con los sistemas ya conocidos anteriormente. Material y método: Búsqueda bibliográfica en las bases de datos SCOPUS, PubMed/Medline, WOS, CINHAL, Cochrane y CUIDEN. La ecuación de búsqueda utilizada fue la combinación booleana de los términos MeSH "diabetic foot AND classification". La búsqueda se realizó entre el 1 febrero de 2018 y el 30 marzo de 2018. Resultados: Existen 25 sistemas de clasificación de úlceras de pie diabético, que se pueden dividir en sistemas de clasificación-severidad de la lesión o sistemas de predicción de curación-amputación. Muy pocos sistemas han sido validados adecuadamente. Conclusiones: La elección del sistema de pie diabético a utilizar va a estar condicionada por aspectos como el ámbito asistencial, los recursos disponibles o los objetivos que se persiguen. En los últimos años se prefiere el uso de sistemas con enfoque predictivo frente a los sistemas con enfoque descriptivo

Introduction: Various classification systems have been published for diabetic foot ulcers, although none of the proposed systems has been accepted by the scientific community as the system to be used by all, and this is due to multiple reasons. Objectives: To give visibility to the new systems of diabetic foot classification that have emerged in recent years, as well as to compare them with the systems already known previously. Methods: Bibliographic search in the SCOPUS, Pubmed/Medline, WOS, CINHAL, Cochrane and CUIDEN databases. The search equation used was the boolean combination of the MeSH terms "diabetic foot AND classification". The search was conducted between 1 February 2018 and 30 March 2018. Results: There are 25 classification systems for diabetic foot ulcers, which can be divided into classification-severity systems or healing-amputation prediction systems. Very few systems have been properly validated. Conclusions: The choice of the diabetic foot system to be used will be conditioned by aspects such as the assistencial scene, the available resources or the objectives pursued. In recent years, the use of systems with a predictive approach has been preferred over systems with a descriptive approach

Una contribución al conocimiento del contexto histórico de las úlceras por presión / A contribution to the historic framework of pressure ulcers

A través de una revisión narrativa, los autores revisan elementos clave relacionados con la historia de las úlceras por presión y su contexto, desde la Edad Antigua, el Renacimiento, el siglo xix hasta la edad moderna

Through a narrative review, the authors review key facts related with the history of pressure ulcers and their framework, from ancient age, Renaissance, xix's century up to the modern age

El impacto económico de las lesiones por presión. Revisión bibliográfica integrativa / Economic impact of pressure ulcers. An integrative review

Las lesiones por presión son un importante problema de salud con una gran repercusión epidemiológica y un gran impacto a nivel de salud y calidad de vida que genera importantes costes para las personas, instituciones y sistemas de salud. A pesar de la importancia económica del problema de las lesiones por presión, prácticamente no existe información sistematizada acerca de las diferentes dimensiones de su coste. Para cubrir esta falta de información se planteó la realización de una revisión integrativa acerca de la dimensión económica del problema de las lesiones por presión. Se han identificado y analizado 89 documentos con información económica acerca del problema de las lesiones por presión. La información se ha sistematizado basándose en los siguientes apartados: tiempo necesario para la cicatrización, impacto en las estancias hospitalarias, costes relacionados con la seguridad de los pacientes, impacto en los grupos relacionados de diagnóstico, coste total, coste por episodio, por tipo de tratamiento, de las complicaciones, de las demandas legales, de los años de vida ganados ajustados a calidad de vida, en pacientes lesionados medulares y con otras condiciones, y los costes de medidas preventivas

Pressure Lesions are an important health problem with a great epidemiological impact that affects the health status and quality of life producing important expenses for persons, healthcare institutions and health systems. There is not available systematized information about the different cost components of pressure lesions although the important economic dimension of such problem. In order to cover this lack of systematized information we performed an integrative review about the economic dimension of pressure lesions. We have identified and analyzed 89 documents with economic information about pressure lesions problem. Information has been systematized according with the next categories: time for healing, cost of additional hospital stays, costs related with safety of patients, DRG costs, total cost of treatment, episode’s cost, by type of treatment, related with complications, QALYs, costs in spinal cord patients and in patients with other conditions and global prevention costs

Validation of the Spanish Version of the ICECAP-O for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.

BACKGROUND: Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important for a chronic disease, such as dementia, which impairs the quality of life of affected patients in addition to their length of life. This is important in the context of economic evaluations when interventions do not (only) affect HRQoL and these other factors also affect overall quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To validate the Spanish translation of the ICECAP-O's capability to measure Health-related quality of life in elderly with dementia who live in nursing homes. METHOD: Cross-sectional study. For 217 residents living in 8 Spanish nursing homes, questionnaires were completed by nursing professionals serving as proxy respondents. We analyzed the internal consistency and other psychometric properties. We investigated the convergent validity of the ICECAP-O with other HRQoL instruments, the EQ-5D extended with a cognitive dimension (EQ-5D+C), the Alzheimer's Disease Related Quality of Life (ADRQL) measures, and the Barthel Index measure of activities of daily living (ADL). RESULTS: The ICECAP-O presents satisfactory internal consistency (alpha 0.820). The factorial analysis indicated a structure of five principal dimensions that explain 66.57% of the total variance. Convergent validity between the ICECAP-O, EQ-5D+C, ADRQL, and Barthel Index scores was moderate to good (with correlations of 0.62, 0.61, and 0.68, respectively), but differed between dimensions of the instruments. Discriminant validity was confirmed by finding differences in ICECAP-O scores between subgroups based on ADL scores (0.70 low, 0.59 medium, and 0.39 high level care), dementia severity (0.72 mild, 0.63 medium, and 0.50 severe), and ages (0.59 below 75 years and 0.84 above 75 years). CONCLUSIONS: This study presented the first use of a Spanish version of the ICECAP-O. The results indicate that the ICECAP-O appears to be a reliable Health-related quality of life measurement instrument showing good convergent and discriminant validity for people with dementia.

Las úlceras por presión como problema de seguridad del paciente / Pressure ulcers as a safety patient problema

Hoy en día, la seguridad de los pacientes es una prioridad para los sistemas de salud. Las úlceras por presión son un importante problema de salud que produce daño en los pacientes y que son evitables en un alto porcentaje de casos. Se revisan en el presente artículo aspectos conceptuales y metodológicos acerca de las úlceras por presión como problema de seguridad de los pacientes, su impacto entre los diferentes eventos adversos, así como diferentes iniciativas institucionales acerca de estas dentro del contexto de la seguridad de los pacientes y los eventos adversos

Nowadays patient’s safety is a priority for Healthcare Systems. Pressure Ulcers are an important health problem that produce harm in patients and are avoidable in a high percentage of cases. We review in the current paper conceptual and methodological issues related with pressure ulcers as a safety problem in patients, their impact between the different adverse events as well as different institutional approaches about pressure ulcers in the framework of the safety of patients and adverse events

Complications of Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The use of venous catheters is a widespread practice, especially in oncological and oncohematological units. The objective of this study was to evaluate the complications associated with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in a cohort of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, we included all patient carrying PICCs (n = 603) inserted at our institute between October 2010 and December 2013. The main variables collected were medical diagnosis, catheter care, location, duration of catheterization, reasons for catheter removal, complications, and nursing care. Complications were classified as infection, thrombosis, phlebitis, migration, edema, and/or ecchymosis. RESULTS: All patients were treated according to the same "nursing care" protocol. The incidence rate of complications was two cases per 1000 days of catheter duration. The most relevant complications were infection and thrombosis, both with an incidence of 0.17 cases per 1000 days of the total catheterization period. The total average duration of catheterization was 170 days [SD 6.06]. Additionally to "end of treatment" (48.42%) and "exitus", (22.53%) the most frequent cause of removal was migration (displacement towards the exterior) of the catheter (5.80%). CONCLUSIONS: PICCs are safe devices that allow the administration of long-term treatment and preserve the integrity of the venous system of the patient. Proper care of the catheter is very important to improve the quality life of patients with oncologic and hematologic conditions. Therefore, correct training of professionals and patients as well as following the latest scientific recommendations are particularly relevant.

Prevalencia de genotipos del virus del papiloma humano de alto riesgo no vacunables dentro del programa de Detección Precoz de Cáncer de Cérvix en Cantabria / Prevalence of non-vaccinable high risk genotypes of human papillomavirus in the Early Detection of Cervical Cancer Program in Cantabria

OBJETIVO: Estimar la prevalencia de infección por genotipos del virus del papiloma humano (VPH) de alto riesgo no vacunables. DISEÑO: Estudio descriptivo transversal. Emplazamiento: Siete centros de salud de Cantabria seleccionados aleatoriamente. PARTICIPANTES: Se incluyó a todas las mujeres con una citología vaginal valorable (n = 3.359) entre 2010-2011. MEDICIONES PRINCIPALES: Se recogieron diagnóstico citológico, resultado de PCR y método anticonceptivo. Los resultados de las citologías se clasificaron con el sistema Bethesda. Para la tipificación de VPH según el riesgo oncogénico se utilizó la clasificación de Muñoz et al. Se estimaron proporciones y odds ratio (OR) con sus correspondientes intervalos de confianza al 95% (IC95%). RESULTADOS: La prevalencia de infección por VPH fue del 2,71% (IC95%: 2,15-3,27). La prevalencia de genotipos de VPH de alto riesgo oncogénico fue del 2,26%; (IC95%: 1,75-2,78). El genotipo más frecuente fue el 16 (28,89%). Más de la mitad de las mujeres fueron positivas para algún genotipo de alto riesgo no vacunable: 51 (18,89%) o 58 (13,33%) o 68 (12,22%) o 31 (11,11%). En el 23,33% de las mujeres coexistieron al menos 2 genotipos de alto riesgo no vacunables. Las mujeres más jóvenes (≤ 30 años) tuvieron 2 veces más riesgo de infección por cualquier VPH: OR 2,01; (IC95%: 1,02-3,96); y 2 veces más probabilidad de usar anticonceptivos hormonales frente al preservativo: OR 2,09; (IC95%: 1,64-2,67). CONCLUSIONES: Atendiendo al alto porcentaje de VPH de alto riesgo oncogénico no vacunable, habría que replantear la estrategia de prevención en la población, que podría tener una falsa sensación de protección

OBJECTIVE: To assess the persistence of treatment with monthly risedronate and know the reasons of persistence and nontherapeutic persistence and the profile of the non-persistent patients. Desing: Observational, postmarketin and prospective study. LOCATION: Primary care, traumatology, rheumatology, gynecology and geriatrics of Catalonia. PARTICIPANTS: Women with osteoporosis treated with monthly risedronate that previously had abandoned weekly bisphosphonate therapy. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Percentage of patients on persistent monthly risedronate year of their prescription, reasons for persistent and non persistent and profile of non persistent patients in relation to biodemographic data, clinical data and risk factors for fracture. RESULTS: 289 evaluable patients with a mean age of 68.3. At 12 months of initiation with monthly risedronate, 58.1% of patients remained on treatment. Most frequent reasons for leaving: fear of having side effects and belief that the disease is typical of the age. Reasons remarkable persistence: comfort/ease and dosage. Significant differences were observed between persistent and non-persistent patients relative to: employment status, number of concomitant therapy and height; however the results of possible associated factors must be contextualized within the study characteristics and the difference in size does not seem clinically relevant. CONCLUSIONS: The administration of therapeutic patterns more comfortable as monthly risedronate in osteoporosis, could facilitate persistence in patients improving the effectiveness of the drug. However in that persistence can also influence biodemographic and clinical variables and diverse of various kinds

[Prevalence of non-vaccinable high risk genotypes of human papillomavirus in the Early Detection of Cervical Cancer Program in Cantabria]. / Prevalencia de genotipos del virus del papiloma humano de alto riesgo no vacunables dentro del programa de Detección Precoz de Cáncer de Cérvix en Cantabria.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of infection with non-vaccinable high risk genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. LOCATION: Seven randomly selected health centres in Cantabria (Northern Spain). PARTICIPANTS: All women with an evaluable vaginal smear (n=3,359) between 2010 and 2011. MAIN MEASURES: The variables collected were cytological diagnosis, PCR results, and family planning method. The vaginal smear results were classified with the Bethesda system. The classification by Muñoz et al. was used for typing as oncogenic risk HPV. Proportions and odds ratio (OR) were estimated with corresponding confidence intervals at 95% (95% CI). RESULTS: The prevalence of HPV infection was 2.71% (95% CI: 2.15 to 3.27). The prevalence of high oncogenic risk HPV genotypes was 2.26%; (95% CI: 1.75 to 2.78). The most frequent genotype was 16 (28.89%). More than half of the women were positive for one of the non-vaccinable high risk genotypes: 51 (18.89%) and 58 (13.33%) and 68 (12.22%) or 31 (11.11%). At least two non-vaccinable high-risk genotypes co-existed in 23.33% of women. Younger women (≤30 years) had twice the risk of any HPV infection: OR 2.01 (95% CI: 1.02 to 3.96); and were twice as likely to use condoms compared to hormonal contraceptives, OR 2.09 (95% CI: 1.64 to 2.67). CONCLUSIONS: According to the high percentage of non-vaccinable high oncogenic risk HPV types, there should be a re-think of the prevention strategy in the population, who may have a false sense of protection.

Relationship between tobacco, cagA and vacA i1 virulence factors and bacterial load in patients infected by Helicobacter pylori.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Several biological and epidemiological studies support a relationship between smoking and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) to increase the risk of pathology. However, there have been few studies on the potential synergistic association between specific cagA and vacA virulence factors and smoking in patients infected by Helicobacter pylori. We studied the relationship between smoking and cagA, vacA i1 virulence factors and bacterial load in H. pylori infected patients. METHODS: Biopsies of the gastric corpus and antrum from 155 consecutive patients in whom there was clinical suspicion of infection by H. pylori were processed. In 106 patients H. pylori infection was detected. Molecular methods were used to quantify the number of microorganisms and presence of cagA and vacA i1 genes. A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain patients' clinical data and lifestyle variables, including tobacco and alcohol consumption. Adjusted Odds Ratios (ORadjusted) were estimated by unconditional logistic regression. RESULTS: cagA was significantly associated with active-smoking at endoscope: ORadjusted 4.52. Evidence of association was found for vacA i1 (ORadjusted 3.15). Bacterial load was higher in active-smokers, although these differences did not yield statistical significance (median of 262.2 versus 79.4 copies of H. pylori per cell). CONCLUSIONS: The association between smoking and a higher risk of being infected by a virulent bacterial population and with higher bacterial load, support a complex interaction between H. pylori infection and environmental factors.

The role of prenatal care and social risk factors in the relationship between immigrant status and neonatal morbidity: a retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Literature evaluating association between neonatal morbidity and immigrant status presents contradictory results. Poorer compliance with prenatal care and greater social risk factors among immigrants could play roles as major confounding variables, thus explaining contradictions. We examined whether prenatal care and social risk factors are confounding variables in the relationship between immigrant status and neonatal morbidity. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study: 231 pregnant African immigrant women were recruited from 2007-2010 in northern Spain. A Spanish population sample was obtained by simple random sampling at 1:3 ratio. Immigrant status (Spanish, Sub-Saharan and Northern African), prenatal care (Kessner Index adequate, intermediate or inadequate), and social risk factors were treated as independent variables. Low birth weight (LBW < 2500 grams) and preterm birth (< 37 weeks) were collected as neonatal morbidity variables. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) were estimated by unconditional logistic regression with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS: Positive associations between immigrant women and higher risk of neonatal morbidity were obtained. Crude OR for preterm births in Northern Africans with respect to nonimmigrants was 2.28 (95% CI: 1.04-5.00), and crude OR for LBW was 1.77 (95% CI: 0.74-4.22). However, after adjusting for prenatal care and social risk factors, associations became protective: adjusted OR for preterm birth = 0.42 (95% CI: 0.14-1.32); LBW = 0.48 (95% CI: 0.15-1.52). Poor compliance with prenatal care was the main independent risk factor associated with both preterm birth (adjusted OR inadequate care = 17.05; 95% CI: 3.92-74.24) and LBW (adjusted OR inadequate care = 6.25; 95% CI: 1.28-30.46). Social risk was an important independent risk factor associated with LBW (adjusted OR = 5.42; 95% CI: 1.58-18.62). CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal care and social risk factors were major confounding variables in the relationship between immigrant status and neonatal morbidity.

Redefinición del concepto y del abordaje de las lesiones por humedad. Una propuesta conceptual y metodológica para mejorar el cuidado de las lesiones cutáneas asociadas a la humedad (LESCAH) / Redefinition of the concept and management of moisture injuries. A conceptualand methodological approach for improving the management of Moisture AssociatedSkin Damages (MASD)

Actualmente se percibe una indefinición manifiesta acerca de la conceptualización y abordaje de las llamadas lesiones por humedad en los entornos clínicos, docentes e investigadores de nuestro país, que muy frecuentemente relacionan este término solo con las lesiones producidas por la orina y las heces. Dadas las diversas repercusiones que se intuye pueden tener este tipo de lesiones, se hace necesario consensuar y unificar los distintos aspectos relacionados con el cuidado de estas heridas. En el presente artículo, y siguiendo la tendencia internacional, se propone la adopción del término lesiones cutáneas asociadas a la humedad (LESCAH) para referirnos a la inflamación y erosión de la piel causada por la exposición prolongada a diversas fuentes de humedad, incluyendo la orina o las heces, el sudor, el exudado de la herida, el moco o la saliva. Desde esta premisa, se presentan y describen los diferentes tipos de LESCAH identificados en la clínica. Y finalmente, para facilitar la integración de la valoración, prevención y tratamiento de los pacientes con algún tipo de LESCAH, se propone un plan básico de actuación -denominado con el acrónimo CASPROT- con los distintos objetivos e intervenciones a realizar en cada fase

There are actually several problems with the concept of moisture lesions in our scientific (Spanish) community, frequently directly associated only to incontinence lesions. We propose and review the extend of the term LESCAH (Moisture associated skin damage) in Spanish for the definition of the inflammation and skin damage produced by different moisture sources like urine, faeces, sweat, wound exudate, saliva and mucus. We also propose the acronym CASPROT in order to agglutinate in a common framework the different concepts, aims and activities oriented to address moisture associated problems

Bioética y úlceras por presión: una reflexión desde la ética de mínimos / Bioethics and pressure ulcers: a reflection from ethics of minimuns

El objetivo fundamental del presente artículo es plantear una reflexión sobre las implicaciones éticas que plantea el abordaje integral de las UPP. En primer lugar abordaremos la descripción de los aspectos que por su mayor relevancia configuran a las UPP y su cuidado como un problema ético profesional; posteriormente, haremos una reflexión del porqué los profesionales de la salud tenemos obligaciones morales en el abordaje de dicho problema, y analizaremos sucintamente mediante los principios de la ética de mínimos de bioética dicha situación de forma general. La reflexión propuesta es que no podemos esperar a que la presión social en la demanda de sus derechos como usuarios y en el ejercicio de la autonomía como pacientes sea la que nos haga cambiar las prácticas, sino que desde la responsabilidad profesional e institucional debemos responder proactivamente (AU)

The main objective of this article is to reflect on the ethical implications that the holistic dealing of the pressure ulcers sets out. First of all, we will deal with the description of the aspects that, due to its major relevance, make up the pressure ulcers and its treatment as a professional ethical problem. Subsequently we will reflect on why the health care professionals have moral obligations in dealing with that problem, and we will analyze briefly and globally that situation though the principles of the minimal ethics of the bioethics. The suggested reflection is that we cannot wait for the social pressure in the demand of its rights as users and in the practice of the autonomy as patients to be the force that makes us change practices, but rather that we must respond proactively from the professional and institutional responsibility (AU)

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Iniciativa deformación virtualentre la empresa y la universidad: academia global de heridas / Virtual training initiative between the private business and the university: global wound academy

En este artículo se presenta una iniciativa deformación entre el Área de Enfermería Geriátrica, del Departamento de Enfermería de la Universidad de Cantabria y la empresa Smith-Nephew, consistente en un Máster sobre Heridas Crónicas, diseñado de modo virtual, que viene realizándose desde hace cuatro años. Se imparte, por Internet, a través del Aula Virtual de la Universidadde Cantabria, dentro del Centro de Formación de Nuevas Tecnologías(CeFoNT). En este momento se encuentra en transformación y se ha plasmado en un acuerdo interuniversitario entre la Universidad de Cantabria y la Universidad Complutensede Madrid, estando sometido a estudio por ambas instituciones a fin de convertirlo en un programa oficial de postgrado,debiendo valorarse la necesidad de adecuación de la formación de los profesionales sanitarios, así como garantizar que la formación que se ofrezca tenga la calidad y cualificación necesarias (AU)

This article described a training initiative in the area of Geriatric Nursing, between the Department of Nursing of the Universidad de Cantabria and the Smith-Nephew corporation, consisting of a virtual post-graduate course on chronic wounds offered for the last four years. The course is an Internet based course through the virtual classroom of the University of Cantabria, within the Centre for Training of New Technologies.(CeFoNT). At this time, this initiative is undergoing changes and being reviewed inthe framework of an interuniversity agreement between the Universidad de Cantabria and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in order to make it an accredited official postgraduate course. Aspects to be assessed include the need to adequate thetraining of healthcare professionals and to ensure that the training offered metes quality criteria and the required qualification (AU)