Growth of non-English-language literature on biodiversity conservation.

English is widely recognized as the language of science, and English-language publications (ELPs) are rapidly increasing. It is often assumed that the number of non-ELPs is decreasing. This assumption contributes to the underuse of non-ELPs in conservation science, practice, and policy, especially at the international level. However, the number of conservation articles published in different languages is poorly documented. Using local and international search systems, we searched for scientific articles on biodiversity conservation published from 1980 to 2018 in English and 15 non-English languages. We compared the growth rate in publications across languages. In 12 of the 15 non-English languages, published conservation articles significantly increased every year over the past 39 years, at a rate similar to English-language articles. The other three languages showed contrasting results, depending on the search system. Since the 1990s, conservation science articles in most languages increased exponentially. The variation in the number of non-English-language articles identified among the search systems differed markedly (e.g., for simplified Chinese, 11,148 articles returned with local search system and 803 with Scopus). Google Scholar and local literature search systems returned the most articles for 11 and 4 non-English languages, respectively. However, the proportion of peer-reviewed conservation articles published in non-English languages was highest in Scopus, followed by Web of Science and local search systems, and lowest in Google Scholar. About 20% of the sampled non-English-language articles provided no title or abstract in English; thus, in theory, they were undiscoverable with English keywords. Possible reasons for this include language barriers and the need to disseminate research in countries where English is not widely spoken. Given the known biases in statistical methods and study characteristics between English- and non-English-language studies, non-English-language articles will continue to play an important role in improving the understanding of biodiversity and its conservation.

RESUMEN: El inglés es reconocido como el idioma de la ciencia y las publicaciones en inglés (PI) cada vez son más. Con frecuencia se asume que el número de publicaciones en idiomas diferentes al inglés está disminuyendo. Esta suposición contribuye al uso reducido de las publicaciones que no están en inglés en las ciencias, prácticas y políticas de la conservación, especialmente a nivel internacional. Sin embargo, el número de artículos de conservación publicados en diferentes idiomas está muy mal documentado. Usamos sistemas de búsqueda locales e internacionales para buscar artículos científicos sobre la conservación de la biodiversidad publicados entre 1980 y 2018 en inglés y en quince idiomas diferentes al inglés. También comparamos la tasa de incremento de publicaciones en los diferentes idiomas. En doce de los quince idiomas diferentes al inglés, los artículos de conservación publicados incrementaron significativamente cada año durante los últimos 39 años, una tasa similar a los artículos en inglés. Los otros tres idiomas mostraron resultados contrastantes según el sistema de búsqueda. Desde la década de 1990, los artículos sobre ciencias de la conservación incrementaron exponencialmente en la mayoría de los idiomas. La variación en el número de artículos identificados en idiomas diferentes al inglés difirió notablemente de acuerdo con los sistemas de búsqueda (p. ej.: en el caso del chino simplificado, obtuvimos 11,148 artículos con el sistema de búsqueda local y 803 con Scopus). Google Scholar y los sistemas locales de búsqueda arrojaron la mayor cantidad de artículos en 11 y 4 idiomas diferentes al inglés, respectivamente. Sin embargo, la proporción de artículos sobre conservación revisados por pares y publicados en idiomas diferentes al inglés fue mayor en Scopus, seguida por Web of Science y los sistemas locales de búsqueda, con la menor proporción en Google Scholar. Aproximadamente el 20% de la muestra de artículos en idiomas diferentes al inglés no contaban con título o con resumen en inglés; por lo tanto, en teoría, eran imposibles de encontrar mediante palabras clave en inglés. Las posibles explicaciones de esto incluyen las barreras del idioma y la necesidad de difundir la investigación en países en los que el inglés no se habla extensamente. Con los sesgos conocidos de los métodos estadísticos y de las características de estudio entre los trabajos en inglés y en otros idiomas, los artículos en idiomas diferentes al inglés seguirán desempeñando un papel importante en el entendimiento de la biodiversidad y su conservación. Incremento de la Literatura sobre la Conservación de la Biodiversidad en Idiomas Diferentes al Inglés.

Análisis bibliométrico de las revistas médicas del Sistema de Clasificación de Revistas Mexicanas de Ciencia y Tecnología.

INTRODUCTION: CONACYT's Mexican Science and Technology Journals Classification System (SCRMCYT) includes the area of medicine and health sciences (M&HS). OBJECTIVE: A bibliometric analysis of M&HS journals listed in SCRMCYT in 2018 was performed. METHOD: Twelve characteristics related to indexation in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), Scopus, and PubMed databases were analyzed. Indexed journals were analyzed on whether they had recent indexed publications (2017 and 2018). Indexed journals' 50 most-cited articles in WoSCC and Scopus were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 35 M&HS journals included in the 2018 SCRMCYT list, 31 (89 %) were indexed in Scopus (22 with indexed publications in 2017; 18 in 2018), 17 (49 %) in PubMed (10 with indexed publications in 2017 and 2018), and 12 (34 %) in WoSCC (12 with indexed publications in 2017; 8 in 2018). The 50 most-cited articles had been published only in 4 journals indexed in WoSCC and 5 in Scopus; 60 % were review articles. CONCLUSIONS: Approximately half the 2018 SCRMCYT M&HS journals lack publications indexed in 2018; this suggests that national and international relevance of these journals can be improved.

INTRODUCCIÓN: El Sistema de Clasificación de Revistas Mexicanas de Ciencia y Tecnología (SCRMCYT) del Conacyt incluye el área de medicina y ciencias de la salud (MyCS). OBJETIVO: Se realizó un análisis bibliométrico de las revistas del MyCS del listado SCRMCYT-2018. MÉTODO: Se analizaron 12 características relacionadas con la indización en las bases de datos Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), Scopus y PubMed. Se analizó si la revista indizada tenía publicaciones indizadas recientes (años 2017 y 2018). Se analizaron los 50 artículos más citados de las revistas indizadas en Scopus y WoSCC. RESULTADOS: De 35 revistas de MyCS incluidas en el SCRMCYT-2018, 31 (89 %) estaban indizadas en Scopus (22 con indización vigente en 2017 y 18 en 2018), 17 (49 %) en PubMed (10 vigentes en 2017 y 2018) y 12 (34 %) en WoSCC (12 vigentes en 2017 y ocho en 2018). Los 50 artículos más citados provenían de solo cuatro revistas indizadas en WoSCC y de cinco en Scopus; 60 % eran artículos de revisión. CONCLUSIONES: Aproximadamente la mitad de las revistas de MyCS del SCRMCYT-2018 carecen de indización vigente en 2018, por lo que la relevancia nacional e internacional de estas revistas puede mejorar.

Conservation of biodiversity through taxonomy, data publication, and collaborative infrastructures.

Taxonomy is the foundation of biodiversity science because it furthers discovery of new species. Globally, there have never been so many people involved in naming species new to science. The number of new marine species described per decade has never been greater. Nevertheless, it is estimated that tens of thousands of marine species, and hundreds of thousands of terrestrial species, are yet to be discovered; many of which may already be in specimen collections. However, naming species is only a first step in documenting knowledge about their biology, biogeography, and ecology. Considering the threats to biodiversity, new knowledge of existing species and discovery of undescribed species and their subsequent study are urgently required. To accelerate this research, we recommend, and cite examples of, more and better communication: use of collaborative online databases; easier access to knowledge and specimens; production of taxonomic revisions and species identification guides; engagement of nonspecialists; and international collaboration. "Data-sharing" should be abandoned in favor of mandated data publication by the conservation science community. Such a step requires support from peer reviewers, editors, journals, and conservation organizations. Online data publication infrastructures (e.g., Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Ocean Biogeographic Information System) illustrate gaps in biodiversity sampling and may provide common ground for long-term international collaboration between scientists and conservation organizations.

La Conservación de la Biodiversidad por medio de la Taxonomía, la Publicación de Datos y las Infraestructuras Colaborativas Resumen La taxonomía es el fundamento de la ciencia de la biodiversidad ya que impulsa el descubrimiento de nuevas especies. Nunca ha habido tantas personas involucradas a nivel global en el nombramiento de especies nuevas para la ciencia. El número de especies marinas descritas por década nunca ha sido mayor. Sin embargo, se estima que decenas de miles de especies marinas y cientos de miles de especies terrestres no han sido descubiertas aún; muchas de las cuales podrían ser ya especímenes en colecciones. A pesar de esto, nombrar a las especies es sólo un primer paso en la documentación del conocimiento sobre su biología, biogeografía y ecología. Al considerar a las amenazas para la biodiversidad, se requiere urgentemente del conocimiento nuevo de las especies existentes y del descubrimiento de especies no descritas y su estudio subsecuente. Para acelerar esta investigación recomendamos, y citamos ejemplos de, una mayor y mejor comunicación: el uso de bases de datos colaborativas en línea, acceso más fácil al conocimiento y a los especímenes, producción de revisiones taxonómicas y guías de identificación de especies, participación de los no-especialistas, y colaboración internacional. Los "datos compartidos" deberían abandonarse en favor de la publicación de datos por encargo de la comunidad de científicos de la conservación. Un paso así requiere de apoyo por parte de los colegas revisores, editores, revistas y las organizaciones de conservación. Las infraestructuras de publicación de datos en línea (p. ej.: Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Ocean Biogeographic Information System) muestran los vacíos en el muestreo de biodiversidad y pueden proporcionar afinidades comunes para la colaboración internacional a largo plazo entre los científicos y las organizaciones de conservación.

Analysis of machine learning algorithmic models for the prediction of vital status at six months after hip fracture in patients older than 74 years. / Análisis de modelos algorítmicos de aprendizaje automático para la predicción del estado vital a los seis meses tras fractura de cadera en pacientes mayores de 74 años.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The objective is to develop a model that predicts vital status six months after fracture as accurately as possible. For this purpose we will use five different data sources obtained through the National Hip Fracture Registry, the Health Management Unit and the Economic Management Department. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study population is a cohort of patients over 74 years of age who suffered a hip fracture between May 2020 and December 2022. A warehouse is created from five different data sources with the necessary variables. An analysis of missing values and outliers as well as unbalanced classes of the target variable («vital status¼) is performed. Fourteen different algorithmic models are trained with the training. The model with the best performance is selected and a fine tuning is performed. Finally, the performance of the selected model is analyzed with test data. RESULTS: A data warehouse is created with 502 patients and 144 variables. The best performing model is Linear Regression. Sixteen of the 24 cases of deceased patients are classified as live, and 14 live patients are classified as deceased. A sensitivity of 31%, an accuracy of 34% and an area under the curve of 0.65 is achieved. CONCLUSIONS: We have not been able to generate a model for the prediction of six-month survival in the current cohort. However, we believe that the method used for the generation of algorithms based on machine learning can serve as a reference for future works.

Usefulness of Cochrane Skin Group reviews for clinical practice.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Systematic reviews are one of the most important sources of information for evidence-based medicine. However, there is a general impression that these reviews rarely report results that provide sufficient evidence to change clinical practice. The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of Cochrane Skin Group reviews reporting results with the potential to guide clinical decision-making. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a bibliometric analysis of all the systematic reviews published by the Cochrane Skin Group up to 16 August, 2012. We retrieved 55 reviews, which were analyzed and graded independently by 2 investigators into 3 categories: 0 (insufficient evidence to support or reject the use of an intervention), 1 (insufficient evidence to support or reject the use of an intervention but sufficient evidence to support recommendations or suggestions), and 2 (sufficient evidence to support or reject the use of an intervention). RESULTS: Our analysis showed that 25.5% (14/55) of the studies did not provide sufficient evidence to support or reject the use of the interventions studied, 45.5% (25/25) provided sufficient but not strong evidence to support recommendations or suggestions, and 29.1% (16/55) provided strong evidence to support or reject the use of 1 or more of the interventions studied. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the systematic reviews published by the Cochrane Skin Group provide useful information to improve clinical practice. Clinicians should read these reviews and reconsider their current practice.

[Revista Médica del IMSS: Institutional heritage and Important reference]. / Revista Médica del IMSS: patrimonio institucional e importante referente formativo.

In a context that has tended towards globalization, in which obtaining economic resources is usually the driving force of societies, information resources have frequently been treated as private goods for which one must pay. A strategy for the above has been open and free access to information, a factor of great importance for the construction of more open media.

En un contexto que ha tendido a lo globalizado, en el que la obtención de recursos económicos suele ser el motor de las sociedades, los recursos de información han sido tratados con frecuencia como bienes privados por los que hay que pagar. Una estrategia a lo anterior ha sido el acceso abierto y gratuito a la información, un factor de gran importancia para la construcción de medios más abiertos.

An integrated approach to create a spatial database of parks for urban health research.

The role of urban parks has gained interest in urban health research. However, there are currently no clear definitions of these urban assets as exposure variable across the literature, which do have implications for the analysis. In this study, we exhibit an approach to design a comprehensive spatial database of urban parks in cities, using the example of Madrid. This approach consisted of the combination of different spatial databases containing information about parks and green spaces in the city of Madrid, and then a spatial processing to keep only those that met the selected criteria for urban park definition: accessible for pedestrians (to have at least one path around or through the area) and with the minimum size suitable (bigger than 0.50ha) for physical activity. This approach can be helpful to design spatial databases that enable conducting epidemiological studies on the relationship between urban parks and population health.

[Systematic reviews in five steps: II. Identifying relevant literature]. / Revisiones sistemáticas en cinco pasos: II. Cómo identificar los estudios relevantes.

This article focuses on the second step of a systematic review, i.e. how to identify relevant studies for the planned review. The search, using terms related to the questions framed in the previous step, should be comprehensive. However, it is important to establish selection criteria to include relevant studies and to exclude those that might present a risk of bias at this stage. Details such as broadening the spectrum of electronic databases consulted, avoiding restricting searches to a single language, managing references correctly, and recording decisions made throughout the process are winning factors for successful study identification.

[Search strategies for health professionals.] / Estrategias de búsqueda para profesionales de la salud.

An adequate search strategy is necessaryfor all health professionals, from the trainingprocess to the moments of expertise in their area.The generation of the strategy must be a methodicaland rigorous process, which begins with the researchquestion, then the databases are chosen, the specificdesign of the strategy is continued to finally managethe result in an organized and transparent manner. The ability to perform these strategies is not acquiredovernight, and probably will require the help of someoneexpert at the beginning, however, it is clear that wecan all apply it in our lives as health professionals.

Una adecuada estrategia de búsquedaes necesaria para todo profesional de salud, desde suproceso de formación hasta en los momentos de experticiaen su área. La generación de la estrategia debeser un proceso metódico y riguroso, que inicia con lapregunta de investigación, posteriormente se eligenlas bases de datos, se continua con el diseño específicode la estrategia para finalmente gestionar el resultadode una manera organizada y transparente. La habilidadpara realizar estas estrategias no se adquiere dela noche a la mañana, y probablemente se requeriráde la ayuda de alguien experto al inicio, sin embargo,es claro que todos podremos aplicarlo en nuestra vidacomo profesionales de la salud.

Validity of a computerised population registry of dementia based on clinical databases.

INTRODUCTION: The handling of information through digital media allows innovative approaches for identifying cases of dementia through computerised searches within the clinical databases that include systems for coding diagnoses. The aim of this study was to analyse the validity of a dementia registry in Gipuzkoa based on the administrative and clinical databases existing in the Basque Health Service. METHODS: This is a descriptive study based on the evaluation of available data sources. First, through review of medical records, the diagnostic validity was evaluated in two samples of cases identified and not identified as dementia. The sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive value of the diagnosis of dementia were measured. Subsequently, the cases of living dementia in December 31, 2016 were searched in the entire Gipuzkoa population to collect sociodemographic and clinical variables. RESULTS: The validation samples included 986 cases and 327 no cases. The calculated sensitivity was 80.2% and the specificity was 99.9%. The negative predictive value was 99.4% and positive value was 95.1%. The cases in Gipuzkoa were 10 551, representing 65% of the cases predicted according to the literature. Antipsychotic medication were taken by a 40% and a 25% of the cases were institutionalised. CONCLUSIONS: A registry of dementias based on clinical and administrative databases is valid and feasible. Its main contribution is to show the dimension of dementia in the health system.

[Complexity and prevalence of geriatric syndromes in patients treated in intermediate care units in Catalonia: A multicentre study of XARESS project]. / Complejidad y prevalencia de síndromes geriátricos de los pacientes atendidos en unidades sociosanitarias en Catalunya. Estudio multicéntrico del proyecto XARESS.

BACKGROUND: Descriptive study is presented on the complexity and prevalence of geriatric syndromes (GS) in Intermediate Care Units in Catalonia. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on 6471 stays completed during the year 2014 in the participating centres of the XARESS network. Data was obtained by extracting the information routinely collected on the CMBD-RSS registry (Minimum Basic Dataset for the Intermediate Care Resources). The prevalence and associations between geriatric síndromes (resource group) RG category, length of stay, and destination at discharge is described. Results were stratified by type of unit (convalescence or long stay). RESULTS: Participants presented a median of 3 GS at admission in long stay units, and 2 GS at admission in convalescence units. The number of GS varied with RG category, although in all RG categories, there were patients without complexity (no SG), and patients with extreme complexity (up to 9 GS). Patients with geriatric syndromes had a longer mean length of stay and greater dependence than patients without syndromes, although with great variability across GS. However, the presence of geriatric syndromes had no impact on the destination at discharge. CONCLUSIONS: The population cared for in intermediate care units have high complexity and a high prevalence of geriatric syndromes at admission. The CMBD-RSS registry allows the characterisation of complexity of the population admitted to the Catalan convalescence and long term intermediate care units.

Revistas médicas de América Latina descontinuadas de Scopus

Scopus es una de las bases de datos de literatura científica de mayor cobertura global y regional. El ranking Scimago Journal Rank, basado en datos de Scopus, clasifica dentro del ámbito de la Medicina 49 áreas temáticas específicas. Los objetivos del artículo fueron identificar las características de las revistas de Medicina de América Latina que estuvieron indizadas en Scopus pero que fueron descontinuadas y determinar los motivos por los que fueron excluidas de la base de datos durante la última década. Los hallazgos muestran que para el período 2013-2022 un total de 745 revistas se descontinuaron a nivel global; 21 de estas revistas fueron de América Latina y el Caribe, de las cuales 14 revistas corresponden a las áreas de la Medicina. En conclusión, la mayoría de revistas descontinuadas en la última década en Scopus se excluyeron por problemas de publicación; mientras que las revistas de América Latina por razones de métricas de rendimiento.

Scopus is one of the scientific literature databases with the greatest global and regional reach. Scimago Journal Rank, based on Scopus data, classifies 49 specific subject areas within the field of Medicine. The objectives of the article were to identify the characteristics of the Latin American medicine journals that were indexed in Scopus, but that were discontinued, and to determine the reasons why they were excluded from the database during the last decade. The findings show that for 2013-2022 period a total of 745 journals were discontinued globally; 21 of these journals were from Latin America and the Caribbean, 14 of them were journals of the Medicine areas. In conclusion, the majority of journals discontinued in the last decade in Scopus were excluded due to publication problems; while Latin American journals for reasons of performance metrics.

Clinical and Administrative Data on the Research of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Spain. Minimum Basic Data Set Validity.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Health outcomes research is done from clinical registries or administrative databases. The aim of this work was to evaluate the concordance of the Minimum Basic Data Set (MBDS) with the DIOCLES (Descripción de la Cardiopatía Isquémica en el Territorio Español) registry and to analyze the implications of use of the MBDS in the study of acute coronary syndrome in Spain. METHODS: Through indirect identifiers, DIOCLES was linked with MBDS and unique matches were selected. Some of most relevant variables for risk adjustment of in-hospital mortality due to acute myocardial infarction were considered. Kappa coefficient was used to evaluate the concordance; sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values to measure the validity of the MBDS, and the area under ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve to calculate its discrimination. The results were compared among hospitals quintiles according to their contribution to DIOCLES. The influence of unmatched episodes on results was assessed by a sensitivity analysis, using looser linking criteria. RESULTS: Overall, 1539 (60.85%) unique matches were achieved. The prevalence was higher in DIOCLES (acute myocardial infarction: 71.09%; Killip 3-4: 9.17%; cerebrovascular accident: 0.97%; thrombolysis: 8.64%; angioplasty: 61.92% and coronary bypass: 1.75%) than in the MBDS (P < .001). The agreement level observed was almost perfect (κ = 0.863). The MBDS showed a sensitivity of 85.10% and a specificity of 98.31%. Most results were confirmed by using sensitivity analysis (79.95% episodes matched). CONCLUSIONS: The MBDS can be a useful tool for outcomes research of acute coronary syndrome in Spain. The contrast of DIOCLES and MBDS with medical records could verify their validity.

Big data and machine learning in critical care: Opportunities for collaborative research.

The introduction of clinical information systems (CIS) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) offers the possibility of storing a huge amount of machine-ready clinical data that can be used to improve patient outcomes and the allocation of resources, as well as suggest topics for randomized clinical trials. Clinicians, however, usually lack the necessary training for the analysis of large databases. In addition, there are issues referred to patient privacy and consent, and data quality. Multidisciplinary collaboration among clinicians, data engineers, machine-learning experts, statisticians, epidemiologists and other information scientists may overcome these problems. A multidisciplinary event (Critical Care Datathon) was held in Madrid (Spain) from 1 to 3 December 2017. Under the auspices of the Spanish Critical Care Society (SEMICYUC), the event was organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Critical Data Group (Cambridge, MA, USA), the Innovation Unit and Critical Care Department of San Carlos Clinic Hospital, and the Life Supporting Technologies group of Madrid Polytechnic University. After presentations referred to big data in the critical care environment, clinicians, data scientists and other health data science enthusiasts and lawyers worked in collaboration using an anonymized database (MIMIC III). Eight groups were formed to answer different clinical research questions elaborated prior to the meeting. The event produced analyses for the questions posed and outlined several future clinical research opportunities. Foundations were laid to enable future use of ICU databases in Spain, and a timeline was established for future meetings, as an example of how big data analysis tools have tremendous potential in our field.

Desafios e possibilidades da jurimetria na judicialização em saúde: uma investigação em Minas Gerais do período 2014 a 2020 / Challenges and possibilities of jurimetry in health judicialization: an investigation in Minas Gerais state from 2014 2020 / Desafíos y posibilidades de la jurimetría en la judicialización de la salud: una investigación en Minas Gerais de 2014 a 2020

Objetivo: analisar os processos de saúde, de medicamentos e de medicamentos antineoplásicos em Minas Gerais, em 2014 a 2020, a partir da comparação de diferentes bases de dados. Metodologia: foram utilizadas técnicas de pareamento de bases de dados entre os processos existentes no Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Minas Gerais e os processos recebidos pela Secretaria Estadual de Saúde de Minas Gerais, descreveram-se as dificuldades encontradas na identificação e quantificação desses processos, e os resultados encontrados foram comparados com informações provenientes de outras fontes. Resultados: nas bases do Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais foram identificados 564.763 processos de saúde. Houve um aumento significativo do número de processos até 2017 e uma estabilização, em patamares altos, a partir de 2017. Ao comparar com os resultados obtidos pelo Instituto Superior de Ensino e Pesquisa e pelo Laboratório de Inovação, Inteligência e Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, houve uma importante divergência nos números de processos. Tomando como exemplo a judicialização de saúde contra o estado de Minas Gerais, não foi possível encontrar de forma direta todos os processos recebidos pela Secretaria Estadual de Saúde de Minas Gerais nas diversas bases fornecidas pelo Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais, tendo sido necessária uma integração entre as diferentes bases de dados e uma busca adicional para identificar todos os processos. Conclusão: recomendam-se a padronização e organização dos dados dos processos judiciais em saúde, já na entrada de dados, para facilitar a realização de estudos quantitativos sobre a judicialização da saúde.

Objective: to analyze the health, drug, and antineoplastic drug lawsuits in Minas Gerais, in 2014 to 2020, from the comparison of different databases. Methodology: database pairing techniques were used to link lawsuits from the Minas Gerais State Court of Justice with the processes received by the Minas Gerais Health State Department, the difficulties encountered in identifying and quantifying these processes were described, and the results found were compared with information from other sources. Results: in the Minas Gerais State Court of Justice databases, 564,763 health lawsuits were identified in the studied period. There was a significant increase in the number of processes until 2017 and a stabilization, at high levels, from 2017 onwards. In comparison with the results obtained by the Institute of Higher Education and Research and the Laboratory of Innovation, Intelligence and Sustainable Development Goals there was a great divergence in the number of processes found. Conclusion: taking the health judicialization against Minas Gerais state as an example, it was not possible to directly find all the processes received by Minas Gerais Health State Department in the various databases provided by the Minas Gerais State Court of Justice, requiring integration between the different databases and an additional search to identify all processes.

Objetivo: analizar los juicios de salud, drogas y medicamentos antineoplásicos en Minas Gerais, en 2014 a 2020, a partir de la comparación de diferentes bases de datos. Metodología: técnicas de emparejamiento de bases de datos fueron utilizadas para vincular los juicios existentes en el Tribunal de Justicia del Estado de Minas Gerais con los procesos recibidos por la Secretaría de Estado de Salud de Minas Gerais, las dificultades encontradas en la identificación y cuantificación de esos procesos fueron descritas, y los resultados encontrados fueron comparados con informaciones de otras fuentes. Resultados: en las bases del Tribunal de Justicia del Estado de Minas Gerais se identificaron 564.763 procesos de salud. Hubo un aumento significativo en el número de procesos hasta 2017 y una estabilización, en niveles altos, a partir de 2017. Sin embargo, al comparar con los resultados obtenidos por el Instituto Superior de Educación e Investigación y por el Laboratorio de Innovación, Inteligencia y Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible hubo una divergencia importante en el número de procesos. Conclusión: tomando como ejemplo la judicialización de la salud contra el estado de Minas Gerais, no era posible encontrar directamente todos los procesos recibidos por la Secretaría de Estado de Salud de Minas Gerais en las diversas bases de datos proporcionadas por el Tribunal de Justicia del Estado de Minas Gerais, lo que requería una integración entre las diferentes bases de datos y una búsqueda adicional a identificar todos los procesos.

Análisis bibliométrico de la investigación española de impacto en Enfermería Educativa / Bibliometric analysis of the Spanish research with impact in Nursing Educatio

El objetivo de este estudio es elaborar una revisión bibliométrica de la producción española en Enfermería Educativa. Se indaga el tópico de la Enfermería Educativa española a través de documentos indexados en las bases de la Web of Science (WoS) desde 1991 a 2021 usando un diseño descriptivo y cuantitativo (bibliométrico) en una muestra de 927 documentos (artículos, ensayos clínicos y revisiones). La producción diacrónica muestra una tendencia creciente. Las universidades más productivas suelen ser las del arco mediterráneo español. Nurse Education Today es la revista más editora y también la más citada. El promedio de citas por documento es 11 y un índice h de Hirsch de 46. Se exponen los documentos más citados. Se confirma la Enfermería Educativa española como un tópico de investigación científica relevante (hot topic) homologable a cualquier tópico cualificado de las disciplinas de las Ciencias de la Salud.(AU)

The objective of this study is to elaborate a bibliometric review of the Spanish production in Educational Nursing. The topic of Spanish Nursing Education is explored through research documents indexed in the bases of the Web of Science from 1991 to 2021 using a descriptive and quantitative (bibliometric) design with a sample of 927 documents (articles, clinical trials and reviews). Longitudinal production shows an increasing trend. The most productive universities are from the Spanish Mediterranean arc. The journal Nurse Education Today is the most important publisher and the most cited journal. The average number of citations per document is 11 citations with a Hirsch h-index of 46. Spanish Nursing Education is confirmed as a relevant scientific research topic (hot topic) with bibliometric patterns comparable to those of any qualified topic of the Health Sciences.(AU)

Google Académico: el buscador especializado para la ayuda a la investigación / Google Scholar: the specialized search engine for research assistance

Google Académico (Google Scholar) es un buscador bibliográfico gratuito, especializado en recuperar documentos científicos de múlti-ples fuentes y en varias disciplinas. Por ejem-plo, artículos científicos, tesis, patentes o libros, además de identificar las citas que éstos han recibido, ayudando a conocer el impacto de las publicaciones.Cabe destacar que Google Académico se com-plementa con Google Books, Google Patents, Google Scholar Metrics, citas de Google y con los enlaces a bibliotecas. Estas características hacen de Google Académico una herramienta ideal para buscar en diversas fuentes desde un solo sitio, convirtiéndose así en un potente com-petidor de otros motores de búsqueda e índices de citas.(AU)

Google Scholar is a free bibliographic search engine, specialized in retrieving scientific docu-ments from multiple sources and in various dis-ciplines. For example, scientific articles, theses, patents or books, as well as identifying the cita-tions they have received, helping to determine the impact of the publications.It should be noted that Google Scholar is com-plemented by Google Books, Google Patents, Google Scholar Metrics, Google citations and links to libraries. These features make Google Scholar an ideal tool for searching diverse sources from a single site, making it a powerful competitor to other search engines and citation indexes.(AU)

Spanish food composition tables and databases: need for a gold standard for healthcare professionals. / Tablas y bases de datos de composición de alimentos españolas: necesidad de un referente para los profesionales de la salud.

Food composition tables and databases (FCTs or FCDBs) provide the necessary information to estimate intake of nutrients and other food components. In Spain, the lack of a reference database has resulted in use of different FCTs/FCDBs in nutritional surveys and research studies, as well as for development of dietetic for diet analysis. As a result, biased, non-comparable results are obtained, and healthcare professionals are rarely aware of these limitations. AECOSAN and the BEDCA association developed a FCDB following European standards, the Spanish Food Composition Database Network (RedBEDCA).The current database has a limited number of foods and food components and barely contains processed foods, which limits its use in epidemiological studies and in the daily practice of healthcare professionals.

Evolución de la investigación en Enfermería en Ecuador desde su producción científica / Evolution of nursing research in Ecuador from its scientific production

Objetivo: analizar la evolución de la investigación en enfermería en Ecuador a través de las publicaciones realizadas en este sector. Método: se realizó una revisión de las publicaciones científicas incluidas en CUIDEN, BIREME y PUBMED desde 2000 a 2019. Resultados: se encontraron 94 artículos (53 en CUIDEN; 27 en BIREME y 14 en PUBMED) relacionados con el conocimiento enfermero en Ecuador, distribuidos en 31 revistas indexadas, de las cuales 3 eran nacionales y 28 internacionales. Se observó un inicio de publicaciones desde 2003, con variaciones, logrando un aumento sostenido desde 2017 hasta 2019. Más del 90 % de las publicaciones fueron realizadas por profesionales afiliados a la educación superior con el predominio del género femenino. Conclusiones: existe la necesidad de promover la accesibilidad de las revistas, así como la interculturización en las trece lenguas reconocidas oficialmente en Ecuador. Se precisa aumentar la producción de conocimiento enfermero con impacto, así como publicar el contenido, ya sea ancestral o de otra línea, de los materiales que se quedan en los repositorios de las universidades nacionales.(AU)

Objective: to analyze the evolution of nursing research in Ecuador through the publications made in this sector. Method: a review was carried out of the scientific publications included in CUIDEN, BIREME and PUBMED from 2000 to 2019. Results: there were 94 articles (53 in CUIDEN; 27 in BIREME and 14 in PUBMED) related to nursing knowledge in Ecuador, distributed in 31 indexed journals, out of which 3 were national and 28 internationals. The start of publications was observed since 2003, with variations, achieving a sustained increase from 2017 to 2019. More than 90 % of the publications were made by professionals affiliated to higher education with a predominance of the female gender. Conclusions: there is a need to promote the accessibility to journals, as well as interculturation in the thirteen officially recognized languages ​​in Ecuador. It is necessary to increase the production of nursing knowledge with impact, as well as to publish the content, whether ancestral or from another line, of the materials that remain in the repositories of national universities.(AU)

Suicidal behaviour characteristics and factors associated with mortality in the hospital setting. / Características de la conducta suicida y factores asociados a su mortalidad en el ámbito hospitalario.

INTRODUCTION: Suicide is a major public health problem worldwide, and an approach is necessary due to its high potential for prevention. This paper examines the main characteristics of people admitted to hospitals in the Community of Madrid (Spain) with suicidal behaviour, and the factors associated with their hospital mortality. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A study was conducted on patients with E950-E959 codes of suicide and self-inflicted injuries of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, contained in any diagnostic field of the minimum basic data set at hospital discharge between 2003 and 2013. Sociodemographic, clinical and health care variables were assessed by uni- and multivariate logistic regression analysis in the evaluation of factors associated with hospital mortality. RESULTS: Hospital suicidal behaviour predominates in women (58.7%) and in middle-age. Hospital mortality is 2.2% (1.6% in women and 3.2% in men), increasing with age. Mental disorders are detected 3-4 times more in secondary diagnoses. The main primary diagnosis (>74%) is poisoning with substances, with lower mortality (∼1%) than injury by hanging and jumping from high places (≥12%), which have the highest numbers. Other factors associated with increased mortality include different medical comorbidities and severity of the injury, while length of stay and mental disorders are protective factors. Type of hospital, poisoning, and Charlson index are associated differently with mortality in men and women. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalised suicidal acts show a low mortality, mainly related to comorbidities and the severity of injuries.