Negative clinical outcomes of medication resulting in emergency department visits.

Purpose: The results of analyses of patients' health problems related to medication use have been highly variable due to various factors, such as different study methodology, diverse variables determined, fields of study. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence and preventability of negative clinical outcomes of medication (NCOMs).

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed in the emergency departments (EDs) of nine Spanish hospitals during a 3-month period.

Terms used in patient safety related to medication: a literature review.

Purpose: There is a lack of homogeneity in the terminology used in the context of patient safety related to medication. The aim of this review was to identify the terms and definitions used in patient safety related to medication within the scientific literature.

Methods: Original and review articles that were indexed between 1998 and 2008 in MEDLINE and EMBASE and contained terms used in patient safety related to medication were included.

Evaluation of the performance of echocardiography in acute coronary syndrome patients during their stay in coronary units.

Objectives: To evaluate the frequency and the factors associated with performance of echocardiography in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients during their stay in intensive care units or coronary care units (ICU/CCU).

Methods: Retrospective cohort study including all patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome-unstable angina (UA), acute myocardial infarction (AMI)-included in the 'ARIAM' Spanish multi-centre register. The study period was from June 1996 to December 2005.

Cardiogenic shock in acute coronary syndrome.

This is a review of current knowledge on cardiogenic shock (CS), with particular attention to recommended management. The bibliography for the study was compiled through a search of different databases between 1966-2008. The references cited in the selected articles were also reviewed.

Cardiogenic shock in acute coronary syndrome in the Spanish population.

Background: To evaluate the frequency and factors associated with cardiogenic shock (CS) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and unstable angina (UA) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Material/methods: Spanish registry. The study period was June 1996 to December 2005.

[Mean length of stay and prognosis in unstable angina. Results from the ARIAM database].

Background And Objective: The objective of this project is to investigate the factors predicting mortality and mean length of stay in patients diagnosed with unstable angina (UA) during admission to the Intensive Care Unit or Critical Care Unit (ICU/CCU).

Patients And Method: A retrospective cohort study including all the UA patients listed in the Spanish ARIAM register. The study period comprised from June, 1996 to December, 2003.