Creation and content validity of a scale for assessing adherence to good practices for COVID-19.

Objective: to create a scale for assessing the adherence of healthcare providers to good practices for COVID-19 in the hospital setting and determine its content and face validity.

Methods: A methodological study was developed in three sequential phases: creation of items and domains based on a literature review and administration of the questionnaire to 16 nursing professionals; assessment of content and face validity by experts; and semantic analysis.

Results: The 51-item scale was submitted to the evaluation of seven experts.

Accuracy of ultrasonography in diagnosis of testicular rupture after blunt scrotal trauma.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the accuracy of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of testis rupture after scrotal trauma and its sensitivity and specificity for testis rupture, tunica albuginea breach, testicular hematoma, testis avulsion, epididymis injuries, and hematocele.

Methods: Between 1996 and 2006, 33 patients underwent surgical exploration for blunt scrotal trauma. All these patients had an emergency scrotal ultrasonography with the use of a 7.

Effects of midazolam on fentanyl antinociception and respiration in a rabbit model.

Clinical antinociception is difficult to assess because of difficulties with controls and the incorporation of bias. The rabbit antinociceptive model is highly sensitive and predictive of analgesia in humans. We found that the combination of midazolam with fentanyl enhanced antinociception compared with fentanyl alone.