Publications by authors named "C Ortega-Navarro"
Objectives: Sexually transmitted infections are a prevalent global health care problem. Treatment guidelines have recently been updated as a result of antimicrobial resistance and public health trends. The aim of the study was to assess the appropriateness of empirical antibiotic therapy prescribed for cervicitis and urethritis in the emergency department.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Drug-referencing apps are among the most frequently used by emergency health professionals. To date, no study has analyzed the quantity and quality of apps that provide information on emergency drugs.
Objective: This study aimed to identify apps designed to assist emergency professionals in managing drugs and to describe and analyze their characteristics.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate a new polypharmacy-based scale against the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) for predicting mortality outcomes in complex adult patients after an Emergency Department visit.
- - Researchers analyzed 201 patients, finding that both the new scale and the CCI could independently predict 6-month mortality; however, the polypharmacy-based scale showed superior performance in various statistical assessments.
- - The findings concluded that the polypharmacy-based scale is a more effective tool than the CCI for anticipating mortality in chronic complex patients following an ED visit, with successful validation in external cohorts.
Introduction: parenteral nutrition (PN) compounding is a process with a high probability of errors. Objective: to analyze PN compounding errors detected using a gravimetric control (GC) and a component verification control (CVC). Methods: a prospective analysis was carried out during a three-year period (January 2016 to December 2018).
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