Unlocking the key role of bentonite fungal isolates in tellurium and selenium bioremediation and biorecovery: Implications in the safety of radioactive waste disposal.

Research on eco-friendly bioremediation strategies for mitigating the environmental impact of toxic metals has gained attention in the last years. Among all promising solutions, bentonite clays, to be used as artificial barriers to isolate radioactive wastes within the deep geological repository (DGR) concept, have emerged as effective reservoir of microorganisms with remarkable bioremediation potential. The present study aims to investigate the impact of bentonite fungi in the speciation and mobility of selenium (Se) and tellurium (Te), as natural analogues Se and Te present in radioactive waste, to screen for those strains with bioremediation potential within the context of DGR.

Safety and Revisit Related to Discharge the Sixty-one Spanish Emergency Department Medical Centers Without Hospitalization in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia. A Prospective Cohort Study UMC-Pneumonia COVID-19.

Background: Information is needed on the safety and efficacy of direct discharge from the emergency department (ED) of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to study the variables associated with discharge from the ED in patients presenting with COVID-19 pneumonia, and study ED revisits related to COVID-19 at 30 days (EDR30d).

Methods: Multicenter study of the SIESTA cohort including 1198 randomly selected COVID patients in 61 EDs of Spanish medical centers from March 1, 2020, to April 30, 2020.

A case-control emergency department-based analysis of acute pancreatitis in Covid-19: Results of the UMC-19-S.

Background/purpose: We investigated the incidence, risk factors, clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute pancreatitis (AP) in patients with COVID-19 attending the emergency department (ED), before hospitalization.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all COVID patients diagnosed with AP in 62 Spanish EDs (20% of Spanish EDs, COVID-AP) during the COVID outbreak. We formed two control groups: COVID patients without AP (COVID-non-AP) and non-COVID patients with AP (non-COVID-AP).

[Consensus-based recommendations and proposals for improving the management of elderly emergency patients with suspected infection in the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia: the PIPA project].

Objectives: To develop expert consensus-based recommendations and proposals on how to improve the care of elderly emergency patients with suspected infection in the autonomous community of Valencia.

Material And Methods: This project was carried out in 3 phases: 1) design of a questionnaire by means of consensus among a group of experts; 2) online survey to determine the opinions of emergency physicians in the community of Valencia; and 3) drafting of expert consensus-based recommendations and proposals arising from the results of the survey. The experts used the Delphi method to reach consensus and the survey was posted online.

Use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in emergency departments of hospitals in Spain.

A survey was undertaken of the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in Spain. 45.7% of emergency departments use NIV.

Epidemiology of appendectomy and appendicitis in the Valencian community (Spain), 1998-2007.

Background/aims: Our purpose was to study the incidence of appendectomy and appendicitis in the Valencian community (Spain) during a period of 10 years (1998-2007).

Methods: Data on discharge diagnoses of appendectomy and appendicitis were downloaded from all public hospitals in the Valencian community.

Results: We identified 44,683 cases of appendectomies and 42,742 cases of appendicitis (95.