Clinical trial protocol for continuous glucose monitoring in critical care at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (CGM-UCI23).

Background: Hyperglycaemia is common in intensive care units (ICUs), with a prevalence of up to 86.2%, increasing mortality. Technology has evolved towards continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and its use in ICUs began especially during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).

Activity, triage levels and impact of the pandemic on hospital emergency departments: A multicentre cross-sectional study.

Aim: Describe the activity of hospital emergency departments (EDs) and the sociodemographic profile of patients in the eight public hospitals in Spain, according to the different triage levels, and to analyse the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on patient flow.

Design: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was carried out.

Methods: Three high-tech public hospitals and five low-tech hospitals consecutively included 2,332,654 adult patients seen in hospital EDs from January 2018 to December 2021.

Impact of the implementation of a telemedicine program on patients diagnosed with asthma.

Background: Asthma is one of the most common respiratory ailments worldwide. Despite broad understanding of the illness and of the available therapeutic options for it, patients with serious asthma suffer poor monitoring of their illness in 50% of cases.

Aim: To assess the impact of the implementation of a mobile application (ESTOI) to control asthma in patients diagnosed with the illness, their adherence to treatment, and their perceived quality of life.

Comparison of diluted vs concentrated regional citrate anticoagulation in continuous renal replacement therapy: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: The incidence of coagulation of continuous renal replacement therapy circuits remains high. To the best of our knowledge, no scholar has published a protocol to avoid management errors when different types of citrates coexist in the same Intensive Care Unit.

Aim: To assess the safety and efficacy of the unification of two protocols with different concentrations of citrate solution.

Change in prefilter pressure as a key determinant in the decision to return blood in continuous renal replacement therapy: An observational study.

Background: During continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), circuit coagulation is an important event that can result in suboptimal outcomes. Nurses must remain alert throughout the treatment and observe machine pressures. Transmembrane pressure (TMP) is commonly used for monitoring but it is sometimes too late to return blood to the patient.

Implementation of advanced triage in the Emergency Department of high complexity public hospital: Research protocol.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of advanced nurse triage based on the quality of care outcomes of patients attending the Emergency Department of a high-complexity hospital. To analyse the concept of advanced triage and the essential elements of the construct.

Design: Mixed longitudinal study, divided into 4 steps; which will include an initial qualitative step, two observational studies and finally, a quasi-experimental study.

Older Adults With Complex Chronic Conditions Who Receive Care at Home: The Importance of Primary Care Assessment.

The current study aimed to describe the characteristics of older adults with complex chronic conditions cared for at home. One hundred thirty-eight participants were recruited. Participants' average age was 85.

Quality of professional life of primary healthcare nurses: A systematic review.

Aims: To identify and critically appraise the available evidence on the overall quality of professional life of primary care nurses worldwide and its main influencing factors.

Background: Quality of professional life of healthcare workers is a keystone that influences the quality of healthcare services provided by healthcare organisations. Nurses have a key role as healthcare services providers given the growing shortage of doctors in primary care.

Paediatric nursing clinical competences in primary healthcare: A systematic review.

Aims: To identify and critically appraise the available evidence on paediatric nurses' clinical competencies performed autonomously regarding disease prevention and health promotion activities for children and adolescents in primary healthcare worldwide.

Design: A systematic review design in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement.

Data Sources: The search was conducted through MEDLINE (PubMed), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, SCOPUS, The Cochrane Library, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Web of Science and The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP (Ovid) databases.

Analysis of the evolution of competences in the clinical practice of the nursing degree.

Objective: to analyze the student's progression in the acquisition of specific and transversal competences in relation to the competence dimensions.Method: the cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the clinical practice subjects included in the Nursing Degree. We included 323 students and we contemplated the development of competences through an ad-hoc questionnaire with 4 dimensions: delivery and care management, therapeutic communication, professional development and care management.

Pediatric televisits and telephone triage: impact on use of a hospital emergency department.

Objectives: To analyze the characteristics of remote telephone consultations (televisits) and triage of pediatric emergencies attended by the 24-hour emergency service of Catalonia (CatSalut Respon), and to describe the impact of televisits on callers' decisions about whether or not to come to the emergency department and their opinion of the call service.

Material And Methods: Observational cross-sectional study. During the call, cases were classified according the Spanish and Andorran triage system.

Impact of nursing interventions on adherence to treatment with antituberculosis drugs in children and young people: A nonrandomized controlled trial.

Aim: To evaluate the association of a new nursing intervention on the adherence to antituberculosis treatment in a paediatric cohort (<18 years).

Background: Tuberculosis remains a public health problem worldwide. The risk of developing tuberculosis after primary infection and its severity are higher in children.

[Implementing Telemedicine, EHealth and Telephonic Nursing Assistance in Spain].

Introduction: Tele-Health or eHealth are defined as diversified health services provided remotely by a team of professionals using ICT (Information and Communication Technology) to improve the health of a user or population.

Development: The development of ICT during the 2000 and 2010 decades allowed for a wider applicability of these services. Techniques like teleradiology and telepathology appeared.

Adherence to Antituberculosis Drugs in Children and Adolescents in A Low-Endemic Setting: A Retrospective Series.

Adherence to antituberculosis drug regimens is critical for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in pediatrics. In a large retrospective series of children and adolescents in Barcelona, Spain, completion of treatment was worse among patients treated for latent infection, compared with those treated for active tuberculosis or receiving primary chemoprophylaxis. Toxicity and cultural and language barriers were identified as predictors of nonadherence.

[Integration of Health Information Patient].

Information and communications technology (ICT) is implemented in health systems. However, the current economic situation raises questions regarding how the health system will evolve in a context of widespread use of ICT, but with sustainability problems. "Beside sustainability and consolidation, now a days, the challenge is the integration of information and in which care level and who among health professionals should lead this step forward in health care.

Analysis of University Postgraduate Nursing Education in Spain.

Background: The nursing education program framework in Spain has recently been adapted and modified. This study aimed to analyze university postgraduate master'slevel nursing education during the past 21 years in Spain in terms of educational supply and demand.

Method: A retrospective, longitudinal, descriptive, and observational design was used.

Software Quality Evaluation Models Applicable in Health Information and Communications Technologies. A Review of the Literature.

Information and Communications Technologies in healthcare has increased the need to consider quality criteria through standardised processes. The aim of this study was to analyse the software quality evaluation models applicable to healthcare from the perspective of ICT-purchasers. Through a systematic literature review with the keywords software, product, quality, evaluation and health, we selected and analysed 20 original research papers published from 2005-2016 in health science and technology databases.

[THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER ADHERENCE TO ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT].

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries. This involves a serious public health problem. Adherence to TB treatment is a cornerstone for the control of this disease.

Influence of nursing interventions on adherence to treatment with antituberculosis drugs in children and young people: research protocol.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of nursing interventions on adherence to antituberculosis medication in a paediatric cohort (aged 0-18 years) and to identify the risk factors for non-compliance.

Background: After primary infection, children have a higher risk of developing tuberculosis and the severity of the disease is worse in children. Adherence to treatment is essential to control both latent infection and tuberculosis disease.