The ReCaPTa study - a prospective out of hospital cardiac arrest registry including multiple sources of surveillance for the study of sudden cardiac death in the Mediterranean area.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in the industrialized world. Sudden cardiac death is very often the first manifestation of the disease and it occurs in the prehospital setting. The determination of the sudden cardiac death phenotype is challenging.

Passive leg raise (PLR) during cardiopulmonary (CPR) - a method article on a randomised study of survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Background: It is estimated that about 275,000 inhabitants experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) every year in Europe. Survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is relatively low, generally between five per cent and 10%. Being able to explore new methods to improve the relatively low survival rate is vital for people with these conditions.

[The hospital transfer of a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding from oesophageal varices].

The care of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding from oesophageal varices during inter-hospital transfer is a complex procedure to different causes. Some of these include, the high number of parameters to take into account, the monitoring of the electro-medical equipment, the instability of the patient and their needs or the short time available to know the patient and obtain the maximum information in order to plan a safe and proper transfer. The main role of the nurse in the transfer of critically ill patients focuses on the control and monitoring of all these aspects and the maintenance of the continuity of the caring initiated in the hospital.