Publications by authors named "G Burillo"
Background And Importance: Elderly patients often have atypical clinical presentations. Lactate measurement on arrival at the Emergency Department (ED) could be useful to identify elderly patients with a bad prognosis.
Objective: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum lactate determined at ED arrival and the probability of inhospital mortality and intensive care (ICU) admission in elderly patients.
Association of Benzodiazepine Prescription With Short-Term Prognosis in Elderly Patients Attended in Emergency Department: Results From the EDEN PROJECT.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzes the prevalence of benzodiazepine prescriptions among elderly patients visiting emergency departments in Spain and their impact on short-term health outcomes.
- - Out of 25,557 patients studied, 30.8% were prescribed benzodiazepines, which were linked to an increased chance of returning to the emergency department but not to higher rates of hospitalization or mortality within 30 days.
- - The findings suggest that while benzodiazepine use may lead to more frequent ED visits, it does not significantly affect hospitalization rates or mortality in the short term.
The potential antimicrobial and antibiofouling properties of previously synthesized PEG/NiPAAm interpenetrated polymer networks (IPNs) were investigated against three of the most common bacteria (, , and ). The main goal was to evaluate the material's biocompatibility and determine its potential use as an antifouling component in medical devices. This was intended to provide an alternative option that avoids drug usage as the primary treatment, thus contributing to the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTachypnea in response to hypoxemia decreases with age in older patients.
Geriatr Gerontol Int
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate whether older patients (≥65 years) have a diminished tachypneic response to hypoxia, meaning they may not breathe faster in response to low oxygen levels as much as younger patients do.
- Researchers analyzed data from 7126 patients in Spanish emergency departments, measuring peripheral arterial oxygen saturation (SatO2) and respiratory rate (RR) upon arrival, finding significant correlations across all age groups studied.
- Results indicated that as patient age increased, the respiratory rate response to decreasing oxygen levels slowed down, with younger individuals showing a faster increase in breathing rate in response to hypoxia compared to older individuals, particularly those aged ≥90 years.
Article Synopsis
- A study evaluated the impact of older adults (aged 75+) spending a night in emergency departments (ED) on their risk of in-hospital mortality, comparing those who were admitted to wards before midnight versus those who stayed in the ED until morning.
- Despite slightly higher in-hospital mortality rates for those in the ED (10.7%) compared to the ward group (9.5%), the differences were not statistically significant, indicating that staying overnight in the ED did not conclusively increase mortality risk.
- The findings suggest that while older patients may face potential risks when waiting in an ED overnight, especially in non-academic hospitals, overall, there was no evidence of longer hospital stays or higher mortality rates tied to this practice