A Profile of Adult Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pneumonia Patients According to Pneumococcal Vaccination Status.

Certain patient profile characteristics, such as preexisting medical conditions, can modify the risk of developing SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia among adults vaccinated and not vaccinated against pneumococcal disease. This retrospective cohort study aimed to quantify the risk of pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 among individuals from 15 to 64 years old with and without pneumococcal vaccination in Spain during the 2020-2021 influenza season and establish a risk profile of patients more likely to develop SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Data (demographic information, patient medical history, and lifestyle habits) were gathered both directly from the patient via personal interview and by reviewing electronic medical records.

[Negative results associated with medication in the emergency department of a hospital].

Objective: To find out the prevalence of negative results associated with medication (herein referred to as NRM) in patients attending the emergency department. To classify the results by severity, avoidability and cost, as well as to establish the factors associated with their appearance.

Method: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study carried out in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital.

Ischemic heart disease in patients from Northwest Spain with biopsy proven giant cell arteritis. A population based study.

Objective: To assess the incidence, mortality, and predictors of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in patients from the Lugo region of Northwest Spain with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Methods: Retrospective study of patients with biopsy-proven GCA diagnosed from 1981 to 2001 at the single hospital for a population of 250,000 people. A survival analysis was performed.

[Readability of informed consent documents used in the hospitals of Asturias].

Objective: To evaluate the readability of the informed consent documents (ICD) used in the health centers of Asturias (Spain) with the aim of verifying whether the ICD are understandable and sufficient as a vehicle of information to empower patients to participate in decisions related to their diagnosis and treatment.

Method: A total of 1114 ICD were gathered from the health centers in Asturias. A representative random sample from each hospital was selected and the following readability indexes were obtained: the Flesch index, the sentence complexity index, and the integrated legibility index.

[Comparison of two models of prescription quality indicators in primary care].

Objectives: To assess the quality of prescriptions in primary care area through indicators established by a team of physicians and to analyze the relationship between these indicators and those used by the Spanish public health system (INSALUD) in the same area.

Methods: An observational, cross sectional study was performed in a primary care area in Asturias with 156,614 inhabitants and 9 health centers. An overall quality score was obtained for each of the physicians in the primary care area by using quality indicators and standards agreed on by the prescribers themselves.