Publications by authors named "Gonzalo Sempere Montes"

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  • * Key aspects of managing severe cases include deciding when to start non-invasive support, recognizing treatment failures, and implementing palliative or de-escalation strategies when improvement happens.
  • * The document compiles insights from four scientific societies and 25 experts to enhance care approaches for severe COVID-19, reflecting on recent evidence rather than old guidelines from acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Objectives: To develop a multidimensional score to assess risk of death for patients of advanced age 180 days after their admission to short-stay units (SSUs).

Material And Methods: Prospective, multicenter, observational and analytical study of a cohort of patients aged 75 years or older who were admitted to 5 Spanish SSUs between February 1 and April 30, 2014. We recorded demographic and clinical data as well as geriatric assessment scores.

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Objectives: To compare the efficiency of short-stay units (SSUs) managed by different departments within hospitals.

Material And Methods: Cross-sectional study in 40 hospitals with SSUs. From June 1 to December 31, 2012,we gathered data on clinical caseloads and management.

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