Self-Collection of Saliva Specimens as a Suitable Alternative to Nasopharyngeal Swabs for the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-qPCR.

A nasopharyngeal swab is a sample used for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Saliva is a sample easier to obtain and the risk of contagion for the professional is lower. This study aimed to evaluate the utility of saliva for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Patients and relatives as auditors of safe practices in oncology and hematology day hospitals.

Background: When there is a gap in professionals' adherence to safe practices during cancer treatment, the consequences can be serious. Identifying these gaps in order to enable improvements in patient safety can be a challenge. This study aimed to assess if cancer patients and their relatives can be given the skills to audit reliably four safe practices, and to explore whether they are willing to play this new role.

Do Patients and Relatives Have Different Dispositions When Challenging Healthcare Professionals About Patient Safety? Results Before and After an Educational Program.

Background: There is a universal interest in evaluating the new roles of patients to improve patient safety. However, relatively little is known about the contribution of family caregivers. The purposes of this study was to determine whether patients and relatives (P&Rs) have different dispositions when challenging healthcare professionals about patient safety and to measure the influence of an educational program.

Validity of the clinical and administrative databases in detecting post-operative adverse events.

Objective: Patient safety has become a major public health concern and a priority for multiple institutions. Assessment of the adverse events is a key element for measuring the quality of healthcare organizations. The aim of this study was to measure the validity of the clinical and administrative database (CADB) as a source of information for the detection of post-operative adverse events.

Usefulness of administrative databases for risk adjustment of adverse events in surgical patients.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of clinical-administrative databases for the development of risk adjustment in the assessment of adverse events in surgical patients.

Methods: The study was conducted at the Hospital of Navarra, a tertiary teaching hospital in northern Spain. We studied 1602 hospitalizations of surgical patients from 2008 to 2010.