Mortality and critical conditions in COVID-19 patients at private hospitals: weekend effect?

Objective: The aim of the study was to find factors associated with the mortality of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) in patients with COVID-19.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective observational study with a database of 1987 patients with COVID-19 who had attended the emergency department of a private hospital network between February 2020 and April 2020 were analyzed. Clinical variables and some laboratory parameters were studied.

Ventilatory therapies and Intensive Care admissions for patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.

Objective: The aim of the study was to synthesize and analyze the scientific publications related to ventilatory therapies used in patients with COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), the parameters of invasive mechanical ventilation prescribed for these patients, and the clinical characteristics of patients admitted to the ICU.

Materials And Methods: A systematic review was carried out through the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases. Studies published up to 31/05/2020 were included if they made reference to ventilatory therapies used in ICU patients with COVID-19.

Relationships among general health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in nurses working in a public hospital: A cross-sectional study.

Aim And Objective: To describe relations among health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in Spanish nurses working in a public hospital.

Background: It has been established that nursing staff health affects the quality of their work and is associated with job satisfaction, work engagement and different job features. Understanding the relationships among these variables could provide useful information to improve staff performance and prevent work-related illnesses.

[Care plan in a patient with spina bifida. Case report].

Spina bifida is a congenital malformation of the lumbar spine. We developed a nursing care plan in a 12-year-old girl with this malformation who attended a special education school. Using Gordon's health patterns, we assessed the patient and identified the following nursing diagnoses: imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements, urinary incontinence, impaired transfer ability, risk for infection, risk of impaired skin integrity, risk for latex allergy, readiness for enhanced urinary elimination, and readiness for enhanced self-concept.