Impact on Morbidity, Mortality, and Length of Stay of Hospital-Acquired Infections by Resistant Microorganisms.

Background: Infections by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a global threat and are particularly common in hospitals. This study was performed to assess the impact of hospital-acquired infections caused by MDROs on morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study.

[Control of major cardiovascular risk factors of ischemic heart disease in secondary prevention in Aragón: COCINA study].

Unlabelled: Ischemic heart disease remains a leading cause of death in Spain. According to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) and European national societies, secondary prevention for these patients consists of control of major cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and suitable lifestyle habits.

Objective: To determine the degree of control of CVRF in the Aragonese population in secondary prevention.

[Trends in the prevalence of pressure ulcers in an acute care tertiary hospital (2006-2013)].

Objectives: To analyse the trends in pressure ulcer prevalence from 2006 to 2013. To determine the main risk factors associated with pressure ulcers.

Method: A descriptive study analysing the prevalence in a series of pressure ulcers collected in the study on the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Spain from 2006 to 2013 in the Clinical University Hospital of Zaragoza.

[Use of ineffective practices in Primary Health Care: professional opinions].

Objective: To estimate the frequency of ineffective practices in Primary Health Care (PHC) based on the opinions of clinical professionals from the sector, and to assess the significance, implications and factors that may be contributing to their continuance.

Material And Methods: An on line survey of opinion from a convenience sample of 575 professionals who had published articles over the last years in Atención Primaria and Semergen medical journals.

Results: A total of 212 professionals replied (37%).

[Patient safety culture in family and community medicine residents in Aragon].

Introduction: having an appropriate patient safety culture is the first recommendation to improve it. The aim of this article is to determine the safety culture in family medicine residents and then to identify improvement strategies.

Methods: an online cross-sectional survey of residents in family medicine teaching units of Aragon using the translated, validated and adapted to Spanish, Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture (MOSPS) questionnaire.