Development of a predictive inpatient falls risk model using machine learning.

Aim: The aims of this study were to create a model that detects the population at risk of falls taking into account a fall prevention variable and to know the effect on the model's performance when not considering it.

Background: Traditionally, instruments for detecting fall risk are based on risk factors, not mitigating factors. Machine learning, which allows working with a wider range of variables, could improve patient risk identification.

Predictive Modeling of Pressure Injury Risk in Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit.

Background: Pressure injuries are an important problem in hospital care. Detecting the population at risk for pressure injuries is the first step in any preventive strategy. Available tools such as the Norton and Braden scales do not take into account all of the relevant risk factors.

[Knowledge and attitudes of health professionals towards advance directives].

Objective: To evaluate the degree of knowledge and attitudes of medical and nursing professionals in two health departments to advance directives, as well as to examine their association with the sociodemographic and occupational variables of the professionals.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey on 329 health professionals was carried out through the internet and a standardised procedure. The knowledge and attitudes of the professionals about advance directives were examined using two validated questionnaires of 17 and 12 items, respectively.

Variability in management of implantable ports in oncology outpatients.

Purpose Of The Research: To describe the variability in practice regarding the management of vascular access ports in adult oncology patients at Spanish outpatient clinics and to evaluate its compliance with the recommended procedural guidelines.

Methods And Sample: Three e-mailings or three postal mail-outs were sent to all Spanish outpatient clinics, in accordance with the hospital's preference. An additional fourth postal mail-out was made to all units.

[Variations in clinical practice. Current status and challenges for nursing].

The clinical practice can vary in every step of the process. The following article provides an overview of the most important concepts in the study of variations in clinical practice and the status of nursing regarding these variations. The variability can be seen both from a population and an individual point of view.

[Concordance among samples taken from a subcutaneous reservoir and a peripheral puncture].

Many patients who undergo phlebo-toxic treatment eventually require central vein access ways and of these accesses, the most common one used among oncology patients due to its advantages is a subcutaneous reservoir. The objective of this study was to verify the concordance among samples obtained from a subcutaneous reservoir using the rejection technique, and those obtained when using a direct puncture technique. This study included 22 patients who were carriers of a subcutaneous reservoir and who visited outpatient services during March and April in 2006.