Clinical impact and direct costs of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infections in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Background: Nosocomial infections are a leading cause of morbidity, costs, and mortality in preterm newborns. Most reports regarding nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are focused on bacterial infections and there is limited information regarding the impact of nosocomial viruses. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in a NICU.

Cold bed: A challenge for an academic medical center in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the time period during which a hospital bed could be virtually available according to the informatics and administrative hospital system while still being physically occupied by a patient in a hospital in Mexico.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a 250-bed Academic Medical Center located in Central Northern Mexico during February 2015. Both administrative and real patient discharges were registered in a hospital format.

[Overview of mortality in Mexico through four indicators from 1990 to 2012].

Objective: To describe the behavior of mortality in Mexico through four indicators from 1990 to 2012.

Material And Methods: The official mortality and population records of Mexico were used.

Results: An advance was achieved for children under five years of age, with a decrease in mortality, although there was an increase in the years of potential life lost (YPLL) from 2008 for this age group.

[Costs of serious adverse events in a community teaching hospital, in Mexico].

Background: Serious adverse events during hospital care are a worldwide reality and threaten the safety of the hospitalised patient.

Objective: To identify serious adverse events related to healthcare and direct hospital costs in a Teaching Hospital in México.

Material And Methods: A study was conducted in a 250-bed Teaching Hospital in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

[Prevalence of unsafe conditions associated to non-intentional needlestick injuries among trainee physicians].

Introduction: Physicians in training face high-risk clinical situations for needlestick injuries during their training.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and establish behaviors associated with needlestick injuries.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2012-2013 school year among undergraduate and graduate medical students of a Faculty of Medicine in Mexico.

[Knowledge and attitudes of teachers at a Medical School and the use of clinical practice guidelines].

Introduction: The National Center for Health Technology Excellence (CENETEC) has published 539 clinical practice guidelines (CPG) whose area of influence is nationwide.

Objective: To conduct an assessment of the knowledge and attitudes of teachers at a medical school and the use of CPGs.

Materials And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in 2012 among teachers at one medical school in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Oseltamivir storage, distribution and dispensing following the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak in Mexico.

Problem: During an influenza outbreak or pandemic, timely access to antivirals is essential to reduce disease severity and transmission. Best practices in antiviral procurement, storage, distribution, prescription and dispensing must be followed for prompt drug delivery.

Approach: Mexico implemented a national pandemic preparedness plan in 2006 and created a strategic antiviral stockpile.