The use of mechanical restraint in critical care units: Characterisation, application standards and related factors. Results of a multicentre study.

Objectives: To describe and characterise the use of mechanical restraint (MR) in critical care units (CCU) in terms of frequency and quality of application and to study its relationship with pain/agitation-sedation/delirium, nurse:patient ratio and institutional involvement.

Method: Multicentre observational study conducted in 17 CCUs between February and May 2016. The observation time per CCU was 96 h.

Hepatitis C virus micro-elimination in vulnerable populations before and during a global pandemic.

Objective: to analyze a hepatitis C virus (HCV) microelimination strategy targeting vulnerable populations and the influence of the pandemic on its maintenance and outcomes.

Methods: in 2018, the Hepatology Unit implemented an HCV microelimination strategy for patients attending drug addiction care centers and Psychiatry Units such as the Alcoholism Treatment Unit. These centers reported suspected or confirmed cases of HCV infection directly to the hepatologists, who, after reviewing the clinical records, cite those patients if necessary.

Physical Restraint Use in Intensive Care Units: Exploring the Decision-Making Process and New Proposals. A Multimethod Study.

Aim: The general aim of this study was to explore the decision-making process followed by Intensive Care Unit (ICU) health professionals with respect to physical restraint (PR) administration and management, along with the factors that influence it.

Method: A qual-quant multimethod design was sequenced in two stages: an initial stage following a qualitative methodology; and second, quantitative with a predominant descriptive approach. The multicenter study was undertaken at 17 ICUs belonging to 11 public hospitals in the Madrid region (Spain) across the period 2015 through 2019.

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the ileum. A case report.

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComa) are tumors of perivascular epithelioid cells with immunohistochemical features of smooth muscle and melanocytic tumors. The PEComa of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. The treatment is surgical, although there are data that suggest a good response to rapamycin.