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.

[Biobanks and use of samples of human origin for surgical research. Current regulatory framework].

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the development of biological samples and biobanks that make it easier for investigators to have access to quality samples and their associated clinical and epidemiological data. Thus, biobanks have become indispensible technological platforms for the development of both basic and clinical research. The properties of the biological sample as a support medium of personal and family information require that they are treated in accordance with new ethical standards.

Estimating the burden of scleroderma disease in Spain.

Objective: Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a rare disease that results in great suffering. We estimated the burden of disease posed by scleroderma and its relative importance in the health of the Spanish population.

Methods: We estimated scleroderma-based burden of disease following procedures developed for the Global Burden of Disease study to ensure comparability.

Estimating the burden of disease for autism spectrum disorders in Spain in 2003.

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are lifelong neurodevelopmental disabilities. Burden of Disease is an indicator that provides important information on health status and outcomes such as premature mortality and disability. In order to estimate the burden of disease of ASD in the Spanish population during 2003, we followed the procedures used in the WHO Global Burden of Disease Study.

Characteristics of disability and handicap among Toxic Oil Syndrome (TOS) cohort patients: a cross-sectional study, 17 years after the original food intoxication.

Purpose: In 1981, a progressive multi-systemic disease called Toxic Oil Syndrome (TOS) appeared in Spain as an epidemic that affected 20,000 people. The International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (ICIDH) was chosen to characterize the health status of patients more severely affected by TOS.

Methods: A random sample of 292 with permanent disability was selected.