Spain is a world leader in donation and transplantation. This model has been exported to other countries with favorable results. The objective of this study was to compare the actual donation intention rate with the effective donation figures, and analyze the main reasons why families decline organ donation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronavirus Disease 2019 continues to spread and to date, no definitive treatment is available. Overcrowded and under-resourced healthcare centres have had to design different strategies to treat these patients, what includes the control of the electrocardiogram (ECG), as some drugs that have been used to treat this disease may prolong the QT interval as a side effect. During the COVID-19 outbreak, we designed a protocol for monitoring the QT interval using a portable device with Bluetooth connectivity.
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