Publications by authors named "Rimbau P"
Article Synopsis
- The SEPHCAT study aimed to detail the characteristics of prehospital emergency services (SEPHs) in Catalonia, focusing on their organization, staffing, and training practices.
- A survey conducted with medical directors revealed the existence of 13 SEPHs (11 public and 2 private), which handled over 2.4 million calls and nearly 1 million emergencies in 2015, with a notable majority served by public services.
- Staffing included approximately 815 full-time positions, with a predominance of family and community medicine-trained physicians, and many staff members engaged in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the degree of implantation, the characteristics and the formation of point-of-care ultrasonography, performed by emergency physicians in the public hospital emergency department (ED) of Catalonia.
Methods: Descriptive study based on a survey conducted with those responsible for the public ED in Catalonia and structured in three blocks: difficulty of implementing the technique and perceived reasons for this difficulty, equipment available in the emergency room and its use, and training of emergency physicians.
Results: The survey was answered by 96.
Objectives: To study the perceptions of Catalan Society of Emergency Medicine (SoCMUE) members who staff hospital emergency departments regarding measures taken to cope with overcrowding, staff rest areas, and staff size.
Material And Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional analysis of a survey sent to SoCMUE members. We compared opinions expressed by physicians and nurses in this survey and also compared them to opinions expressed by heads of departments in prior SUHCAT studies.
Objectives: To gather information on the contracting and training of members of the Catalan Society of Emergency Medicine (SoCMUE) who work in emergency medicine and services in Catalonia. To survey their opinions on certain aspects of resource availability and working conditions.
Material And Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study based on a survey sent to SoCMUE members.
Non-invasive ventilation in emergency departments in public hospitals in Catalonia. The VENUR-CAT study.
Med Intensiva (Engl Ed)
April 2018
Objectives: To know the implementation and characteristics of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the Emergency Departments (EDs) of public hospitals in Catalonia (Spain) and analyze possible differences based on the typology, degree of activity and the availability of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the hospital.
Design: A non-interventional, descriptive study was carried out, using a structured questionnaire divided into 3sections: 1) professional experience and training; 2) devices used; and 3) clinical scenarios and the use of NIV.
Setting: Persons responsible for public EDs in Catalonia.