[Integrated social value generated in a specialized hospital for chronic patients].

Introduction: Measuring social value has always been a challenge for organizations that generate such value, including foundations, NGOs, social enterprises, and governmental entities. Often, the benefits of these initiatives are perceived as intangible or long-term, making them difficult to quantify. Assessing social value demonstrates the impact of investments and accountability to stakeholders.

Ultrasound for body composition assessment: a narrative review.

Ultrasound has become an increasingly valuable tool for the assessment of body composition, offering several applications and indications in clinical practice. Ultrasound allows bedside evaluation of muscle mass, fat compartments, and extravascular water, providing a cost-effective, portable, and accessible alternative to traditional methods, such as Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA), Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA), Computed Tomography (CT), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). It is particularly useful in evaluating conditions, such as malnutrition, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity, which require poor muscle mass to establish a diagnosis.

Assessing the impact of long-term inhaled corticosteroid therapy on patients with COVID-19 and coexisting chronic lung disease: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Background: Patients with chronic lung disease (CLD), such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, were expected to have an increased risk of clinical manifestations and severity of COVID-19. However, these comorbidities have been reported less frequently than expected. Chronic treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may impact the clinical course of COVID-19.

Ultrasound-guided puncture vs conventional technique for arterial blood gas analysis sampling in adults: A systematic review.

Aim: To compare the efficacy of conventional puncture versus ultrasound-guided puncture for arterial blood gas sampling in adults.

Method: A search protocol was developed and applied to three databases (Medline, Cochrane, and Dialnet). Clinical trials published between January 2013 and January 2023, in Spanish or English, were considered.

Executive summary of the consensus document for the training and development of clinical ultrasound in Internal Medicine: Recommendations from the Clinical Ultrasound Working Group of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (GTECO-SEMI).

Introduction: Given the increasing adoption of clinical ultrasound in medicine, it is essential to standardize its application, training, and research.

Objectives And Methods: The purpose of this document is to provide consensus recommendations to address questions about the practice and operation of clinical ultrasound units. Nineteen experts and leaders from advanced clinical ultrasound units participated.

[Factors related to sleep quality in Emergency Medical Technicians and their sleep habits during COVID-19 pandemic.].

Objective: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) show a high prevalence of sleep problems. Adding to these problems, another factor appeared two years ago: the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of this study were to describe the sleep quality and habits in a sample of EMTs in Spain during COVID-19 pandemic considering the factors related to them.

[Differences between Spain's autonomous communities in the availability of semi-automatic external defibrillators outside the healthcare setting].

Background: Early defibrillation is one of the interventions that can most influence the prognosis of cardiac arrest. The objectives of this study were to determine the number of automatic external defibrillators outside the healthcare setting in each autonomous community in Spain and to compare the legislation of each autonomous community on the mandatory installation of defibrillators outside the healthcare setting.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out between December 2021 and January 2022 by consulting official data in the 17 Spanish autonomous communities.

Evaluation of the Integrated Tuberculosis Research Program Sponsored by the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery: 11 Years on.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the trend of variables related to tuberculosis (TB) from the Integrated Tuberculosis Research Program (PII-TB) registry of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR), and to evaluate the PII-TB according to indicators related to its scientific objectives.

Method: Cross-sectional, population-based, multicenter study of new TB cases prospectively registered in the PII-TB between 2006 and 2016. The time trend of quantitative variables was calculated using a lineal regression model, and qualitative variables using the χy test for lineal trend.

Factor X Deficiency Due to a Compound Heterozygosis Between a New Mutation (Gla72Asp) in Exon 2 and an Already Known one (Gly154Arg) in Exon 5: Factor X Mar Del Plata1).

Background: Investigation of rare bleeding disorders in Latin-America.

Objectives: The report of a new case of FX deficiency due to a compound heterozygosis.

Methods: Accepted clotting procedures were used.

Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria. An Emerging Threat?

Introduction And Objective: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolates are becoming more common. The main objective of our study was to establish the number and diversity of NTM species in our region and their distribution according to the source sample, age and gender of the patients, and to analyse clinically significant isolates.

Methodology: Prospective study of all NTM isolated in Asturias from 2005 to 2012.

Cesarean deliveries and other risks for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

Objectives: To evaluate risks for persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn, confirmed by echocardiography, associated with cesarean deliveries and other factors.

Methods: Cohort of all deliveries >36 weeks within a period of 23 months. A nested case-control study was performed in a subset of the cohort, involving newborns admitted into neonatal intensive care unit with diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension matched with normal controls, with application of questionnaires to mothers to identify risks.

Agreement and correlation of pH, bicarbonate, base excess and lactate measurements in venous and arterial blood of premature and term infants.

Background And Objectives: Determine the extent of agreement and correlation between arterial samples and venous (obtained from a venous umbilical catheter), with respect to measurements of pH, bicarbonate, base excess and lactate, in critically ill term and premature newborns.

Methods: Arterial blood samples (0.5-1 mL) were obtained for gas analysis by radial artery puncture, and, within the limit of 5 minutes, samples were obtained from venous umbilical catheters.