Emergencias
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To analyze the characteristics of acute diabetic complications attended in a hospital emergency department. ⋯ Type 2 diabetes leads to more visits to the emergency department, more admissions, and a longer hospital stay than type 1 diabetes.
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To develop the INFURG-SEMES scale (based on the emergency infections study of the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine) using clinical and laboratory data to diagnose acute appendicitis (AA) in patients aged 2 to 20 years who were evaluated in hospital emergency departments and to compare its diagnostic yield to that of the Alvarado score. ⋯ The INFURG-SEMES scale may prove useful for diagnosing AA in patients aged between 2 and 20 years evaluated for abdominal pain in hospital emergency departments. The INFURG-SEMES score showed greater discrimination than the Alvarado score.
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Observational Study
Attempted suicides attended by emergency services during the economic recession in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
To investigate changes in attempted suicide rates in Castile-La Mancha between 2006 and 2015 and the correlation with sociodemographic and economic indicators. ⋯ . Suicide rates rose during the economic recession. There were variable correlations between socioeconomic indicators and attempted suicide rates.
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To describe the management of acute agitation by Spanish emergency medical services (EMS) and assess the incidence of acute agitation. ⋯ The agitated patient is a common problem for EMS responders. Few teams apply specific procedures for managing these patients.