Revista de enfermería (Barcelona, Spain)
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Nursing career tend to specialize more each time in the different specialties, for this reason the introduction of the specialist nurse in anaesthesia required a specific knowledge on this medical discipline. The evolution of technologies applied to the design of new needles, echography machines and other equipment for regional anaesthesia techniques make essential to update of our knowledge in this area. ⋯ The aim of this, is provided an easy introduction of the regional anaesthesia to the junior practitioners, and updated evidence to the senior practitioner. The work is structured in a classic way: introduction, central blocks (subarachnoid and epidural), peripheral blocks, regional intravenous anaesthesia, eye block, asepsis and conclusions.
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Observational Study
[Medication adherence and use of health services in patients with psychosis in the region of Osona (Catalonia, Spain)].
To describe and analyze sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, medication adherence and use of health resources by country of birth of psychosis diagnosed patients treated with long-term antipsychotic injectable drugs in the region of Osona (Catalonia, Spain). ⋯ All patients diagnosed with psychosis, either born or not in Spain, describe good adherence to long-term antipsychotic injectable treatment, with similar use of health resources from a quantitative point of view and some differences in the type of visits.
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Pain has accompanied human beings since the moment this species appeared on Earth. From that moment on, and throughout his long history mankind has tried not only to look for the causes of pain but also to find remedies to relieve pain.
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Simple, portable, manageable ventilators have been successfully designed to ensure a patient's ventilation in situ, which means to maintain a patient's respiratory functions at the place where he/she suffers his/her respiratory crisis and during his/her trip to an appropriate medical center. These ventilators are also useful as an at home respiratory support mechanism for those who suffer from chronic respiratory deficiencies caused by various etiologies.
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Burn injuries are a major public health problem worldwide, because they are very common. They are usually produced in domestic or work environments, although it is not unusual that they might be caused by traffic accidents or intentionally (self-injured or assaults on the people). ⋯ The aim of this chapter is to explain some general aspects about the aetiology and pathology of burn injuries and their systemic effects, because the medical and nursing staff should know these aspects to make an adequate initial valuation. They should recognize the aetiology of the burn, its depth and area, its severity and its systemic complications to act properly in the initial phase of the treatment, because these preliminary actions are essential in the prognosis and evolution of the burns.