Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Oct 2020
Observational Study[Nurse staffing, skill mix and job outcomes in Chilean public hospitals].
International evidence shows that there are organizational factors and nurse job outcomes that may negatively affect healthcare quality. ⋯ Staffing levels, burnout, and intent to leave warrant healthcare and governmental authorities' attention. All these factors may be threatening healthcare quality and safety.
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Revista médica de Chile · Oct 2020
[Clinical features and predictors of severity in 1022 adults with COVID-19].
In December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan city and spread rapidly throughout China and the world. ⋯ Clinical features of COVID-19 were highly unspecific. Prediction models for severity, will help medical decision making at the primary care setting.
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Revista médica de Chile · Oct 2020
[The general self-efficacy scale (GSES): Reevaluation of its reliability and validity evidence in Chile].
Self-efficacy is a psychological variable closely related to healthy behaviors. One of the most widely used instruments to measure this variable is the general self-efficacy scale (GSES). In Chile, the only psychometric study of this scale has important analytical limitations. ⋯ The GSES is an adequate scale to measure general self-efficacy in the Chilean population and allows unbiased comparisons based on sex or age.
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Revista médica de Chile · Oct 2020
[SARS-CoV-2 infection as a thrombo-inflammatory endothelial disease].
Coronavirus disease 19 is characterized by an intense inflammatory response and a high incidence of thrombotic events. Autopsy studies show severe endothelial injury associated with thrombosis of the alveolar capillaries of the lungs and other organs. ⋯ Heparin is an excellent drug to treat Covid-19 patients due to its anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and endothelial effects. Clinical guidelines agree that the use of heparin thromboprophylaxis is a component of Covid-19 coagulopathy treatment, even though the dose and duration of treatments are not well defined.