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Rev Clin Esp ; 209(9): 409-14, 2009 Oct.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19852908

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Early antibiotic administration to patients diagnosed of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been associated with a lower mortality. In the USA, its administration within four hours has been implanted as a quality standard. The objective of this work was to analyze, in a Spanish emergency department, the performance with patients with CAP, focusing on the administration of the first dose of antibiotic. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Clinics, welfare and organizational aspects have been analysed on 93 patients diagnosed of CAP in an emergency department in order to identify their influence on antibiotic administration within 4 hours. RESULTS: 46.2% of patients received antibiotics within 4 hours. The fact that patients were assisted in the higher complexity level showed a positive association with the antibiotic administration within 4 hours. On the contrary, presence of more than 10 patients waiting to be admitted showed a negative association. CONCLUSIONS: Early antibiotic administration in the CAP is possible. On order to guarantee a higher number of patients taking antibiotics within 4 hours we have to improve quality of care in both the emergency department (to guarantee correct classification according to the level of complexity) and in the hospital (management of beds to avoid delay in the admission of the patients).


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Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Pneumonia, Bacterial/drug therapy , Aged , Community-Acquired Infections/drug therapy , Emergency Service, Hospital , Female , Humans , Male , Pneumonia, Bacterial/diagnosis , Retrospective Studies
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Rev. clín. esp. (Ed. impr.) ; 209(9): 409-414, oct. 2009. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-73785

ABSTRACT

Introducción: La administración precoz de antibiótico en pacientes diagnosticados de una neumonía adquirida en comunidad (NAC) condiciona una disminución de la mortalidad. En EE. UU. Se ha implantado como estándar de calidad su administración en las primeras cuatro horas. El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido analizar retrospectivamente en un Servicio de Urgencias hospitalario (SUH) de nuestro medio la actuación con estos pacientes en lo que respecta a la administración de la primera dosis de antibiótico. Pacientes y método: Se han analizado aspectos clínicos, asistenciales y organizativos en 93 pacientes diagnosticados de NAC en un SUH para identificar su influencia en la administración de antibiótico en un plazo inferior a 4 horas. Resultados: El 46,2% de los pacientes recibió el antibiótico en las primeras cuatro horas. La asistencia en el área de mayor complejidad se asoció de forma positiva con la administración del antibiótico en las cuatro primeras horas. Por el contrario, la presencia de un mayor número de pacientes pendientes de ingreso en el SUH condicionó un menor cumplimiento de esta medida. Conclusiones: La administración precoz de antibiótico en la NAC es posible. El incremento en el cumplimiento de esta medida debe contemplar la mejora de la calidad asistencial tanto en aspectos organizativos propios del SUH (por ejemplo, con una adecuada clasificación inicial que garantice la atención de los pacientes acorde a su nivel de complejidad) como ajenos a él (gestión de camas hospitalarias que evite la demora en el ingreso desde el servicio) (AU)


Background: Early antibiotic administration to patients diagnosed of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been associated with a lower mortality. In the USA, its administration within four hours has been implanted as a quality standard. The objective of this work was to analyze, in a Spanish emergency department, the performance with patients with CAP, focusing on the administration of the first dose of antibiotic. Patients and method: Clinics, welfare and organizational aspects have been analysed on 93 patients diagnosed of CAP in an emergency department in order to identify their influence on antibiotic administration within 4 hours. Results: 46.2% of patients received antibiotics within 4 hours. The fact that patients were assisted in the higher complexity level showed a positive association with the antibiotic administration within 4 hours. On the contrary, presence of more than 10 patients waiting to be admitted showed a negative association. Conclusions: Early antibiotic administration in the CAP is possible. On order to guarantee a higher number of patients taking antibiotics within 4 hours we have to improve quality of care in both the emergency department (to guaranty correct classification according to the level of complexity) and in the hospital (management of beds to avoid delay in the admission of the patients) (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Community-Acquired Infections/drug therapy , Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology , Emergencies , Pneumonia/complications , Pneumonia/drug therapy , Retrospective Studies , Heart Rate/physiology , Logistic Models
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Emergencias (St. Vicenç dels Horts) ; 18(5): 297-302, oct. 2006. ilus, tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-051564

ABSTRACT

Fondaparinux es el primero de una nueva clase de antitrombóticos, los pentasacáridos sintéticos. Actúa inhibiendo el factor X activado. Ha demostrado ser superior a las heparinas de bajo peso molecular (HBPM) en la prevención de la enfermedad tromboembólica venosa (ETEV) tras cirugía ortopédica mayor, cirugía oncológica y enfermos médicos hospitalizados. Es tan eficaz y seguro como las HBPM en el tratamiento inicial de la trombosis venosa profunda y que la heparina no fraccionada en el tratamiento agudo de la embolia pulmonar sin inestabilidad hemodinámica. Puede sustituir a las HBPM en la profilaxis de ETEV y en el tratamiento de la trombosis venosa profunda con o sin embolia pulmonar y de la embolia pulmonar, hemodinámicamente estable, con o sin trombosis venosa (AU)


Fondaparinux is the leading molecule among a new class of antithrombotic drugs, the “synthetic pentasaccharides”. It acts by inhibiting activated Factor X. It has shown itself to be superior to low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) in the prevention of thromboembolic venous disease (TVD) after major orthopaedic surgery, oncologic suregry, and in hospitalised medical patients. It is as safe and effective as LMWH on the initial management of deep venous thrombosis, and as effective as non-fractionated heparin in the acute management of pulmonary embolism without haemodynamic instability. It may well replace LMWH in TVD prophylaxis and in the therapeutic management of deep venous thrombosis with or without pulmonary embolism and of haemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism with or without venous thrombosis (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Venous Thrombosis/drug therapy , Fibrinolytic Agents/pharmacokinetics , Anticoagulants/pharmacokinetics , Venous Thrombosis/prevention & control , Factor Xa , Postoperative Complications/drug therapy , Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight/pharmacokinetics
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