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    Distorsión en las importaciones provenientes de EE.UU, China y Panamá, resultado del contrabando en Colombia 2000 - 2015

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    Este documento tiene el propósito de encontrar la relación que tiene la tasa de cambio, la tasa de interés real y la tasa arancelaria media con el valor de la distorsión de las importaciones presente en el comercio internacional de Colombia con EE.UU, China y Panamá. La metodología utilizada considera la estimación de modelos econométricos mediante regresiones lineales múltiples, en las cuales las anteriores variables mencionadas son las independientes y explican el comportamiento de la distorsión como variable dependiente. Se encontró que para el caso de Estados Unidos, todas las variables son significativas en la explicación del comportamiento de la distorsión, mientras que para China la única variable significativa fue la tasa de cambio y para el caso de Panamá, se encontró que el hecho de que el valor del contrabando proveniente de ese país sea mayor o menor no tiene relación alguna con estas variables; por lo que se tendrían que analizar otros aspectos como la composición del comercio y confiablidad en el reporte de las información obtenida. Finalmente, se presentaron los diagnósticos estadísticos de cada modelo y se dieron algunas conclusiones y recomendaciones

    Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

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    Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013347Funder: Flemish Society for Critical Care NursesAbstract: Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU-acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat

    Correction to: Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study (Intensive Care Medicine, (2021), 47, 2, (160-169), 10.1007/s00134-020-06234-9)

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    The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The members of the ESICM Trials Group Collaborators were not shown in the article but only in the ESM. The full list of collaborators is shown below. The original article has been corrected
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