A922 Sequential measurement of 1 hour creatinine clearance (1-CRCL) in critically ill patients at risk of acute kidney injury (AKI)

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Nurses' perceptions of aids and obstacles to the provision of optimal end of life care in ICU

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High level of medication regimen complexity index correlate with worse quality of life in people living with HIV.

People living with HIV (PLWHIV) have now a near-normal life expectancy and thus, a higher risk of polypharmacy. The main objective was to assess the correlation between medication regimen complexity index (MRCI) and quality of life (EQ-5D) and health utilities among PLWHIV patients on ART. Observational prospective single-center study including adult PLWHIV on ART from January to March-2020 attended at hospital pharmacy outpatient service according to a Capacity-Motivation-Opportunity (CMO) pharmaceutical care model. A total of 428 patients were included, mean age of 50 ± 10.9 years, 82.2% males. Negative correlation (r2=-0.147; p= 0.0002) between MRCI and EQ-5D was found. Relationship between the comorbidity pattern and quality of life, was also observed. Regarding MRCI, Anxiety/Depression, Pain/discomfort and Self-Care were the dimensions with the worst assessment. A new multidimensional revised care plan for PLWHIV focussed on optimising overall patient care, not limited to viral load goal achievement alone but also in their pharmacotherapeutic complexity and quality of life is needed

Time to positivity of blood cultures in patients with bloodstream infections: A useful prognostic tool

[Objetivo] El tiempo de positividad (TP) de los hemocultivos en pacientes con bacteriemia ha sido considerado como una posible herramienta pronóstica. Sin embargo, en los estudios publicados hasta la fecha, hemos observado importantes diferencias tanto en el diseño experimental como en la metodología utilizada. Esto dificulta el poder comparar los resultados obtenidos u obtener conclusiones consistentes. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido evaluar las implicaciones clínicas y microbiológicas del TP en pacientes con bacteriemia causada por los microorganismos más frecuentes, revisando la metodología utilizada en estudios anteriores.[Métodos] Se estudiaron un total de 361 episodios de bacteriemia de 332 pacientes. La supervivencia de nuestra cohorte se midió desde que se tomó la muestra de hemocultivo. El TP fue dividido en tres grupos en base al log rank (TP cortos 27 h), con el objetivo de comparar nuestros resultados con los obtenidos en estudios previos. Se utilizó el modelo de riesgos proporcionales (Cox) para calcular los hazard ratios (HR) tanto crudos como ajustados.[Resultados] El modelo Cox mostró que el TP es un factor independiente relacionado con la mortalidad en pacientes con bacteriemia (HR = 1,00, p = 0,031). Concretamente, encontramos una mayor mortalidad en aquellos pacientes con TP cortos (27 h) (HR = 3.277, p = 0,031).[Conclusiones] En el presente estudio demostramos que el TP puede ser utilizado como una herramienta pronóstica útil de mortalidad no solo en pacientes con TP cortos, sino también en aquellos con TP largos.[Objective] The time to positivity (TTP) of blood cultures in patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) has been considered to be a possible prognostic tool for some bacterial species. However, notable differences have been found between sampling designs and statistical methods in published studies to date, which makes it difficult to compare results or to derive reliable conclusions. Our objective was to evaluate the clinical and microbiological implications of TTP among patients with BSI caused by the most common pathogens.[Methods] A total of 361 episodes of BSI were reported for 332 patients. The survival of the entire cohort was measured from the time of blood culture sampling. In order to compare our results with those of previous studies, TTP was divided in three different groups based on log rank (short TTP 27 h). Cox proportional hazard models were used to calculate crude and adjusted hazard ratios (HR).[Results] The Cox proportional hazard model revealed that TTP is an independent predictor of mortality (HR = 1.00, p = 0.031) in patients with BSIs. A higher mortality was found in the group of patients with the shortest TTP (27 h) (HR = 3.277, p = 0.031).[Conclusions] It seems that TTP may provide a useful prognostic tool associated with a higher risk of mortality, not only in patients with shorter TTP, but also in those with longer TTP.Peer reviewe

Beliefs and attitudes about deprescription in older HIV-infected patients: ICARD Project.

HIV population is aging at an earlier age than those uninfected, requiring more non-HIV medications to treat noncommunicable diseases. In the context of chronic HIV infection, the next therapeutic change would be the polymedication control. This paper has the purpose of explore the attitudes of older people living with HIV toward deprescribing. This was an observational, prospective and multicenter study conducted from March-April, 2018. People living with HIV (PLWH) on highly active antiretroviral therapy and older than 65 years were included. In addition to demographic and pharmacotherapeutic data, attitudes regarding deprescribing were collected through the "Revised Patients' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing Questionnaire". A total of 42 patients were included in this study. Regarding their attitudes in relation to deprescription, there were three statements with the most consensuses. The first ("I have a good understanding of the reasons I was prescribed each of my medicines") had 91.9% consensus. The second and third questions showed 89.2% consensus in both cases; "Overall, I am satisfied with my current medicines" and "I like to be involved in making decisions about my medicines with my doctors". This study is the first to explore the beliefs and attitudes of older PLWH in relation to deprescription process. There are positive attitudes regarding medication knowledge but there also is a percentage of patients who had a negative opinion regarding deprescription. We must study and go deeper in our knowledge of techniques that could help us to better understand their preferences, in order to establish effective and successful deprescription strategies