Evaluación de la cultura de seguridad del paciente en médicos residentes de la especialidad de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Galicia

Objetivo: Determinar la percepción que tienen los médicos residentes de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (MFyC) sobre las diferentes dimensiones de la seguridad del paciente para identificar posibles áreas de mejora. Diseño: Estudio transversal descriptivo por encuesta. Emplazamiento: Las 7 unidades docentes de MFyC de Galicia. Participantes: Se incluyó a 182 médicos residentes de MFyC que contestaron el cuestionario Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Mediciones: Se eligió el cuestionario Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture porque está traducido, validado y adaptado al modelo de atención primaria español. Los resultados se agruparon en las 12 dimensiones que evalúa dicho cuestionario. Las variables del estudio fueron las dimensiones del cuestionario y las variables sociodemográficas/laborales de los profesionales: edad, sexo, año de residencia y unidades docentes de MFyC. Resultados: Las dimensiones «Aprendizaje organizacional» y «Trabajo en equipo» se consideraron áreas fuertes. En cambio, las dimensiones «Aspectos relacionados con la seguridad del paciente y la calidad», «Intercambio de información con otros dispositivos asistenciales» y «Ritmo y carga de trabajo» se consideraron áreas con un importante potencial de mejora. Los residentes de primer año obtuvieron los mejores resultados y los de cuarto, los peores. Conclusiones: Los resultados nos indican posiblemente la necesidad de incluir durante el proceso docente conocimientos básicos entre los profesionales en formación con el objetivo de incrementar y consolidar la frágil cultura de seguridad del paciente que se describe en este estudio

Evaluación del Programa Piloto de Dispensación de Medicamentos en Dosis Personalizada en Galicia

ResumenObjetivoEvaluar, desde una perspectiva económica, los resultados del Programa Piloto de Dispensación de Medicamentos en Dosis Personalizada en Galicia.Pacientes y métodosEstudio retrospectivo de las 35.923 recetas de antibióticos (amoxicilina, amoxicilina/clavulánico, claritromicina, cefuroxima axetilo y ciprofloxacino) en dosis personalizada generadas en el programa de 12 meses de duración en el que participaron 292 médicos de familia de 46 unidades de atención primaria del Servicio Gallego de Salud y 167 oficinas de farmacia.ResultadosEl 60,57% de los tratamientos prescritos no se ajustaba de manera exacta a las presentaciones disponibles en el mercado. El ahorro, en número de unidades, de la dispensación en dosis personalizada frente a la convencional fue del 14,32%. El ahorro económico fue del 29,94%, lo que supondría un 0,46% de la facturación en Galicia. La inclusión de 2 presentaciones nuevas en amoxicilina y amoxicilina/ clavulánico (de 15 y 21 comprimidos) y de una en los otros 3 (cefuroxima y ciprofloxacino de 14 comprimidos y claritromicina de 16) evitaría el 86,5% de las unidades sobrantes.ConclusionesEl importante sobrante de tratamientos prescritos (1.800.000 dosis de antibiótico en 2004 para el caso de Galicia) podría reducirse con la dispensación en dosis personalizada y, parcialmente, con la entrada en el mercado de nuevas presentaciones.AbstractObjectiveTo quantify, from an economic perspective, the results of the Pilot Program of Dispensation of Medicines in Unitary Dose in Galicia, Spain.Patients and methodsRetrospective study from 35,923 antibiotic prescriptions in customized doses corresponding to 5 active principles (amoxicillin, amoxicilin/clavulanic, claritromicin, cefuroxima axetil and ciprofloxacin). The program, which worked during 12 months, included 292 physicians from 46 units of primary care of the Galician Health Service and 167 offices of pharmacy.Results60.57% of the prescribed treatments did not adjust xactly to the conventional presentations existing in the market. Savings in units of antibiotic of the dispensation in customized doses forehead to the conventional one has been of 14.32%. Registered economic saving has been of 29.94%. The inclusion of 2 new presentations in amoxiciline and amoxiciline/ clavulanic (of 15 and 21 tablets) and of one in the other 3 (cefuroxima and ciprofloxacine of 14 tablets and claritromicine of 16) would avoid 86.5% of the leftover units without having to implement individualized dispensation.ConclusionsAn important antibiotic stock is being generated in the domestic medicine kits as a result of the leftovers of prescribed treatments that in the case of Galicia are equivalent to more than 1,800,000 doses of antibiotic in 2004. This problem could be reduced with the dispensation in customized dose and partially with new presentations

LA PANDEMIA DEL CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 Y SUS EFECTOS SOBRE LA COMUNICACIÓN. RECOMENDACIONES PARA LA COMUNICACIÓN DE MALAS NOTICIAS EN SITUACIÓN DE AISLAMIENTO

El 31 de diciembre de 2019 China informó sobre un brote de neumonía susceptible de provocar síndrome de distress respiratorio del adulto. El agente etiológico causante se identificó poco más tarde como un nuevo coronavirus, que se denominó SARS-CoV-2. La enfermedad transmisible causada por este coronavirus, conocida por el acrónimo COVID-19, se extendió progresivamente a nivel mundial, lo que obligó, para controlar su expansión, a la adopción de medidas como el distanciamiento social, el confinamiento de la población y el aislamiento estricto de los enfermos. Este aislamiento estricto provocó, de manera disruptiva, cambios importantes en la comunicación profesional sanitario-paciente/familiares, que fueron especialmente significativos en la comunicación de malas noticias. Este texto refleja, en el momento álgido de la epidemia en Galicia (España), la experiencia en la comunicación de malas noticias a familiares de enfermos ancianos COVID-19 positivos. Finalmente, proponemos un decálogo de consejos sobre la comunicación telefónica de malas noticias

Patient safety culture in family practice residents of Galicia

Objetivo: Determinar la percepción que tienen los médicos residentes de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (MFyC) sobre las diferentes dimensiones de la seguridad del paciente para identificar posibles áreas de mejora. Diseno: ˜ Estudio transversal descriptivo por encuesta. Emplazamiento: Las 7 unidades docentes de MFyC de Galicia. Participantes: Se incluyó a 182 médicos residentes de MFyC que contestaron el cuestionario Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Mediciones: Se eligió el cuestionario Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture porque está traducido, validado y adaptado al modelo de atención primaria espanol. ˜ Los resultados se agruparon en las 12 dimensiones que evalúa dicho cuestionario. Las variables del estudio fueron las dimensiones del cuestionario y las variables sociodemográficas/laborales de los profesionales: edad, sexo, ano˜ de residencia y unidades docentes de MFyC. Resultados: Las dimensiones «Aprendizaje organizacional» y «Trabajo en equipo» se consideraron áreas fuertes. En cambio, las dimensiones «Aspectos relacionados con la seguridad del paciente y la calidad», «Intercambio de información con otros dispositivos asistenciales» y «Ritmo y carga de trabajo» se consideraron áreas con un importante potencial de mejora. Los residentes de primer ano˜ obtuvieron los mejores resultados y los de cuarto, los peores. Conclusiones: Los resultados nos indican posiblemente la necesidad de incluir durante el proceso docente conocimientos básicos entre los profesionales en formación con el objetivo de incrementar y consolidar la frágil cultura de seguridad del paciente que se describe en este estudioObjective: To determine the views held by Family practice (FP) residents on the different dimensions of patient safety, in order to identify potential areas for improvement. Design: A cross-sectional study. Location: Seven FP of Galicia teaching units. Participants: 182 FP residents who completed the Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire. Measurements: The Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire was chosen because it is translated, validated, and adapted to the Spanish model of Primary Care. The results were grouped into 12 composites assessed by the mentioned questionnaire. The study variables were the socio-demographic dimensions of the questionnaire, as well as occupational/professional variables: age, gender, year of residence, and teaching unit of FP of Galicia. Results: The ‘‘Organisational learning’’ and ‘‘Teamwork’’ items were considered strong areas. However, the ‘‘Patient safety and quality issues’’, ‘‘Information exchange with other settings’’, and ‘‘Work pressure and pace’’ items were considered areas with significant potential for improvement. First-year residents obtained the best results and the fourth-year ones the worst. Conclusions: The results may indicate the need to include basic knowledge on patient safety in the teaching process of FP residents in order to increase and consolidate the fragile patient safety culture described in this studyS

Gender differences on healthcare accessibility and outcomes of a electronic inter-clinician consultation program at the cardiology department in a Galician Health Area

Aims To assess the longer-term results (hospital admissions and mortality) in women versus men referred to a cardiology department from primary care using an e-consultation in our outpatient care programme. Methods We selected 61,306 patients (30,312 women and 30,994 men) who visited the cardiology service at least once between 2010 and 2021: 69.1% (19,997 women and 20,462 men) were attended in e-consultation (from 2013 to 2021) and 30.9% (8920 women and 9136 men) in in-person consultations (from 2010 to 2012) without gender differences in the proportion of patients attended in each period. Using an interrupted time series regression model, we analysed the impact of incorporating e-consultation into the healthcare model and evaluated the elapsed time to cardiology care, heart failure (HF), cardiovascular (CV), and all-cause hospital admissions and mortality during the one-year after cardiology consultation. Results The introduction of e-consultation substantially decreased waiting times to cardiology care; during the in-person consultation period, the mean delay for cardiology care was 57.9 (24.8) days in men and 55.8 (22.8) days in women. During the e-consultation period, the waiting time to cardiology care was markedly reduced to 9.41 (4.02) days in men and 9.46 (4.18) in women. After e-consultation implantation, there was a significant reduction in the 1-year rate of hospital admissions and mortality, both in women and men iRR [IC 95%]: 0.95 [0.93–0.96] for HF, 0.90 [0.89–0.91] for CV and 0.70 [0.69–0.71] for all-cause hospitalization; and 0.93 [0.92–0.95] for HF, 0.86 [0.86–0.87] for CV and 0.88 [0.87–0.89] for all-cause mortality in women; and 0.91 [0.89–0.92] for HF, 0.90 [0.89–0.91] for CV and 0.72 [0.71–0.73] for all-cause hospitalization; and 0.96 [0.93–0.97] for HF, 0.87 [95% CI: 0.86–0.87] for CV and 0.87 [0.86–0.87] for all-cause mortality, in men. Conclusion Compared with the in-person consultation period, an outpatient care programme that includes an e-consultation significantly reduced waiting time to cardiology care and was safe, with a lower rate of hospital admissions and mortality in the first year, without significative gender differencesS

Effect of previous anticoagulant treatment on risk of COVID-19

Introduction: Little is known about the role played by anticoagulants in COVID-19. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of previous anticoagulant treatment on risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19, progression to severe COVID-19 and susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. Methods: We conducted a multiple population-based case–control study in northwest Spain, in 2020, to assess (1) risk of hospitalization: cases were all patients admitted due to COVID-19 with PCR confirmation, and controls were a random matched sample of subjects without a positive PCR; (2) progression: cases were hospitalized COVID-19 subjects, and controls were all non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients; and (3) susceptibility: cases were patients with a positive PCR (hospitalized and non-hospitalized), and the controls were the same as for the hospitalization model. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated using a generalized linear mixed modelS

The impact of inter-clinician electronic consultation in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in primary care

Background An early diagnosis and early initiation of oral anticoagulants (OAC) are main determinants for outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Inter-clinician electronic consultations (e-consultations) program for the general practitioner referrals to cardiologist may improve health care access by reducing the elapsed time for cardiology care. Objective To evaluate the effect of a reduced elapsed time to care after a inter-clinician e-consultations program implementation (2013–2019) in comparison with previous in-person consultation (2010–2012) in the outpatient health care management in a Cardiology Department. Methodology We included 10,488 patients with AF from 1 January 2010, to 31 December 2019. Until 2012, all patients attended an in-person consultation (2010–2012). In 2013, we instituted an e-consult program (2013–2019) for all primary care referrals to cardiologists that preceded patient's in-person consultation when considered. The shared electronic patient dossier (EPD) was available between GP and cardiologist, and any change in therapy advice from cardiologist was directly implemented in this EPD. Results During the e-consultation period (2013–2019) were referred 6627 patients by GPs to cardiology versus 3861 during the in-person consultation (2010–2012). The e-consultation implementation was associated with a reduction in the elapsed time to anticoagulation prescription (177.6 ± 8.9 vs. 22.5 ± 8.1 days, p < .001), and an increase of OAC use (61% [95% IC: 19.6%–102.4%], p < .001). The e-consult program implementation was associated with a reduction in the 1-year CV mortality (.48 [95% CI: .30–.75]) and all-cause mortality (.42 [95% CI: .29–.62]). The OAC reduces the stroke mortality (.15 [95% CI: .06–.39]) and CV mortality (.43 [95% CI: .29–.62]) and all-cause mortality (.23 [95% CI: .17–.31]). Conclusion A shared EPD-based inter-clinician e-consultation program significantly reduced the elapsed time for cardiology consultation and initiation of OAC. The implementation of this program was associated with a lower risk of stroke and cardiovascular/all-cause mortalityS

Validación psicométrica del instrumento que evalúa la cultura de seguridad en la Atención Primaria

Objetivo: Analisar a confiabilidade e validade das propriedades psicométricas da versão brasileira do instrumento para Pesquisa sobre Cultura de Segurança do Paciente para Atenção Primária à Saúde. Métodos: Estudo transversal quantitativo, realizado com profissionais da equipe multiprofissional atuantes na Atenção Primária à Saúde de um município da região noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. O instrumento utilizado foi “Pesquisa sobre Cultura de Segurança do Paciente para Atenção Primária à Saúde”. Resultados: O Alfa de Cronbach foi considerado satisfatório. A análise fatorial alcançou cargas satisfatórias no conjunto de seus fatores. O instrumento apresentou viabilidade de aplicação e potencial de avaliação da estrutura para a qual se propõe. Conclusão: A versão brasileira do questionário mostrou-se válida e confiável, podendo contribuir com pesquisas sobre a cultura de segurança do paciente na Atenção Primária à Saúde no país.Objective: To analyze the reliability and validity of psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Survey on Patient Safety Culture in Primary Care. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study conducted with multidisciplinary team professionals working in Primary Health Care in a city in the Northwest region of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The tool used was “Pesquisa sobre Cultura de Segurança do Paciente para Atenção Primária à Saúde” (Survey on Patient Safety Culture in Primary Care). Results: Cronbach's alpha was considered satisfactory. Factorial analysis reached satisfactory loads in all its factors. The tool showed feasibility of application and potential structure assessment for which it is proposed. Conclusion: The Brazilian version of the questionnaire proved to be valid and reliable and could contribute to research on Patient Safety Culture in Primary Care in the country.Objetivo: Analizar la confiabilidad y validez de las propiedades psicométricas de la versión brasileña del instrumento “Encuesta sobre cultura de seguridad del paciente de Atención Primaria de Salud”. Métodos: Estudio transversal cuantitativo, realizado con profesionales del equipo multiprofesional que trabajan en la Atención Primaria de Salud de un municipio de la región noroeste del estado de Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. El instrumento utilizado fue la “Encuesta sobre cultura de seguridad del paciente de Atención Primaria de Salud”. Resultados: El alfa de Cronbach fue considerado satisfactorio. El análisis factorial alcanzó cargas satisfactorias en el conjunto de sus factores. El instrumento presentó viabilidad de aplicación y potencial de evaluación de la estructura para la que se propone. Conclusión: La versión brasileña del cuestionario demostró ser válida y confiable, de esta forma puede contribuir con estudios sobre la cultura de seguridad del paciente en la Atención Primaria de Salud en el país

The burden of 14 hr-HPV genotypes in women attending routine cervical cancer screening in 20 states of Mexico: a cross-sectional study

In Mexico, HPV vaccines available immunize against genotypes 16/18 and 16/18/6/11; however, there is limited surveillance about carcinogenic subtypes in different states of the country that allow evaluating the effectiveness of vaccination and cervical cancer screening programs. Here, we report the regional and age-specific prevalence of 14 hr-HPV genotypes as well as their prevalence in abnormal cytology (from ASCUS to cervical cancer) among Mexican women which were undergoing from cervical cancer screening in the Salud Digna clinics in 20 states of the country. This study includes women with social security from the majority of public health institutions (IMSS, ISSSTE, SEMAR, and PEMEX), and women without social security. For cervical cancer screening, we used the SurePath liquid-based cytology and the BD Onclarity HPV Assay. From December 1, 2016, to August 2, 2018, the hr-HPV prevalence among 60,135 women was 24.78%, the most prevalent types were HPV 16 (4.13%), HPV 31 (4.12%) and HPV 51 (3.39%), while HPV 18 (1.70%) was less prevalent among infected women. Interestingly, the genotypes not covered by current vaccines in Mexico were commonly found in precancerous lesions, evidencing their carcinogenic potential, so it is necessary to increase their surveillance and inclusion in cervical cancer screening triage.We gratefully acknowledge to Iromy Meza, Jessica Avitia, and Oswaldo Carrillo for their technical support in obtaining databases during this project. Also, we want to thanks the staff of the Salud Digna clinics and the National Reference Center of Salud Digna for their support during this work. This work was funding by Salud Digna

Programa Gallego de Atenci?n al Infarto Agudo de Miocardio. Protocolo de actuaci?n para pacientes con s?ndrome coronario agudo con elevaci?n del segmento ST en Galicia

A enfermidade coronaria sup?n un importante problema de sa?de p?blica debido ? s?a incidencia crecente e a que constit?e a principal causa de morte no mundo. no ?mbito da Comunidade Aut?noma de Galicia, p?xose en marcha en maio de 2005 o Programa Galego de Atenci?n ao Infarto Agudo de Miocardio (PROGALIAM). Este programa foi un dos primeiros en implantarse en Espa?a (s? por detr?s dos de Murcia e Navarra). Debido ao tempo transcorrido, viuse necesario adaptar o Progaliam do ano 2005 ?s novas e actuais evidencias, e ?s actuais recomendaci?ns das Gu?as de Pr?ctica Cl?nica. ? por iso, que na Direcci?n Xeral de Asistencia Sanitaria, constitu?use un grupo de traballo formado por cardi?logos intervencionistas das 7 ?reas sanitarias, as? como profesionais m?dicos de Atenci?n Primaria e Urxencias.La enfermedad coronaria supone un importante problema de salud p?blica debido a su incidente creciente y la que constituye la principal causa de muerte en el mundo. en el ?mbito de la Comunidad Aut?noma de Galicia, se puso en marcha en mayo de 2005 el Programa Gallego de Atenci?n al Infarto Agudo de Miocardio (PROGALIAM). Este programa fue uno de los primeros en implantarse en Espa?a (solo por detr?s de los de Murcia y Navarra). Debido al tiempo transcurrido, se vio necesario adaptar el Progaliam del a?o 2005 a las noticias y actuales evidencias, y a las actuales recomendaciones de las Gu?as de Pr?ctica Cl?nica. Es por eso, que en la Direcci?n General de Asistencia Sanitaria, se constituy? un grupo de trabajo formado por cardi?logos intervencionistas de las 7 ?reas sanitarias, as? como profesionales m?dicos de Atenci?n Primaria y Urgencias