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    Prácticas educativo-ambientales para el cuidado del agua en la verda La Florida- San Antonio de Prado, Antioquia

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    En esta comunicación se presentan avances de un proyecto2 en desarrollo que aborda laproblemática ambiental sobre el recurso hídrico, enmarcado en investigación acciónparticipativa, específicamente con dos grupos del grado noveno en la InstituciónEducativa San José Obrero. El objetivo de la investigación está centrado en generarprácticas ambientales responsables con el cuidado de las fuentes hídricas de la veredaLa Florida- San Antonio de Prado, a través de una estrategia de formación ambiental. Loanterior, surge de la preocupación por las problemáticas ambientales dadas en los últimosaños en este territorio, como lo son la ganadería, los rellenos sanitarios, la deforestación yel mal uso del recurso hídrico. Se encontró una poca apropiación por parte de losestudiantes de su contexto, además un desconocimiento de la importancia del acueductopara sus actividades cotidianas, por lo cual se buscan alternativas de acción con losparticipantes para responder a las necesidades de formación y contribuir al mejoramientode sus realidades

    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

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    Instituto Politecnico Nacional. UPIICS

    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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