Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea and systemic hypertension (SH) are highly prevalent.
Although their association has been suggested in cross-sectional studies, conflicting evidence …

Aims and objectives To estimate the prevalence of difficult venous access in complex patients
with multimorbidity and to identify associated risk factors. Background In highly complex …

Objectives . The objective is to develop a method for calculating the prevalence of stroke
based on Markov models and to apply it to the assessment of the budget impact analysis of …

Objective To evaluate the results of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) inserted
by nurses using an ultrasound-guided technique at bed-side. Methods An observational and …

Objetivo evaluar los resultados de los catéteres centrales de inserción periférica (PICC)
insertados por enfermeras de la unidad de oncología y hematología con técnica ecoguiada en …

Objectives To determine the intention of general population and health professionals to
vaccinate against the H1N1 influenza A virus. To determine the perception of severity of the …

Background: More than half of patients with multimorbidity require intravenous therapy
during their hospital stay. The aims of this study are to describe difficult intravenous access (DIVA) …

Objetivos: Determinar la intención de la población general y de los profesionales sanitarios
de vacunarse contra la gripe A/H1N1, así como la percepción que tienen de la gravedad de …

Introduction The level of lymph node involvement is the most important factor in staging
colorectal cancer without metastasis. Sentinel lymph node mapping identifies the node(s) that …

Background Several clinical prediction rules (CPRs) are available for sleep apnoea-hypopnoea
syndrome (OSAH), but they are difficult to apply in primary care (PC). Aim Derivation …