Llamazares JL. Impacto de una adecuada codificación de la desnutrición relacionada con la enfermedad en los índices hospitalarios. Nutr Hosp 2016;33:86-90 Palabras clave: Codificación hospitalaria. Desnutrición. Apoyo nutricional. Gestión de atención al paciente. Diagnóstico. AbstractIntroduction: Disease related malnutrition (DRM) affects at least one in four inpatients, increasing both morbidity and mortality during admission and after discharge. Nevertheless, its repercussion on hospital activity is not properly quantified. Objective: To determine the impact of an adequate coding of DRM and procedures employed to reverse it in the hospital average weight and other hospital indicators. Methods: Comparative study carried out in every patients requiring nutritional support and followed up by the Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Department in Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León (Spain) in 2008 and 2013. A nutritional coding report at discharge including diagnosis, nutritional treatment and access was performed following ICD-9-MC.Average weight, average length of stay adjusted by case-mix and case-mix index were compared before and after coding. Results: Hospital average weight increased after coding, both in 2008 (+4.1%) and 2013 (+1.7%) and especially in those departments in which nutritional screening is performed (Hematology, +10.5%). Average length of stay adjusted by case-mix was reduced under 1 (-5.7% and -0.2% in 2008 y 2013), pointing out to better functioning, and functioning index also decreased (-5.6% y -0.4% in 2008 and 2013), what means a higher efficiency. Conclusion: Adequate coding of nutritional diagnosis and treatment of patients with DRM increases the average weight of our hospital and improves average length of stay adjusted by case-mix and functioning index.

Propolis is a natural bee-produced substance with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing properties, containing some components from the leaves, buds and resins of plants. It has been used for centuries for various health benefits. In this manuscript, our group reviewed the radioprotective effect of propolis using PubMed and Embase, and our review was conducted according to the PRISMA statement. Finally, 27 articles were included in this review, which includes the radioprotective effect of propolis from cell-based studies (n = 8), animal models (n = 14), and human trials (n = 5). Results reflected that the dosage forms of propolis extracted in the scientific literature were ethanolic extracts of propolis, a water-soluble derivate of propolis, or capsules. The efficacy of the radioprotective properties from propolis is extracted from the bibliography, as several compounds of this resinous mixture individually or synergistically are possible candidates that have the radioprotective effect. In fact, studies prior to 2011 lacked a comprehensive characterization of propolis due to the variability in active compounds among different batches of propolis and were limited to analytical techniques. Furthermore, in this manuscript, we have selected studies to include primarily propolis types from Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, European countries, and those commercialized in Spain. They all contained ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) and were influenced by different dosage forms. EEP showed a significant presence of lipophilic bioactive compounds like flavones, flavonols, and flavanones.

On 11 March 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and, up to 18:37 a.m. on 9 December 2021, it has produced 268,440,530 cases and 5,299,511 deaths. This disease, in some patients, included pneumonia and shortness of breath, being transmitted through droplets and aerosols. To date, there is no scientific literature to justify transmission directly from foods. In this review, we applied the precautionary principle for the home and the food industry using the known “Five Keys to Safer Food” manual developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and extended punctually in its core information from five keys, in the light of new COVID-19 evidence, to guarantee a possible food safety tool.