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Algunos estudios recientes sobre la ciudad y la arquitectura procedentes de ámbitos disciplinares diversos como la Teoría del Actor-Red, la ecología política, los feminismos, o los estudios de la ciencia la tecnología y la sociedad, han propiciado nuevas prácticas en arquitectura y han aportado un instrumental teórico inédito para la interpretación de los fenómenos que la implican. En este trabajo se examina el proyecto Olla Gitana. Un experimento que se instala en este nuevo contexto disciplinar examinando los rituales del comedor y sus tecnologías como una arquitectura de mediación y explorando sus posibilidades en la composición de sociedades mejor equipadas para el conflicto y el debate público. Según estos postulados, la ciudad se entiende, en este proyecto, como un ensamblaje de contornos muy imprecisos y escalas múltiples del que forman parte conjuntos muy heterogéneos de entidades que interaccionan en relaciones conflictivas, dinámicas e inestables. more...

Despite the fact that architecture has always been linked to issues such as hygiene, shelter, well-being and physical protection, the concept of care has only been incorporated into the concerns of architecture in recent years. Tender Infrastructures is a peda­gogical experiment carried out at the University of Alicante, which takes as a frame of reference the work of some authors from the studies of science, technology and society (STS), feminist studies, posthumanism, and especially the ideas of María Puig de la Bellacasa in what she calls ‘Matters of care’. Appropriating this frame, this experiment sets out to show that care is an activity directly associated with design and the socio-material networks in which architecture is directly involved. more...

Introduction: There are no strong recommendations regarding the management of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC). The aim of this study was to assess the safety of early PC removal in terms of complications and recurrent disease., Materials and Methods: Retrospective observational study of consecutive patients who underwent PC for acute cholecystitis from January 2012 to December 2017. We first evaluated PC-related complications and recurrent disease in patients whose drainage was removed as inpatients (IPR) or as outpatients (OPR). Patients were then divided into 2 groups according to the timing of PC removal: G1 with the PC removed within the first 7 days after its collocation and G2 with the PC removed after 7 days., Results: We included 151 patients. Patients in the OPR group had their catheters removed after 52 days (26 to 67 d) while the IPR group after 8 days (6 to 11 d); P<0.001. No difference was seen regarding complications, recurrent disease rate, or readmissions.G1 was comprised of 56 patients (37.1%), whereas G2 had 95 (62.9%). When G1 was compared with G2, no differences were seen in terms of complications. However, G1 presented a shorter duration of antibiotic treatment with 11 days (8 to 14 d) versus 15 days (12 to 23 d) in G2; P<0.001, but had a higher rate of recurrent disease 32.1% versus 14.7% in G2; P=0.014 and a higher rate of readmission 30.3% versus 13.6% in G2; P=0.019., Conclusions: Removal of the PC during the index admission was not associated with a higher risk of complications. However, the PC removal before 7 days could be related to an increase in recurrent disease and readmissions. more...