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Background: There are few data on the clinical outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in cities over 1000 m above sea level (masl). Objectives: To describe the clinical characteristics and mortality of patients with COVID-19 treated at a high complexity hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, at 2640 masl. Methods: This was an observational study … Read more

Introduction: Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) is the most common cause of endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) in Asia, but data in Europe are scarce. We describe eight cases of KP EE compared to a cohort of EE in a French center. Methods: EE cases were retrospectively studied between January 2014 and January 2021. KP EE cases were analyzed … Read more

Purpose: Critical care echocardiography is a fundamental tool in the hemodynamic evaluation of critically ill patients and prone position ventilation might limit its application. We aim to evaluate the feasibility of transthoracic echocardiography to assess different measurements performed in prone vs supine position in patients during COVID-19 pandemic to answer our research question: What is … Read more

Objective: the association between vitamin D and COVID-19 severity is not consistent. We compared prevalences and analyzed the association between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 severity in Northeast Mexico. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study with individuals consecutively included at a referral diagnostic center during March-September 2020 (n = 181). Concurrently, every patient admitted to … Read more

Case Reports Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) –. 2021 Nov 12;S2341-1929(21)00153-0. – doi: 10.1016 / j.redare.2020.10.008. Online ahead of print. – Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Clinic Hospital, Veterinary Faculty, Cardenal Herrera-CEU University, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected]. 2 Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Pain Treatment Service, Hospital … Read more

Introduction: Studies described an increased frequency of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) after a COVID-19 episode. There is limited evidence about SARS-CoV-2 viral load in placenta. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the placenta and clinical development of HDP after COVID-19 throughout different periods of gestation. Methods: This is … Read more

The aim of this study was to evaluate diagnostic means, host factors, delay of occurrence, and outcome of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and fungal coinfections in the intensive care unit (ICU). From 1 February to 31 May 2020, we anonymously recorded COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), fungemia (CA-fungemia), and pneumocystosis (CA-PCP) from 36 centers, including results … Read more

Introduction: Telemedicine is an attractive option for the follow-up of paediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim of this article is to describe the experience with telephone consultations in a tertiary hospital. Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of children with confirmed or probable diagnosis of COVID-19 attended by telephone consultations in Hospital La Paz … Read more